interior decor-Children's Areas (68 images)
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![Dry rustling palm fronds and the wind in my face prevented this Bobcat from sensing me until it nearly ran into me. [April; Krenmueller Farms, Lower Rio Grande Valley Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ZGjhOqEEe9A/t/150/I0000ZGjhOqEEe9A.jpg)
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![Cottontail ears are larger in the southern states; This helps dissipate heat better [April; Sick Dog Ranch near Alice, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ygsSSEHYFG0/t/150/I0000ygsSSEHYFG0.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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![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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![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/I0000vY0mwxt.6Yc/t/150/I0000vY0mwxt.6Yc.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/I0000UW9egBmRWzA/t/150/I0000UW9egBmRWzA.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/I00002uQJd1h53eo/t/150/I00002uQJd1h53eo.jpg)
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![Aquatic plants are much higher in sodium than terrestrial plants, and Moose crave salt. So swamps, bogs and rivers are good placed to find feeding Moose in summer [June; Swamp River, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Y3PLTE6nsGs/t/150/I0000Y3PLTE6nsGs.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/I0000sTI9svfE3yg/t/150/I0000sTI9svfE3yg.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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![Play is often attributed to the actions of River Otters. And once you've observed them in the wild, you'd agree [February; St. Louis River, Fond du Lac, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000z2QK6DXHJgA/t/150/I0000z2QK6DXHJgA.jpg)
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![Caching pine and spruce cones in the late summer and fall pays dividends in the winter when Red Squirrels dig them up [April (yes, April!; Jay Cooke State Park, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00006WEoHG8ykBM/t/150/I00006WEoHG8ykBM.jpg)
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![Caching pine and spruce cones in the late summer and fall pays dividends in the winter when Red Squirrels dig them up [April (yes, April!; Jay Cooke State Park, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000C6vvQmwQNRI/t/150/I0000C6vvQmwQNRI.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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![Red Squirrels are most at home (and safest) in the trees [March; Skogstjarna, Carlton County, Minnesota]Red Squirrels are most at home (and safest) in the trees [March; Skogstjarna, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000okXNUpzP_k8/t/150/I0000okXNUpzP_k8.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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![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/I0000aBgVTwYWk9s/t/150/I0000aBgVTwYWk9s.jpg)
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![A very dark American Toad (Bufo americanus) [September; Skogstjarna, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000m97uQ6ozZ.U/t/150/I0000m97uQ6ozZ.U.jpg)
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![Eastern Gray Treefrogs (Hyla versicolor) can be green or gray depending on their surroundings [August; Skogstjarna Carlton County, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000YJ1NCjJqAt4/t/150/I0000YJ1NCjJqAt4.jpg)
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![Eastern Gray Treefrogs (Hyla versicolor) can be green or gray depending on their surroundings [August; Skogstjarna Carlton County, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000wGZ7nKGmDjw/t/150/I0000wGZ7nKGmDjw.jpg)
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![Spongy pads on the toes of Eastern Gray Treefrogs (Hyla versicolor) enable them to climb vertical surfaces. I had one regular visitor that fed on moths attracted to my garage lights at night [June; Itasca County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000sSz_7xJdF6Y/t/150/I0000sSz_7xJdF6Y.jpg)
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![I waded into a mucky swamp to get these eye level photos of this very small Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri) [April; Sick Dog Ranch near Alice, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Mre9VG0GQV0/t/150/I0000Mre9VG0GQV0.jpg)
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![Many folks know them as "horny toads" but these cute critters are actually lizards, Texas Horned Lizards to be exact (Phrynosoma cornutum). They are declining across Texas for unknown reasons [April; Sick Dog Ranch near Alice, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00008KbFGnorJjk/t/150/I00008KbFGnorJjk.jpg)
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![Many folks know them as "horny toads" but these cute critters are actually lizards, Texas Horned Lizards to be exact (Phrynosoma cornutum). They are declining across Texas for unknown reasons [April; Sick Dog Ranch near Alice, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000pmdqr9YL594/t/150/I0000pmdqr9YL594.jpg)
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![Many folks know them as "horny toads" but these cute critters are actually lizards, Texas Horned Lizards to be exact (Phrynosoma cornutum). They are declining across Texas for unknown reasons [April; Sick Dog Ranch near Alice, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000vxGrjvJleg8/t/150/I0000vxGrjvJleg8.jpg)
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![Many folks know them as "horny toads" but these cute critters are actually lizards, Texas Horned Lizards to be exact (Phrynosoma cornutum). They are declining across Texas for unknown reasons [April; Sick Dog Ranch near Alice, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00000IrSFIa4Dcw/t/150/I00000IrSFIa4Dcw.jpg)
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![Many folks know them as "horny toads" but these cute critters are actually lizards, Texas Horned Lizards to be exact (Phrynosoma cornutum). They are declining across Texas for unknown reasons [April; Sick Dog Ranch near Alice, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000UjALxgJ2O70/t/150/I0000UjALxgJ2O70.jpg)
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![Many folks know them as "horny toads" but these cute critters are actually lizards, Texas Horned Lizards to be exact (Phrynosoma cornutum). They are declining across Texas for unknown reasons [April; Sick Dog Ranch near Alice, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000G9mBZgkFG9o/t/150/I0000G9mBZgkFG9o.jpg)
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![Texas Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis, Cnemidophorus gularis)[April; Krenmueller Farms Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000YMMRAk2CweQ/t/150/I0000YMMRAk2CweQ.jpg)
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![Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) [September; Banning State Park, Pine County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000jd0.NDR_bb4/t/150/I0000jd0.NDR_bb4.jpg)
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![Most of us have only seen female Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina). We see them as they cross roads and paths in search of suitable egg-laying sites. Males stick to the safety of the water [June; Lake Carlos State Park, Douglas County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000uqnu8iTGtI8/t/150/I0000uqnu8iTGtI8.jpg)
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![Texas Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri) are cousins to the Gopher Tortoise. They live only in South Texas and eat the pads, flowers and fruits of Prickly Pear Cactus [June; Sick Dog Ranch, near Alice, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000_VG8EMkVfVE/t/150/I0000_VG8EMkVfVE.jpg)
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![The Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii) is the most attractive and intricately patterned of the painted turtles [June; St. Louis County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00006KyT5kqj6nM/t/150/I00006KyT5kqj6nM.jpg)
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![Wind-tossed Yellow and Orange Hawkweed (and a couple Ox-eye Daisy) morph into a Monet painting in this 1/15 second, hand-held image [July; Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000OMSlfQ5OVJ0/t/150/I0000OMSlfQ5OVJ0.jpg)
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![A summer storm leaves behind a beautiful rainbow over towering White Pines [Schillos/Skogstjarna, Carlton County, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000hmukyqfTFMM/t/150/I0000hmukyqfTFMM.jpg)
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![Big-toothed Aspen leaf and dewdrops [September; Cascade State Park, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000GewgQO2HSQA/t/150/I0000GewgQO2HSQA.jpg)
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![Sandhill Cranes migrating south over Crex Meadows [October 2008, near Grantsburg, Wisconsin]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ALqcm.hkSSg/t/150/I0000ALqcm.hkSSg.jpg)
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![Sandhill Crane takes off Crex Meadows [October near Grantsburg, Wisconsin]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000GFQbD3J3LFo/t/150/I0000GFQbD3J3LFo.jpg)
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![Three Sandhill Cranes silhouetted at sunset at Crex Meadows [October near Grantsburg, Wisconsin]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000d47SlAEC6vk/t/150/I0000d47SlAEC6vk.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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![Trumpeter Swans return early for nesting at Crex Meadows [April; Crex Meadows near Grantsburg, Wisconsin]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000lvGphKV6D7g/t/150/I0000lvGphKV6D7g.jpg)
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![Common Redpolls often arrive with the first flakes of snow [December; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Y.21BQDn4rQ/t/150/I0000Y.21BQDn4rQ.jpg)
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![A Boreal Owl hunting in daylight is not a good sign. It likely means that the little owl is very hungry and possibly starving [March; along state highway 210, Aitkin County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000k8sT9wt5O5A/t/150/I0000k8sT9wt5O5A.jpg)
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![Great Gray Owl hunting midday in drizzle [June 2008, Itasca County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I000033Z9S4F6bUI/t/150/I000033Z9S4F6bUI.jpg)
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![Very few owls hunt exclusively during daylight hours...The Northern Hawk Owl is one such owl [January; Duluth, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000gCwitAXc3hM/t/150/I0000gCwitAXc3hM.jpg)
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![A Great Gray Owl glides silently in for the kill...the victim? A vole [February; Wisconsin Point, Superior, Wisconsin]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000XyAp_vnuQO8/t/150/I0000XyAp_vnuQO8.jpg)
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![Very rare daylight appearance of a Boreal Owl [Sax-Zim Bog; Northern Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000_7XmLj3u20o/t/150/I0000_7XmLj3u20o.jpg)
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![Note the long tail that gives this owl its name; Northern Hawk Owl [November; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000JmlgSQF8zlM/t/150/I0000JmlgSQF8zlM.jpg)
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![Iceland is home to many colonies of Atlantic Puffins. This one is just returning from a feeding foray [July; Ingleshofi, Iceland]Atlantic Puffin colonies are made up of breeders and non-breeders. It may take up to seven years for a male to dig his nuptial burrow and breed! [July; Inglshofi, Iceland]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000VU9wyd587To/t/150/I0000VU9wyd587To.jpg)
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![Atlantic Puffin colonies are made up of breeders and non-breeders. It may take up to seven years for a male to dig his nuptial burrow and breed! [July; Inglshofi, Iceland]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00001iNPeiPKcZs/t/150/I00001iNPeiPKcZs.jpg)
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![Atlantic Puffin colonies are made up of breeders and non-breeders. It may take up to seven years for a male to dig his nuptial burrow and breed! [July; Inglshofi, Iceland]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000N.Jy8R4L.Ik/t/150/I0000N.Jy8R4L.Ik.jpg)
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![April is mating season for Wild Turkeys in South Texas. This Tom is in full display [April; Sick Dog Ranch near Alice, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00000qQ3RGG8QIs/t/150/I00000qQ3RGG8QIs.jpg)
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![Ruby-throated Hummingbird visits flowers of the Red Yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora) [April; Krenmueller Farms, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00001ZxLhHLQlNU/t/150/I00001ZxLhHLQlNU.jpg)
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![Buff-bellied Hummingbird visits a Turk's Cap blossom (Malvaviscus arboreus) [April; Krenmueller Farms, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Rr7NlNHO17w/t/150/I0000Rr7NlNHO17w.jpg)
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![Preening Tricolored Heron [April; Krenmueller Farms, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000qTMuf3pItek/t/150/I0000qTMuf3pItek.jpg)
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![Bald Eagle in Quaking Aspen [October; Superior National Forest, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000EmWVDs7LcIo/t/150/I0000EmWVDs7LcIo.jpg)
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![Bald Eagles may sit patiently for hours near a pool of open water [February; Sax-Zim Bog, northern Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000E68i_MhJGRY/t/150/I0000E68i_MhJGRY.jpg)
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![An adult Bald Eagle jumps off a perch[December; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000wLgyu3TLxD4/t/150/I0000wLgyu3TLxD4.jpg)
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![Common Loons have solid bones which enable them to dive easily. Most birds have hollow bones [August; BWCAW Northern Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000bjDjr8TR27k/t/150/I0000bjDjr8TR27k.jpg)
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![Bohemian Waxwing fueling up on crabapples [February; Lakeside, Duluth, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000mqdr9g2qPtI/t/150/I0000mqdr9g2qPtI.jpg)
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![A Golden-fronted Woodpecker peeks out of its nest cavity[April; Krenmueller Farms, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000QKY5XjkiLmQ/t/150/I0000QKY5XjkiLmQ.jpg)
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![Monarchs (Danaus plexippus) migrate all the way to the Sierra Madre Mountains in Mexico to overwinter with millions of their own kind. Amazingly, it is the next generation that finds its way back north [August 10; Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000e7LVECD1x0k/t/150/I0000e7LVECD1x0k.jpg)
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![Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) [June 28; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000hbxzim.ZGzE/t/150/I0000hbxzim.ZGzE.jpg)
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![Two images brought together in Photoshop; Bighorn Sheep & full moon [October; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000jhQ6ccTQDmY/t/150/I0000jhQ6ccTQDmY.jpg)
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