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Photo of the Month - July 2010

Not one, but two photos are featured this month, showcasing the balance between strength and delicacy in the natural world.

Photo of the Month

Your photo could be featured as Nature Canada's Photo of the Month.

1. Tell us your name, where you took the photo, and a brief description or story explaining the photo.

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Hello Nature Canada,

This picture of Bighorn Sheep was taken on June 15th, 2009. It is the kind of behavior you would expect to see in October or November during the rut when they are establishing dominance relationship between them. The 2 were part of a larger bachelor heard on a scree slope at Radium Hot Springs just inside Kootenay National Park. I was snapping pictures when they began "acting up". So the camera was in position for the action.

Larry Halverson
Invermere, BC

Hello Nature Canada,

I used to think that all orange butterflies that fluttered by were Monarchs, but since I've started photographing them I'm amazed at how many different species of orange butterflies visit my back yard each summer. This little Silver-bordered Fritillary is one of them.

Beatrice Laporte
Merrickville, ON

Thanks for sharing these great photos with us, Larry and Beatrice! Our staff were captivated by the amount of detail shown in each of these images and couldn't choose between them.

The California Bighorn is on the British Columbia Blue List of "vulnerable" species, and may become threatened or endangered if human encroachment into its habitat continues. You can protect the Bighorn Sheep and other at-risk species in B.C. by calling on the government to establish a national park in the South Okanagan-Similkameen Valleys.

The Silver-bordered Fritillary can be a common butterfly in the wet meadows or bogs of eastern Canada. A fast flyer, this species still regularly visits flowers such as asters and daisies. For more information on attracting butterflies to your yard, check out our guide on how to plant a butterfly garden.

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