Baby animals are always pretty cute, but I’m not sure there are any as cute as a baby burro!
At our campsite in Why, Arizona, I could often hear the burros eeyore-ing off in the distance. So one evening, as the light started to get soft and golden, I decided to take a walk on a trail behind the campsite and see if I could find them.
Please click on the images to view larger versions.
I walked for 10 or 15 minutes and then sure enough, I could hear them! But, they were back towards the campsite. So back I went, the way I came, and every time they eeyore-ed I adjusted my direction, picking my way through the cacti, to get closer.
Soon enough I found them, a whole herd of them, walking, eating and even playing! I kept my distance so as not to spook them, but followed them along in the direction they were going.
Pretty soon, I found myself back at the campsite and discovered where they were going. The baby pool! I saw a baby pool when we got to the campsite, but it never dawned on me that it was a drinking pool for the burros!!
As I was watching them all come to the pool, a little fluffy one ran out from between the adults!
Since I had to look it up, I thought you might be curious too – a burro is a small donkey. They are no taller than an average human and weigh around 250 pounds.
I made all of these photos with my Sony NEX6 and the 55-210mm lens.
Lovely images! Believe it or not, we have two of these living next door to us. They make the strangest sounds – they remind me of a steam whistle when they start up their braying. Took quite awhile to get used to!
Pretty darn cute, Anne! And very well captured! I’ll have to look out for these guys in the Death Valley area this winter.
Endearing shots.
Cutisimo!
Lovely photos of the burros! I love the ones of the baby and at the little pool! Thanks for sharing!
these are so wonderful, as you know, we want to keep alive, as the species is dying out, but with things like this, its great to see, in our wonderful world.
Really cute! Some great photos, I like the top one with the huge cactus.
Frank (bbqboy)
Anne, I just love the photos that you take and the subjects that you pick. I have a very strong feeling for your photos and the stories. I feel this so much more than for any other photographer. I am very anxious to start your Photo Forte club though my timing hasn’t been the best. I live in northwest AZ and there is a town near here that has the wild burros in an old mining town named Oatman. It’s got quite the history. The burros are remnants of the miners’ burros from long ago. You should go there sometime. The landscapes there are quite spectacular as well. Would love to meet up with you. Can also show you where the Spanish horses are in Kingman, AZ as well.