Tag: pronghorn

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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In the Back Country of Yellowstone with a Camera

  I learned long ago that taking off hiking in hopes of having memorable photo encounters with wildlife is folly.  And, so, for a time, I quit hiking with a…
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Yellowstone – A Natural Filter

We have been coming to Yellowstone for 41 years. We used to teach biology and environmental science in a college in Baytown, Texas and during the summers we came here.…
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Yellowstone in the Last Few Days

We spent most of today in the Lamar Valley looking for wolves. 926 was in her den and I think there will be good news about her but I want…
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Snow Day and Pronghorn

Snow at last! Yep, late March, Spring, and finally some snow now that winter has already melted away. Over the past few days the weather cooled, the winds blew and…
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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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Out there some where

Down here in the Tetons during our most recent onslaught of rain has been a challenge for photography, especially since the fall colors are fading quickly, with the days to…
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Season of the Ungulates

  I think of Fall as the season of the ungulates (two-toed mammals) because that is when chaos erupts and the guys begin chasing the ladies. The bison rut is…
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One More Heart in Nature

Several days ago I posted a photo of a pair of damselflies mating. Their bodies formed a heart shape and I wondered then if that is where we got the…
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Camping life

The thing about camping is that it doesn't exempt one from the obligations of life, such as shopping, showers, laundry, paying bills, fueling up, washing the car, hauling water, fixing…
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Saving the pronghorn fawn from the big bad bear mama and her cubs

Wow, simply another incredible day in Yellowstone.  Many people are able to plan their days but that never works for me and so I just go with the flow and…
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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 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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