Category: Natural History
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A Very Special Day
In a recent post I mentioned witnessing an extraordinary event in the park the week before the interior roads closed for the season. This is the story of my lucky encounter with a grizzly and some wolves on an elk carcass in Hayden Valley. Read more…
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H-owl-loween
Mike and I had the privilege to see two great gray owls this fall, one just us and the owl, the other shared with a bunch of others. Read more…
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Grizzlies
All roads to the interior of Yellowstone closed November 1 and will be open only to over-snow vehicles (snowmobiles and snow coaches) until they reopen to regular vehicles sometime in April or May depending on the particular section of road. Spending several days down there exploring and looking for wildlife paid off, especially for seeing… Read more…
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She Picked a Dam Good Site
Melissa found a great spot for a dispersed campsite along a creek with extensive beaver activity. We enjoyed it so much we ended up spending three days here. Read more…
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The Living Lake
On our recent 11-day paddling adventure along the southern shores of Yellowstone Lake, we observed numerous types of wildlife from bald eagles to darting dragonflies. Read more…
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Fast Water, Slo-mo Birds
I spent some time at LeHardy Rapids along the Yellowstone River this week filming birds in the raging waters. Each species manages to utilize this extreme habitat to find what it needs to survive. Read more…
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The Wallow
The wallow is an important feature of the rut showing a bull’s prowess and fitness. Read more…
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Pika Perfect
I spent some quality time this week in the Beartooths observing American pika, perhaps the cutest mammal in this region. I spent 6 hours in the area with bonus sightings of mountain goats and much more. Read more…
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Amphibian Exploration
My books are now available on a second platform (besides Amazon)! Click through for more info, to read one of my favorite stories from the series on spotted salamanders, and to learn a bit about their western cousins that I recently had the chance to observe. Read more…
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Raising Raptors Update
We have been back to check on most of the raptor nests a couple of times since our last post. Things are changing rapidly. Read more…
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