Just went to the Post Office

[Yavapai]

It is 30 miles one way through a very rural area, but it does have some benefits. We get to see nature in a variety of ways.

Here is a nursing Mother pronghorn antelope with twins.




And here is a ever vigilant prairie dog.


We also seen four cow elk, but they left before I could get the camera turned on.

I guess that is rush hour, out here.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. How lucky you are!

Those are wonderful pictures...

Thank you!

[Tikki]

2. Spring...probably Summer now in the air..

Love the pix.



Tikki

[handmade34]

3. thanks!

nice photos... and thanks for supporting the USPS (I too went to the Post Office to mail packages today but didn't enjoy your scenery)

[freshwest]

5. +1

[left on green only]

4. Nice shots

Do you know if the Pronghorn and the Cow Elks can interbreed, sort of like Golden Retrievers and Labradors?

[Yavapai]

7. I don't think so,

The elk is much bigger than the pronghorn.

[RebelOne]

6. Beautiful animals and it is a shame that they are hunted. n/t

[LuvNewcastle]

8. Prairie dogs are so cute.

I wish we had them here.

[Yavapai]

12. I thought that prairie dogs were vegetarian,

but when I was watching them today, I noticed that they were stalking and eating grasshoppers.

By the way, there are a lot of ranchers around here who would be glad to send them to you if
they were easily caught.

I have heard that they make good pets, but don't know anyone who has one.

[harmonicon]

9. Nice pictures.

Where do you live with this kind of scenery?

[Yavapai]

10. Northern Arizona

[harmonicon]

15. That's a lovely area.

I've been through there a few times on cross-country trips, but never spent much time there. I saw loads of animals growing up in semi-rural Michigan, but we never had anything like an antelope. I don't think I've ever even seen one in real life.

[Sedona]

11. Howdy Yavapai!

Looks like you're from my neck of the desert!

We have a little pronghorn herd that runs between Cottonwood & Sedona near 89A.

I used to see them all the time out in Prescott Valley when I lived on that side of Mingus Mountain.

I haven't seen prairie dogs here, but I have a few gophers in my garden I could do without

[Yavapai]

13. Howdy back at you Sedona!

We are over south of Seligman and we have our share of gophers too. You would think that with the huge numbers of coyotes here, that they would keep the population of gophers down.

We see many pronghorn when going from Chino Valley to Prescott Valley to shop.

Here is another shot of the same three antelope.

[Art_from_Ark]

16. Back in the '50s, pronghorns were considered an endangered species

It seems like they have made quite a comeback in the ensuing years. They are very graceful animals, as your wonderful pictures attest to.

And speaking of Post Office, this is what you could have bought there back in 1956:

[Solly Mack]

14. Nice!

Thank you! What a great route!

[nashville_brook]

17. LOVE IT!!

must be the day for it (being treated to nature sightings). i had a couple of roseate spoonbills fly across the street in front on my car in morning commute traffic. not very rural here. suburban, actually. they were "teenagers" checking out the fresh rain in the culverts and retaining ponds. i guess they have to strike out on their own away from the populations at Cape Canaveral. i had to call the SO and let him know about it. great way to start the day

[Liberal_in_LA]

18. nice. not sure I've seen prairie dogs in person, maybe at the zoo

[YellowRubberDuckie]

19. You're lucky!

The only nature we get to see are feral cats humping on the porch.