Category Archives: Mammals
Sleepy Time
Today, I’m featuring an image that was captured at the Bittern Bottoms Conservation Area in Cass County, Missouri, a number of years ago while kayaking the area. While photographing wildlife in the early morning, I kayaked past this sleepy raccoon that was peering out of his den in a tree, high above the waterway: This […]
Coyote On the Move
Today’s post features a previously unpublished photo that I captured in December 2005. While hiking around the Amarugia Highlands CA in Cass County, Missouri, this coyote bolted out of the treeline and ran across the frosty trail: Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 1D Mark 2 camera body Canon 100mm-400mm, f/4.5-f/5.6 IS lens Handheld, with IS “On” […]
Lookin’ For Love
Today’s post features a photograph of a bull moose that was captured in Grand Teton NP (Wyoming) a few years ago in the midst of the annual rut: Canon 1D Mark 3 camera body + Canon 100-400mm, f/4.5-f/5.6 IS lens + Canon 1.4x TC Handheld, with IS “On” ISO 800 Aperture f/8 Shutter 1/320 sec.
“You Never Know …”
… what you will experience in nature”! Today’s post comes from a photo trip to Mount Evans (Colorado) a few years ago. The photos in this post were not captured by me, but by my good friend, Adam, who lives in Colorado and often joins me for a few days of hiking and photographing when […]
Long and Winding Road
Today’s post features a lone, wild wolf that I encountered in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley a few winters ago. While driving the snowy road, this lone wolf was seen as he seemed to wander about, following a path in the snow. Wolf behavior is very complex and I’m not sure what his goal was. Was it […]
Hunting in the Snow
Today’s post features a lone, red fox as it forages in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley, for rodents under the snow cover. Watching a red fox hunting in snow is a real treat. Using their ultra-sensitive hearing, when they hear a noise under the snow, they stop, tilt their head and listen for the sound of rodents […]