Black-Tailed Prairie Dog

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Faithful readers may remember that I am bonkers over prairie dogs.  These cuties were residents of the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum.

Stretched out, watching something - -

Stand off at the OK Corral, errr, the prairie dog burrow.  You can almost hear them, mine, no mine, no - -

This fellow (gal) came right up to the wall and almost looked as if he were chatting and begging from the little boy nearby.

Lunch time - -

*Now before ya all start lecturing me, I am well aware that these "rodents" are not considered man's best friends out here in the west.  I get it.

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