Mountain lion

Mountain lions are large, powerful, predators that deserve our respect and protection. A large male may weigh as much as 200 pounds and be over 8 feet long from nose to tail.

There have been recent attacks by lions but mainly in places were they are not hunted. When they are hunted, they tend to maintain a healthy distance from humans.

They are seldom seen in the wild because they are so aware of their surroundings and will usually do what they need to do to stray away from people. These photos were taken of a captive animal courtesy of Triple-D Game Farms from Montana. They will be bringing their beautiful animals to Southern Utah in April. Contact me if you are interested in photographing them. lynnchamberlain.photo@gmail.com

Bighorn sheep

There is a resident herd of Desert Bighorn Sheep in Zion National Park.

They were put there in the late 1960's and were thought to be lost until recently.

Now they are considered one of the largest sheep herds in Utah.

They fooled everyone and managed to thrive. "Life finds a way"

Zion in the Snow

Zion was beautiful last week in the snow. It was one of those rare times when the stars line up right and we get snow in the park.

Then it turned very cold and froze everything in place until I could get there and photograph it.