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Greg Lasley Nature Photography
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The White-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys leucurus) occurs in parts of Utah, Colorado and Wyoming. It is somewhat less colonial than its relative, the more common and widespread Black-tailed Prairie Dog. As the name implies, the animals have a white tipped tail. The animal at the left was barking a warning while one below is peering out from its burrow and another is foraging in some grass. The animals in the top 3 shots on this page were photographed near Vernal, Uintah Co., Utah in June, 2001, with a Canon EOS 3 and EF 500 mm F/4 L IS lens on Fuji Velvia.
See below for more recent shots.
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The White-tailed Prairie Dog images in the next 39 shots were all taken in south central Wyoming in Sweetwater Co., during July and August 2008. Most images were taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III na an EF 500mm F/4 L IS lens but a number of shots were also taken with a Canon EOS 40D and an EF 70-200 mm F/2.8 L IS lens.
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The animal in the images below is vocalizing.
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The prairie dog on the left is carrying material to its burrow.
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A few shots below show a White-tailed Prairie Dof feeding on the sage vegetation which is common all over the area.
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The animal in the next 3 shots below is vocalizing. They make a barking sound similar to the voice of the Black-tailed Prairie Dog.
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Another barking prairie dog.
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The interaction between animals can be fun to watch. In the next several images two animals engaged in a little spat which may have been part of courtship.
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Below will be some close ups of calling prairie dogs as well as a few shots of animals standing up to get a better view of their surroundings.
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