Super cool, Tiggerdad. Where was this in RMNP if you don’t mind sharing?
The first photo was at top of the Alpine Trail after we drove up the Old Fall River Rd that took us to the Alpine Visiting Center. The second photo was from Alluvial Fan near the base of the Old Fall River Rd before we drove up. The third photo was from the base of the Alpine Trail. The last three photos of Bighorns were from the “Bighorn Crossing” near Alluvial Fan. Each time I visit the RMNP, I always stop by the Bighorn Crossing area before visiting Alluvial Fan and then driving up the Old Fall River Rd that takes us to the Alpine Visiting Center. The last time we drove up to the Center, the Alpine Trail was closed for reconstruction. I think it had been closed for several years.
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Also saw this little guy this morning while out doing chores. I zoomed in, but s/he’s only about an inch and a quarter wide and likely just emerged from its chrysalis based upon behavior.
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Last, but not least, Brotherly Love on a foggy morning. 3 1/2 months age difference in the size. Both should mature within an inch or so of each other’s height.
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Just an extra thank you to everyone who posts pictures. I LOVE visiting this thread.
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(from a few days ago ) - I LOVED the eclipse!!! thank you for sharing that!!! you have a great picture, way better than mine. I feel like that was one of the momentous moments of my life, and i hope/plan on seeing one again in april of 2024 i believe.
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Now that I’m over the worst of my Monday tooth extraction, I took my favorite neighborhood walk to one of @coralbrook’s old flips and back. There were not a lot of flowers blooming (drought season) and a haze over the ocean, but it’s always a pleasant walk.
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We are still avoiding people over here, the two of us not in isolation. So we have been going to the places we know are never crowded, to get some fresh air and to just be out of the house. At least till the rain comes (seemingly daily).
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Wowza!
I think these are New England asters. They were always a sign that summer was over and that it was time to back to work (I was a teacher).
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“Broad-tailed”… Only a week or two left at the most before they sense changes in the intensity of daylight that trigger an inner urge to migrate. It’s always a sad time for me as I don’t get to see them until next late July. Instead of stocking up on fuel for a very long journey back south, they’re still busy chasing each other, wasting their precious energy, for territorial rights to my garden that they’ll end up deserting soon…
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This isn’t a “good” picture, but it’s pretty cool. My son couldn’t get too close or he would have scared the squirrel who has been hanging around his yard. (It’s an albino squirrel.) 
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Albino or white? Did it have red eyes? If not, then white. I had to look it up after seeing a white squirrel once - yes, it is a color, albeit rare but more common in certain areas, and no they aren’t albino.
Seeing the white squirrel was quite interesting to those of us who love nature. I love seeing black squirrels too.
Hmmmm … I don’t know if it’s albino or white. Interesting question for my son!
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You would enjoy Princeton, they are everywhere (the orange ones are more elusive).
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They are everywhere in DC, particularly in the national zoo (wild, not as an exhibit)
OTOH this friendly guy climbed my leg in Niagara Falls. A stranger just happened to catch it as it happened and air dropped it to me
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Stanford has quite a population of black squirrels. I had never seen one until we dropped him off his freshman year. He jokingly claims they are a result of a lab experiment gone wrong 
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