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Pronghorn Doe and Fawn, Yellowstone National Park

This pronghorn mom and her two babies made a lot of visitors happy by staying between the Roosevelt Arch and the entrance station in late May.  I spent a lot of time observing her and her two fawns. During the … Continue reading

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Where to See Pronghorns in Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone has 200 to 300 pronghorns.  They only exist in the Park in its northern range.  They spend winters in the Gardiner Basin and some, but not all, migrate from there to spend summers at higher elevations in the Park … Continue reading

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Another Wounded Pronghorn at Yellowstone?

Here’s a pronghorn buck that I also saw and photographed last May.  It was in the Slough Creek area.  It’s also missing a chunk of hair at the top of the shoulders.  It also seems to be missing some flesh, … Continue reading

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Cause of Pronghorn’s Wound; Yellowstone National Park

Only one person took a guess on what had happened to this pronghorn.  She guessed a bear.  A good guess.   I thought I’d get a few more people to venture a guess.  Maybe some were afraid to guess wrong.  That … Continue reading

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Yellow-headed Blackbird, Yellowstone National Park

When I drove out to the Lamar Valley each day this past May I would usually check out the road to the Slough Creek campground.  It’s a good drive for finding bison, pronghorns and coyotes in the spring.  It’s also … Continue reading

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Yellowstone’s Bears Have Disappeared

Well, not really.  It’s just that they’re not grazing on grass as much any more and thus not as easy to see.  Elk (and pronghorn and bighorn) are giving birth and the word is out.  Grass was OK when meat … Continue reading

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Pronghorn Buck in the Rut

I’m still working on upgrading the images on my website.  I’ve finished the mammals that start with a “B” (six species) and jumped ahead a bit to look at the pronghorn images from my trip to Yellowstone this past September.  … Continue reading

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Pronghorn Rut, Yellowstone National Park

I’m in Yellowstone.  I came for the rut.  It’s been quite warm and that may have slowed things down a bit. This buck was busy defending his harem.  I observed him for about an hour before sunset and he was … Continue reading

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