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Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/tuolumne-grove-fall/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Tuolumne-Grove-Fall.jpg Tuolumne Diversity Diversity of fall color foliage in the Tuolumne Grove of giant sequoias Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/trapped/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Trapped.jpg Trapped A lone leaf is trappped in frozen slumber, illuminated by the warm glow reflecting off El Capitan Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/tenaya-lake/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Tenaya-Lake.jpg Tenaya Lake Glacial erratics line the shore of Tenaya Lake Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/sunset-merced-river/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Sunset-Merced-River.jpg Sunset Merced River Fall Sunset on the Merced River Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/stormy-granite/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Stormy-Granite.jpg Stormy Granite Mist hugs the vertical walls of Yosemite Valley during the clearing of a fall storm Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/snow-wonder/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Snow-wonder.jpg Snow wonder A thick blanket of snow covers a western Sierra Nevada meadow Groveland, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/snow-oak/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Snow-oak.jpg Snow oak A massive oak tree stands strong during a heavy winter snowstorm Groveland, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/snow-globe/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Snow-Globe.jpg Snow Globe A western Sierra Nevada meadow photographer during a heavy snowstorm Groveland, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/sneffels-glory/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Sneffels-Glory.jpg Sneffels Glory The glory of the Sneffels Range in Fall San Juan Mountains, CO 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winter Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/perched/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Perched.jpg Precarious Perch A dragonfly choses a most remarkble spot to perch, the head of a Sierra garter snake Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/parenting/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Parenting.jpg Parenting An adult spotted owl tends to its chick just after leaving the nest Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/otter-family/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Otter-Family.jpg Otter Family A family of river otters (Lontra canadensis) pause while flollicking in the snow Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/otter-breakfast/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Otter-Breakfast.jpg Otter Breakfast A river otter makes a meal of a Sacramento sucker in Yosemite Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/oak-blanket/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Oak-Blanket.jpg Oak Blanket Black oak blanketed during a heavy snowstorm in Yosemite Valley Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/nesting-canada-goose/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Nesting-Canada-Goose.jpg Nesting Canada Goose A Canada goose is captured with a remote camera while nesting on a small island in the Yosemite backcountry Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/nest-exchange/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Nest-Exchange.jpg Nest Exchange Killdeer changing duties at a most camouflaged nest in the Yosemite high country Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/mountain-magic/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Mountain-Magic.jpg Mountain Magic Sunset in the Yosemite High Country Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/mountain-dogwood/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Mountain-Dogwood.jpg Mountain Dogwood Mountain Dogwood flowering over the Merced River Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/moonrise-and-half-dome/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Moonrise-and-Half-Dome.jpg Misty Moonrise Full moon rises through mist behind Half Dome Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/mono-shapes/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Mono-shapes.jpg Mono shapes Shapes, textures and colors during sunset along the shore of Mono Lake Mono Lake, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/mono-lake-sunset/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Mono-Lake-Sunset.jpg Mono Lake Sunset Magical sunset over Mono Lake Inyo National Forest, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/mono-basin/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Mono-Basin.jpg Boulders overlooking Mono Basin Mono Basin and Mono Lake Mono Basin, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/misty-conifers/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Misty-Conifers.jpg Misty Conifers Sunbeams stream through the mist and conifers from the sounth rim of Yosemite Valley Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/merced-river-fall/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Merced-River-Fall.jpg Merced River Fall Fall colors on the Merced River in Yosemite Valley Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/merced-river-fall-leaves/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Merced-River-Fall-Leaves.jpg Merced River Fall Leaves Fallen Leaves and fall color on the Merced River in Yosemite Valley Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/mariposa-giants/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Mariposa-Giants.jpg Mariposa Giants The impressive scale of giant sequoias in Yosemite's Mariposa Grove Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/lupine-explosion/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Lupine-explosion.jpg Lupine explosion Lupines bloom folowing a fire in Yosemite Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/lundy-canyon-fall/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Lundy-Canyon-Fall.jpg Lundy Zen Junipers frame a fall scene in eastern Sierra's Lundy Canyon Inyo National Forest, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/lunar-rainbow/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Lunar-Rainbow.jpg Lunar Rainbow A full moon results in a lunar rainbow (aka moonbow) in upper Yosemite Falls Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/kuna-glow/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Kuna-Glow.jpg Kuna Glow A warm sunrise glow on the Kuna Crest in the Yosemite backcountry Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/kettle-sunrise/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Kettle-Sunrise.jpg Kettle Sunrise Low mist over a kettle at sunrise in the Yosemite high country Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/ice-jewel/ 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owls had left their nest just days prior Groveland, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/great-gray/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Great-Gray.jpg Great Gray A great gray owl hunts from a perch at the edge of a meadow. Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/great-gray-owl/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Great-gray-owl.jpg Great gray owl The largest owl in North America, the great gray owl hunts primarily by sound as their facial discs help funnel noises to their ears. Groveland, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/great-blue-heron/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Great-Blue-Heron.jpg Heron Chillin' A great blue heron puffs out its feathers for warmth along the Merced River Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/gray-fox/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Gray-Fox.jpg Gray Fox A gray fox captured by a camer trap on a rainy night with the moon rising Groveland, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/golden-hour/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Golden-Hour.jpg Golden Hour A field of hillside daisies during the 2017 California superbloom San Luis Obispo county, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/golden-eagles/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Golden-Eagles.jpg Room with a View Reused over decades, golden eagle nests are massive, often approaching the size of small vehicles. An adult stands next to its week old chick in its nest on a vertical granite wall in Yosemite. Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/frozen-tuolumne/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Frozen-Tuolumne.jpg Frozen Tuolumne Tuolumne River in winter Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/frozen-fins/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Frozen-Fins.jpg Frozen Fins A snowy abstract from the Yosemite backcountry Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/forresters-battle/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Forresters-battle.jpg Forrester's battle Male Foerester Kangaroos fighting Tasmania, Australia https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/fluffball/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Fluffball.jpg Fluffball Spotted owl chicks are extremely vulnerable to predators for several weeks after leaving their nest Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/fearsome/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Fearsome.jpg Fearsome Once for ounce one of the fiercest predators, a pygmy owl returns to its nest with a western fence lizard https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/el-capitan-in-winter/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/El-Capitan-in-Winter.jpg El Capitan in Winter Rays of sunlight cut through a winter storm and illuminate El Capitan as it stands guard over the Merced River Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/el-capitan-and-merced-river/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/El-Capitan-and-Merced-River.jpg The Captain El Capitan reflects in the Merced River after a clearing storm Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/delicate-ice/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Delicate-Ice.jpg Delicate Ice Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/crossing/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Crossing.jpg Crossing A camera trap catches a bobcat using a log to cross a small creek Oakhurst, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/conifer-flury/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Conifer-Flury.jpg Conifer Flury Conifer trunks during a heavy snowstorm in Yosemite Valley Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/caught/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Caught.jpg Caught After watching a bobcat hunt a ground squirrel, this guilty expression was captured before it sautered off. Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/cathedral-rocks-winter/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Cathedral-Rocks-Winter.jpg Cathedral Rocks Winter Cathedral Spires and Merced River after a winter storm Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/bobcat/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Bobcat.jpg Bobcat A bobcat is photographed while on a hunting forray in Yosemite Valley Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/black-bear/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Black-Bear.jpg Black Bear Often described as a nose on four legs, black bears rely on their keen sense of smell Groveland, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/bat-flight/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Bat-Flight.jpg On the Wing A Yuma myotis is captured returning to its roost Briceburg, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/bald-eagle/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Bald-Eagle.jpg Bald Eagle Bald Eagle with captured trout on the Merced River, just outside Yosemite National Park Merced River Canyon, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/photo/backcountry-tarn/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/images/xl/Backcountry-Tarn.jpg Backcountry Tarn Tarn in the Yosemite backcountry with Tenaya Lake and Half Dome in the background Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/product/books/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/product/nature_of_yosemite/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/product/yosemite_wildlife/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/news/ https://www.robbhirschphoto.com/contact/