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Vulcan
Sport climber
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 28, 2009 - 02:36pm PT
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Dec 28, 2009 - 02:46pm PT
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Kestrel and Woodpecker meeting outside my house.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Dec 28, 2009 - 02:54pm PT
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Ohhhh....you meant animals!
well, here's my desert tortoise. he was crossing the road on the way to Cima a few years ago:
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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Dec 28, 2009 - 03:02pm PT
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Mmmmmm, Yuuuummmmy!
If that don't scare ya maybe this will...
Mountain Goats can give ya the snail-eye too!
(shot with wide-angle lens)
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Dec 28, 2009 - 03:11pm PT
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big horny sheep
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cyndiebransford
climber
31 years in Joshua Tree, now Alaska
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Dec 28, 2009 - 05:29pm PT
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xtrmecat
Big Wall climber
Kalispell, Montanagonia
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Dec 28, 2009 - 05:53pm PT
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Posted this little guy before.
Not sure if I have posted these guys yet or not, but here they are.
These fellows are hiking the same terrain as I am almost every spring.
And I can't forget my buddy Chuck.
More to follow, kind of a bump it up thing if you will.
Bob
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Reeotch
Trad climber
Kayenta, AZ
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Went up to do Liberty Bell summer before last. This guy and his family were hanging out at the start of the real rock climbing. They let me get real close. I had to wait for this one to move off the ledge, which is where the route begins. They also showed off their climbing skills!
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jbaker
Trad climber
Redwood City, CA
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Wild climbers.
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hossjulia
Social climber
Eastside
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I've posted this before. June Lake, last winter.
This bobcat was sitting on my porch with a bag of trash I was getting ready to take away. Just sat there with it's back to the trash for about 5 minutes before I finally had to move to get my camera. He/she saw me and moved under a tree. Being able to study this beautiful creature up close was a real treat, but I could tell it was not acting "normally", the dogs next door were going nuts in the window and it just ignored them.
Some silly second homeowner in the Clark track had/has been feeding animals there for some time, any animals, bears, etc. This bobcat showed little fear of me, but did move off when I came to the door with my camera.
This person has been repeatedly asked not to leave food out for animals, the neighborhood dogs have figured it out too and come home sick all the time.
Habituated bobcat, lovely. (not) Not to mention the bear.
Personally, I would have called fish and game on them, but I didn't live by them and had not witnessed them leaving food out.
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Vulcan
Sport climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 2, 2010 - 04:46pm PT
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Swall Meadows Ca. Feb 2008
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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Coastal,
That dude has ill intent!
Much prefer a tete a tete with thissun...
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Dimes
Social climber
Living in the past.
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Wolf from Slough Creek Pack-Yellowstone Ntl Pk
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jmap
Social climber
NC
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Dimes
Social climber
Living in the past.
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Baby elephant-Tarangire Ntl Pk-Tanzania
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Shrug
Trad climber
The hell that is the midwest...
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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cyndiebransford wins, with pics of Rocky and Bullwinkle.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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From the pre-bear box era in Yosemite.
This little f*#k, or one of his buddies, attacked my food bag after 40+ successful days of hanging it in a tree.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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MH2
climber
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Thanks for the cool insects, Shrug.
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cyndiebransford
climber
31 years in Joshua Tree, now Alaska
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Rocky and Bullwinkle are both in my backyard. We have two moose that are regular visitors, a mom and baby. My partner, Jerry, named them Roast and Stew.
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Bill Mc Kirgan
Trad climber
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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This hummer was crazy wild trying to keep all others away from each of the six feeders we had stationed on our front porch.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Hagerman, ID
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The Wolf: Is there a story about the bear on the bridge?
And for wildlife: Baby hummingbirds. We were able to find three nests in our trees last summer. First we ever located here.
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ionlyski
Trad climber
Kalispell, Montana
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ionlyski
Trad climber
Kalispell, Montana
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Tradmedic
Ice climber
Thunder Bay, Ontario
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shrug: Mean looking wasps!
The wolf: It took me a second to spot the bear doing the arch hand traverse. Good eye!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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Thought I looked bad New Year's Day!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there fritz... say, yes there was a story about the bear... it did get rescued, if i remember right... will see if i can hunt the story down... or someone may beat me to it...
say, vulcan, great post/thread... i sure critters... i have a few pics somewhere that i may scan... my amera is just a do-and-return type thing from walgreens, so i miss some great pics when i have not turned it in for the "free film" :)
sure will try to add the few that i have, on here, soon...
you all got realy neat pictures here... thanks guys...
awwwwwwwwww, critters... :))
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reddirt
climber
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cool:
cute:
uncool & not cute
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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Reddirt,
As someone who assisted on a long term mountain goat research
project I gotta tell you that goat isn't happy with your
proximity; body language ya know. Just cause they let you
get that close doesn't mean they're digging it as much as
you are. We all need our 'space'!
Just a respectful request for my furry friends - ;-)
ps
Rangers in Olympic NP and Glacier might not be so 'respectful'.
Jess sayin'...
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dipper
climber
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Found these ladies hanging around a local cemetery that was being cleaned up before a funeral.
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reddirt
climber
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It's really ok Reilly: no goat molestation occurred. All pictures taken were on the actual trail.
I'm actually en route to Goat Pass - thus named presumably for their prolificness in that area.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Ptarmigan near the top of Gros Morne Mt, Newfoundland
Atlantic Sunfish off the coast of Maine.
In my herb garden.
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Peggy-o
Social climber
Kingsburg ca
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Peggy-o
Social climber
Kingsburg ca
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MH2
climber
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great stuff
more goats
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sandstone conglomerate
climber
sharon conglomerate central
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I stumbled across a kid and her momma goat years back at mammoth. they are such cool animals. they didn't seem too upset at my presence, and just kept grazing and wandering, much like the elk in yellowstone.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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I don't know about how squeemish those goats are, but they will come right up to you, and if you've peed recently, they Will lick it up.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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Hope this one doesn't get me 86'd...
As J Geils said,
Love Stinks!
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dipper
climber
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Some endangered coho salmon
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dipper
climber
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Asian thespian - Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Sea Turtle...Nicaragua
Golden Eagle...Marshall Mesa, CO
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R.B.
Big Wall climber
Ripped from Oysters
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Jan 10, 2010 - 09:53pm PT
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This is a stealthly little buggar!
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dipper
climber
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Jan 10, 2010 - 10:10pm PT
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This cat ran across the road in front of me, climbed up the bank, sat down and took a bath. For 10 minutes anyhow until a large herd of Ferraris roared by and spooked us both off.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Jan 10, 2010 - 10:55pm PT
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Jan 10, 2010 - 11:23pm PT
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dipper
climber
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Jan 11, 2010 - 12:17am PT
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Two American foxes
And the men who lust for them
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cyndiebransford
climber
31 years in Joshua Tree, now Alaska
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Jan 11, 2010 - 11:09pm PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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Jan 11, 2010 - 11:12pm PT
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Awesome EIF! *
Nikkor 300 f2.8?
*Eagle In Flight
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cyndiebransford
climber
31 years in Joshua Tree, now Alaska
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Jan 11, 2010 - 11:14pm PT
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Reilly that's the correct gear.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Jan 11, 2010 - 11:26pm PT
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Some really nice shots in this thread. Dimes shots (wolf, elephant), Shrugs grasshopper and hornets (I like the one at the top left looking at him as he shoots), Dipper, the javelina playing golf, foxes, the pheasant, green turtle laying eggs, the feather salmon and more.
Maybe we should start adding in camera/lens to the captions.
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bwancy1
Trad climber
Here
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Jan 11, 2010 - 11:47pm PT
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the museum
Trad climber
Rapid City
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Jan 17, 2010 - 09:33pm PT
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Nice weather 1-17-2010 so we hit the road an went birding - 21 hawks, 3 prairie falcons, 1 kestrel and 6 bald eagles (only 1 mature).
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coldclimb
climber
Wasilla, Alaska
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Jan 17, 2010 - 09:55pm PT
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Here's a good selection from AK:
Ever get the feeling there's dozens of tiny eyes staring at you?
Or maybe exactly a dozen?
Alaska's state bird, the Ptarmigan.
A tiny critter blessed with big weapons.
The elusive Pika. It's hard to get a decent one of these guys, at least with my lens selection.
A dangerous hoary marmot, poised for pouncing!
A tiny wet bird peeps its significance to the world.
Oh hello!
And I'll wrap it up with a dash of color from the Oregon coast.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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Jan 17, 2010 - 10:30pm PT
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That's a great Cony shot!
The sealife one is fantastic!
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cyndiebransford
climber
31 years in Joshua Tree, now Alaska
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Mar 11, 2010 - 07:40pm PT
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Last weekend in Ninilchik I was photographing an eagle when another bird came to bother him. I took photos of the other bird, I think it is a magpie. When I got home to work on the photos I was surprised to see the two snowshoe hares at the base of the tree where the eagle was perched.
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tolman_paul
Trad climber
Anchorage, AK
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Mar 11, 2010 - 08:16pm PT
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Commuting from the subburbs, you never know what you'll see crossing or on the side of the road. I've seen plenty of moose, black bear, a linx, and in this case, Wile E
I couldn't take a picture of the baby licking my daughters hand, as the camera was dangling from her wrist, and she was needless to say a bit suprised by the experience and didn't think to snap a pic. But we did snap a pic of the babies head.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Mar 11, 2010 - 09:46pm PT
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Are they wildlife if they are in my driveway?
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dipper
climber
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Mar 11, 2010 - 11:12pm PT
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Brandt's Cormorant - Phalacrocorax penicillatus
White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Mar 11, 2010 - 11:19pm PT
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PhilG
Trad climber
The Circuit, Tonasket WA
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Mar 11, 2010 - 11:33pm PT
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The resident climber of one of our favorite cracks.
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PhilG
Trad climber
The Circuit, Tonasket WA
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Mar 11, 2010 - 11:37pm PT
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the "doorman" at the foot of a local crag
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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Mar 15, 2010 - 12:25pm PT
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Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed...
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BooDawg
Social climber
Paradise Island
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Mar 15, 2010 - 02:22pm PT
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Tan Slacks
climber
Joshua Tree
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Mar 15, 2010 - 04:37pm PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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Mar 16, 2010 - 08:07pm PT
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Mental, Nice shots! New Mexico is gawd's country
for the fuzzy arachnids although the most I ever saw
were down by Cave Creek, AZ one night. There was easily
one every 25'; the missus refused to get out of the car.
"C'mon hon, this is great!"
Some denizens of Sequoia.
"Whose trail is this, anyway?"
"Think I'm comin' outta this crack?"
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Jul 21, 2010 - 10:45am PT
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This guy's been hanging out down the street from where I'm staying.
For all I know, he's not even wild. Maybe he works for the Washington State Board Of Tourism.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jul 23, 2010 - 10:36am PT
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Western Fence Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis on Stately Pleasure Dome, Tuolumne Meadows (altitude ~8,000 ft/2550m)
anyone here know how to distinguish between the subspecies?
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Dick Danger
Trad climber
Lakewood, Colorado
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Jul 23, 2010 - 01:59pm PT
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Check out this mountain goat! I think she had the rabies or something.
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Jul 23, 2010 - 02:29pm PT
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My resident attitude children.
This bird and it's mate are like a traveling comedy show around here!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 23, 2010 - 02:42pm PT
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Uh, didn't you forget sumpin'?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 23, 2010 - 03:02pm PT
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RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!!
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Jul 23, 2010 - 03:13pm PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 24, 2010 - 06:52pm PT
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^^^^^ That is a very bittersweet photo of the orphan and his/her friend.
'Wildlife' on the Mineral King road...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 26, 2010 - 01:33pm PT
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Found some old negatives from the Pamirs.
Asiatic Ibex rams "Agreeing to Disagree"
This dood was soo onto me!
A ram that had a disagreement with a Snow Leopard!
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Jul 26, 2010 - 01:36pm PT
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wow!
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Jul 26, 2010 - 01:54pm PT
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Classic Ram Rot! Don't let Locker or Cosmic get ahold of this.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 29, 2010 - 11:53am PT
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More horny creatures - Mt Baldy a few weeks ago...
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Daniel Eubank
Sport climber
Woodbridge, VA
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Jul 29, 2010 - 04:10pm PT
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An Infrared photo of a deer and a racoon, taken last night.
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go-B
climber
In God We Trust
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Jul 30, 2010 - 11:53pm PT
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Majid_S
Mountain climber
Bay Area , California
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Jul 31, 2010 - 12:12am PT
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Base of Ama Da Blan, Himalayas, Nepal
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 31, 2010 - 01:49am PT
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Dood, a Lammergeier! Tough shot, NICE!
One flew 20' over my head - so cool!
For those that don't know that is at least a 6' wingspan!
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TC
Trad climber
Claremont, CA
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On my neighbor's fence.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nice grab TC! Kitty looks quite relaxed waiting for lunch!
Rosie - The Queen of Whitney
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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We came upon her quite unexpectedly, we were very close to her.
This gal was guarding the nursery.
Here's the nursery. Can you find all five of the lambs?
This guy was hanging out with our chickens and didn't get scared by the wife's presence.
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hooblie
climber
from where the anecdotes roam
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couple nights ago, some horrible gnawing going on behind the toe kick, under the sink. following night, this guy was upended in my waste basket.
a swinging figure eight pattern kept him from curling all the way back to his tippy tail, where my fingers waited in peril.
guess i better patrol the perimeter, looking for a breach in the foundation vents
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there all, say...
oh my.... here comes my "additions" to the ol' wildlife thread...
hope the shock won't get you all (some are kind of funny looking).... :O
:))
well, they are the best that i could get...
:)
*though, i do have some really good swan pics... will
save them for a bit later... as i got to go
"hunt down a mouse" right about now...
(not the gnawing kind, mind you, but the kind that can gnaw a mite
at your patience, meaning: the ornery-computer mouse type...)
after only a year, it seems my is concking-out... :O
god bless... :)
edit: ooops, forgot... i keep trying to post, before the ol
computer or mouse, stalls... wow, thanks for the newest critter pics...
very nice!!! :)
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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These guys aren't spooked by people in the least... or by kites either.
I had to back away several times to get them under the camera.
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TC
Trad climber
Claremont, CA
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Aug 13, 2010 - 12:06am PT
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cyndiebransford
climber
31 years in Joshua Tree, now Alaska
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Aug 13, 2010 - 03:11am PT
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Spawning salmon at Hidden Creek, Alaska.
Eagle at Anchor Point, Alaska.
Young eagle ready to fly, Homer, Alaska.
Backyard wildlife, Soldotna, Alaska
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OhYeah!!!
Trad climber
Sacramento, CA
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Aug 13, 2010 - 03:36am PT
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aldude
climber
Monument Manor
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Aug 13, 2010 - 04:06am PT
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Les
Trad climber
Bahston
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Aug 13, 2010 - 09:30am PT
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Wow! Some amazing pics in here! Can't compete on the photog level, but I do have a few wildlife shots:
Radio-collared mother grizz and her cub, Grand Teton National Park:
Bullwinkle, Moose, WY:
Fox family, west side parking area, Mt. Washington, NH:
Just two of several thousands of migrating land crabs, Cozumel, Mexico:
Palancar Reef, Cozumel, Mexico:
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Prezwoodz
climber
Anchorage
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Aug 13, 2010 - 01:24pm PT
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Were those your photos peter? Some are quite beautiful.
Heres a bunch of animals Ive stumbled over the years.
In Mexico
Texas...
Oregon
New Mexico
Florida
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
California
Portugal
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y.com/Europe/Portugal-2010/IMG0073-2/760379873_LWGLw-L-1.jpg[/img]
Guatemala
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rwedgee
Ice climber
canyon country,CA
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Aug 13, 2010 - 02:04pm PT
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EdBannister
Mountain climber
CA
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Aug 13, 2010 - 04:04pm PT
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Tea
Trad climber
Behind the Zion Curtain
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Aug 13, 2010 - 04:10pm PT
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How about a little Beaver.
This one was wet and lost and looking for home.
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Aug 14, 2010 - 07:54pm PT
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Taken yesterday at my neighbor's house.....
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Beatrix Kiddo
Mountain climber
ColoRADo
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Aug 16, 2010 - 12:37am PT
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BooDawg
Social climber
On the Road, Pacific Slope
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Aug 16, 2010 - 03:02am PT
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I took this today on the S. side of Mt. St. Helens while visiting the lahar (mud flow), the tree molds and Ape Cave. More on that trip later.
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Daniel Eubank
Sport climber
Woodbridge, VA
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Aug 16, 2010 - 12:48pm PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 16, 2010 - 01:06pm PT
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Boo,
Barred Owl, sorry. And contrary to many tree-huggers' opinion the
Barred may be as culpable for the decline of the Spotted as clear-cutting.
Although they are both of the Strix genus the
Barred is much more aggressive in establishing territory at the
expense of the Spotted. Anyway, good spot and shot!
If it was a Great Grey it wouldn't have the spotting on the back,
the head would appear much larger proportionally, and it would have
a longer tail in addition to being much bigger. The overall look is
more greyish especially on the breast/belly such that the barring is
less pronounced.
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boulderkitty
Trad climber
Los Angeles, California
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Aug 16, 2010 - 01:12pm PT
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TC
Trad climber
Claremont, CA
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Aug 16, 2010 - 01:21pm PT
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TC
Trad climber
Claremont, CA
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Aug 16, 2010 - 01:34pm PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 16, 2010 - 01:51pm PT
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BooDawg,
Sorry, I forgot to include Locker's excellent capture of
a verrry rare Barred Owl sub-species, the CosmicBarred:
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BooDawg
Social climber
On the Road, Pacific Slope
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Aug 16, 2010 - 04:37pm PT
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Thanks Reilly. I used to know birds of W. North America much better than I do now, so thanks for setting me straight; it was a wild guess, really. Your sub-species is certainly one that's new to my experience. I hope to see one in the wild sometime. Do they inhabit steep rock faces and nest there sometimes? Or are they strictly arboreal?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 17, 2010 - 03:31am PT
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Do they inhabit steep rock faces and nest there sometimes? Or are they strictly arboreal?
Rumor has it the CosmicBarred has expanded its range from JTree and is now a known nester in the Red Rocks!
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Aug 17, 2010 - 03:24pm PT
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Doing trailwork at the Rosendale Waterworks area last weekend, one of the guys accidentally unearthed this guy. Luckily, he was uninjured, and quickly returned to the ground, where he disappeared into an enseen tunnel in less than one second!
Swallowtails found at Rainbow Falls in Minnewaska State Park Preserve
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MisterE
Social climber
Bouncy Tiggerville
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Aug 30, 2010 - 09:16pm PT
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Fox at Riverside Quarry yesterday:
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 30, 2010 - 09:19pm PT
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Where the deer and the antelope play (and sheep run scared)...
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Aug 30, 2010 - 09:39pm PT
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the museum
Trad climber
Rapid City
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Aug 30, 2010 - 10:52pm PT
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Bear 46 went on travel to Montana!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 23, 2010 - 12:58pm PT
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GC, nice, my favorite lizard.
Some scans of old prints from my days molesting these guys...
Mr Cuddly...
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Dec 23, 2010 - 01:08pm PT
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One of my winter visitors...
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Dec 23, 2010 - 01:27pm PT
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Posted this before, but seems to fit.
Some unidentified surf bird
Curious Bighorn
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nature
climber
Tuscon Again! India! India! Hawaii! LA?!?!
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Dec 23, 2010 - 01:29pm PT
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morning visitor
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crazytom
climber
Maine
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Dec 23, 2010 - 02:56pm PT
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Adding a couple of pics amongst some awesome photography!
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TMO
Trad climber
Puyallup, WA
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Dec 23, 2010 - 03:22pm PT
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Foxy Loxy at Mount Rainier National Park. This little feller was darn near tame. Hungry I suspect. He hung with me for a good 5 minutes.
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Tobia
Social climber
GA
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Dec 23, 2010 - 03:34pm PT
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Taken in my "yard", one of twin brothers, this fall.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Dec 23, 2010 - 06:00pm PT
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Great photos! so many "best of show."
A mystery owl that exploded out of some foliage 3' in front of me last summer. Made a heleva squawking and used effective threat gestures to keep me away. Pine woodland at about 7,000 ft. in S. Idaho.
Baby Great Gray, that had fallen out of the nest? I think it was 10-12" tall.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Dec 23, 2010 - 06:12pm PT
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Snow geese and sandhill cranes...Bosque del Apache, NM
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Dec 23, 2010 - 06:28pm PT
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Cranes taking off.
Snow geese on the morning flyout.
Sunrise, Bosque del Apache, NM
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cyndiebransford
climber
31 years in Joshua Tree, now Alaska
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Dec 24, 2010 - 02:33am PT
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crazytom
climber
Maine
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Dec 24, 2010 - 07:16pm PT
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dipper
climber
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Dec 24, 2010 - 07:25pm PT
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Endangered coho salmon are returning.
So far San Geronimo Valley has more fish than the past two years combined (not hard to do when one considers the last 2 years were nearly zero)
This year looks to be below average, but is more than zero.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Dec 25, 2010 - 12:09am PT
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Great Photos from everyone.
Kudos to Crazy Tom for the long antenna beetle (gally-napper) you shot at City of Rocks and Broke-down for one of his pet bucks.
On our 2007 Sawtooth Mtn. trip, Kim bragged about her lightweight rain-fly and closeness to nature. The local marmot urinated all over her sleeping bag: to reinforce how close she was to nature.
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Dec 25, 2010 - 12:29am PT
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Bob DA That Crane shot is awesome. Good work everyone!
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crazytom
climber
Maine
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Dec 25, 2010 - 07:59am PT
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Thanks Fritz. I couldn't remember the name of that bug.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Dec 25, 2010 - 11:33am PT
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Tom: Gally-Napper is a "southernism" I learned from the ex. It was a catch-all for any un-identified large insect. I gradually pared the definition down to large un-identified coleoptera (beetles).
With some digging on Google, I find this definition at WikiAnswers: A galley napper also know as a galley nipper is a Crane Fly.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_fly.
I confess: your beetle is some type of "Longhorn" beetle. There are thousands of species of "Longhorn" beetle in North America. ihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhorn_beetle
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scuffy b
climber
Three feet higher
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Dec 27, 2010 - 07:48pm PT
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Fritz, your mystery owl looks like a Poor-will to me.
Not often seen in daylight.
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groundup
Trad climber
hard sayin' not knowin'
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Dec 27, 2010 - 08:11pm PT
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below the main wall at Carderock MD.
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Tobia
Social climber
GA
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Dec 27, 2010 - 10:06pm PT
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Another summer shot; typical for white-tails in the South.
Brokedownclimber: that is a big boy on your ranch; it would be considered a 10 point over here.
The mystery owl sure looks like a Poor Will to me. We have two varieties on this side the Chuck-will's-widow and the Whip-poor-will. All belong to the Order Goatsuckers; so named because of the 17th century fear they stole milk from goat's udders at night.
A good place to look up bird info is the Cornell Lab of Ornithology website:
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/search
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AlasdairTurner
Trad climber
Seattle, wa
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Dec 27, 2010 - 11:54pm PT
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OK here are a few.
Marmot
Heron
Andean Geese
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Dec 28, 2010 - 12:21am PT
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Dec 28, 2010 - 12:24am PT
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groundup, what kind of snake is that? Did it catch the fish? Could it realistically hope to swallow it?
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groundup
Trad climber
hard sayin' not knowin'
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Dec 28, 2010 - 12:39am PT
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I think it was a northern water snake but I could be wrong. Yes, it caught the fish and dragged it onto the bank. We watched as it started eating and it was the stuff of nightmares! I'm not a snake guy AT ALL! (too much time in SE asia I guess) The snake had about a third of the fish in it's mouth when I just couldn't watch anymore. blah.
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Zamfir
Trad climber
Danbury, CT
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Jun 30, 2011 - 03:39am PT
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Recent trip to Yellowstone via Denver.
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Chewybacca
Trad climber
Montana, Whitefish
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Jun 30, 2011 - 05:08am PT
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Sorry about the big pics. I'll try to make them smaller next time I post.
All these were taken in Glacier NP.
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perswig
climber
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Jun 30, 2011 - 05:59am PT
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Dale
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Vulcan
Sport climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 30, 2011 - 10:17am PT
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Jun 30, 2011 - 11:30am PT
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Fox and moose, seen on two consecutive hikes up Mt Washington from opposite sides of the mountain.
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wildone
climber
Troy, MT
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Jun 30, 2011 - 11:50am PT
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Yesterday on the tundra here in the arctic- Caribou!
and another...
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Tarz
Mountain climber
Calli
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Jun 30, 2011 - 11:54am PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Little Mr Ear and a Half firmly believes it is better to be lucky than good:
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cyndiebransford
climber
31 years in Joshua Tree, now Alaska
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Jul 27, 2011 - 03:50am PT
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While fishing on the Russian River near the falls last week.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jul 27, 2011 - 07:43am PT
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hey there say, all...
just a bug.... :)
:)
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OR
Trad climber
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Jul 27, 2011 - 11:04am PT
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This guy was actually chasing my cat around the yard.
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Jul 27, 2011 - 11:09am PT
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OR, great shot of the modern deer. Is that your sculpture? Who is the artist? It looks awesome.
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hairyapeman
Trad climber
Fres-yes
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Jul 27, 2011 - 12:10pm PT
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Bill Mc Kirgan
Trad climber
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Jul 27, 2011 - 12:54pm PT
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This turkey was casually strolling in my neighbor's front yard and drive way earlier this week.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 27, 2011 - 12:58pm PT
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What's his SuperTopo handle?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 27, 2011 - 01:12pm PT
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Dang, that baby grew fast in two hours! That's some powerful rhubarb you're growing!
Do you get to indulge in any yourself? :-)
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cyndiebransford
climber
31 years in Joshua Tree, now Alaska
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It is bear season. Saw a mama and two cubs about 20 feet ahead of us on the Fuller Lakes trail near Cooper Landing.
Also saw these sheep high up the mountain above the upper lake.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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The resident beggar at Torres del Paine. I don't know what percentage of his
diet is junk food but he sure looked healthy. He's also considerably bigger
than our foxes.
I wanted to tell this babe to ease up on the Tammie Faye Baker look but I was too mesmerized.
Oh, and how 'bout those pouty lips?
Further north the locals like to ride the rails...
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Aug 11, 2011 - 01:13am PT
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Elephant seals near San Simeon ( California ).
These guys are as big as my truck, which allows them to lay around for weeks at a time, and not have to worry about being bothered.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Aug 11, 2011 - 02:19am PT
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Bugs are wildlife too!!
A bunch of us odonate nerds got our ode on in Tahoe last week, so here's a couple of shots, including a very confused mixed species pair. Since dragonfly genitalia are so specialized, you almost never see this sort of thing, especially not across different genera.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Aug 11, 2011 - 09:46pm PT
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Here's a Tailed Copper from today at Galena Falls, on the way back from Mt. Rose:
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TomCochrane
Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
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Aug 12, 2011 - 02:38am PT
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Aug 12, 2011 - 03:42am PT
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Baby long-eared chipmunks - too cute!!
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scuffy b
climber
dissected alluvial deposits, late Pleistocene
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Aug 12, 2011 - 04:54pm PT
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Willoughby, do you have the roles reversed in your wheel position dragonflies?
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EdBannister
Mountain climber
13,000 feet
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Aug 12, 2011 - 05:32pm PT
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Aug 12, 2011 - 05:56pm PT
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Scuffy B, Nope. Meadowhawk on the left, whiteface on the right. Odonoate sex is kooky: the male has some accessory gear in its 2nd or 3rd abdominal segments, including a sperm reservoir. When he's feeling the need, he self-inseminates from where the sperm are produced in the 9th segment
and then runs out and grabs a female by the back of the neck. If she's feeling receptive, she curls up and inseminates herself from that reservoir. Thus the wheel.
Damsels are a little different in that the male usually grabs the female first, and then has to do the whole self-insemination thing while they're in tandem. I don't have any shots of that move, but this gives you the idea (he's either halfway there, or just finished):
Kids, don't try this at home!
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cyndiebransford
climber
31 years in Joshua Tree, now Alaska
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Aug 30, 2011 - 01:12am PT
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Muncho Lake area of British Columbia. I am driving down to the lower 48 for my youngest son's wedding.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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"Oh, give me a home...where the deer and the antelope play."
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, all.... oooops, had the wrong window... had two opened at once.... :))
reading and posting. ...
will be back with a critter, soon...
:)
here you go:
as wild as i can come up with, recently,
though, in LOOKS only:
***will have to add this later, computer is too slow, and i had
two failed attempts :( can't use up any more time...
but, believe me, it DID look wild.... well... kind of sort of, it did... ;)
ahh, perhaps tomorrow... :)
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FRUMY
Trad climber
SHERMAN OAKS,CA
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TYeary
Social climber
State of decay
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TY
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Tony, I can't tell what he is.
FYI you might like to know this from an 1898 issue of "Scientific American":
I'm just glad I'm not a sovereign.
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Quasimodo
Trad climber
CA
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Sep 16, 2011 - 04:26pm PT
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Waiting for the shuttle near Agnew Meadows we saw these critters playing near the road -
Sierra Marmots
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Oct 15, 2011 - 02:01am PT
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Doing a study on Western Tiger Beetles this month. They're friggin' rad.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 28, 2011 - 12:02am PT
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Wyoming antelope shot with LED lighting.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Jan 29, 2012 - 04:31pm PT
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It is nice to have a wildlife hotspot 5 minutes from my house. Up on the lower UCSC campus. Woke up a bobcat this morning, saw the coyote last weekend.
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Tobia
Social climber
GA
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Jan 29, 2012 - 06:27pm PT
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Beautiful shot of the coyote and bobcat; neither of which pose often.
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tooth
Trad climber
B.C.
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Feb 16, 2013 - 02:42am PT
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From skiing in elk country this past weekend.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Feb 16, 2013 - 11:19am PT
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This little horned lizard has stacked out a section of the backbone trail for a couple of years now. I nicknamed her "Hermie" and dubbed her the Saddle Peak mascot.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Feb 16, 2013 - 11:40am PT
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nice shot cosmic! Nice portraits of the deer and elk too.
have been seeing a lot of bobcats
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cyndiebransford
climber
31 years in Joshua Tree, now Alaska
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Feb 17, 2013 - 01:20am PT
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Ninilchik, Alaska, I saw 7 moose in this one area today.
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Feb 17, 2013 - 01:47am PT
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^^^^^^. Oh my. Nice. Big Moose.
Susan
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Feb 17, 2013 - 10:26am PT
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Peregrine Falcon
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Feb 17, 2013 - 11:25am PT
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Aug 14, 2013 - 12:21am PT
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Elephant Seals near San Simeon:
These beasts are bigger than they look in pictures. They're bigger than walruses, and some weigh three tons.
Then, there's the Pigeon Point Rats:
I don't know if he's looking for a handout from the tourists, or what, but I can't get this close to the ones in my yard.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 14, 2013 - 01:01am PT
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Sup?
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Aug 19, 2013 - 03:50am PT
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Found this snake that bit off more than it could chew on the banks of the New River, New River Gorge, West Virginia.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 19, 2013 - 02:18pm PT
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Cool shots, SLR. Midland Water snake?
Black Rat snake hitting his Black Mamba pose (Michigan)...
Making his getaway...
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coldclimb
climber
Wasilla, Alaska
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Aug 19, 2013 - 02:36pm PT
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Pika!
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coldclimb
climber
Wasilla, Alaska
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Aug 19, 2013 - 03:03pm PT
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Wildlife!
More Later!
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Moss Landing Sea Otters
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Jul 28, 2017 - 11:02am PT
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two for the price of one. Gray Fox, or Tigrillo if you're south of the border
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