Chipmunk.

Saw this little guy this morning.
Don't believe I have ever seen a chipmunk road kill.
Those little critters are fast.
This one was a super recent death and I was glad I got a pic early.
By the end of the day he was just a spot on the road.
Poor little guy.
RIP


Chipmunk.

Vultures Gathering

On the way to work after the rain the vultures were sunning and drying in the early morning today.
It makes me teary eyed it is such a beautiful gathering!!


Early Morning Sun Bath at the Vulture Tree


Perfect. No Missing Feathers.


Spent 20 Minutes Grooming.

The awesome part of this shoot was that as I was driving away, I look back and at least 3 dozen more vultures arrive and start circling above the Vulture Tree for a total of about 50 birds.
They were fast circling and not coasting so it was impossible for me to get a good picture.
Loved it.

Apologies for some blurriness.
I wish I had a better camera because these birds deserve pristine photos.
But it's all I've got to work with right now.

By 10:00 am they are all gone from the tree and the sky except one that soared right above my car.
(Probably left earlier but that is when I went by the tree again)

Thanks for being here.

Skunk Season?

Here in my part of the country animals seem to die in groups.
Two years ago we had a major squirrel road kill epidemic. One day in a 5 mile stretch we counted 25 squirrels as road kill.
I have been living here 12 years and had never seen it before or since.
Now the skunks are getting hit crossing the roads.
Saw 3 on Tuesday.
None on Monday.
Too much traffic to take pics of the other 2 but got this one to share.
I wanted to flip him over but was too worried I might get the skunk smell on my shoes and even though it wasn't noticeable while taking the pic, there was no way I was taking any chances.
Sorry.



Winter Skunk Roadkill



Winter Skunk Roadkill

Sad.

RIP.

Please watch out for the critters!

Thanks for being here.