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Mountain Goat (Rocky Mountain Goat)

Oreamnos americanus

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Field Notes

Description:

The first photo was at the 14,000ft+ summit of Mt. Evans. The second is of a lone male shedding the last of his winter coat. The third what of a female and her two kids climbing along a slope. The fourth was of a male that bedded down and watched me from over a cliff. The final photo is of a kid licking the minerals from the outhouse building at Chicago basin.

Habitat:

Rocky Mountains

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Comments (7)

Hi Sarah! This is a beautiful picture. Such magnificent scenery. Thank you for your kind comments on my Lantern Bug submission. I am not sure how the process is for the NG Spotting of the week. I merely submitted the photo and honestly I did not expect such a fantastic response. Best wishes from Malaysia :)
Thank you all very much! Yes, Colorado is a very amazing state to live in and I miss it very much!
Beautiful!! How lucky are we to live in such an amazing state? So many beautiful things to photograph!!

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