Northern flicker stands guard over the wildlife refuge
Just so we are clear, this is a staff road and no visitor access is allowed. This member of the woodpecker was ensuring the rules were strictly adhered to. A…
White-tailed deer buck in the fall-colored grasses
Kind of a pretty shot taken this morning on my photo outing. This fellow and another were alternating between eating and sparring. Judging by his antlers, that sparring has at…
Red fox keeping watch over the family home
Unfortunately, it has been a long time since I got a fresh fox pic so this one is reaching into the archives for #FoxFriday. Taken at the end of May…
Even owls get itches
Every time I see a raptor do this, I am baffled how the heck they don’t hurt themselves. I mean, look at those talons! ? Somehow though they manage and…
Young mule deer poses with the fall foliage
Quite a cutie, eh? It and its sibling were following along with their mother as she grazed through the high-altitude terrain. The young ones were not too interested in eating,…
“Ooh, smell that smell!”
A bull moose takes a whiff of the rarified high-altitude air. This guy was hassling a female that had two calves with her and wanted no part of his advances.…