P H O T O E S S AY ABOVE: This stag beetle staredown happened on Hibriten Mountain, Lenoir, North Carolina. PHOTO BY MIKE KOENIG ABOVE RIGHT: Deer, such as this fawn, are plentiful on Beech Mountain, North Carolina. PHOTO BY SALLIE J. WOODRING CENTER RIGHT: Chipping sparrows make nests annually on the Scott farm in North Carolina. PHOTO BY RICHARD SCOTT CENTER FAR RIGHT: A chipmunk peers out along the forest floor in search of food. PHOTO BY JOSHUA MOORE RIGHT: Sallie Woodring relates, of this photo taken in Valle Crucis, North Carolina: "The bluebirds were going in and out of their nest box, and then came out to light on this fence post. As I was photographing them, the male flew on top of the female. It was so beautiful to see this act of intimacy." PHOTO BY SALLIE J. WOODRING 30 BLUERIDGECOUNTRY.COMhttp://www.BLUERIDGECOUNTRY.COM