interior decor-Wildlife (119 images)
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![Sandhill Cranes staging at Crex Meadows [October 2008, near Grantsburg, Wisconsin]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ZksBYfQUHJA/t/150/I0000ZksBYfQUHJA.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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![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/I0000JUcNHzAzF30/t/150/I0000JUcNHzAzF30.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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![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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![Mallards at minus 12 [December; Corner of the Lake, Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000dVc7wcvENw4/t/150/I0000dVc7wcvENw4.jpg)
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![Due to the warmwater discharge of a nuclear power plant, Trumpeter Swans are able to winter on the Mississippi River in central Minnesota which would normally be frozen [February; Mississippi River Monticello, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000dikLp4qWQfc/t/150/I0000dikLp4qWQfc.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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![Canada Goose sunset [April; Park Point, Duluth, MN]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000T_ZUICVOTNw/t/150/I0000T_ZUICVOTNw.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/I0000bGkz2kBg2aY/t/150/I0000bGkz2kBg2aY.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/I0000XnSnfHkBL2c/t/150/I0000XnSnfHkBL2c.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/I0000aRc_IqnmLZc/t/150/I0000aRc_IqnmLZc.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/I0000DTl5bXepUN0/t/150/I0000DTl5bXepUN0.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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![Pine Siskins swirl in a winter feeding flock [September; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000EThjc.k1seE/t/150/I0000EThjc.k1seE.jpg)
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![During the winter of 2004-2005 northern Minnesota experienced an amazing influx or northern owls. At least 5,000 were likely wintering in the state. One group saw over 200 different Great Gray Owls in a single day! The Sax-Zim, MN Christmas Bird Count recorded 60 Great Grays! [Winter 2004-2005; Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, Lake County, northern Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Sf._NXblsR0/t/150/I0000Sf._NXblsR0.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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![Even the white "bow tie" of this magnificent Great Gray Owl blends in with the winter woods [December; Sax-Zim Bog Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000DLejeaRwDKs/t/150/I0000DLejeaRwDKs.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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![Great Gray Owl hunting midday in drizzle [June 2008, Itasca County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000pE0utD97zPw/t/150/I0000pE0utD97zPw.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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![Great Gray Owls invade northern Minnesota every four years or so; Usually when vole numbers drop drastically in Canada [March; MN 23, Silver Brook Twp, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000tGAbbN0XRTA/t/150/I0000tGAbbN0XRTA.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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![A Great Gray Owl perches in a patch of brightening red willows [February; Aitkin County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000.K6FHXmr8PY/t/150/I0000.K6FHXmr8PY.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 [April; Sick Dog Ranch near Alice, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000gG0FobKyJ5s/t/150/I0000gG0FobKyJ5s.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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![Poised to strike, a Least Bittern watches the water for minnows [April; Krenmueller Farms, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000m60lLprZ5Ls/t/150/I0000m60lLprZ5Ls.jpg)
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![Least Bittern at nest [April; Krenmueller Farms, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000bI89cDVFMMk/t/150/I0000bI89cDVFMMk.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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![Related to vultures, Crested Caracaras are part of the clean up crew in South Texas [April; Sick Dog Ranch near Alice, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000.41jhk5R0vU/t/150/I0000.41jhk5R0vU.jpg)
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![A recently banded Peregrine Falcon at Duluth's Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory [September; Hawk Ridge, Duluth, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Nlvu_zJ0SNQ/t/150/I0000Nlvu_zJ0SNQ.jpg)
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![Red-tailed Hawk hunts at sunset [near Grantsburg, Wisconsin]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000bzyc7YVeEO8/t/150/I0000bzyc7YVeEO8.jpg)
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![Common Loon in a blue mist fog on a Boundary Waters lake [BWCA Minnesota] Gavia immer](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000dp8SOZAAU14/t/150/I0000dp8SOZAAU14.jpg)
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![A Common Loon calls in the golden yellow mist of a Boundary Waters sunrise [August; BWCAW Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ON_7L2k2cYY/t/150/I0000ON_7L2k2cYY.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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![Blending in with the lichen-encrusted breakwall, this Ruddy Turnstone is unintentionally camouflaged [May; Wisconsin Point, Superior, Wisconsin]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000_XdIAiNppkw/t/150/I0000_XdIAiNppkw.jpg)
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![When Marbled Godwits land, they take a moment and slowly fold their wings to their side [June; Felton Prairie, Clay County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000RBBMSXLN9Q0/t/150/I0000RBBMSXLN9Q0.jpg)
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![A migrating Mountain Bluebird pauses in Yellowstone [September; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000BxFgodptryg/t/150/I0000BxFgodptryg.jpg)
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!["The bird that carries the sky on its back" [September; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00006zldTlTTYpY/t/150/I00006zldTlTTYpY.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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![Lumped with the "Yellow-shafted" Flicker taxonomically, the "Red-shafted" Flicker is now known as the Northern Flicker. The "shafts" referred to are the feathers [February; somewhere in Utah]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I000037HqI3D90eE/t/150/I000037HqI3D90eE.jpg)
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![A male Pileated Woodpecker excavates a spruce searching for carpenter ants [February; Duluth, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00008RqC3SjT1i0/t/150/I00008RqC3SjT1i0.jpg)
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![American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) [July; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000eT0tV7khx2U/t/150/I0000eT0tV7khx2U.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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![The undersides of the Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) are as colorful as its topside! [August; Chester Bowl, Duluth, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000wNBZb0oTjNc/t/150/I0000wNBZb0oTjNc.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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![Bighorn Sheep live in steep rocky country but must be near rivers for drinking water [September; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00007AnWR9LZPPQ/t/150/I00007AnWR9LZPPQ.jpg)
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![Bighorn Sheep live in steep rocky country but must be near rivers for drinking water [September; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000r1nFTChaA9c/t/150/I0000r1nFTChaA9c.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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![The only way to include a complete rainbow in one frame is to use an extremely wide angle lens, in this case a 10mm (16mm actual) [June; Blue Mounds State Park, Rock County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000l.w.Q4fKBoI/t/150/I0000l.w.Q4fKBoI.jpg)
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![I call this shot "Over the Hump" [September; Yellowstone National Park, WY]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000JdZ7HMs8m0I/t/150/I0000JdZ7HMs8m0I.jpg)
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!["Buffalo" are more accurately called American Bison. Their huge back hump contains muscles that are needed to support the massive head [September; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ah40arOOq.g/t/150/I0000ah40arOOq.g.jpg)
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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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![Coyotes are a very successfull mammal; They seem to survive in many habitats from urban to mountain and everything inbetween [February; Sick Dog Ranch, near Alice, Texas]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00008gpNQZs0mNk/t/150/I00008gpNQZs0mNk.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/I0000BEgXTtS8i8I/t/150/I0000BEgXTtS8i8I.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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![Mule Deer silhouetted [September; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000BhMeRl4PbJo/t/150/I0000BhMeRl4PbJo.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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![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/I0000oNp6hB1MYp0/t/150/I0000oNp6hB1MYp0.jpg)
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![With the reintroduction of Timber Wolves into the Greater Yellowstone area, Rocky Mountain Elk are returning to a more balanced and sustainable population [September; Yellowstone National Park, WY]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000.FiIkJWFKEo/t/150/I0000.FiIkJWFKEo.jpg)
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![Unlike Rocky Mountain National Park where elk numbers are out of control, Yellowstone's elk population is balanced by the return of a top predator--the Timber Wolf [September; Swan Flats, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000FbfTZNrF9vQ/t/150/I0000FbfTZNrF9vQ.jpg)
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![Bulls keep a close watch on their harems; and especially on other bulls intent on "horning in" on their ladies [September; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000CKDlttEyr0g/t/150/I0000CKDlttEyr0g.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/I0000ObSHWUFEYbg/t/150/I0000ObSHWUFEYbg.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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![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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![We called in these two bull Moose during the rut. After a stare down the smaller one ran off into the woods; The bigger one followed and they started fighting. We could only hear the clashing of antlers [October; Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000_gSPEe18XII/t/150/I0000_gSPEe18XII.jpg)
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![We called in these two bull Moose during the rut. After a stare down the smaller one ran off into the woods; The bigger one followed and they started fighting. We could only hear the clashing of antlers [October; Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Im19GCOE5Sk/t/150/I0000Im19GCOE5Sk.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/I0000llYtv8HV1fE/t/150/I0000llYtv8HV1fE.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)
Moose Swamp River SNF...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/I0000xiTQWq7kKtw/t/150/I0000xiTQWq7kKtw.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 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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![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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![.River Otters do not go dormant in winter. They can often be found far from water too [April; Crex Meadows, near Grantsburg, Wisconsin]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000HnzHyHOCpXk/t/150/I0000HnzHyHOCpXk.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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