Bald Eagle perched on a lodgepole pine in Hope Valley, Alpine County, California

 A young bald eagle flew onto a branch of a lodgepole pine tree while we were getting in a little bit of cross-country skiing before the snow melted. This 2022-2023 rainy season was record-breaking, so the ski season extended well into May. The ski was completely overcast and it looked like more precipitation was on its way. We were about to pack up the skis when we saw this big bird coming right toward us before swooping up into the tree. You can tell this eagle is not mature yet because of the brown streaks on the head. As they mature, the feathers covering the head will become all white. 

Hope Valley is the largest valley in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. It's located in Alpine County, south of Lake Tahoe after you pass over Luther Pass.

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Bighorn Sheep having lunch on a slope in Glacier National Park

We saw a small herd of bighorn sheep along the Going-to-the-Sun Road, in Glacier National Park, cross the road and head down the slope. This bigger male was keeping others away from the spot he wanted so he could get the choicest vegetation. I waited for him to move away from the rest of the herd and get to the spot he wanted before I captured this image. We were along the road west of Logan Pass.

215 mm focal length, f8, ISO 200, 1/80 sec

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