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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · 8d

This moose cow is headed my way at Sheep Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO. She was really booking it!

#moose #animal #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animalpics #hiking #adventure #nationalpark #sheeplake #rockymountains #rockymountainnationalpark #rmnp #colorado

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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · 9d

An elk stag forages amongst the vegetation in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

#elk #stag #mammal #animal #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animalpics #hiking #adventure #nationalpark #rockymountains #rockymountainnationalpark #rmnp #colorado

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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · 10d

A western tanager rests on a branch in the Wasatch Mountains, Utah.

#westerntanager #tanager #bird #birds #animal #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animalpics #hiking #utah #wasatchmountains #wasatch

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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · 11d

Rainy days call for art and memories of summer.

#art #hummingbird #bird #flight #animal #animalart

Colored pencil drawing of a humming bird in flight. Green blue and purple plumage on the body and head, blue tail feathers. Body arched with wings extended behind.

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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · 12d

This mule deer buck dines on alpine meadow grasses in Glacier National Park, MT.

#deer #buck #muledeer #mammal #animal #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animalpics #hiking #adventure #nationalpark #rockymountains #glaciernationalpark #montana

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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · 16d

This ground squirrel casts a long shadow across the Wasatch Mountains in the bright Utah sun.

#groundquirrel #squirrel #mammal #animal #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animalpics #hiking #adventure #wasatch #wasatchmountains #utah

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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · 18d

A bighorn sheep peeks around a boulder on the Highline rail in Glacier National Park, MT.

#bighorn #bighornsheep #ram #mammal #animal #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animalpics #hiking #adventure #nationalpark #highlinetrail #rockymountains #glaciernationalpark #montana

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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · 22d

A bright young flame gone out too soon :-(

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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · 23d

A pika scampers amongst the rocks in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO. Quick little buggers!

#pika #mammal #animal #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animalpics #hiking #adventure #nationalpark #rockymountains #rockymountainnationalpark #rmnp #colorado

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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · 23d

Awesome shot! It's my favorite place in the US!

Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · 23d

That's awful, so sorry this happened :-(

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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · 24d

A magpie watches me watching him at Lower Beaver Meadows in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO.

#magpie #corvid #bird #birdpics #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animalpics #hiking #adventure #nationalpark #sprucelake #rockymountains #rockymountainnationalpark #rmnp #animal

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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · 25d

Baby bison following mama across the open range in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND.

#bison #bisoncalf #calf #babyanimal #animal #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animalpics #hiking #adventure #nationalpark #northdakota #travel #adventure #theodorerooseveltnationalpark

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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · 26d

A cut-throat trout in a crystal clear alpine stream by Fern Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO

#fish #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animalpics #hiking #adventure #nationalpark #rockymountains #rockymountainnationalpark #rmnp #cutthroattrout #trout #fernlake #animal

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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · Sep 24

Mama elk stands watch over her two calves in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO.

#elk #calf #mama #babyanimal #mammal #animal #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animalpics #hiking #adventure #nationalpark #rockymountains #rockymountainnationalpark #rmnp

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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · Sep 22

This tiny little ground squirrel showed no fear of this photographer. Wasatch Mountains, Utah.

#groundquirrel #squirrel #mammal #animal #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animalpics #hiking #adventure #wasatch #wasatchmountains #utah

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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · Sep 16

A young mule deer buck keeps an eye on me while dining in the Wasatch Mountains, Utah.

#deer #muledeer #mammal #animal #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animalpics #hiking #adventure #utah #wasatchmountains #rockymountains #mountains #wasatch

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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · Sep 15

This mountain goat passed by very close on the rocky slopes in Glacier National Park, MT

#mountaingoat #animal #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #hiking #adventure #nationalpark #highlinetrail #rockymountains #glaciernationalpark #montana #animals #goat #grinnellglacier

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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · Sep 8

It is a truly amazing spot!

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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · Sep 8

A lovely bison couple at home on the range in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND.

#bison #mammal #animal #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animalpics #hiking #adventure #nationalpark #northdakota #travel #adventure #theodorerooseveltnationalpark

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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · Sep 6

A snowshoe hare stands very still and hopes I don't see her in the Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho.

#snowshoehare #hare #rabbit #mammal #animal #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animalpics #hiking #adventure #sawtooths #idaho #travel #sawtoothmountains #sawtoothwilderness

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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · Sep 5

Nom nom nom, this elk found himself a tasty treat in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO.

#elk #animal #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animalpics #hiking #adventure #nationalpark #rockymountains #rockymountainnationalpark #rmnp #colorado #mountains

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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · Sep 3

Combat! Betrayal! High drama amongst the ground squirrels of Rocky Mountain National Park, CO.

#groundquirrel #squirrel #mammal #animal #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animalpics #hiking #adventure #nationalpark #rockymountains #rockymountainnationalpark #rmnp #itsatrap

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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · Sep 2

A herd of elk dine on sparse grasses on the stony alpine slopes of Rocky Mountain National Park, CO.

#elk #animal #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animalpics #hiking #adventure #nationalpark #alpine #rockymountains #rockymountainnationalpark #rmnp #colorado #mountains

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Dr. Alexander Waegel @doctorwaegelwild.bsky.social · Aug 31

A bald eagle perches in a tree above a river scanning for a fishy treat at Kootenai NWR in the Idaho panhandle.

#bird #birds #animal #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #animalpics #naturephotography #hiking #idaho #idahopanhandle #kootenai #kootenainationalwildliferefuge #nwr #baldeagle #eagle

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