PICTURES OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN ANIMALS 

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This is a pika which is a small animal that is a member of the hare family. It generally lives under the rocks in talus slopes, often high above the timberline. This particular picture was taken in Rocky Mountain National Park along Trail Ridge Road.

Two bighorn sheep seen in rocks above Horseshoe Park in Rocky Mountain National Park.

This fox was photographed in Rocky Mountain National Park.            

This moose was busy feeding in a pond in Grand Teton National Park.

This moose and her calf were starting across the early morning calm water of String Lake in Grand Teton National Park.

This marmot, while being photographed on a talus slope in Rocky Mountain National Park, seemed to be looking back at me with a rather inquisitive expression. If you look closely, you can see two front teeth protruding from below its upper lip.

This picture of a marmot was also taken in Rocky Mountain National Park. I thought it was interesting in that you can see its claws, splayed out like fingers, against the stone it had just climbed out from under.

This elk was seen in Yellowstone National Park. Note the velvet on his antlers.

This deer was in the forest in Grand Teton National Park. The side of his face and chin whiskers are highlighted by a shaft of sun light shining through the trees.

This Antelope was seen standing among clumps of sagebrush in the early morning sunlight in Grand Teton National Park.

This deer was busy munching bushes in Grand Teton National Park.

Here is a picture of the rarely seen "Teton Toad". It is probably rarely seen because it blends into the background so well. I had visited this park annually for 25 years before I saw one.

This deer was showing interest in yellow columbine growing adjacent to the trail to the Narrows in Zion National Park.

Although this Bluegrouse showing off in Grand Teton National Park does not fit in the animals category, I was so intrigued by his impressive display that I decided to include it anyway. He was "doing his thing" along the edge of the road near the summit of Signal Mountain.

This mountain goat in Glacier National Park was standing on the edge of a precipice. The goat has a rather shaggy appearance because it was in the process of losing its winter coat. The shedding process seems to be progressing from the front toward the rear of the goat.

Javelina like this can be found in both the mountain and desert areas of Big Bend National Park. These animals seem rather ill tempered, yet paradoxically, they tend to move about in herds, with the result that scuffles between the animals are not uncommon when one thinks another has a better spot to eat.

Another non-animal, Roadrunners, like this one seen in Big Bend National Park, can fly quite well, but seem to prefer to spend most of their time running around on the ground; in this case along the edge of a road.

This Chisos Mountain Deer belongs to a species of smaller than average deer that live only in the Chisos Mountains of Big Bend National Park.

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