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Mother Love

Sunday is Mother’s Day, so I thought it would be appropriate to celebrate motherhood as seen through my lens.

Elk calves stay with their mothers for about a year.
Elk calves stay with their mothers for about a year.

It takes both Downy Woodpecker parents to raise their fast-growning brood.
It takes both Downy Woodpecker parents to raise their fast-growing brood.
Yellow-bellied Marmots may have two to seven siblings.
Yellow-bellied Marmots may have two to seven siblings.
This mother Vervet monkey carries its baby on its chest.
This mother Vervet monkey carries its baby on its chest.
American Coot mothers recognize their own chicks, rejecting all others.
American Coot mothers recognize their own chicks, rejecting all others.
Both Canada Goose parents care for their goslings—and perhaps those from other families too!
Both Canada Goose parents care for their goslings—and perhaps those from other families too!

Motherhood is wonderful, but nothing beats having GRANDCHILDREN!

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Willow meeting little sister Gwen for the first time!
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Nora Rose

 

 

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