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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Bald Eagle Anniversary
Each year on or about this day I post a photo of a bald eagle to recognize and celebrate the fact that five years ago today the Fish & Wildlife Service announced that the bald eagle in the lower 48 … Continue reading
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Tagged alaska, bald eagle, DDT, endangered species act, kachemak bay, osprey, persistent pesticides, rachel carson
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Mountain Bluebird, Yellowstone National Park
Here is one of the many bluebirds I saw in Yellowstone recently. I’ve added him and a few others to my website today. You can see the them by clicking here and then using the right arrow on your keyboard. … Continue reading
Big Black Bear, Yellowstone National Park
About the only negative to wildlife photography in Yellowstone is having to go through all your photos to separate the chaff from the wheat. I shoot about 1,000 images a day and there is no time to go through them … Continue reading
Two Young Bulls Debate Who Has the Right of Way on Game Trail, Point Reyes National Seashore
Yesterday’s photo of the elk calf was taken an hour before sunset. The light was still pretty strong as you could see. This photo was taken at sunset and these young tule elk bulls are in the shade. Much nicer … Continue reading
Tule Elk Calf, Point Reyes National Seashore
At the end of my most recent day out at Point Reyes I did what I usually do, which is to drive out the Tomales Peninsula to the Pierce Point Ranch area to photograph the elk that move to the … Continue reading
Baling Twine, Point Reyes National Seashore
A few days ago I wrote about the dangers of baling twine to ospreys. This is what it looks like up close. I found it on the edge of the road on the way to the turnoff for Chimney Rock. … Continue reading
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Tagged baling twine, limantour road, nature, nature photography, osprey nests, ospreys, outdoors, park service, photo, point reyes national seashore, ranchers, travel
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“My, What Big Ears You Have.”
There are two species of deer in Yellowstone, the mule deer and the somewhat rare white-tailed deer. There are various ways to tell them apart. One way is by the size of the ears. Mule deer have, as you might … Continue reading
Yellow-bellied Marmots, Yellowstone National Park
Yellow-bellied marmots are one of the largest rodents in Yellowstone. They are about 20 t0 28 inches in length and weigh from 3.5 to 11 pounds. They are found at all elevations in the park and hibernate for up to … Continue reading
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Tagged colony, hibernation, image, marmot photo, nature, outdoors, photo, photograph, prey, rodent, sedge bay, travel, yellow-bellied marmot, yellowstone national park, yellowstone wildlife
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Baling Twine, Potential Osprey Death Trap
As I was driving home after my visit to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, I saw something in the distance that caught my eye. It turned out to be a raptor nest made mostly of baling twine. I didn’t … Continue reading
Nervous Cow Elk, Yellowstone National Park
As I was driving from Mammoth to Tower shortly after sunrise one morning I spotted this lone cow elk looking at me. She seemed very nervous. She looks like she may be pregnant and I assume she was close to … Continue reading
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Tagged backlit, cow elk, elk calf, image, lighting, mammoth, photo, photoshop, predators, tower, wildlife photography, yellowstone national park, yellowstone wildlife
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