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Date: 1/12/2011 Album ID: 1150472

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One of the things you have to love about our area is that wildlife is so close by to see. Of course treat them with respect and give them a wide berth.

A family of baby fox kits come out of their hole on a warm morning Spring morning on Wood Ave. in the Old North End of Colorado Springs. Their mother and five babies live in the drainage of a home on Wood Ave. near the street. Two years ago, their was a family that lived in the same hole. (The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett)

Through the howling wind, a pair of Sandhill Cranes fly through the snowy sky on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2009. For centuries, and most likely millenniums, the Sandhill Cranes have migrated through the fertile San Luis Valley and nearby Rio Grande River populating the farmlands and the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge from late February through March before reaching their final destination in the Greater Yellowstone area. The population of birds can number in the thousands. They will eventually make their way back through Colorado in the early fall before reaching their winter destination in New Mexico. Ancient petroglyphs depicting the cranes can be found scattered in the region. The people of the San Luis Valley will celebrate the return of the cranes with the 26th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival on Mar. 13-15 in Monte Vista. (The Gazette, Bryan Oller)

A sandhill crane begins his mating dance at the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday, Mar. 8, 2009. For centuries, and most likely millenniums, the Sandhill Cranes have migrated through the fertile San Luis Valley and nearby Rio Grande River populating the farmlands and the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge from late February through March before reaching their final destination in the Greater Yellowstone area. The population of birds can number in the thousands. They will eventually make their way back through Colorado in the early fall before reaching their winter destination in New Mexico. Ancient petroglyphs depicting the cranes can be found scattered in the region. The people of the San Luis Valley will celebrate the return of the cranes with the 26th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival on Mar. 13-15 in Monte Vista. (The Gazette, Bryan Oller)

A goose splashes down in one of the ponds at the Fountain Creek Nature Center on Thursday, Apr. 8, 2010. Little by little the wildlife at the Fountain Nature Center in Fountain is becoming more abundant as the Spring days turn warmer and the flora becomes greener. Bryan Oller, The Gazette

Two bull elks lock antlers in the Upper Beaver Meadows area of Rocky Mountain National Park Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008. The Elk rut is in full swing in the park with some of the best areas to see the fall spectacular being the meadows of Moraine Park, Horseshoe Park and Upper Beaver Meadows. (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)

A buck wanders through a snow covered neighborhood off of Cheyenne Road in the southwestern part of Colorado Springs eating as they went on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. Gazette, Bryan Oller

A buck hops a fence as it wanders through a snow covered neighborhood off of Cheyenne Road in the southwestern part of Colorado Springs eating as they went on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. Gazette, Bryan Oller

A marmot suns itself on a rock near the summit of Pikes Peak Friday, June 5, 2009. KEVIN KRECK, THE GAZETTE

Mule deer lock antlers while grazing in the snow Monday, September 21, 2009 on Beacon Lite Rd. (cq) in Monument. The Gazette, Mark Reis

A bull elk chases another bull away from his harem in the Upper Beaver Meadows area of Rocky Mountain National Park Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008. Bull can lose up to 25 percent of their body weight during the rut, often too much to survive the winter. The Elk rut is in full swing in the park with some of the best areas to see the fall spectacular being the meadows of Moraine Park, Horseshoe Park and Upper Beaver Meadows. (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)

A bull elk keeps an eye on another bull's harem in the Upper Beaver Meadows area of Rocky Mountain National Park Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008. The Elk rut is in full swing in the park with some of the best areas to see the fall spectacular being the meadows of Moraine Park, Horseshoe Park and Upper Beaver Meadows. (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)

A black bear makes his way across Monument Creek Thursday morning, shortly before being brought down by a state wildlife officer using a tranquilizer dart. Mark Reis, The Gazette

A marmot suns itself near the summit of Pikes Peak Friday, June 5, 2009. KEVIN KRECK, THE GAZETTE

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