Month: May 2015

The Last Two Days in Yellowstone

I did a quick report last night. Tonight I want to go back and fill in some gaps. First of all here are a couple of photos of two of…
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Black Bears Chase Tourists at Yellowstone National Park – NOT!!

A couple of weeks ago several news outlets posted a video of black bears “chasing” people on the Yellowstone River bridge near Tower Junction. The bears were only trying to…
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The highs and lows of salamander photography

Readers of this blog can be forgiven for thinking that I'm bear photograph obsessed. While grizzlies are usually my primary focus (when I'm in grizzly country), I'm equally enamoured by non-charismatic…
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5/29/2015 Time for the Weekend!

This is your weekend update for Yellowstone - have a great time in the park and be safe! Lately, our days have been filled with a lot of rain, most…
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Gulf Coast Fritillary Butterflies

The following video has nothing whatsoever to do with Yellowstone but I don't have any decent photos to show you so I hope you enjoy it. I made it for…
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5/27/2015 What an amazing day!

Determination to see the Lamar Canyons on their morning romp got me out of the door even earlier today.  But, the wolves slept in and decided to put on their…
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5/26/2015 Another no photo day

  Well, it is never that there are no photo ops when in Yellowstone, because there is always something - just not what my heart desires.  But, you would have…
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Lamar Canyon update 5/25/2015

I have not been one of the lucky ones to get recent photos of the Lamar Canyons lately.  They are doing their thing earlier and earlier every morning, generally right…
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5/25/2015 Out and about in Yellowstone

The park seems to be on an every other day cycle of activity, which in a way is good because it allows for some down time.  Except that people are…
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Bears and More From the Last Few Days

I have taken more photos than I have had time to post lately and there are a few I wanted to show you from the last few days. One of…
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5/21/2015 Washburn is open!

  Washburn finally opened and we now have access to the “other side” of the park without going through the horrid construction that has managed to tear up cars, tires…
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The White Grizzlies of Kananaskis

My dad has many, many skills, but wildlife spotting isn't one of them. Yet when my family made our third trip to Kananaskis Country, my dear old dad had the…
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Is There Anything Cuter Than a Pika?

I think the answer to that is an emphatic “No!” We have been photographing pikas for years and years. We used to say they were little agents for Kodak film,…
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5/19/2015 The Park continues to explode with activity

Another wild day in Yellowstone with 8 wolves seen before 9 a.m., or was it 8?  Not the best for photo ops but exciting for intrigue and mystery. First of…
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Of Black Bears and Foxes

We were all hoping for a big grizzly COY year but I did not even consider the possibility of an explosion of new black bear families.  We had two very…
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