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17-MAR-2014

Sweet Dreams

Happy Vernal Equinox
Springtime, or anytime, in West Texas is such desolation. There are no clouds or sunshine, just a sky full of blowing dirt.
It’s absolutely flat to the horizon, with endless bare fields in their fourth year of extreme drought.
But the blowing dirt and some serendipity worked in my favor. As I was out driving, I remembered a phone call I needed to make
so I pulled over beside a field so I could safely talk. After my call I discovered I was in a field full of rare native prairie dogs!
And because the wind and dirt were blowing at 40 mph, the weather was too bad for predatory hawks to fly,
which meant the prairie dogs felt safe enough to be above ground and out in the open.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/800s f/4.0 at 108.0mm iso100 full exif

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Dave Wyman17-Jun-2014 19:34
Awesome photo. Unlike any prairie dog photo I've seen.
albutler01-Apr-2014 02:34
Sometimes things happen, and at times we're there to see it. Well done.
Iris Maybloom (irislm)22-Mar-2014 19:07
There's something to be said about being in the right place at the right time and having a camera with you. You captured these guys at a very sweet moment.
Carol E Sandgren20-Mar-2014 18:28
Lemonade for sure!! What a sweet and priceless image of these two little guys! You worked this one right for sure!!
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