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Showing posts with label Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Bison Scratching an Itch

From Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge:




Bison will use anything they can to scratch; a tree, a fencepost, and in this case the ground!
Photo: Justin Judd Rankin




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Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Elk in Iowa

From Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge:




Great shot of a few of our elk taken yesterday morning by Refuge visitor, Michael Leland. Thank you for sharing, Michael!

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Monday, September 12, 2016

Red-spotted Purple

From Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge:




The Red-spotted Purple has a wingspan of 2 1/4" to 4" with the female being slightly larger than the male. The third instar of this butterfly hibernates over the winter.
Photo: Tenlea Turner/USFWS