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Fun Friday: Thief! (Re-post)
(Note: this post originally published in February, 2011, after returning home from a visit to Yellowstone National Park) Time for another “Fun Friday” post … one of those “just for fun” images/stories! Today’s post includes an image of an unlikely “thief”, caught in action, in Yellowstone NP. On my last day in the interior of […]
Posted in Nature Photography, Travel Photography
Tags: behavior, birding, birds, Birds, birdwatching, Blog, cute, National Park, nature, nature photography, NPS, raven, travel, winter, Yellowstone NP
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Fun Friday: Bison Tongue
Today’s “Fun Friday” post comes from a quick trip through Yellowstone National Park, on my way back from my Alaska photo workshop, in 2011. As I photographed a herd of American Bison (Bos bison), one of it’s members seemingly stuck it’s tongue out at me, while intently watching my movements (I was quite close when […]
Posted in Mammals, Nature Photography, Travel Photography
Tags: American bison, behavior, bison, Blog, mammals, meadow, National Park, National Park Service, nature, nature photography, prairie, summer, travel, Yellowstone NP
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Jousting for Fun
Shortly after crossing the Yellowstone River, the younger bison were having quite a time … the young calves were running and jumping about, and the yearlings and young bulls were congregating in small groups and “jousting”, or “playfighting”, with others of their age. This playfighting is common among many mammals and is a way of […]
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Tags: behavior, bison, Blog, fall, Hayden Valley, mammals, National Park, nature, travel, Wyoming, Yellowstone NP
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Horse Play, Bison Style
As we left our motel in Gardiner and headed around Yellowstone’s upper loop road, on our way to Hayden Valley, we ran into heavy fog in the Tower Fall area, so we had to stop to make a few images: As we neared Hayden Valley, the fog began lifting and soon […]
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Tags: behavior, bison, Blog, fog, mammals, National Park, nature, travel, Yellowstone NP
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The Crossing
As we drove through Hayden Valley (Yellowstone National Park) in the early morning, we were able to catch bison crossing the Yellowstone River: Seeing the bison in early fall is quite different than in the peak of winter. When I was in Yellowstone this past February, the mood was much […]
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Tags: behavior, bison, Blog, fall, mammals, National Park, nature, travel, Wyoming, Yellowstone NP, Yellowstone River
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Landscaped Nesting
Almost missed this one while hiking around Yellowstone National Park! I was just returning to the parking lot area from a hike down a steep trail to view the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. As I approached the parking lot, I noticed something that looked unusual … couldn’t quite identify what it was, but […]
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Tags: behavior, Bird, birds, birds of prey, birdwatching, Blog, National Park, nature, nesting, osprey, travel, Wyoming, Yellowstone NP
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