RMNP animals

We love the mountains and hiking in Colorado, and have visited several times to see friends and enjoy the great outdoors. Another great reason to visit is the wildlife. On our last visit to Rocky Mountain National Park we saw a big variety of animals - this post is to share some of the pictures.

Just an elk licking its lips.

Moose alert!

Gotta be careful driving through the park.

This is Ralph, our little golden-manteled ground squirrel friend.

A cute little bird.

The Sheep Lakes are actually a good place to see moose, especially at dusk.

We saw deer almost every day from our AirBnB. They graze around the neighborhoods of Estes Park.

Don't mind me, just collecting some sticks.

Fish are another form of wildlife in the park.

SO MAJESTIC.

Unfortunately some tourists feed the wildlife, so they come looking for food. 

Chonky marmot hiding in a rock.

You didn't think we'd leave out insects, did you?

Some well-camouflaged big horn sheep

Some of the animals have tracking collars. This guy got a bonus ear tag.

Herds of elk roam the meadows of Rocky Mountain National Park.

Wild turkeys. These are actually really beautiful animals.

Birb.

Hey you, get out of my pond!

Moose fight!

This counts, right?

A little deer on the side of the road.

What a prime spot. Everything the light touches...

Surveying his kingdom.

Even the high-altitude tundra areas of RMNP have cute wildlife.

We watched this sheep for a while until some loud tourists scared it away. 

He walked away, stood here for a while, then sat down behind a rock.

Lets play a game of spot the pika.

We saw a big coyote just outside the park.

A massive elk in our driveway! What a great telework view.

Elk are beautiful animals. Check out those antlers.

The elk was grazing so close to our house that he literally hit the siding with his antlers.

We also saw rabbits in our yard every day.

A North American pronghorn in northern Colorado. 

Roadside cows near Red Mountain Open Space.

Pop-up deer.