Monochamus notatus (northeastern sawyer), Bryce Canyon

THIS IS THE LAST ONE TAKEN IN BYCE CANYON.... THIS FELLOW SUITED HIMSELF TO A RIDE IN OUR CAR.... SO BEFORE LEAVING THIS PARK I CAUGHT HIM WITH MY SCARF AND RELEASED HIM IN THE SOIL OUT OF A PARKING AREA. AT FIRST HE DIDN'T MOVE, SO I COULD TAKE THIS PICTURE, AFTER A GOOD MINUTE HE TOOK OFF, MADE A CIRCLE AROUND ME AND LEFT TO THE TREES....
THIS MADE MY DAY TOO: I AM HAPPY TO "SAVE" ANIMALS, I AM THE KIND THAT TAKES THEM AWAY FROM THE TRAILS AND THE ROADS....

MERCI BORO (THIERRY) WHO IDENTIFIED THE SPECIES, IT ALLOWED ME TO GO DEEPER ON RESEARCH AND MOST SURELY IT IS MONOCHAMUS NOTATUS, SPOTTED ON THE AREA: www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/34727#toPictures