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  • A striated heron (Butorides striatus) eating a red rock crab on Santa Fe Island, Galapagos Archipelago - Ecuador.
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  • A striated heron (Butorides striatus) eating a red rock crab on Santa Fe Island, Galapagos Archipelago - Ecuador.
    striated_heron_eating_crab_81910gh4-...jpg
  • A red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) eating a Douglas fir needle. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    22514rv-205.jpg
  • A young (31day old) red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) eating a Douglas fir needle. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-247.jpg
  • A young (31day old) red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) eating a Douglas fir needle. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-246.jpg
  • A young (31day old) red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) eating a Douglas fir needle. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-245.jpg
  • A young (31day old) red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) eating a Douglas fir needle. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-242.jpg
  • A male red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) eating a Douglas fir needle. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-197.jpg
  • A male red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) eating a Douglas fir needle. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-192.jpg
  • A male red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) eating a Douglas fir needle. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-173.jpg
  • A male red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) eating a Douglas fir needle. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-172.jpg
  • A male red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) eating a Douglas fir needle. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-153.jpg
  • A deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) eating a seed under a juniper tree at night. John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Clarno Unit. Oregon.
    deer_mouse_71406Py2.jpg
  • Townsend's mole (Scapanus townsendii) eating earthworm in a subterranean tunnel. Captive
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  • A male bobcat (Felis rufus) eating a grouse.
    bobcat-MDurham199_4.jpg
  • A northen sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) eating a crab in Monterey Bay, California.
    sea_otter_with_crab_12307032.jpg
  • A southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) eating a crab in Monterey Bay, California.
    southen_sea_otter_12307023.jpg
  • The Blue-and-Yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna), also known as the Blue-and-Gold Macaw, eating a brazil nut. This macaw is a large blue (top parts) and yellow (under parts) South American parrot, a member of the large group of Neotropical parrots known as macaws. It inhabits forest (especially varzea, but also in open sections of terra firme (non-flooded forest)) and woodland of tropical South America. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
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  • The Blue-and-Yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna), also known as the Blue-and-Gold Macaw, eating a brazil nut. This macaw is a large blue (top parts) and yellow (under parts) South American parrot, a member of the large group of Neotropical parrots known as macaws. It inhabits forest (especially varzea, but also in open sections of terra firme (non-flooded forest)) and woodland of tropical South America. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    blue_and_gold_macaw-51613bgM103.jpg
  • A military macaw (Ara militaris) eating a nut with its dexterous claw. Note the finger-like tongue that is also used to manipulate the nut. Range: South Mexico to East Bolivia, Captive, Portland Oregon.
    military_macaw-MDurham44.jpg
  • A military macaw (Ara militaris) eating a nut with its dexterous claw. Range: South Mexico to East Bolivia, Captive, Portland Oregon. June 2000
    military_macaw-MDurham43.jpg
  • A red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) stripping away the resin duct from a Douglas fir needle. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    22514rv-213.jpg
  • A wild cougar (Puma concolor) eats an elk calf (Cervus elephus nelsoni) calf that it killed and covered with debris earlier. Biologists from The Oregon Division Of Fish and Wildlife placed a radio collar and ear tags on this mountain lion to track its movements. Wallowa County, Oregon.<br />
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This image was taken during the Oregon Division Of Fish And Wildlife's controversial Cougar Management Plan.<br />
<br />
Cougars will often cache prey after the kill, and then return to feed later. A motion-sensing camera photographed this cat returning for a meal.
    cougar_elk_kill_6806CGK1_V1.jpg
  • A giant galapagos tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) feeding in the lush highlands, of Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Archipelago - Ecuador.
    browsing_galapagos_tortoise_82210GGt...jpg
  • A giant galapagos tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) feeding in the lush highlands, of Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Archipelago - Ecuador.
    82210GGt2-348.jpg
  • A giant galapagos tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) feeding in the lush highlands, of Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Archipelago - Ecuador.
    browsing_galapagos_tortoise_82210GGt...jpg
  • A giant galapagos tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) feeding in the lush highlands, of Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Archipelago - Ecuador.
    browsing_galapagos_tortoise_82210GGt...jpg
  • A giant galapagos tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) feeding in the lush highlands, of Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Archipelago - Ecuador.
    browsing_galapagps_tortoise_82210GGt...jpg
  • A giant galapagos tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) feeding in the lush highlands, of Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Archipelago - Ecuador.
    browsing_galapagps_tortoise_82210GGt...jpg
  • A giant galapagos tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) with a dome-shaped carapace . Santa Cruz Highlands, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Archipelago - Ecuador.
    browsing_galapagps_tortoise_82210GGt...jpg
  • A giant galapagos tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) feeding in the lush highlands, of Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Archipelago - Ecuador.
    browsing_galapagos_tortoise_82210GGt...jpg
  • A giant galapagos tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) feeding in the lush highlands, of Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Archipelago - Ecuador.
    browsing_galapagos_tortoise_82210GGt...jpg
  • A giant galapagos tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) feeding in the lush highlands, of Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Archipelago - Ecuador.
    galapagos_giant_tortoise_82210GGt2-3...jpg
  • A female mountain goat (Oremanos americanus) browsing near Logan Pass in Glacier National Park, Montana.
    Mt_goat_MDurham422_16.jpg
  • A six-week old bobcat kitten (Felis rufus) with rodent prey. Temporarily captive in a rehab facility, near Eugene Oregon.
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  • Raccoons (Procyon lotor) raiding an urban garbage can in Portland, Oregon.
    urban_raccoon-MDurham173.jpg
  • Raccoons (Procyon lotor) raiding an urban garbage can in Portland, Oregon.
    urban_raccoon-MDurham172.jpg
  • Raccoons (Procyon lotor) raiding an urban garbage can in Portland, Oregon.
    urban_raccoon-MDurham171.jpg
  • Raccoons (Procyon lotor) raiding an urban garbage can in Portland, Oregon.
    urban_raccoon-MDurham169.jpg
  • Raccoons (Procyon lotor) raiding an urban garbage can in Portland, Oregon.
    urban_raccoon-MDurham162.jpg
  • A wild cougar (Puma concolor) uncovers a  young elk (Cervus elephus nelsoni) calf that it killed and covered with debris earlier. <br />
<br />
This image was taken during the Oregon Division Of Fish And Wildlife's controversial Cougar Management Plan.<br />
<br />
Cougars will often cache prey after the kill, and then return to feed later. A motion-sensing camera photographed this cat returning for a meal.<br />
<br />
Please note: This image has been digitally altered. Ear tags and a radio collar placed on the cat by biologists were digitally removed from this image. Original file available upon request.
    cougar_killed_elk_61006CGK1_V2.jpg
  • black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) browsing on greens. high-desert, Central Oregon.
    Lepus_californicus)_12106Lepus3.jpg
  • Male Cougar (Felis concolor) using its carnassials, special teeth that scissor meat, on a deer. Range: North America, Canada south to all South America. Captive, Montana.
    mountain_lion-MDurham60.jpg
  • Raccoons (Procyon lotor) raiding an urban garbage can in Portland, Oregon.
    urban_raccoon-MDurham170.jpg
  • A wild cougar (Puma concolor) feeds on a young elk (Cervus elephus nelsoni) calf that it killed earlier. Wallowa County, Oregon.<br />
<br />
This image was taken during the Oregon Division Of Fish And Wildlife's controversial Cougar Management Plan.<br />
<br />
Cougars will often cache prey after the kill, and then return to feed later. A motion-sensing camera photographed this cat returning for a meal.<br />
<br />
Please note: This image has been digitally altered. Ear tags and a radio collar placed on the cat by biologists were digitally removed from this image. Original file available upon request.
    cougar_elk_kill_6806CGK_V2D.jpg
  • A common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) eating a crayfish. photographed underwater. Central Texas. Temporarily captive.
    snapping_turtle_32609csT-56.jpg
  • Portrait of a blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) eating a raw nut. Native to Eastern Panama to NE Brazil. Captive in Portland, Oregon.
    blue_and_yellow_macaw-DurM18_1.jpg
  • An indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) , an invasive non-native predator, eating native ground nesting bird eggs on the Hawaiian Island of Muai.
    indian_mongoose_hawaii_101305002.jpg
  • An indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) , an invasive non-native predator, eating native ground nesting bird eggs on the Hawaiian Island of Muai.
    indian_mongoose_hawaii_101305001.jpg
  • A giant root borer beetle larva (Prionus californicus) near decaying soft wood that it was eating. Colevlle National Forest, Washington. These beetle larva typically attack the roots and root ball of trees. They are considered a forest pest as they often kill the trees they infest
    giant_root_borer_beetle_102907Lva-7.jpg
  • Neotenic or paedomorphic adult pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) ingesting a signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). Salamanders are aggressive predators and will attack and eat various large prey. Photographed in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.
    42216-salamander_attacking_crayfish-...jpg
  • Neotenic or paedomorphic adult pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) ingesting a signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). Salamanders are aggressive predators and will attack and eat various large prey. Photographed in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.
    42216-salamander_attacking_crayfish-...jpg
  • A red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) sleeps in a nest made from the discarded resin ducts from Douglas-fir needles, Fresh, uneaten needle clippings are also present. Red tree voles are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree-tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    22514rv-273.jpg
  • A red tre vole (Arborimus longicaudus) mom and her 30 day old offspring. Red tree voles are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree-tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    22514rv-231.jpg
  • A female red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-140.jpg
  • Neotenic or paedomorphic adult pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) ingesting a signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). Salamanders are aggressive predators and will attack and eat various large prey. Photographed in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.
    42216-salamander_attacking_crayfish-...jpg
  • Neotenic or paedomorphic adult pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) ingesting a signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). Salamanders are aggressive predators and will attack and eat various large prey. Photographed in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.
    42216-salamander_attacking_crayfish-...jpg
  • Neotenic or paedomorphic adult pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) ingesting a signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). Salamanders are aggressive predators and will attack and eat various large prey. Photographed in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.
    42216-salamander_attacking_crayfish-...jpg
  • Neotenic or paedomorphic adult pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) ingesting a signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). Salamanders are aggressive predators and will attack and eat various large prey. Photographed in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.
    42216-salamander_attacking_crayfish-...jpg
  • Neotenic or paedomorphic adult pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) ingesting a signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). Salamanders are aggressive predators and will attack and eat various large prey. Photographed in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.
    42216-salamander_attacking_crayfish-...jpg
  • Neotenic or paedomorphic adult pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) ingesting a signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). Salamanders are aggressive predators and will attack and eat various large prey. Photographed in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.
    42216-salamander_attacking_crayfish-...jpg
  • Neotenic or paedomorphic adult pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) ingesting a signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). Salamanders are aggressive predators and will attack and eat various large prey. Photographed in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.
    42216-salamander_attacking_crayfish-...jpg
  • Neotenic or paedomorphic adult pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) ingesting a signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). Salamanders are aggressive predators and will attack and eat various large prey. Photographed in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.
    42216-salamander_attacking_crayfish-...jpg
  • Neotenic or paedomorphic adult pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) ingesting a signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). Salamanders are aggressive predators and will attack and eat various large prey. Photographed in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.
    42216-salamander_attacking_crayfish-...jpg
  • Neotenic or paedomorphic adult pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) ingesting a signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). Salamanders are aggressive predators and will attack and eat various large prey. Photographed in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.
    42216-salamander_attacking_crayfish-...jpg
  • Neotenic or paedomorphic adult pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) ingesting a signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). Salamanders are aggressive predators and will attack and eat various large prey. Photographed in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.
    42216-salamander_attacking_crayfish-...jpg
  • Neotenic or paedomorphic adult pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) ingesting a signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). Salamanders are aggressive predators and will attack and eat various large prey. Photographed in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.
    42216-salamander_attacking_crayfish-...jpg
  • Neotenic or paedomorphic adult pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) stalking a signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). Salamanders are aggressive predators and will attack and eat various large prey. Photographed in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.
    42216-salamander_attacking_crayfish-...jpg
  • Neotenic or paedomorphic adult pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) stalking a signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). Salamanders are aggressive predators and will attack and eat various large prey. Photographed in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.
    42216-salamander_attacking_crayfish-...jpg
  • A red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) hides in a nest made from the discarded resin ducts from Douglas-fir needles; a byproduct of their diet. Fresh, uneaten fir needles are also present. Red tree voles are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree-tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    22514rv-271.jpg
  • A red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) eamong discarded resin ducts from Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas-fir tree-tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    22514rv-256.jpg
  • A red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) eamong discarded resin ducts from Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas-fir tree-tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    22514rv-254.jpg
  • A young red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) travels through a passage in a nest made from the discarded resin ducts from Douglas-fir needles; a byproduct of their diet. Fresh, uneaten fir needles are also present. Red tree voles are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree-tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    22514rv-252.jpg
  • Freshly discarded resin ducts from Douglas-fir needles. These are byproducts of red tree voles (Arborimus longicaudus) feeding on the needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    22514rv-250.jpg
  • A red tre vole (Arborimus longicaudus) mom and her 30 day old offspring. Red tree voles are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree-tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    22514rv-237.jpg
  • A red tre vole (Arborimus longicaudus) mom and her 30 day old offspring. Red tree voles are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree-tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    22514rv-236.jpg
  • A red tre vole (Arborimus longicaudus) mom and her 30 day old offspring. Red tree voles are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree-tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    22514rv-234.jpg
  • A red tre vole (Arborimus longicaudus) mom and her 30 day old offspring. Red tree voles are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree-tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    22514rv-229.jpg
  • A young red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus). Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    22514rv-183.jpg
  • A male red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-278.jpg
  • A male red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-272.jpg
  • A male red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-270.jpg
  • A male red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-268.jpg
  • A male red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-257.jpg
  • A young (31day old) red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-241.jpg
  • A female red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-228.jpg
  • A male red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-220.jpg
  • A male red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-219.jpg
  • A male red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-206.jpg
  • A male red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-174.jpg
  • A male red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-152.jpg
  • A male red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-150.jpg
  • A female red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle. Note the parasitic mites around the eye.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-144.jpg
  • A female red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle. Note the parasitic mites around the eye.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-143.jpg
  • A female red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-138.jpg
  • A male red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-134.jpg
  • A female red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-133.jpg
  • A female red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-132.jpg
  • A female red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-127.jpg
  • A female red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) among Douglas fir needles. Red tree voles are rarely seen. They are nocturnal and live in Douglas fir tree tops and almost never come to the forest floor.  They are one of the few animals that can persist on a diet of conifer needles which is their principle food.  As a defense mechanism, conifer trees have resin ducts in their needles that contain chemical compounds (terpenoids) that make them unpalatable to animals.  Tree voles, however, are able to strip away these resin ducts and eat the remaining portion of the conifer needle.
    Red_Tree_vole_21414rv-124.jpg
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