Bear River
Although it’s been an anticlimactic winter, it’s still good to get out and enjoy the changing of the seasons.
Yellowstone and Grand Teton
Here are a few wildlife photos from a quick trip to the Yellowstone and Grand Teton areas a few weeks ago. Unlike my trip in June, it was a slow trip for wildlife. I’ve never seen weather quite like this in the fall – about 75 degrees during the day and not even freezing at night – very warm for the last week of September. I think the relatively hot weather contributed to the scarcity of the wildlife. I’ve been in colder weather in Yellowstone in mid-summer before. On the other hand, the weather felt wonderful, and it was great to be there. As you can see I did get some interesting shots of an elk and a moose exhibiting flehmening behavior, which I’ve never photographed before.
I also took some night sky photos and some scenics at Schwabacher’s Landing to stitch together into panos. I’ll publish those images in a future post once I get them processed.
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Mountain Goats
I have to say, Utah is an amazing place. I used to believe I had to go to places like Yellowstone, Glacier and Jasper to have the opportunity to take quality photos of wildlife in their natural surroundings, and at close proximity. But I’m finding more and more that Utah offers as high-quality opportunities as anywhere for wildlife. I had a few days off last week and decided to go looking for some mountain goats. What I found was world-class. Here are a few shots from that morning well spent.
The Best Trip Ever
Since before it was established as a national park Yellowstone has been a region impossible to describe without invoking superlatives. The earliest recorded reports of the area, sent east by traders and mountain men, seemed so outlandish that they were dismissed as tall tales. Since then tens of millions have traveled from every part of the globe to experience for themselves the unique curiosities and observe the renowned wildlife found there. Inevitably at the end of their stay, each visitor is left searching for adequate words to describe the wonders they’ve witnessed.
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Farmington Bay
Here are some images taken with my new lens during a couple of trips to Farmington Bay Bird Refuge this spring. I also threw in a shot or two of some yellow-headed blackbirds that I took on my first outing with the new lens at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. Little did I know I had such great local places to shoot. Thanks to my friend Scott for the heads-up on the foxes!