We went geocaching and camping last weekend - but that's a story for another post. First and foremost I want to share the critters we encountered while out in the canyons.
First, we met Lizzy the Lizard at our campsite, he was sat beside the picnic table.
Monty the Monarch was perched on a sunflower near Lake Theo. There were quite a few butterflies flapping about out here, was nice to watch as the breeze blew.
Our daughter had a strange fascination with this beetle. She tried to feed it, and that's what likely led to the next visitor after the beetle. Buddy Beetle was in the campsite for a good long while.
Smelling scraps of food, Rocky Raccoon came to visit more than once during the night. He got away with about 1/4 of a bag of potato chips. Did you know raccoons growl? I didn't.
On the way out of the camp the next morning we saw several antelope. These ladies posed right beside the car window for a closeup before bounding off across the prairie.
*BEEP BEEP* -- ZIP-- DANG! Yep, its the roadrunner. Trust me, we heard the coyotes during the night plenty well.
And last, but hardly least - the pride of Caprock Canyons, the Official Texas State Bison Herd. Yep! That's right. Buffalos right at home on the range. They roam the prairie above the canyon freely, I mean one just cruised across the road in front of the visitor center right after we got our state park pass paid for. Its crazy! On our way out, the herd was very close to the road.. in fact, right across the road so we pulled in for a few great pictures. I was using a zoom lens, but they were literally 20 feet from the car.
Caprock Charlie and all his cousins:
On the road, walking towards us:
Is this my good side?
