the best of sparkyphotos.com (139 images)
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![Up to 1.2 million Snow Geese use Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge every spring. The James River is an important resting and refueling stop [March; Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge, South Dakota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000zXPTjbsJbUU/t/150/I0000zXPTjbsJbUU.jpg)
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![A Greater Roadrunner hunts for lizards and mice [April; Sick Dog Ranch near Alice, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000WXI898AvIas/t/150/I0000WXI898AvIas.jpg)
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![Porcupines relish the bark of several species of trees. This pudgy Porkie clings to tiny branches of a Quaking Aspen [January; Carlton County, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00005bA_fv1h4pE/t/150/I00005bA_fv1h4pE.jpg)
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![Great-tailed Grackles can get very aggressive when gathered at a feeding station [February; Laguna Atascosa NWR, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000tO6ADJ_1idA/t/150/I0000tO6ADJ_1idA.jpg)
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![Curve-billed Thrasher on blooming Spanish Dagger Yucca [April; Big Bend National Park, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000bHc9IzHYwFs/t/150/I0000bHc9IzHYwFs.jpg)
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![Porcupines cannot throw their quills. But they can raise them and back into their attackers [June; Itasca County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00004yiyWLBEy88/t/150/I00004yiyWLBEy88.jpg)
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![Black-bellied Whistling Duck sunrise[April; Krenmueller Farms, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000a0jEaab4G.I/t/150/I0000a0jEaab4G.I.jpg)
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![Ducks in trees? Not only Wood Ducks but also these Black-bellied Whistling Ducks utilize trees for perching [April; Krenmueller Farms, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00004kxA4F8uqsA/t/150/I00004kxA4F8uqsA.jpg)
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![Pine Martens are arboreal weasels that live in the boreal north. They specialize in chasing down Red Squirrels in the trees...No easy feat! [February; Sax-Zim Bog, northern Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000I2.t54vQis8/t/150/I0000I2.t54vQis8.jpg)
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![Some ducks overwinter on Lake Superior until ice forms. These sleeping Mallards made for an interesting silhouette at sunrise [January; Duluth, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000rmJx44Oe8WQ/t/150/I0000rmJx44Oe8WQ.jpg)
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![On cold winter days Red Squirrels use their fluffy tail as a back warmer [January; Hedbom Road, Aitkin County]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000BgyFMScOoOw/t/150/I0000BgyFMScOoOw.jpg)
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![Mule Deer antlers differ from White-tailed Deer antlers in that they branch dichotomously--in V's. White-tails have one main beam with tines coming off it [September; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000uHaecF.KKZM/t/150/I0000uHaecF.KKZM.jpg)
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![Pine Martens are arboreal weasels that live in the boreal north. They specialize in chasing down Red Squirrels in the trees...No easy feat! [February; Sax-Zim Bog, northern Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000JIeqEJaT9Og/t/150/I0000JIeqEJaT9Og.jpg)
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![All animals must rest; This Coyote is taking a break from hunting in the warm autumn sun [September; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000s1CPLd.VIB4/t/150/I0000s1CPLd.VIB4.jpg)
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![Red-backed Squirrel Monkeys are an endangered primate in the jungles of Costa Rica [March; near Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000g1jD1G1UZSs/t/150/I0000g1jD1G1UZSs.jpg)
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![It's hard to see, but this mama Three-toed Sloth has a baby clinging to her [March; near Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000gYC4fQTMQYw/t/150/I0000gYC4fQTMQYw.jpg)
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![While calling for Moose, we inadvertantly attracted the attention of this curious weasel [October; Superior National Forest, Cook County, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000JIyP8DBwuHU/t/150/I0000JIyP8DBwuHU.jpg)
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![Mourning Dove [April; Sick Dog Ranch near Alice, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00007UaD9.F70v8/t/150/I00007UaD9.F70v8.jpg)
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![Fall is an "energy expensive" season for bull Elk; They must guard their harems, battle other bulls, and also mate [October; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Kg5jLZGNkc8/t/150/I0000Kg5jLZGNkc8.jpg)
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![Mule Deer silhouetted [September; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000BhMeRl4PbJo/t/150/I0000BhMeRl4PbJo.jpg)
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![Drake Mallards are often taken for granted because they are so common, but they are gorgeous birds [January; Corner of the Lake, Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000XUhH.nV4VCI/t/150/I0000XUhH.nV4VCI.jpg)
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![Black Bears aren't the only ones that enjoy a good rose hip meal! This Mule Deer uses its tongue to nab a tasty treat [October; Yellowstone National Park]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000bjYNkzhG2iA/t/150/I0000bjYNkzhG2iA.jpg)
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![Yellowstone Coyotes are used to humans; They will often ignore photographers and tourists, going about their business of survival [October; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000NRNPSI41nLU/t/150/I0000NRNPSI41nLU.jpg)
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![This wary silver-tipped Grizzly took several hours to work his way in to an elk carcass floating in this pond; Unfortunately there was little light left for photography by the time he got close enough! [October; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000qE23had1iWw/t/150/I0000qE23had1iWw.jpg)
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![Still singing at sunset, this newly-arrived male Red-winged Blackbird is intent on setting up his territory [April; Crex Meadows, Wisconsin]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000.gBscFnicFI/t/150/I0000.gBscFnicFI.jpg)
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![Coyotes are opportunistic. This beautiful specimen was alerted to a road-killed rabbit by scavenging magpies [February; Antelope Island, Great Salt Lake, Utah]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000bbt8sarERO4/t/150/I0000bbt8sarERO4.jpg)
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![Jackrabbits are notoriously difficult to approach...as this shot demonstrates! [February; near Bryce Canyon, Utah]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000raTgkKRr9Hk/t/150/I0000raTgkKRr9Hk.jpg)
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![Mule Deer at dawn in a Zion valley [February; Zion National Park, Utah]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000UZICaNKBGPk/t/150/I0000UZICaNKBGPk.jpg)
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![State parks provide a refuge for wintering deer; Sometimes causing overgrazing [January; Jay Cooke State Park, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Zzr8b.rtobI/t/150/I0000Zzr8b.rtobI.jpg)
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![Blackbirds rise from a hayfield [October; Carlton County, Minnesota; 1/60 second]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000icDB5TX8oyM/t/150/I0000icDB5TX8oyM.jpg)
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![Sandhill Cranes staging at Crex Meadows [October 2008, near Grantsburg, Wisconsin]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000MNDJhFPjKng/t/150/I0000MNDJhFPjKng.jpg)
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![Trumpeter Swans congregate by the hundreds on the Mississippi River below Monticello's nuclear power plant [january; Mississippi River Monticello, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000MFH5vJAXIEU/t/150/I0000MFH5vJAXIEU.jpg)
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![Sandhill Cranes with landing gear down; Crex Meadows [October 2008, near Grantsburg, Wisconsin]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000enHRQ_5cMCQ/t/150/I0000enHRQ_5cMCQ.jpg)
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![Up to 1.2 million Snow Geese use Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge every spring. The James River is an important resting and refueling stop [March; Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge, South Dakota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Pca7LnjYwjo/t/150/I0000Pca7LnjYwjo.jpg)
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