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Nature Western U.S.A.

by troupial

Bison (Bison bison). Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

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Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
Moose (Alces alces)
Chaco Canyon National Historic Park, New Mexico.
Aspect of ruins, Chaco Culture National HIstoric Park, New Mexico, U.S.A.
Pueblo Bonito
Preparing to kayak on Cutler Marsh near Logan, Utah.
White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)
Moose (Alces alces)
Kokanee Salmon, on its journey upstream.
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Colorado.
Dilophosaurus footstep.
Western Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)
Colorado National Monument, Colorado.
Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado.
Oregon coast, U.S.A.
Oregon Coast, U.S.A.
Southern Oregon coast, U.S.A.
Klamath Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon, U.S.A., 2006
Two Collared Peccaries dining on cactus while a Gambel's Quail looks on.
Yellow-Eyed Junco (Junco phaeonotus)
Successful Rescue Effort
Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)
Round-Tailed Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus tereticaudus)
Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
Convening At The Bird Bath. Desert Cottontails (Sylvilagus audubonii)
Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla), male.
Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
Antelope Jackrabbit (Lepus alleni) mIssing a bite-sized portion of its left ear.
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)
Devil's Claw (Probuscidea altheafolia)
Antelope Jackrabbit (Lepus alleni)
Path through a remnant of old growth coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens), Humboldt County, northern California, home to the world's tallest tree, 379.1 feet (115.5 meters).
Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), the base of which has been swept by fire. Very thick bark provides protection.
Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens). Moss, ferns and oxalis are indicative of the moist, foggy environment.
Evening at the Oregon coast.
Morning mist on the Oregon coast.
Scenic Oregon coast on a summer's day.
Sunset along the southern Oregon coast.
View of Mount Lassen at Manzanita Lake, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California.
White-Tailed Coues Deer (Odocoileus virginianus).
Southern Dogface Butterfly (Colias cesonia)
Tailed Orange Butterfly (Eurema proterpia).
Desert Cottontail Rabbits (Sylvilagus audubonii).
A cautious Curve-Billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) perched in a cholla cactus (a favored nesting locale).
White-Nosed Coati (Nasua narica). One of three habituated individuals digging holes and foraging adjacent to bird feeders at a mountain lodge.
Antelope Jackrabbit (Lepus alleni), pausing briefly before speeding away.
Collared Peccary (Pecari tajuca), a.k.a. javelina.
Cooper's Hawk (Accipter cooperii) at mealtime.
Adult Cooper's Hawk (Accipter cooperii), mid-meal.
A pair of Ring-Necked Ducks (Aythya collaris) at a local pond. Winter visitor. Breeds in northern North America.
Antelope Jackrabbit (Lepus alleni) with a torn - or bitten - ear.
First rattlesnake sighting this year (Western Diamondback - Crotalus atrox).
Vigilant Antelope Jackrabbits (Lepus alleni).
Spruce Tree House Cliff Dwellings, Ancestral Puebloan Culture, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Remains of lookout tower, Painted Hand Pueblo, Ancestral Puebloan Culture, Canyon Of The Ancients National Monument, Montezuma County, Colorado.
Colorado chipmunk (Tamias quadrivittatus) leading the way along the trail to the Spruce Tree House Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings, Mesa Verde National Park.
Shiprock, Navajo Nation, San Juan County, New Mexico.
Bison (Bison bison)
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
Old homestead, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) perched on abandoned outhouse roof, evening, Grand Teton N.P., Wyoming.
Swainson's Hawk.
Potential Montana tent camping hazards.
Monument Plant, a.k.a. Green Gentian (Frasera speciosa).
Monument Plant, a.k.a. Green Gentian, Elk Weed, Deer's Ears (Frasera speciosa).
Scarlet Gilia, a.k.a. Scarlet Trumpet, Skyrocket (Ipomopsis aggregata).
Colorado Blue Columbine (Aquilegia caerulea) with Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja rhexifolia).
Shaggy Mane Mushroom, a.k.a. Shaggy Inky Cap, Lawyer's Wig (Coprinus comatus).
Shaggy Mane Mushrooms, a.k.a. Lawyer's Wig, Shaggy Inky Cap (Coprinus comatus).
Wild Rose (Rosa acicularis), with bee.
Nettleleaf Giant Hyssop, a.k.a. Horse Mint, (Agastache urticifolia) and Giant Red Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja miniata).
Golden Beetle (Lepturobosca chrysocoma) on Wild Rose (Rosa acicularis).
Slender Cinquefoil (Potentilla gracilis).
Western Coneflower (Rudbeckia occidentalis).
Monsoon season clouds, early evening.
During the monsoon season, bare ground is transformed into grassland.
Collared Peccary, a.k.a. javelina (Peccary tajacu), one of seven stopping by briefly, en route to who-knows-where?
Santa Rita Mountains, one of southern Arizona's "sky islands".
Yellow-Eyed Junco (Junco phaeonotus).
Late morning shadows, Tucson Mountains, Saguaro National Park, Sonoran desert, Arizona.
Ocotillos in bloom on a windy Spring day.
A very well-fed Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox), stopping by for a brief visit.
Antelope Jackrabbit (Lepus alleni).
Elegant Trogon (Trogon elegans), male.
Broad-Billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris), male.
Zebra-Tailed Lizard (Callisaurus draconoides).
Another uneventful encounter with a neighborhood Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox).
Mule deer (Odocoileous hemionus), buck, wandering by, enjoying a leisurely drink from our next door neighbors' bird bath this evening.
View of rarely-snow-adorned Santa Rita Mountains.
Tent camping in this beautiful park enabled us to watch American Bison en route to their favorite scratching posts each evening.
Desert Cottontails (Sylvilagus audubonii), chillin' at the backyard bird bath.
Antelope Jackrabbit (Lepus alleni); well-adapted to its desert environment.
One of many Widow Skimmer Dragonflies observed on a beautiful autumn day.