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My friend the Chipmunk!
Read More: My friend the Chipmunk!My friend decided to camp with me in the Kaibab National Forest near The Grand Canyon. The Kaibab is about 20 degrees cooler than where I live near Zion NP and is a welcome relief from the heat. More pics coming from a tremendous lightning storm, a full moon rising, a time-lapse video from Marble…
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The Very Loud Canyon Tree Frog
Read More: The Very Loud Canyon Tree FrogYes, this frog, only 2 inches long, can really make some noise! And it’s not a single rivet. It’s a series of rivets that have a staccato-like delivery that resembles a machine gun sound or the sound of a woodpecker pecking. The male frog produces this sound to attract females during the spring breeding season.…
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The Howling Coyote
Read More: The Howling CoyoteI was about 50 feet from this coyote at Yellowstone National Park when this one let out a sound that is still ringing in my ears . I just wish I was recording the sound. I don’t think the coyote knew I was so close. “Howling is a basic communication behavior in coyotes,” says Gary…
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Zion National Park’s Desert Bighorn Sheep
Read More: Zion National Park’s Desert Bighorn SheepZion National Park in Utah is not renowned for its wildlife but one species found here that I find interesting is the Desert Bighorn Sheep. They subsist on the vegetation in the park and prefer the steep rocky slopes. They are a bit sensitive to humans but you can see them on the east side…
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Zion Canyon Autumn- Vol. 2 Hidden Zion
Read More: Zion Canyon Autumn- Vol. 2 Hidden ZionI was amazed by the brilliant falls colors at Zion last week, but I also noticed some hidden areas in Zion Canyon that I really never observed before. We all take photos of those wide open panoramas but if you take your telephoto lens and zoom in on specific targets, its amazing what you can…
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Photo Of The Week- A tale or tail of the squirrel.
Read More: Photo Of The Week- A tale or tail of the squirrel.This Western Gray Squirrel really wanted his picture taken. And to get my interest, it crept pretty close towards me and in an instant, flashed its big bushy tail. So became the tale of the tail.
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Why Yellowstone is the best of the National Parks.
Read More: Why Yellowstone is the best of the National Parks.Just because you’re first doesn’t necessarily mean you’re the best. But there is a reason why Yellowstone was named the first national park on March 1, 1872 by President Ulysses Grant. Its biodiversity and geologic wonders are what grabbed the attention of Congress through the photos and paintings of Jackson and Moran respectively during the…