Now I'm not trying to be funny with these 2 photos, but this mammal was the first mammal we saw in the refuge. Cattle ranchers apparently allow their animals to graze in the refuge when there are no migratory waterfowl to disturb. These animals were on a dirt road and seemed to think that they had the right-of-way, which, I guess, they did. As we approached, most seemed reluctant to head off the road and into the dried cattails and other unknown deceased water plants. The first to go was the dark brown cow in the top photo. The last was the calf, who had very appealing eyes, the reason I took her photo! You can see my arm and the green of my t-shirt in the rear-view mirror at the bottom of the photo. BTW, I was amazed to see that the high daytime temperature today, in the refuge, was 93°!
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