{"id":144303,"date":"2025-05-16T04:37:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T09:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=144303"},"modified":"2025-05-16T15:29:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T20:29:09","slug":"young-black-tailed-prairie-dog-with-parent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/05\/16\/young-black-tailed-prairie-dog-with-parent\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Black-tailed Prairie Dog With Parent"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m back from Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, where I was thrilled to photograph a young Black-tailed Prairie Dog at a burrow with an adult.<\/p>\n

\"Black-tailedBlack-tailed Prairie Dog and baby at their burrow \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f14, 1\/800, ISO 800, Canon EF 100-400mm II at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve photographed White-tailed Prairie Dogs before, but these Black-tailed Prairie Dogs were photographic “lifers” for me. That means I\u2019d seen them before but had never photographed them.<\/p>\n

There were several baby Black-tailed Prairie Dogs in the prairie dog towns I saw on the mixed grass prairies of the refuge.<\/p>\n

Trying to get a good angle of light was a challenge, and so was getting photos of the young prairie dogs interacting with the adults or their siblings.<\/p>\n

It was amazing to be able to photograph the prairie dogs with spring wildflowers blooming all around them.<\/p>\n

In the photo above, the baby Black-tailed Prairie Dog was calling out as the parent listened.<\/p>\n

I have thousands of photos to go through in the next few days, and I have several more “lifers” I want to share. It was a very productive trip to Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge<\/span><\/a>!<\/p>\n

The scenery, the animals, and the birds were enchanting!<\/p>\n

Life is good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

I will add a gallery for Black-tailed Prairie Dog photos soon, in the meantime you can see more of my mammal photos here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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