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If it bleats, chirps, or roars, our readers have captured it.
  • Marmot on South Arapaho Peak in Colorado's Front Range (Chris Hood)
  • A Grey Jay takes flight over Mount Washing in New Hampshire (Edward Montagna)
  • A Bison near Gibbon River in Yellowstone National Park (David Shepard)
  • A Bobcat in Shenandoah National Park (Joe Massowd)
  • A Chipmunk in Glacier National Park (Todd Holtz)
  • A goat on Mt. Evans in the Rocky Mountains (Patrick Mendoza)
  • A Bear at the Russian Falls in Alaska  (Angie Jacaruso)
  • A Bull Elk at Yellowstone Lake in Colorado (Brad Meyer)
  • A Pair of goats on Highline Trail in Glacier National Park, Montana (Jackie Kajdzik)
  • A Bobcat and her kitten in Virginia’s Lesesne State Forest (Jimmy Holland)
Marmot on South Arapaho Peak in Colorado's Front Range (Chris Hood)
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Marmot on South Arapaho Peak in Colorado's Front Range (Chris Hood)

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