This was the sweetest little cat imaginable! S/he was one of the many cats that came over to greet us when we stopped in at one of the various farms during our long day on Sunday, 2nd January, doing the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count. Four of us covered the south west quadrant of the circle around Nanton and area. We were given such a beautiful, scenic area of rolling hills, farmland and the Rocky Mountains in the background. This day out did me a world of good : )

The birds we saw that day were:
5 Golden Eagles - yes, 5!!!!
3 Northern Shrikes
2 Great Horned Owls
2 Snow Buntings
70 Sharp-tailed Grouse - a lovely high number!
44 American Tree Sparrows
3 Rough-legged Hawks
2 Horned Larks
and the usual Ravens 26), House Sparrows (73), Black-capped Chickadees (39), Magpies (89), Red-breasted Nuthatch (1), Bohemian Waxwing (1), Rock Pigeon (1). Also saw a total of 8 Coyotes, 2 Moose, 14 Mule Deer and 10 White-tailed Deer.

The only bird photos I took were of a Sharp-tailed Grouse, other than a few totally blurry, distant Golden Eagle shots, not fit to post. All the half-decent photos were of cats, horses or scenery, LOL, plus the Sharp-tailed Grouse.

Have to get back to typing a lot of highly urgent e-mails as soon as I've had this little break on Flickr .... thanks for understanding.