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Tag Archives: nature
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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A Black Bear Protects an Elk Carcass, Yellowstone National Park
The road over Dunraven Pass opened May 29. I didn’t know the pass had been cleared until yesterday. As I began the drive over it from Tower to Canyon I quickly saw a bunch of cars parked. It turns out … Continue reading
A Grizzly Hunts for Food.
This young grizzly is the same individual I photographed yesterday. It was looking for food by overturning rocks and turning over clumps of dirt. While what it was finding will keep this bear going, it would really benefit by finding … Continue reading
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Tagged food, grizzly, grizzly bear, nature, outdoors, photo, snow, soda butte creek, travel, wildlife photography, yellowstone grizzly, yellowstone national park
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Grizzly Bear, Yellowstone National Park
This is the only grizzly so far that has been close enough to photograph on this trip to Yellowstone. It’s a young bear and when I look at its eyes it seems sad. Those aren’t insects flying around the bear. … Continue reading
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Tagged grizzly bear, grizzly bear photo, nature, outdoors, travel, yellowstone grizzly bear, yellowstone national park
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