Trooper was in a shady spot so I used the flash for this photo...
Unfortunately our snow is no longer white and pristine. The brown, fuzzy thing under Trooper's mouth is his teddy bear toy. 
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My only sunshine...
You make me happy...
When skies are grey... (Trooper LOVES to bask in the sunshine!)
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In addition to being Valentine's Day, February 14th is also Trooper's 1st birthday. This is Trooper's actual Humane Society photo. Look at how small he was!
Here's our little guy on the day we brought him home.
Not everyone was thrilled about the new addition to our family. Lol!
Trooper is a wonderful hiking companion...
And he always keeps us laughing!
Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!
Mr. Mallard: "If you need me, I'll be over at Daffy's place watching the big game on TV."
Mr. Mallard: "Now don't get your feathers ruffled!. I'll patch the nest tomorrow..."
"Well fine... I'll just waddle over and say hello to the funny lady with the camera!"
"Hello funny lady with the camera! Do you have any food for me?"
"Make sure you capture my good side!"
"I'm home honey! What's for supper? Cheese and Quackers?" 
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I took these photos of a Bald Eagle when we visited the Moonridge Zoo last month. There was a chain link fence around the eagle enclosure so I tried to shoot in-between the links to get these pictures. I have to admit, it was pretty amazing to be able to view these magnificent birds up close and personal. (You can click on the photos to view a larger image.)
According to baldeagleinfo.com... The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), our national bird, is the only eagle unique to North America. The bald eagle's scientific name signifies a sea (halo) eagle (aeetos) with a white (leukos) head. At one time, the word "bald" meant "white," not hairless. Bald eagles are found over most of North America, from Alaska and Canada to northern Mexico. About half of the world's 70,000 bald eagles live in Alaska. Combined with British Columbia's population of about 20,000, the northwest coast of North America is by far their greatest stronghold for bald eagles. They flourish here in part because of the salmon. Dead or dying fish are an important food source for all bald eagles.
Oh boy, oh boy, OH BOY! We got lots of cold white stuff this week and I sure LOVE playing in it!
Yoo Hoo! Mr. Squirrel! I can see you up there in the tree...
Hey! Pffffft! No fair! Stop dropping the white stuff on me!
Awwww Mom... Do I have to come inside now?
Trooper (and the rest of our family) would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Since Thanksgiving is just around the corner, Trooper decided to make a list of all of the things that he was thankful for. Trooper is thankful that his human mom and dad adopted him from the Rancho Coastal Humane Society and gave him a forever home in the mountains. Here's a picture of Trooper on the day we adopted him... yup, it was pretty much love at first sight!
Last but certainly not least, Trooper is thankful for all of the new friends he's made on Camera Critters! We hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!
Accordng to the cheetahspot website ... The name "cheetah" comes from a Hindi word meaning "spotted one" or from the Sanskrit word "chitraka". An adult has yellow or tan fur with solid black round or oval spots measuring .75 to 1.5 inches (1.9 to 3.8 centimeters) in diameter. The spots cover nearly the entire body; only the white throat and abdomen are unmarked.
The cheetah is aerodynamically built for speed and can accelerate from zero to 40 mph in three strides and to full speed of 70 mph in seconds. As the cheetah runs, only one foot at a time touches the ground. There are two points, in its 20 to 25 foot (7-8 metres) stride when no feet touch the ground, as they are fully extended and then totally doubled up. Nearing full speed, the cheetah is running at about 3 strides per second.
From the fastest to one of the slowest. This Desert Tortoise actually moved fairly quickly! According to DesertUSA... The Desert Tortoise is an herbivore that may attain a length of 9 to 15 inches in upper shell (carapace) length. The tortoise is able to live where ground temperatures may exceed 140 degrees F, because of its ability to dig underground burrows and escape the heat. At least 95% of its life is spent in burrows. There, it is also protected from freezing while dormant, November through February or March.
I celebrated my birthday last Sunday with a visit to the Living Desert Wildlife and Botanical Park in Palm Desert - it's about a 2 hour drive from where we live. Even though I was born and raised in So. California, I never knew this place existed! I had a wonderful time exploring the "Butterflies Alive" exhibit. These two Painted Lady butterflies were nice enough to pose for me. (You can click on the photos to view a larger image.)
I've never had any luck taking pictures of hummingbirds (they were always blurry) so you can imagine how happy I was with this photo. This little Anna's Hummingbird perched on the feeder just long enough for me to take her picture.
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Since Halloween is just around the corner, I decided to show you Prow Prow kitty's Halloween colors. Here's the black side of her face.
And here's the orange side of her face.
Here's the entire Halloween face put together. Boo! Did she scare you? hee hee!
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