Category Archives: Mammals

Blog posts that describe behaviors or contain nature photographs of 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 […]

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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Today’s post features a previously unpublished photo that I captured in December 2005.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” […]

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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.

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“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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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