This jackalope was quite the beauty, with a beautiful, thick coat of hair, and a good rack. It hopped away before I could get really close, but fortunately an 18x zoom and post-processing cropping left me with a rather good image that I can share with you. If you haven't ever seen a jackalope in the wild, it is a magical experience. I sure hope I can see another one some time, although they're quite rare. My husband, who grew up out here, still has never seen one. I guess I'm just lucky.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Now we've seen it all
Before this big snowstorm blew in and buried us in several inches of snow, we had some beautiful weather and were able to get out and even do a little hiking. There have been a lot of signs of spring: frogs laying eggs, birds returning from their winter vacations, and animals munching away on the green grasses that are popping up through the earth. We spend a lot of time looking at animals, and Desert Boy even has some little binoculars to discover the world around him (never mind that he usually holds them upside down). We keep going on adventure hikes to explore the world around us, and lately we've been going all over the meadows. Anyway, I was finally able to see an animal that I've been wanting to check off my list: the jackalope.
This jackalope was quite the beauty, with a beautiful, thick coat of hair, and a good rack. It hopped away before I could get really close, but fortunately an 18x zoom and post-processing cropping left me with a rather good image that I can share with you. If you haven't ever seen a jackalope in the wild, it is a magical experience. I sure hope I can see another one some time, although they're quite rare. My husband, who grew up out here, still has never seen one. I guess I'm just lucky.
This jackalope was quite the beauty, with a beautiful, thick coat of hair, and a good rack. It hopped away before I could get really close, but fortunately an 18x zoom and post-processing cropping left me with a rather good image that I can share with you. If you haven't ever seen a jackalope in the wild, it is a magical experience. I sure hope I can see another one some time, although they're quite rare. My husband, who grew up out here, still has never seen one. I guess I'm just lucky.
I have never seen a jackalope, but I saw a unicorn once. It, too, was a magical experience. Similar magical experiences are being reported all over the Internet today.
ReplyDeleteLove it!! =)
ReplyDeletethere are a lot of jackalopes in the country taverns in Nebraska and other western states. They seem to like to hang out with the ranchers
ReplyDeleteDid this jackalope leave Easter eggs?
ReplyDeleteYeah, but have you seen a snipe. You should really go snipe hunting.
ReplyDeleteI can top that - I've seen a Sidehill Galoot!
ReplyDeleteAh, a lucky sighting indeed! A fine specimen.
ReplyDeleteMy father was raised in Utah. He called anyone who did a stupid thing "a sidehill galoot". What is it?
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