What Do They Have in Common...

Absolutely nothing in common, except that they all live together in harmony of nature as free roaming wild creatures in and around the Rocky Mountains.  The Prairie Dogs are really cute, however the ranchers that deal with them on a regular basis, are not so willing to accept their cuteness by any means.  Golden Eagles take plenty of them while searching for prey in the area, and yet there are always more being born to take their spot.  Note... the bottom image is just a small bit on a scale of thousands of Prairie Dog homes. The Burros are from generations past of the bloodlines back to the original pack animals that came through this area, when the west was being explored 200 years ago.  The Turkeys were just on the outskirts of the official border of the RMNP, but I incuded them since my blog is listed under birds and I thought maybe I should place some in this post.  The Mule Deer are great looking animals and I got to see them run, or rather leap, and, or bound on this past journey~