The latest photos by Betsy Seeton

Two Sets of Mommy Moose With Baby

7/30/2020

The shadows and lighting from early morning made the photography challenging. What was special was when I left this mom and baby, I came upon a second mom and baby!

Below, about 1/4 mile from the first mom and baby, another
pair were on the road and then dashed into the forest.

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Colorado Moose Through the Years

7/19/2020

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Photos by Betsy Seeton

"Moose are solitary animals, which is why your encounter will probably
be with a single moose, unless you see a mother and her offspring.
Despite their imposing stature, they are remarkably quiet, capable
of gliding through forest, brush or pond with hardy a sound. They are
not predators so they seek no harm. They are, when alone, content."
[source]

Mom with one of three young ones.

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Dried Mushroom Stash

7/17/2020

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About ten days ago I noticed dried mushrooms on my deck.
Then one morning, I stepped out front and on my porch were
these mushrooms pictured below.

It's been a dry summer and no mushrooms are out yet.
These are probably from the local rat who was stashing
them from the bountiful harvest of mushrooms last summer.

Here's the baby grey squirrel dashing over my deck to the forest to hide each found mushroom! I watched him duck under my cabin and emerge with a mushroom. I followed him into the forest and watched him hide them, one by one, in tree limbs. He was busy for over two hours this morning.

Here he is just leaving my cabin where he ran right past me with his treaure.

After hiding the mushrooms, he went back to one of
the nearest trees to my deck and began to enjoy a snack.

Below he hid the one he'd been eating and ran
to another limb to find a newly stashed one to try.

Below is a ground squirrel that found one of the dried mushrooms today.
The squirrel ends up dropping them on his way to find new hiding places.

The grey squirrel is all done with the mushrooms for awhile.

Later in the afternoon, the little guy ran across my deck to the forest. I followed. He began digging through pine needles and dirt on the ground and running from one area to another until he scored a mushroom.

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Little Buddy

7/15/2020

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This little guy comes to his name. He was born last summer and made it through a long, Colorado winter.

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Moonrise July 4, 2020 - Colorado Rocky Mountains

7/5/2020

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This was straight out of the camera last night.

I spent the day in reflection. It was a nice way to end what for some was a day of celebration, while for others, it was a day remembering that it doesn't include them. Here's to hoping Americans gain the wisdom to create a country where independence and equality will be for all people.