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Publications in the Washington Post

Writing about and photographing wildlife is my passion but I did not know that until later on in my life.  Once the bug caught, I could not let it go.  While I have been published numerous times throughout the years, in newspapers, magazines, tourism websites and even a photo on…

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One Morning in Yellowstone

One Morning in Yellowstone During one morning in Yellowstone, this past weekend, I encountered the circle of life – from death of the elderly due to natural causes, to the feeding of the living, to new life. Beginning during the early morning hours, well before dawn, I watched as the…

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Wolf Documentaries in France and Germany

During most of 2017 and until April 15 of 2018, I had the privilege of providing stock footage for two wolf documentaries that will be airing on ARTE – France/German public television.  That meant that I had to film the wolves every chance I got!  Here is the story of…

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Yellowstone Blog

Day 3 of Camping – everywhere a bear

Yesterday afternoon, after I left you for the land of no service, during a rainstorm, I wandered back into Lamar Valley and was excited to see that Scarface was at…
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Day 2 of camping

  Day 2 of camping Eight wolves and it is only 3 p.m.! Maybe I'll see even more. After a long nights sleep I was up and out before dawn,…
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Day 1 of camping

  Day 1 of camping When I reached Lamar Valley this morning, at about 5:30, the car told me that it was only 33 degrees. Burr. The sun was beginning…
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One Smart Bird

by Judy Lehmberg, BioPics Photography, www.vernelehmberg.com There is a flicker nest we have been watching over the last few weeks. We don’t know if something has happened to Dad but…
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Birds, birds and more birds

Most folks would assume that I only care about the wolves, bears and ungulates when it comes to my photography or the animals that I enjoy but the truth is…
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Why You Should Care About Thermus aquaticus

by Judy Lehmberg - photos available at www.vernelehmberg.com Most everyone has heard of DNA, the chemical our genes are made of. It has become better known in the last 20…
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Grace

This beautiful pronghorn is a new mother to the tiniest fawn and she is one of the lucky girls because she has a very attentive man staying by her side.…
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The baby chase

Yellowstone is alive with blooming wildflowers and new born babies of all types.  Life is exciting and uncertain! Tonight I discovered two more black bear coy!  That makes 8 that…
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The Pronghorn Babies are here

I remember last year when a photographer friend told me that he had been sitting in a field with a number of pronghorns and their new fawns, quietly watching them…
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The Amphibians of Yellowstone

By Judy Lehmberg (biopicsbyjudylehmberg on Facebook and www.vernelehmberg.com) As you move from the earth’s equator either north or south the species diversity decreases. Columbia, in South America, has over twice…
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Brown-headed Cowbirds by Judy Lehmberg, BioPics Photography

Most of the time when we see bison in the park we pretty much ignore them, or if they are in the road causing a jam we get mad at…
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The re-conditioning of an habituated wolf in Yellowstone

Some of you might recall that not long ago a British wolf watcher attempted to crush my reputation by flooding the internet with images of me close to a wolf…
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Digger Wasps

You may have realized by now that I pay attention to all forms of life. In fact my all encompassing belief is that everyone has just as much right to…
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Finally in the Tetons

My drive from Pelican Valley down to Grand Teton National Park was a lazy, leisurely one.  No hurry to be anywhere because I didn't know why I was going anywhere.…
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Ice Out From Yellowstone Lake

If you live in the northern states you may not think of ice out as a big deal but since I am from Texas I love to watch, and to…
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