One of my friends (Beanz) asked me to get some pictures of a bear - well, one morning around 6am on our way to the hot springs, we turned the corner (no one else was about at that time) and there crossing the road right in front of us was a full grown Grizzly bear! When it saw the car it made for the bank by the side of the road - unfortunately too quick for me to pull up and get the camera out. It was the most amazing animal I've ever seen, it had a massive heed - even bigger than me Fatha's (sorry Bomber).
Anyway - shame I missed the bear, but here are some that didn't escape the camera. The first pic is a Buffalo or Bison (same thing) - just walking down the road like it was off to work or something. It walked right passed our car - I could have touched it and probably would of if it wasn't a wild animal and - most importantly, stinking of shite.
The second picture is a 'Prairie Dog' - they act like mere cats (if you know what they are) this one was watching every move I made and when I got too close it let out a warning cry and disappeared underground. The third picture is two baby deer that we spotted hiking our way to the top of Mount Washburn - the mother deer appeared shortly after, rounded them up and bolted off down the hill. 
The fourth picture is of big horn sheep - fairly rare to find, they feed in the 'tundra' (no trees) - so you have to climb really high up to see them. These were nursing some very young ones and didn't want to move.
The fourth picture is of big horn sheep - fairly rare to find, they feed in the 'tundra' (no trees) - so you have to climb really high up to see them. These were nursing some very young ones and didn't want to move.
The next picture is what we in England call a Butter-lowy - sorry that's the best I can do - if anyone knows it's real name then tell me!
The next picture you will need to click on it then zoom right in. After you have done that you should see a fish eagle sitting on its nest - we did see it out hunting for fish later but it wasn't possible to take a picture.
The next picture is a 'Bull Moose' sitting in a stream under the shade trying to get some peace - it was probably wondering why 30 or so humans where lined up on the bank pointing strange flashing boxes at it!!
We think the next picture is 'Mule Deer' but again - not really sure. We saw these while hiking and the mother moved the young ones away when she saw us approaching.
The Raven was hanging around one of the tourist points probably hoping for something to eat. IT GOT NOWT!!
The last picture we think is a Stag Elk? What ever it is it's wearing a lovely hat!
We also went early one morning to stake out an area where wolves had been spotted and were lucky enough to see a Mother wolf and her pups playing about. They were too far away to get a picture and we would have had trouble seeing them if a kind American guy hadn't let us look through his bins. It was amazing to see them in the wild like that.
The next picture you will need to click on it then zoom right in. After you have done that you should see a fish eagle sitting on its nest - we did see it out hunting for fish later but it wasn't possible to take a picture.The next picture is a 'Bull Moose' sitting in a stream under the shade trying to get some peace - it was probably wondering why 30 or so humans where lined up on the bank pointing strange flashing boxes at it!!
We think the next picture is 'Mule Deer' but again - not really sure. We saw these while hiking and the mother moved the young ones away when she saw us approaching.
The Raven was hanging around one of the tourist points probably hoping for something to eat. IT GOT NOWT!!
The last picture we think is a Stag Elk? What ever it is it's wearing a lovely hat!
We also went early one morning to stake out an area where wolves had been spotted and were lucky enough to see a Mother wolf and her pups playing about. They were too far away to get a picture and we would have had trouble seeing them if a kind American guy hadn't let us look through his bins. It was amazing to see them in the wild like that.
2 comments:
fish eagle mmmmm.. thought that was a fish eagle in majorca last year.. jenny says you know NOWT.. a & j
here's niece from san diego...good god, looking at all these posts, my small piece of the us has a lot to live up to. anyway, truly enjoying the posts (if not slightly jealous) and looking forward to seeing you in a months time..and not to worry, the weather is nee where the 100 degree mark here!
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