Over Christmas break, I was blessed to be able to visit my folks in my hometown of Isabel, South Dakota. While there, I took the opportunity to take some back roads and old familiar trails in order to spot some of the wildlife that the high plains have to offer. I was not disappointed. Countless deer, grouse and pheasant were seen as well as a beautiful golden eagle on two separate occasions. A coyote, a badger, a porcupine, wild turkey and many birds of prey made appearances as well. I wasn't able to get shots of everything I saw as many were out of camera range or hightailing it out of site as soon as they saw me approaching. I was, however, able to capture a few interesting shots that I thought I'd share. Click on each image for a larger file to view and thanks for stopping by.
A young buck bounds across the ridgeline and away from me one early morning.
A badger looks back at me as he makes his escape across a high prairie hill.
Grouse hunker down in the weeds on edge of town on Christmas morning.
A local rancher's horse peers through some high and frosted weeds as I stop to take his photo.
I believe this is a "rough-legged" hawk sitting on an old, frosty telephone pole.
As I got closer, Mr. Hawk decided to take flight.
Grouse perched in a small, hoar frost covered tree.
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