Roads End Naturalist

Exploring the natural world as we wander at the end of the road

Tag: bison

  • Bison Days

    What must it be like to be a bison, to own nothing yet have everything. ~Donna Frider, N.C. teacher on one of the museum’s Yellowstone Institutes I’ve probably used this quote on a previous post, but it seems to capture my thoughts and emotions when it comes to these incredible, almost mystical animals. Last week Read more…

    Written by

    Mike Dunn

  • Settling In

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    Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. ~Henry David Thoreau We’ve been in our new home a little over three weeks now and we are starting to feel settled. It is a different world to be sure. As I started writing this yesterday, it was 4:30 a.m, Mountain Read more…

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    Mike Dunn

  • Farewell Eastern Columbine

    I’m glad the Covid-19 shutdown began in March. April is the best month to be home. Twenty-five years of gardening – not the traditional type of gardening; Mike’s gardening is more like an attempt to create a mountain cove forest in the side yard – has led to a beautiful array of native wildflowers. April Read more…

    Written by

    Melissa Dowland

  • Octo-Ungulates

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    Ungulates. The most boring animals on earth. All they do is stand around and chew their cud. ~Hal Brindley It seems there are not a lot of quotes out there about ungulates (hoofed mammals) but I found this one in a clever blog post by someone that I know through social media. I agree with Read more…

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    Mike Dunn

  • Baby Buffalo

    Are you there? Can you hear me? Somewhere near me? In the morning, long ago, had to hold you so close, had to never let go. Time on the river sliding on by. Hard to believe, wink of an eye. Where’d you go, Baby Buffalo? ~James Taylor – song lyrics from Baby Buffalo I have Read more…

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    Mike Dunn

  • Babies everywhere

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    It is spring in Yellowstone and there are babies everywhere, especially bison calves. Cute and frisky are the best words to describe these orange-furred bundles of energy – not the usual naturalist terms, but appropriate for these guys. And it has been a very good year for bison births – every herd has dozens of Read more…

    Written by

    Mike Dunn