Category: Flora and Fauna

I saw a buttercup!

We are on the threshold of spring here in Yellowstone.  The snow is melting quickly, leaving a lot of bland brown with budding green grasses emerging from the surface.  It…
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The Last of the Tetons for a While

As I’ve mentioned before the main reason we went to the Tetons recently was to film foxes and we were lucky enough to do that. But we also found some…
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The Last Two Days in Yellowstone

We got in last night so late I was too tired to post anything. But we got in earlier tonight so here goes. We spent a lot of yesterday looking…
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An East Texas Spring

I was hoping to have a Yellowstone movie for you today but I haven't finished it yet so I'm going to show you a little of what we have been…
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A Yellowstone Music Video

I want to tell you a story of how one thing leads to another, and sometimes in the most unexpected ways. In 1974 I graduated with a BS degree from…
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Coyote and Badger Hunting Together – A Really Rare Event

This is a story I have wanted to tell for a good while but it has taken me a while to get all of the photos together so I can…
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Pronghorn Antelope in Yellowstone

Pronghorn antelope don’t get a great deal of attention in Yellowstone. I guess they are over-shadowed by the more numerous bison and elk, but they really are remarkable animals in…
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Pikas I’ve Known and Loved Part 2

I showed you some pika photos last night and I have some more tonight but I promise I won't have anymore for a good while. The above photo obviously isn't…
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Why Do Leaves Turn Yellow, Orange, and Red in the Fall?

Even though I am a biologist there are some things I prefer to think of as magical. Like the way chameleons change color. One of my biggest disappointments was finding…
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Late July Flowers in Yellowstone

It has been a great year for flowers in Yellowstone. There was enough winter and spring snow and summer thunderstorms to make for a beautiful collection of flowers, but they…
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The Closer You Look . . .

Yellowstone is home to several species of orchids. One of the most common in moist areas is the bog orchid. My husband loves to photograph flowers. After he took several…
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My Last Day at Trout Lake in 2014

I was really lucky this year and got one of three permits to film fish underwater at Trout Lake in the northeast corner of the park. The permit allowed me…
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Early July Flowers

by Judy Lehmberg, BioPics Photography, www.vernelehmberg.com I’m not sure if the wildflowers in Yellowstone have peaked or not but I do know they are everywhere and really beautiful right now.…
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The Big Surprise!

Yesterday I decided that my goal was to photograph a black bear in wildflowers and so I headed over to Floating Island Lake area where the bear had been the…
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Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout

by Judy Lehmberg, BioPics Photography, www.vernelehmberg.com There are several species of trout in the United States but the only one that is native to Yellowstone is the Yellowstone cutthroat trout.…
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