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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Feb 13, 2019 - 05:50pm PT
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wow!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 14, 2019 - 08:13am PT
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Top three from BBC’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year comp:
Peoples’ Choice Winner - Bond of Brothers
King penguins on Falklands beach
Urban fox in London meets his graffiti mate
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Republic, WA
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Feb 14, 2019 - 08:26am PT
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Not my most memorable but it happened just last week. There is a large group of wild turkeys that roost in some trees near my house. There are groups of them wandering all around this time of year. Early one morning recently I saw a Bald Eagle swoop over and land in the trees right near the turkeys. They started making some weird calls that I've never heard from turkeys and then utter quiet. Two more adolescent Eagles(no white heads) soared above. Crows all over the place were making a racket. I watched for twenty minutes or so but didn't see any turkeys go down. I imagine a turkey is no easy prey for an eagle as they are never alone.
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EdwardT
Trad climber
Retired
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Feb 14, 2019 - 08:44am PT
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This morning, I saw an owl swoop through my backyard, making evasive turns... with two crows in pursuit. Not most memorable. But it definitely made an impression.
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BigB
Trad climber
Red Rock
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Feb 14, 2019 - 08:51am PT
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Not the most memorable but happened just this past Sunday in middle of nowhere nevadastan
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Republic, WA
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Feb 14, 2019 - 08:55am PT
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Bighorns! I had my first sighting last summer near the Kettle River where I was fishing. It made me smile. Majestic looking beasts.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 14, 2019 - 11:04am PT
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Did someone say Bighorns?
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Reeotch
climber
4 Corners Area
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Feb 26, 2019 - 03:11pm PT
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seano
Mountain climber
none
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Feb 26, 2019 - 03:23pm PT
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Indeed there are, Reeotch! I didn't know that until 2016, when I saw a couple in the Weminuche, in a swamp right next to the train tracks along the Animas. I think they were reintroduced there sometime in the 1990s.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 26, 2019 - 03:48pm PT
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Damn, Reotch, a 6 legged moose!
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Feb 26, 2019 - 03:56pm PT
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Damn, Reotch, a 6 legged moose!
Damn, Reilly, learn to count. It's an 8-legged moose!
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Roadie
Trad climber
moab UT
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Feb 27, 2019 - 10:59am PT
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about fifteen years ago, in a remote canyon near Jackson, my dog and I skied upon a moose giving birth. It was all I could do to restrain her as she sensed blood and vulnerability . I had to make a leash out of my scarf and hold on for dear life... Pretty cool.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Feb 27, 2019 - 11:19am PT
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I saw an antelope giving birth BINTD of film. 96 or so .. Likely no longer have the slides..
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Nick Danger
Ice climber
Arvada, CO
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Feb 27, 2019 - 02:18pm PT
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Last night a pair of coyotes were howling up a storm in my front yard down here in northern New Mexico. Noisy, but very cool!
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Feb 27, 2019 - 04:35pm PT
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Randy Grandstaff told a funny story about a wild burro sticking its head thru his open bedroom window while he was asleep and making him nearly piss the bed by braying loudly.
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Bale
Mountain climber
UT
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Feb 27, 2019 - 04:57pm PT
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Yesterday I had a beaver sighting! It was dragging a branch through the snow to it’s home in the creek. Made my day. I see bears, wild turkeys, mountain goats, etc. pretty regularly, but I can only remember seeing a beaver one other time in my life.
Of course it was the day I didn’t bring a camera.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 27, 2019 - 05:13pm PT
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Who mentioned burro?
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Feb 27, 2019 - 05:33pm PT
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We have a lots of Beavers here in VT. Just saw a short film @ Banf about how the west is so dried up because they killed all the beavers. I see their tracks in the winter. They love to belly slide down steep hills in the snow.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Feb 27, 2019 - 05:39pm PT
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I can only remember seeing a beaver one other time in my life
That is truly depressing,..
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Bale
Mountain climber
UT
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Feb 27, 2019 - 05:56pm PT
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Haha, I realized I have opened the door to beaver jokes.
This is supposed to be good. I think it deals with that of which Tradman speaks.
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