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Trailcam check - Wind Cave National Park, July-December 2011. Elk, first images from Reconyx trailcam, still among the best I've gotten.
Elk, trail camera in Wind Cave National Park.
 Elk, trail camera in Wind Cave National Park.

Mississippi River eagles - Mississippi River eagles, Iowa/Illinois, January 2012.
Eagle over the river, Lock and Dam 18, Iowa/Illinois.
 Eagle over the river, Lock and Dam 18, Iowa/Illinois.
 Eagle, Lock and Dam 18, Iowa/Illinois.
 Bald Eagle, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald Eagle, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Eagles sparring, Lock and Dam 18, Iowa/Illinois.
Eagle, Lock and Dam 18, Iowa/Illinois.
 Eagle comes in for a landing on a gray day, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Eagle with a big fish, Lock and Dam 18, Iowa/Illinois.
 Eagle with a mouthful, Lock and Dam 18, Iowa/Illinois.
 Eagle with a fish, Lock and Dam 18, Iowa/Illinois.
 Eagle, Lock and Dam 18, Iowa/Illinois.
Eagle with a little fish, Lock and Dam 18, Iowa/Illinois.
 Eagle, Lock and Dam 18, Iowa/Illinois.
 Eagle, Lock and Dam 18, Iowa/Illinois.
 Juvenile bald eagle, Lock and Dam 18, Iowa/Illinois.
 Eagle with a fish, Lock and Dam 18, Iowa/Illinois.
 Eagle with a fish, Lock and Dam 18, Iowa/Illinois.
Eagle swooping low, Lock and Dam 18, Iowa/Illinois.
 Eagle, Lock and Dam 18, Iowa/Illinois.
 Two fishermen, Lock and Dam 18, Iowa/Illinois.
 Eagle, Lock and Dam 18, Iowa/Illinois.

Black Hills - Custer State Park, April 2012. Bighorns and bison.
Bighorn, Custer State Park.
 Bighorn, Custer State Park.
 Bighorn, Custer State Park.
 Bighorns, Custer State Park.
 Bighorns, Custer State Park.
 Bighorns, Custer State Park.
Bighorn, Custer State Park.
 Bighorn, Custer State Park.
 Bighorn, Custer State Park.
 Bighorn, Custer State Park.
 Bighorn, Custer State Park.
 Bighorn, Custer State Park.
Bighorn, Custer State Park.
 Bighorn, Custer State Park.
 Bighorn, Custer State Park.
 Bighorn, Custer State Park.
 Bighorn, Custer State Park.
 Bighorn, Custer State Park.
Bighorn, Custer State Park.
 Bighorn, Custer State Park.
 Bighorn, Custer State Park.
 Bighorn scratching on fence, Custer State Park.
 Bighorn, Custer State Park.
 Bighorns, Custer State Park.
Bighorns, Custer State Park.
 Bighorn, Custer State Park.
 Bighorn scratching on fence, Custer State Park.
 Bighorn scratching, Custer State Park.
 Bighorn, Custer State Park.
 Bison getting a drink, Wind Cave National Park.
Bison getting a drink, Wind Cave National Park.
 Bison, Wind Cave National Park.
 Prairie dog, Wind Cave National Park.
 Mountain Bluebird, Custer State Park.
 Bighorns, Custer State Park.

Around New York City - New York City Buildings, Monuments and Museums, Spring 2012.
Radio City Music Hall, NFL Draft.
 The Space Shuttle Enterprise heading up the Hudson River on April 27, 2012 during its transport from Washington to New York, where it will be displayed at the Intrepid museum.
Enterprise NYC		 Times Square, New York City.
 Statue of Liberty, New York City. I got a better shot back in 2010.
 Lower Manhattan, New York City. The Freedom Tower now rivals the Empire State Building as the cityīs tallest.
 The Freedom Tower, New York City.
View up the Hudson from my work location, Lower Manhattan.
 Big chandelier at the World Financial Center, New York.
 I donīt know why this is on a stair rail in a New York subway station.
 Model of the new Mars rover Curiousity at the New York Museum of Natural History. The rover is scheduled to land on Mars Aug. 5, 2012.
Curiosity		 Rose Center for Earth and Space, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Unisphere in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, New York.
Roosevelt Island Tram, New York.
 Statue of Liberty, New York.
 Statue of Liberty, New York.
 Ellis Island, New York.
 Flag on Ellis Island looking toward lower Manhattan, New York.
 Lower Manhattan from the Empire State Building 86th floor observation deck, New York.
Looking up from 86th floor observation deck, Empire State Building, New York.
 Looking south along the Hudson, One World Trade Center under construction, New York.
 1909 clock restored by Tiffany in 2011, Flatiron District, New York.
 1909 clock restored by Tiffany in 2011, Flatiron District, New York.
 Flatiron Building, New York.
 Transit of Venus, taken in New York City, June 5, 2012. I was on extended assignment and didnīt have my big scopes or camera, so I took this with a small handheld camera through my binoculars, which were covered by a solar filter. I have some somewhat better photos from the 2004 transit. Transits come in pairs separated by long gaps, so the next transit will not occur until 2117.
Chrysler Building at dusk. Maybe the only camera phone photo Iīve posted on my site, but (for me) it captures a mood. And the street light hanging over the scene sort of brought to mind a Martian walker from "War of the Worlds."

Botanical Gardens - Flowers around New York City, Spring 2012.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
 Reminded me of pine needles in snow, Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
 Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
 Rhodo Bonsai, Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
 Ornamental Fig Bonsai, Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
 Azalea Bonsai, Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
 Alium tangled up with iris, Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
 Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
 Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
 Peony, Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
 Peony, Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Peony, Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
 Azaleas and some of the Sakura Matsuri festivities, Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
 Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
 Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
 Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
 Azaleas, Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Azaleas, Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
 Azaleas, Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
 Azaleas, Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
 I couldnīt find a sign, Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
 Queens Botanic Garden, New York.
 Queens Botanic Garden, New York.
Queens Botanic Garden, New York.
 Queens Botanic Garden, New York.
 Queens Botanic Garden, New York.
 Queens Botanic Garden, New York.
 Queens Botanic Garden, New York.
 Starflower, Queens Botanic Garden, New York.
White Fringetree, Queens Botanic Garden, New York.
 A yellow rose grows on 2nd Avenue, New York.
 New York Botanical Garden, New York.
 New York Botanical Garden.
 New York Botanical Garden.
 New York Botanical Garden.
New York Botanical Garden.
 New York Botanical Garden.
 New York Botanical Garden.
 New York Botanical Garden.
 New York Botanical Garden.
 New York Botanical Garden.
New York Botanical Garden.
 Cactus flowers, New York Botanical Garden.
 New York Botanical Garden.
 New York Botanical Garden.
 New York Botanical Garden.
 New York Botanical Garden.
New York Botanical Garden.
 New York Botanical Garden.
 New York Botanical Garden.
 New York Botanical Garden.
 New York Botanical Garden.
 New York Botanical Garden.
New York Botanical Garden.
 New York Botanical Garden.
 New York Botanical Garden.
 New York Botanical Garden.
 New York Botanical Garden.
 New York Botanical Garden.
Along the High Line, New York City.
 Along the High Line, New York City.
 Along the High Line, New York City.
 Along the High Line, New York City.
 Along the High Line, New York City.
 Along the High Line, New York City.
Along the High Line, New York City.
 Along the High Line, New York City.
 Along the High Line, New York City.

Butterflies - Butterflies at American Museum of Natural History, New York City, Spring 2012.
Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
 Butterfly Conservatory, American Museum of Natural History, New York.

Chicago - I temporarily lived in Chicago 2011-13. Various sights from around town.
Cloud Gate, Millennium Park, Chicago.
 St. Patrickīs Day Parade, Chicago.
 Nobody can see anything at the St. Patrickīs Day Parade, Chicago.
 Wrigley Field, Chicago.
 Iconic Chicago Theater sign.
 Lion in front of Art Institute of Chicago.
Trump Tower, Chicago River boat tour.
 Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower), Chicago River boat tour. For two years (2011-2013) I worked in the building across the river from the tower, the (relatively) tiny 30-story black building to the left of the bridge.
 Chicago Botanic Garden.
 Chicago Botanic Garden.
 Chicago Botanic Garden.
 Chicago Botanical Garden.
Chicago Botanic Garden.
 Chicago Botanic Garden.
 Chicago Botanic Garden.
 Chicago Botanic Garden.
 Chicago Botanic Garden.
 Bonsai at Chicago Botanic Garden.
Mize Memorial Garden, Saugatuck, MI.
 Mize Memorial Garden, Saugatuck, MI.
 Wasp on a flower.
 View from the Chicago apartment building I lived in 2011-2013. This is from the rooftop looking south down Jefferson St. The Willis Tower towers over its neighbors. At right, the four buildings in a row are the Presidential Towers (apartments). Photo taken October 2012.

Chicago Air and Water Show - Blue Angels, August 18-19, Chicago Air and Water Show.
Blue Angels, Chicago Air and Water Show.
 Navy Seal brings in the flag, Chicago Air and Water Show.
 Army Golden Knights parachute team, Chicago Air and Water Show.
 Lima Lima Flight Team in T-34 training aircraft, Chicago Air and Water Show.
 Heritage Flight, P-51 Mustang and F-4 Phantom, Chicago Air and Water Show.
 A-10 Warthogs, Chicago Air and Water Show.
Navy F/A-18 flight demonstration, Chicago Air and Water Show.
 Blue Angels, Chicago Air and Water Show.
 Blue Angels coming around the Hancock Tower, Chicago Air and Water Show.
 Blue Angels over Lake Michigan, Chicago Air and Water Show.
 Blue Angels, Chicago Air and Water Show.
 Blue Angels, Chicago Air and Water Show.
Blue Angels, Chicago Air and Water Show.
 Blue Angels, Chicago Air and Water Show.
 Blue Angels over Lake Michigan, Chicago Air and Water Show.
 Blue Angels over Lake Michigan, Chicago Air and Water Show.
 Blue Angels, Chicago Air and Water Show.

Northern Michigan - Around Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island, Michigan, September 2012.
Monument to the builders of the Mackinac Bridge, Michigan.
 Redcoats at Colonial Michilimackinac, Mackinaw City, Michigan.
 Arch Rock, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
 The Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
 There are no motor vehicles on Mackinac Island, Michigan. If you are staying at the Grand Hotel, this carriage picks you up at the dock.
 A taxi on Mackinac Island, Michigan.
Antique steam fire engine pumper, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
 Round Island Light near the entrance to the Mackinac Island harbor, Michigan.
 Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, Mackinaw City, Michigan.
 Fresnel lens, Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, Mackinaw City, Michigan.

Butterflies on Mackinac - Butterflies on Mackinac Island, Michigan, September 2012.
Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
 Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
 Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
 Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
 Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
 Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
 Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
 Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
 Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
 Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
 Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
 Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
 Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
 Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
 Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
 Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
 Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory, Mackinac Island, Michigan.

Badlands and Black Hills - Badlands National Park, Custer State Park, and Wind Cave National Park, October 2012. Bighorn, elk on trailcam and in the distance, framed Mt. Rushmore.
Bighorn sheep in South Dakota Badlands after an October snow. I was on the wrong side of the car so I passed the camera to my future spouse Sue, who took this shot.
 Bighorn sheep in South Dakota Badlands after an October snow. I was on the wrong side of the car so I passed the camera to my future spouse Sue, who took this shot.
 Bighorn sheep in South Dakota Badlands. This is a different sheep than the prior two images and the snow isnīt evident.
 Bighorn sheep in South Dakota Badlands.
 Rain over the Black Hills.
 Bison, Custer State Park.
Young bison, Custer State Park.
 Prairie dog, Wind Cave National Park.
 Sixteen elk on a hillside, Wind Cave National Park.
 Elk on a hillside, Wind Cave National Park.
 Elk head over the hill, Wind Cave National Park.
 Trailcam picture of elk, Wind Cave National Park.
Trailcam picture of elk, Wind Cave National Park.
 Trailcam picture of elk, Wind Cave National Park.
 Trailcam picture of elk, Wind Cave National Park.
 Trailcam picture of elk, Wind Cave National Park.
 Trailcam picture of elk, Wind Cave National Park.
 Trailcam picture of elk, Wind Cave National Park.
Trailcam picture of elk, Wind Cave National Park.
 Trailcam picture of coyote, Wind Cave National Park.
 Pronghorn, Custer State Park.
 Pronghorn, Custer State Park.
 Pronghorn, Custer State Park.
 Tyrannosaurus Rex named Stan, Black Hills Institute, Hill City. Thatīs not his real skull (see next photo).
The Tyrannosaurus Rex skull is too heavy to mount on the skeleton, so this is Stanīs skull, Black Hills Institute, Hill City.
Mt. Rushmore as seen through a gap in the rock.
Mt. Rushmore framed by a tunnel on the Iron Mountain Road.

Squaw Creek NWR - Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge eagles and hawks, Missouri, December 2012.
Broad-winged hawk, uncommon dark morph according to my Sibley book, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
Missouri Hawk		 Rough-legged hawk, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
Rough-legged hawk, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
Rough-legged hawk, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
Bald eagle, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
Bald eagle, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
Bald eagle (juvenile), Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
Bald eagle (juvenile) eating something, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.

Black Hills - Elk on trailcam and bighorns by the road, March 2013.
Deer in the snow, trailcam photo, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota.
 Elk with snow on its antlers, trailcam photo, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota.
 Elk, trailcam photo, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota.

Top 10 South Dakota Elk images (SLR) - Favorite SLR images of South Dakota elk 2007-17 from Wind Cave National Park.
Sixteen elk on a hillside, Wind Cave National Park.
 Elk on a hillside, Wind Cave National Park.

Top 10 (+) Bighorn Sheep images from Badlands of South Dakota - Favorite Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep images from Badlands National Park, South Dakota 2007-17 and beyond.
Bighorn sheep in the Badlands after an October 2012 snow. I was on the wrong side of the car so I passed the camera to my future fiancÃĐ Sue, who took this shot.

Top 10 (+) scenic images from South Dakota - I'm not really a scenic photographer, but here are some scenes (and some "other") from around South Dakota 2007-17 and beyond.
Tyrannosaurus Rex named Stan, Black Hills Institute, Hill City.
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