Saturday, June 1, 2013

Hell's Canyon - The Wildlife

                                          Mule Deer Bucks on The Western Rim
                                          Ewe Bighorn Sheep Bedded.
                                          Bighorn with Ear Tag
                                          "You Can't See Me!"
                                          The first group of sheep we saw, a delight to say the least.
                                          Chukar on rocks.  We saw many of these.
                                          Swallow nest among the cliffs.
                                          Whitetail Buck, watching a group of men on horseback.
                                          Mom, or babysitter, leading the kiddos to safety.
                                          Gillette's Checkerspot Butterfly.
                                          We saw several of these on the large rosebushes at the old homestead.
                                          Bullock's Oriole in the canyon bottom.
                                          Mountain Bluebird.
                                          Mule Deer does.
                                          Mule Deer buck in a large patch of wild roses.
                                          Bighorn Sheep ram.
                                          He was very curious about us.
                                          Spotted Skunk at the homestead.  There we several of these little guys.
                                          Sheep playing on the rocks.
                                          Large, beautiful colored black bear.
                                          Bull elk blasting out of a draw.
                                          Baby chukar.  Sooo cute!
                                          The sheep were very photo friendly.
                                          Mom and calf elk.
                                          Two cows enjoying a lazy day.
                                          A small group of elk.
                                          The first large elk herd we saw just before arriving at our camp.
                                          "Peek-a-boo."
                                          Sheep with its fur thinning for the hot summer in the canyon.
                                          Yet another elk herd...
                                                    Mountain lion track on Western Rim Trail.
                                          The rattlesnake the Travis stepped over.
                                          Wolf track on Western Rim Trail.
                                                    Yet more wolf tracks.
                                          Baby rattlesnake on lower trail.
                                          Black-Billed Magpies.  We saw many of these.

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