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Painted Sunrise, No. 4.

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Painted Sunrise, No. 4.

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Painted Sunrise, No. 3.

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Painted Sunrise, No. 3.

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Painted Sunrise, No. 2.

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Painted Sunrise, No. 2.

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Painted Sunrise, No. 1.

All of the photos in this series were taken in the Painted Desert unit of the Petrified Forest National Park, Navajo County, Arizona.

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Painted Sunrise, No. 1.

All of the photos in this series were taken in the Painted Desert unit of the Petrified Forest National Park, Navajo County, Arizona.

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Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), in the Painted Desert at dawn. Petrified Forest National Park, Navajo County, Arizona.

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Bonus etymology: The species name hemionus is a direct transliteration of the Greek ἡμίονος, meaning half (hemi) and ass (onus) – the half-ass deer!

Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), in the Painted Desert at dawn. Petrified Forest National Park, Navajo County, Arizona.

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Bonus etymology: The species name hemionus is a direct transliteration of the Greek ἡμίονος, meaning half (hemi) and ass (onus) – the half-ass deer!