It had been a while since I'd shot any Utah Prairie Dogs so I stopped by one of the towns this morning just for fun. Though I see them frequently I just hadn't made the time to stop by and make some images. Their habits have changed a bit with the cooler mornings and they usually aren't out and about until mid morning. With fall upon us I do see that they are putting on some weight for the long winter ahead; soon sightings will become very rare until next spring.

In Bar-tailed Godwit news, the 4 birds with transmitters are still in Alaska as of yesterday and E7 is in an area she spent time in last March. In Bar-tailed Godwits on the Move John at A DC Birding Blog has links to a news article about her journey (ignored, apparently, by the U.S. media so far even though the project is based in Alaska - though kudos are in order to the researchers involved from New Zealand).