Badger peering out of his badger burrow at the photographer. L.T. Murray Wildlife Area, Washington.

Badger peering out of his badger burrow at the photographer. L.T. Murray Wildlife Area, Washington.

Badger peering out of his badger burrow at the photographer. L.T. Murray Wildlife Area, Washington.

Badger peering out of his badger burrow at the photographer. L.T. Murray Wildlife Area, Washington.

Porcupine with a bad hair day resting during daylight hours in cottonwood tree. Steamboat Rock State Park, Washington.

Porcupine resting during daylight hours in cottonwood tree. Steamboat Rock State Park, Washington.

Porcupine resting during daylight hours in cottonwood tree. Steamboat Rock State Park, Washington.

Treed raccoon watchful of the photographer. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Treed raccoon watchful of the photographer. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Treed raccoon watchful of the photographer. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Raccoon yawning while in a tree. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Male and female antelope pair crossing prairie near South Dakota/North Dakota border near Bowman, North Dakota.

Gray wolf eating on bison carcass in the Hayden Valley. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Gray wolf eating on bison carcass in the Hayden Valley. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Gray wolf eating on bison carcass in the Hayden Valley. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

A male and female pair of rare woodland caribou. Kootenay Pass, British Columbia.

A male and female pair of rare woodland caribou. Kootenay Pass, British Columbia.

Huge six-point bull elk in the snow. Oak Creek Wildlife Area, Washington.

Black bear standing on hind legs. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Black bear peering through the grassy weeds at photographer. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Black bear glancing out from behind a missing bird feeding area. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Baby Mountain goat with winter fur on Snagtooth Mountain. Dark Divide Roadless Area, Washington.

Big daddy Mountain goat with winter fur coat resting on Snagtooth Mountain. Dark Divide Roadless Area, Washington.

Mountain goat mama and baby with thick winter fur on Snagtooth Mountain. Dark Divide Roadless Area, Washington.

Bighorn Sheep ram on a rock with ewe by his side. Oak Creek Wildlife Area, Washington.

Bighorn Sheep ram on a rock challanged by another ram. Oak Creek Wildlife Area, Washington.

Bighorn Sheep ram walking. Oak Creek Wildlife Area, Washington.

Bighorn Sheep rams side by side. Oak Creek Wildlife Area, Washington.

Bighorn sheep ram. Oak Creek Wildlife Area, Washington.

Bighorn sheep and Cleman Mountain in winter. Oak Creek Wildlife Area, Washington.

Bobcat pair resting under a rocky ledge. Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum, Arizona.

Bobcat peering out from rocky ledge. Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum, Arizona.

Beautiful mature bobcat resting on top of a large rock. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Mountain Goat. Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.

Gray Wolf, Woodland Park Zoo. Seattle, Washington.

Beaver logging along the Upper Priest River, Idaho.

Rattlesnake close-up. Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Arizona.

Twin baby moose pair walking up the Thompson River, Montana.

Twin baby moose pair in the Thompson River, Montana.

Twin baby moose pair walking up the Thompson River, Montana.

Mama moose with her twin babies walking up the Thompson River, Montana.

Smiling moose along the North Fork Coeur d'Alene River, Idaho.

Coyote pausing in the 1994 Copper Butte fire burn area. Kettle Mountain Range, Washington.

Large coyote in a field at sunrise. Kittitas Valley, Washington.

Large coyote in a field at sunrise with Mount Stuart rising in the northeast. Kittitas Valley, Washington.

Large coyote in a field at sunrise. Kittitas Valley, Washington.

Female deer peering back from trail. Creston Wildlife Area, British Columbia.

Large herd of mule deer on the slopes of Cleman Mountain. Oak Creek Wildlife Area, Washington.

Single mule deer by a rock on the slopes of Cleman Mountain. Oak Creek Wildlife Area, Washington.

Twin spotted fawns and Mama. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Young mule deer buck walking through deep snow. L.T. Murray Wildlife Area, Washington.

Young buck with developing antlers. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Hoary marmot snoozing on a sun warmed rock on Burroughs Mountain. Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.

A lone hoary marmot on look-out duty atop a rock in Berkley Park. Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.

Hoary marmot close-up in Berkley Park. Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.

Yellow-bellied marmot near Palouse Falls, Washington.

Douglas squirrel coming head-first down cedar tree trunk. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Douglas squirrel rests atop a rotting stump. Henry M. Jackson Wilderness, Washington.