Coming Through!
December 17, 2019
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This is one of the big bull moose in Grand Teton National Park.
It was a snowy afternoon when a few bulls were hanging out near the campground at Gros Ventre.
I was setup in a sage brush field with my long lens on a tripod. Animals this big don't seem to mind you standing there: if he wants to walk where you're standing, he's going to.
I got out...
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Cool
December 12, 2019
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While spending days and weeks in a rain forest in SE Alaska, life suddenly gets a lot more interesting when a grizzly appears out of the forest and starts swimming in your direction.
This image was made with a 600mm lens on a crop body so the bear was much further away than it may appear. Additionally I was standing on the (relative) safety of a w...
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Surprise
December 11, 2019
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It was late June as I was out exploring Yellowstone's Lamar Valley, looking for wildlife.
A bull bison grazed just across the Lamar river and showed an interest in crossing the river. I pulled over and sat myself down along the river bank hoping for the best. Patience paid off about 15 minutes later when he entered the river and started crossing o...
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Bull Moose Crossing
December 08, 2019
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Late September is a great time to be in Jackson Hole. Moose mating season is in full swing and the big bulls fight each other over the right to mate with the females.
One afternoon, I observed a big bull moose for a few hours as he stood guard over a cow moose. All was well until another bull moose showed up.
This big bull left his female; crosse...
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K Country Dandelions
December 05, 2019
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When you're in Canada's Rocky Mountains, one of the lesser known gems is called "K Country".
Home to grizzlies, wolves and other big wildlife, it is - at least where most foreigners are concerned - an unknown place. Not hard to understand if you consider its location: it is located next to Banff and Jasper National Parks which get all the visitors...
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Salmon Swing
December 03, 2019
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What appears to be a violent life-or-death encounter is actually a grizzly playing with his food.
This young male was full - at least for a little while - from eating lots of salmon. As he swam across a lagoon in SE Alaska, he used his paws to 'fish' for dead salmon carcasses.
He brought up this carcass, sat up in the water and started playing. H...
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Eye to Eye
December 01, 2019
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Ever wonder what it looks and feels like to come eye to eye with a big bull moose while hiking in the forest?
Even though they are large animals, it is amazing how quickly a bull moose can blend into the surrounding foliage, especially when bedded down.
This bull stood up; seemed to understand I wanted to take its picture and smiled for the camer...
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Side Charge!
November 29, 2019
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Two bull moose spar in Grand Teton National Park. This looks like a violent scene but they are just 'playing', or so that's what they should be doing this time of year.
Actual fights over females during the mating season can be very sudden and violent. Once mating season is over however, the males quiet down and hang out in groups.
These two were...
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Great Gray Owl
November 26, 2019
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The Great Gray Owl is one elusive bird!
Nicknamed the "Phantom of the North", this majestic bird is on many bird watchers list but few ever have the chance to see one. The world's largest owl species (by length), they like the cold and their habitat doesn't stretch far south of the Tetons.
Even though I spent a considerable amount of time in Gran...
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Salmon & Bears (Video)
November 22, 2019
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Ever wonder what happens when we're not watching?
Here's footage from a camera trap along a deserted stretch of a salmon-filled creek in Southeast Alaska, recorded this past summer.
I spent a couple of months in Southeast Alaska this summer to photograph the wildlife that relies on the annual salmon runs. For a few weeks, I hung a motion camera a...
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Imposing
November 20, 2019
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If you have the chance to spend time in moose country in fall, you're in for a treat. The mating season starts sometime in September and lasts into October. The big males (or bulls) fight one another for the privilege to mate with one or more of the females.
Here's one of the biggest bull moose from Grand Teton National Park in Jackson Hole, Wyomi...
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Black Bear Encounter
November 17, 2019
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Upon returning to the Yellowstone and Grand Teton area this fall season, I decided to go for a hike to see what I could find.
I was hoping to spot elk and it didn't take long before I heard the amazing sound of bugling come out of the forest. As I we...
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Giant Antlers
November 13, 2019
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One of my favorites of the past fall season at Grand Teton. This is one of the big guys at the Gros Ventre river area and it's hard to imagine those giant antlers don't get in the way more as he walks through the dense bushes!
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Face to Face
November 10, 2019
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These two moose are 'play fighting' or sparring. During the annual moose rut (or mating season), things get decidedly more violent and injuries occur.
Once the rut is over, the males can't seem to help themselves and regularly test out the antlers on their head by going face to face with another male!
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Fishing Black Bear
November 07, 2019
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If you've been following some of my previous posts about black bears, you're probably thinking that all they eat are berries or grass.
Bears are omnivores and this black bear caught a nice fish right in front of my camera lens.
While Alaska and its annual salmon runs are most commonly associated with brown/grizzly bears, black bears are no slouch...
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