Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Wavyleaf Thistle

Wavyleaf Thistle
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Image by USFWS Mountain Prairie
This native thistle can be found at at elevations up to 9,500 ft and should not be confused with other non-native noxious thistles such as Canada Thistle.

Location: Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR

Credit: Jaclyn Kircher / USFWS

Photo Contest Entry #32


Ferret Heart
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Image by USFWS Mountain Prairie
Credit: Kimberly Tamkun / USFWS

Photo Contest Entry #195


Greater Sage-Grouse
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Image by USFWS Mountain Prairie
Male sage-grouse on a lek in Butte County, South Dakota.

Credit: Steve Fairbairn / USFWS

Photo Contest Entry #117


Change Is Inevitable
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Image by USFWS Mountain Prairie
Windmills from the past and present on the high plains.

Credit: Judson Spicer / USFWS

Photo Contest Entry #150


Prickly Pear Cactus
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Image by USFWS Mountain Prairie
These beauties are abundant throughout Ouray NWR and Utah.

Location: Ouray NWR

Credit: Jaclyn Kircher / USFWS

Photo Contest Entry #33

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