At Seldom Pass, the pass just west of Deming Peak, on June 27, 2020. This image won first place in the John Fielder photo contest by ESWA.Ermine on a local trail in fall.Collared lizard near Rattlesnake Arches, Grand JunctionSame as above, by Beth SeeleyThis goat and the younger one below were just west of Quandary’s summit.Too Cool For School: On trail just west of Argentine Pass.Using a 100-mm lens I got quite close to this one, I think a female guarding one young child. This was halfway up the bump known as Blarney, just north of Independence Pass.This one and the next were taken at Red Buffalo Pass.Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos calidiarum), Joshua Tree National Park, CaliforniaElke Dratch and I encountered two goats at one of the saddles on the rocky west ridge of Peak C. One was a year or more older than the other. Here is the elder one checking us out.West ridge of Peak C. He looks like he is charging, but he is not.We were a little surprised to find a fox so high (13500 ft). July 14, 2014 above Independence Pass.Kea in New Zealand near Mt. Aspiring.Snowshoe hare, early June, North Halfmoon TrailSkiing at Gold Run requires constant attention.Fall Creek Trail, June 2025.Ptarmigan Ptwins, near Mosquito Peak, August 15, 2018.July 1, 2015, Loveland Pass.Loveland Pass, Colorado (May 18, 2016)Near Icefall Lodge, August 2006.Young ptarmigan on Mt. Blaurock, July 17, 2014.Bull snake Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico.At “Flat Pass”, NW of Uneva Peak near Vail Pass, early in the morning of July 22, 2011.This fantastic photo of a ruby-throated hummingbird was taken by my friend Rich Seeley, who has become a specialist in wildlife photography. See http://www.pix2love.com for more of his work on birds and mammals.Another shot by Richard Seeley: A coyote in Rocky Mountain National Park, fall 2007. Rich is an excellent wildlife photographer whose work has been featured in many places. For more of his work, see http://www.pix2love.com.
