Mule Deer Rut

With herd breeding-rights at stake Gary and Darren size each other up before engaging in one of nature’s great annual dramas – mule deer tetherball. (Evergreen, Colorado)

Cardinal on Tree Branch

Kenny the Cardinal’s 2-year reign of preying upon the hopes of the colorblind in exchange for seed ended today when authorities arrested him for falsely impersonating the Bluebird of Happiness. (Colden, New York)