The Masked Menace As a gentle zephyr lazily licked the lonely Montana landscape, a ‘curious’ American Badger paused briefly while rambling through a Black-tailed prairie dog town. Fresh from digging at one of the rodents’ burrows and adorned with soil on nose and crown, the unsuccessful mustelid gave a stare at the camera. The masked menace then turned and trundled away. ~ Anecdote and American Badger capture, The Masked Menace © Jerry L. Ferrara
Ladies of the Evening Along the Missouri Breaks, a trio of Mule Deer doe leisurely strolled the rugged ridgeline at sundown. They were Ladies of the Evening set against a painted sky. ~ Anecdote and Mule Deer capture, Ladies of the Evening © Jerry L. Ferrara
Using Your Head In Montana, this Black-tailed Prairie Dog was in the process of playing architect and to accomplish the task, the phrase ”using your head” became quite appropriate. A powerful storm had just passed over and the soaker had drenched the earth. The prairie dog took this opportunity to move the moistened, loosened soil to build up the mound around its burrow. Of course this was facilitated by pushing the dirt into position and then tamping it with its nose and forehead. So … using your head to do the job, in this case, was literally accurate. ~ Anecdote and Black-tailed Prairie Dog capture, Using Your Head © Jerry L. Ferrara