Urban Wildlife

One of our favorite parts of the area that we live in is the Henry's Fork of the Snake River. As it leaves town, there is a greenway that many people take advantage of. In the past we have seen raccoons, river otters, wood chucks, squirrels, SNAKES (yuck), chipmunks, herons, swans, geese, ducks, and moose.

Each morning, during the summer, some friends and I walk the greenway for exercise. Morning is the perfect time to do it. Today while walking we glanced up just in time to see a deer meander across the trail directly in front of us. It was spectacular to watch. Then we happened to look to the left and see a couple more ears pop up out of the grass. He looked at us and I'm sure he thought, "Don't see those two legged creatures everyday." We looked at him and thought, "Don't see those four legged creatures everyday." Then we began walking and the deer also started walking. Finally it stopped to let us pass. We couldn't keep walking, though. We had to turn around and watch that beautiful creature make its way to the river. That was a lot of fun. They were both gorgeous.