Wild Mountain Lion
by Max Waugh
Land Mammals
Keywords: mountain lion, cougar, puma, Puma concolor, wild, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, nature, wildlife, animal, mammal, cat, feline, predator, spring, water, drinking, stare, eyes, Max Waugh
A mountain lion pauses at a natural spring in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. I photographed this cat from a tree stand about 20 feet off the ground. It emerged from the forest just after sundown during my first day in the stand. Certainly one of the greatest wildlife encounters of my career!
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