Little about the wonderful state of Wyoming and pictures that I have taken showing different things in wyoming through out the year.
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State symbols
Though the horned lizard is the Wyoming state reptile, a sign northwest of Thermopolis acknowledges the presence of prairie rattlesnakes, "feared by many and respected by most".
State bird: Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
State coin: Sacagawea dollar State dinosaur: Triceratops State emblem: Bucking Horse and Rider State fish: Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki) State flag: Flag of the State of Wyoming State flower: Wyoming Indian paintbrush (Castilleja linariifolia) State fossil: Knightia State gemstone: Wyoming nephrite jade State grass: Western Wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii) State mammal: American Bison (Bison bison) State motto: Equal Rights State nicknames: Equality State; Cowboy State; Big Wonderful Wyoming State reptile: Horned lizard (Phrynosoma douglassi brevirostre) State seal: Great Seal of the State of Wyoming State soil: Forkwood (unofficial) State song: Wyoming (song) by Charles E. Winter & George E. Knapp State sport: Rodeo State tree: Plains Cottonwood (Populus sargentii)
Friday, February 25, 2011
Wyoming Birds
Here is a hawk not quite sure what type but I caught him in fly by mode.
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