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Baby Beaver
May 16, 2024 - 'T is the time for baby animals!
This cute beaver explored the world outside of the lodge.
Select wildlife images ar...
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River Otters
April 25, 2024 - River otters are, of course, most at home in the water.
Their streamlined body and agility allows them to catch fish li...
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399 and Spirit are Awake!
April 22, 2024 - Last night, April 21, grizzly 399 and her yearling cub Spirit put in a very brief appearance in her usual area in Grand...
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Face-to-Face
April 11, 2024 - Up close and face to face with this scary-looking creature... a beaver swimming straight at the camera as I was laying a...
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Torpor
April 10, 2024 - Grizzlies have been getting up from their winter sleep and sightings are increasing in the Tetons and Yellowstone!
When...
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Grizzly 399 and Spirit
March 28, 2024 - Just a few more weeks now before these two wake up...
Here are some of my favorite images of grizzly bear 399 and her c...
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Melanistic Red Fox
March 26, 2024 - The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is home to the Red Fox.
Even though the fox looks like a mid-sized dog, it typically...
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Colorful Fox Kit
March 07, 2024 - A young fox kit poses in a colorful setting.
This den was located in the rocky environment of mountain foothills, with...
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Coyote Close-Up
March 05, 2024 - Who can say 'no' to a cute coyote pup?
This little one was so curious, it walked up to my big lens while I was laying a...
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Happy Birthday Grizzly 399!
January 11, 2024 - Happy Birthday to grizzly 399 as she turns 28 years old in the den during her winter sleep!
Approaching the Snake R...
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Grizzly Portrait
January 09, 2024 - Portrait of grizzly 610 in Grand Teton National Park.
I made this image in late spring while the sow was feasting on cl...
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Your Favorite Images of 2023
December 31, 2023 - Here are your favorite images of 2023 as selected by engagements on my website, Facebook, Instagram and Threads.
It's b...
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Young Grizzly
December 28, 2023 - Now that the bears are all safe inside their winter dens, I continue editing the thousands of pictures I took this past...
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Fox Kit Close-Up
December 25, 2023 - Upclose and personal with a cute fox kit in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
I brought my big 500mm prime lens but th...
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Coyote Pups Love
December 08, 2023 - Cute coyote puppies, as the sun started to set.
These two were relaxing outside the nearby den.
What's more cute than...
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Coyote Pups
November 29, 2023 - Coyote pups show some sibling love.
I found 'my' first coyote den this year, with 9 pups. Great fun to watch and photog...
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399 + Spirit
November 27, 2023 - Now that the bears are all safe inside their winter dens, it's time for me to look at the large amount of pictures taken...
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Snake River Beaver
October 12, 2023 - A black bear sighting across the Snake river in Grand Teton National Park turned into an unexpected beaver photo session...
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Grizzly Bear Update
October 07, 2023 - Who knew that; barely three weeks after my last update; I'd be writing another one already? It feels like the park has t...
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Grizzly Bear Update from the Tetons
September 19, 2023 - Now that the fall colors are starting to happen in Jackson Hole and both the moose and the elk are starting their mating...
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New 2024 Calendar Available!
September 14, 2023 - The new 2024 Wildlife Calendars are available!
This 13-month calendar, " Wildlife of the American West ", features some...
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Fox Kit Pose
September 11, 2023 - 2024 Wildlife Calendars Available!
Time for another cute fox kit from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
This one po...
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Fox Kit
August 20, 2023 - Not many baby animals are cuter than a baby fox in my opinion.
Here's a fox kit I photographed late this spring in Jack...
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Flossing Beaver
August 12, 2023 - You see kids, even beavers floss before and after every meal!
As I was laying on the ground to get eye-level shots of t...
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Coyote Pup
August 07, 2023 - The bison rut (mating season) is in full swing here in Yellowstone's Lamar valley.
As you drive the valley between Litt...
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Grizzly Bear Yearling
August 03, 2023 - The cooler weather has finally arrived!
With temps into the 80s in the Tetons and parts of Yellowstone, I'm happy to re...
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Grizzly Bear Update Late July 2023
July 25, 2023 - I'm about to leave Jackson Hole for a few weeks to go and photograph the bison mating season in Yellowstone's Lamar Vall...
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Swimming Grizzly
June 25, 2023 - Almost endless daily hiking and driving in Jackson Hole looking for critters to photograph, keeps me busy.
A typical da...
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Grizzly Bear Update Early May 2023
May 04, 2023 - How are Jackson Hole's grizzly bears doing? Here's the situation on May 4, 2023...
In honor of Mother's Day, use 10% OF...
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How and Where to Photograph Moose
April 03, 2023 - PetaPixel just published my new article and images on Moose wildlife photography!
Find it here: https://petapixel.com/h...
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Grizzly Cub in Wyoming
March 15, 2023 - Here's another favorite shot of a grizzly bear cub of the year ("COY") in Grand Teton National Park.
Even though newbor...
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PetaPixel Article on Grizzly 399
March 14, 2023 - Photography website PetaPixel published my new article on Grizzly 399: find it here, or click on the image below.
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Grizzly Bear Cub of The Year
March 08, 2023 - It's only a matter of time now before grizzly sows wake up from hibernation with new cute cubs in tow...
Typically griz...
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Wild Horses
March 05, 2023 - It's hard to beat spending quiet time with the wild horses!
It's also hard to photograph them since their heads are dow...
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Salt River wild horses
March 01, 2023 - When you visit the "Valley of the Sun" around Phoenix, Arizona, it's hard to imagine large animals like wild horses carv...
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Busy as a Beaver
February 03, 2023 - Beavers are busy, well, as a beaver.
I watched and photographed this beaver over the course of several days as he built...
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Golden Hour Wildlife Photography
December 15, 2022 - It's hard to beat photography during what is called the "golden hour".
This is the short period after sunrise and befor...
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Why do Bull Elk pee on themselves?
December 11, 2022 - The annual mating season, or rut, of Elk is a time that many wildlife photographers and enthusiasts look forward to.
Ty...
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Grizzly 399 Print Sale
November 27, 2022 - Here's grizzly 399 on a rainy summer day.
She sure looks great for a soon-to-be 27 year old bear!
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Fox Kits
September 06, 2022 - When I arrived in the Tetons this year for spring photography, I got there on April 1st. With frequent snowfall and some...
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Happy 4th of July!
July 04, 2022 - Happy 4th of July! 🐴🎉
What better way to celebrate Independence Day than to pay homage to the animal that helped foun...
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Grizzly Update with Tom Mangelsen
June 25, 2022 - When it came time to write a article on how the celebrity grizzlies in Jackson Hole and the Tetons have been doing since...
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FREE Print Giveaway
October 23, 2021 - Would you like a free 11x14 wildlife fine art print?
Choose any image for sale in my Etsy shop. The winner will be anno...
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399's Yearling
July 12, 2021 - Sometimes a big lens and high megapixel camera body reveal details you never noticed while being out in nature.
I was l...
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Elkshake
May 17, 2021 - Here's a picture made last fall: a bull elk crossed the Snake river in Grand Teton National Park during early evening ho...
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Blondie's Twins
August 21, 2020 - Blondie, otherwise known as grizzly bear 793, is a celebrity bear in Grand Teton National Park.
Like 399 (that other be...
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399 and Cub
July 21, 2020 - If you want to see more pictures of 399 and her adorable cubs (and really, who doesn't??), the recent story I wrote abou...
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Beaver Dive
June 12, 2019 - A diving beaver in Wyoming's Grand Teton national park sure reminds me a lot of a whale... on a much smaller scale that...
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Cuitzeo: Pueblo Magico and Arturo's RV Park
March 09, 2019 - On Mexico’s central highland plateau (altiplano), surrounded by some of Mexico’s most famous attractions, sits one of th...
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Roosevelt Lake
July 25, 2017 - Spot the wildlife, looking at us from the desert surrounding Roosevelt lake.
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Burros in the Sonoran desert
May 23, 2017 - A band of wild donkeys (burros) enjoy the last rays of sunshine for the day.
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Burros
May 10, 2017 - Wild donkeys (burros) in the Sonoran desert near Lake Pleasant, Arizona.
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Burro
May 05, 2017 - A burro (wild donkey) poses in the Sonoran desert as the night falls.
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Saguaro lake
December 29, 2014 - Continuing my exploration of the Phoenix area, I visited Saguaro lake.
Click here for my images: http://www.vangophotos...
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