Glacier Nat Park
<1> goat,
sheep, & elk in Glacier
<2> Mountain goat -
雪羊(學名Oreamnos
americanus),也叫落磯山羊
- wiki
<3>
Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) - Known as caribou in North America
- info-1
Woodland caribou spp. caribou adult male with shed antlers
<4>
The moose (North
America) or Eurasian
elk (Europe)
(Alces
alces)
is the largest extant species in
the deer family.
Moose are distinguished by the palmate antlers of
the males; other members of the family have antlers with a dendritic ("twig-like")
configuration.
<5>
North American Elk (Cervus elaphus) ? or
(Cervus canadensis) -
wiki
western red deer (Cervus
elaphus) - in Europe -
wiki
So Moose is Eurasian Elk. North American Elk is the "North American
Red Deer", a different species from Western Red Deer. [But
until recently, western red deer and NA elk were considered to be one species, Cervus
elaphus.]
<6> itinerary:
http://www.siung.net/bird/tmp2/2014/Glacier2014/GlacierNatPark2014.pdf
or doc
Bird
<7> 17-Year Old
Harlequin Duck Identified in Glacier - Upper McDonald Creek is considered an
important breeding stream for harlequin ducks, comprising 25% of known broods
produced in Montana. The area also has the highest density of breeding
harlequins in the lower 48 states. Glacier National Park has approximately 40
pairs of harlequins in the park.
<8> Photo found on Web
Harlequin Duck-1
A pair of Harlequin Ducks
negotiates a tumbling creek in Glacier National Park, Montana. These ducks are
so rare that, in the park, there are about twice as many grizzly bears as
Harlequins.
Behind the lens
I spent years studying
Harlequins, but I seldom carried a camera during that time. So now when I return
to photograph them, I find it surprisingly hard to create an image that really
shows what being a Harlequin Duck is all about. Finally, this photograph tells
their story. Harlequins are all about clear, cold, churning water. They are sea
ducks that migrate inland to nest along rumbling creeks and streams.