Not Very Pretty
Some shorebirds don't make the best dressed list
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Pelican Pair
A couple of pelicans in close formation over one of Minnesota's 10,000 lakes
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Baby Porcupine
Fable of the porcupine
It was the coldest winter ever. - Many animals died because of the cold. The porcupines, realizing the situation, decided to group together. This way they covered and protected themselves; but the quills of each one wounded their closest companions even though they gave off heat to each other. After awhile, they decided to distance themselves one from the other and they began to die, alone and frozen. So they had to make a choice: either accept the quills of their companions or disappear from the Earth. Wisely, they decided to go back to being together. This way they learned to live with the little wounds that were caused by the close relationship with their companion, but the most important part of it, was the heat that came from the others. This way they were able to survive.
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Transparent winged butterfly 3
It comes from Central
America and is found from
Mexico to Panama .
It is quite common in its zone,
but its not
easy to find because of its transparent wings, which is a natural camouflage mechanism.
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Elk Crossing
Elk crossing the highway about 12 miles out of Evanston, WY on 1/12/11. Photo taken by a Uinta Co. sheriff.
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Shore bird stroll
The varieties of shorebirds are always interesting
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Old Works Fox
Another critter that enjoys the company of golfers at the Old Works golf course in Anaconda, MT
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YNP Bison
A little closer view of the Hayden valley herd
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Transparent winged butterfly 4
It comes from Central
America and is found from
Mexico to Panama .
It is quite common in its zone,
but its not
easy to find because of its transparent wings, which is a natural camouflage mechanism.
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Wintering deer
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Urban Ducks 3
We can breath easy now!!!
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Shore birds
Just one of many shore birds on the Bay of Banderas
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Bison mating season
I don't know if it was love at first sight but there was a definite attraction here.
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Yellowstone Elk
Sometimes a 'big guy' needs a nap
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On the alert
Wintering deer on the alert during a early morning snowfall on Rock Cr. in southern MT.
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Urban ducks 2
Keep coming kids.
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Yellowstone Bison
Bison grazing along an upper stretch of the river in YNP
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Hayden Valley herd
Bison aren't hard to find in YNP but the Hayden Valley always holds some
impressive herds.
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Camp Robber
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Where'd my buddies go?
A lone one looking for the rest of the Rock Creek herd.
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Urban ducks
Mom mallard leading her brood away from the street
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On the move
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Transparent winged butterfly 1
It comes from Central
America and is found from
Mexico to Panama .
It is quite common in its zone,
but its not
easy to find because of its transparent wings, which is a natural camouflage mechanism.
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Urban turkey
This patriarch was strolling on Park Lane in Billings. Northern Broadcasting's sales manager Randy Gerringa took the picture. Nice shot Randy!!!!
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Pigtail deer
A frequent visitor to friends of Shadow of the Rockies in Great Falls, MT. Photo by John Ranum
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Chipmunk on Lookout
A chipmunk watching for foodscraps near the Firehole River in YNP
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A White Tail up close
This deer was enjoying the grass at the Old Works golf course in Anaconda, MT
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Transparent winged butterfly
It comes from Central
America and is found from
Mexico to Panama .
It is quite common in its zone,
but its not
easy to find because of its transparent wings, which is a natural camouflage mechanism.
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Elk near Evanston, WY 1/12/11
Elk preparing to cross the highway about 12 miles out of Evanston, WY...Photo taken by a Uinta Co. sheriff when he closed the road waiting for them to cross.
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Doe & Fawn
A doe with this year's fawn enjoying the safety of the Fox Farm neighborhood in Great Falls, MT.
Photo by John Ranum
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Waiting for the putt to fall
This critter decided to perch over the putting green behind a Billings office building
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Mountain Sheep
This YNP mountain sheep was enjoying the sun in the Lamar Valley
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