Tag: elk

Maximum Cuteness

Woke up to pure blue skies again this morning - not all that promising for photos.  But, sure wish I was out there right now as the sunset, with clouds…
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A Good Day for Watching Wildlife

Not everyday in Yellowstone is meant for photography, because there is so much more about the park than clicking a shutter. One of the most important decisions I made last…
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The Variety of Yellowstone – Bears to Birds and much in Between

The past couple of days in Yellowstone have been a whirlwind of activity and bountiful demonstration of the diversity of this amazing eco-system.  So much to tell, I hardly know…
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One Ear Grizzly Bear

The morning began rather cold and crisp but with a great surprise!  A new carcass on the Blacktail. When I arrived there was only coyotes at the carcass and one…
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Big is Good But Sometimes the Sneakiest, Smallest Bull Wins Too

Yesterday Deby, Verne and I played kind of a hopscotch up and down the Madison River. The following is a little difficult to keep up with but if you pay…
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The Intruder

It was a rainy, cold day in Yellowstone and after trying to get down south where I thought it might be a little drier, I went towards home. Was heading…
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A Bull Elk Was Killed Today

We left to go into the park before the sun came up this morning. We live about 10 miles north of Yellowstone. As we were driving south we saw a…
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2015 Elk Rut is now in Session!

I had to laugh yesterday morning, September, 1, 2015, because it was as if the alarm clock went off, announcing Fall, and the elk rut began.  There had been little…
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Wolf and Grizzlies: Confrontation at an Elk Carcass

A few weeks ago we were lucky enough to see wolf 755 and two different grizzlies having "discussions" over an elk carcass. You can watch the movie I made: https://youtu.be/frOqOXxJiNo
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The Teton Escape

I heard that grizzly bear 399 was out with her two two-year-olds and so raced down to Grand Teton National Park, in hopes of photographing her and the cubs for…
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890 and the Chase

I contemplated the idea of not going into the park this morning, particularly after the fire in the wood stove reignited with a piece of wood and began to warm…
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And the park slows down

Not sure what it is about holidays in Yellowstone, or why the wildlife likes to come out and play when there are more people but, three years running now, the…
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Busting Loose in Yellowstone

Burrrrr!  Cold.  Eighteen degrees when I left home and 1 degree in Lamar Valley where, once again the Lamar Canyons held our attention for hours and hours. Apparently, Rick arrived…
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Turn on the Lights

After days and days of bad light and no great photo ops, I finally rushed home tonight, to look at images!  What a good feeling to get all excited again…
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The Bathroom Boys

As many of you might have guessed, I have my favorite animals throughout the park.  It is tough to have a favorite unless you see it quite often and can…
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