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Selected photos from Yellowstone

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Pygmy owl! Saturday I had my best sighting and photo opportunity of a pygmy owl in the three years in Yellowstone. I was on my way back home in the early afternoon, when I spotted the tiny owl tucked away in a tree. As there was no parking close to that spot, I continued to the closest pullout, parked, and walked back up the road. A group of people was just returning from a hike, and I asked if they had seen “it”. “Seen what?”. “A pygmy owl!”. Just as they turned, I see the little owl in the top of another tree, and then it flies. I keep walking along the road, but cannot locate it. I then see the group gesturing me over, as they see the owl sitting in a tree. Just as I take some steps towards them, I see the owl fly by me to another tree. In its talons? A vole! I locate the owl right away, and manage to take some photos. It then starts tearing the vole apart, ripping its head off, and eat it. It’s hard to take any photos in the shaded forest, but I manage to take a few. It then suddenly flies to another branch, leaving the vole, and then flies back over my head to a branch where I can take some more photos. After that, the owl returns to the vole, and flies high in a tree with it, and consumes it there. .
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Wolf 1118F: 2014-2019. I took this photo earlier this year of a wolf collared as 1118F. Her collar gave a mort signal mid September of this year.
Wolf 1118F was born in the Mollies pack in 2014. In 2018 she had a litter of pups and moved to the Cub Creek area. There, her and her mate formed a subgroup. In November 2018 she traveled outside the borders of Yellowstone National Park. A subordinate females wolf in the group got shot, and 1118 got hit in her front right leg. Her pups weren’t seen anymore after this. The wolf survived the winter of 2018-2019 on three legs, mostly scavenging carcasses. In September 2019 the Wolf Project got a mort signal of her collar.
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Fall in Yellowstone. I took this photo on one of the last days of September. It might have been the peak of the ‘seven days’ of Fall in Yellowstone National Park. The snow had already been falling, and it made the contrast to the fall colors quite nice. Less than a week from that day, all fall colors were gone…. welcome winter?
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Grizzly bear incoming. With a lot of anticipation I was able to take this photo some two weeks ago in Yellowstone National Park. As the bear was foraging in between tree logs, it finally came a bit closer. I had observed the bear from a road higher up, and saw her move slowly towards the road, so I parked my car in what turned out to be a good spot and was able to take some photos from inside the vehicle. The bear already looked ready for winter that day, and everyone hopes she will come out with cubs next year…
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Bison in fall. Fall colors were short lived in Yellowstone, but with the falling of snow, it made it all even better. The vivid colors stood out wonderfully and when the sun would break through the clouds it would light up like fire. This bison was approaching the many people watching wolves on the other side of the valley, and no eyes were looking this direction, where this wonderful scene was to be observed.
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Grizzly boar ready for winter. I photographed this grizzly nine days ago as it trotted through thick forest along the road. There were some openings through which he came, and even though he never really stopped, it gave some photo opportunities. This is the grizzly bear collared as 791, and in September 2018 he weighed 550 pounds. Now, he might be even a bit heavier. He’s growing into quite a phenomenon due to being quite visible and active in a wide range.
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Great gray owlet’s tail feathers. Over a five week span I saw four different great gray owl families, a total of fourteen different owls. In different weather types, in different trees, different meadows, different areas of Yellowstone National Park. Some obvious, but still missed by others, others deeper in dense forest areas. I took thousands of photos, and some hundred I’m pretty pleased with. Still, I selected this particular photo of one of the owlet’s tail feathers, as it was different. But also, because it tells my experience of hiking for hours, and then by surprise being near one of these owls. With the years going by taking photos and getting certain wished shots, my eyes finally are also looking at things differently now. How can a story be told, how can I relate to the image beyond the plain way of seeing it?
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Coyote aware. I took this photo of a coyote in June of this year. It came from the water, and trotted uphill and then passed me. This summer I didn’t see many coyotes, and even on the many carcasses I saw from afar, only bears and wolves ate. Lately I have seen more coyotes however, and even the foxes seem to come out of the shadows of the night! We’re having a snowy fall so far, and I’m absolutely loving it.
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Shades of blue at Yellowstone Lake. Earlier this month I took this photo from the West side of Yellowstone Lake, facing to the East. The Fishhawk Fire had been raging, having a lot of smoke coming up. It gave a nice sunrise one of those mornings. Some days after heavy rainfall came, and eliminated the fire. .
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Grizzly momma! This grizzly sow came out this Spring with three cubs, and delivered a lot of joy to many people. I was fortunate to see her a few times. This photo was taken in May, from my car, when she and her cubs came out from the forest while the sun was setting, giving some quite good light. One cub since has not been with her anymore, but the sow and her two remaining cubs are looking healthy, and have been seen in recent days again!
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Pronghorn at golden hour! Late August I was able to capture this pronghorn at a perfect sunset. Just as the sun was about to set behind the mountains the strong sun rays gave a golden scene. The yellow flowers in front of the animal lit up, creating an epic atmosphere for me. .
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Grizzly cub in snow! This photo was taken late April, but the snow has already been falling in Yellowstone once again. It was a truly amazing summer, probably my best so far, with many visible carcasses in the Northern Tier, and some other exciting wildlife encounters throughout. I've taken so many photos already this year, and certainly don't have enough time to go through them all thoroughly. Sadly me and my camera took a dip in a creek two days ago, breaking the camera and lens, and thus my photographing activity might slow down in the upcoming period, until I have sorted out how to handle it. Still plenty things to post however, like this grizzly cub, who was quite visible with its mom for some time late April. Maybe we will see them again the upcoming period? I will keep my eyes open!
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Red-tailed hawk! This young red-tailed hawk gave quite a show on September 1st. On a full day tour with my clients we reentered Yellowstone through the East Gate and came across this hovering hawk near Steamboat Point. It was actively hunting, but didn’t succeed while we were watching. This hawk was born in 2018 and is molting its feathers to adult ones. I often see red-tailed hawks in Yellowstone, but this is only the first time posting a photo of one. Also one of the first times I’ve tried to actually photograph one for a long period of time. These raptors are quite cool!
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Epic wolf encounter! About two weeks ago I had one of my most thrilling wolf encounters in Yellowstone so far. More often this summer I have taken hikes, but on most occasions I would not see anything but raptors and chipmunks. While on a hike to explore some of the rolling hills I have sometimes observed from the road, suddenly my eyes caught an animal running through the tall grass. After a blink with my eyes I realized it was a wolf. A wolf pup actually! The animal came towards me with high speed, so I kneeled down and took some photos. The encounter only lasted thirty seconds, but my adrenaline went through the roof. When it got aware of me, it stalled for a second, looked around, and then continued again. Later I found out it was following an actual bison trail. I didn’t find the wolf again after this, but the memory lasts forever.

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Crazy clouds over Barronette Peak! Sunday provided amazing clouds over Yellowstone National Park. I love how they look like a painting. While searching for mountain goats on this beautiful mountain, I took some photos of the gorgeous patterns. “Although misspelled, the peak is named for Jack Barronett, an early Yellowstone guide and army scout. Barronett also constructed and operated a toll bridge over the Yellowstone River near Tower Junction during the Cooke City mining period.” (nps.gov)
A lot of people come to this location to search for the goats, which is always a fun thing to do.
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Big grizzly boar! Late May I saw this big male grizzly courting a well-known sow in Yellowstone. He did so last year as well, but the female didn’t come out with any cubs. I hope his efforts this year will pay off and we can see some newborns next Spring.
Me and some friends had followed the bear couple for a while, as they were traveling East to West, and eventually, to our surprise, came on a high hill along the road. It was hard trying to photograph them because of all the logs, branches, and deadwood, so this is only one of the few photos that actually came out decent. Grizzly sightings have been very good this year, and fall has still to come..!
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Bison’s breath. A week ago I found this bull bison walking on top of a hill, along the road. The sun was rising, and it gave a surrealistic image of the bison’s head, with the breath coming out of his nostrils. It lasted only seconds, as the sun quickly rose above the bison, and the moment was gone. August is the month of the bison rut, and there’s pairs of cows ad bulls found everywhere. However, a lot of bison have moved up to higher grounds, and they aren’t as often in the middle of the road anymore. I’ve again not succeeded in getting an epic fight photo this rut, so it’ll be still one of my future goals.
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Grizzly bear family in the rain! Early July I took an epic trip to the Tetons, with many amazing grizzly encounters. Of course the one with the grizzly chasing and killing the elk calf was unmatched, but the day after was one for the books too. That same bear now seemed to defend its carcass from the grizzly bear family that had been hanging around Willow Flats. The young grizzly taunted the family constantly, very often standing on its hind legs. Momma and cubs would not let this happen, and started to chase the lone bear, with the cubs sometimes leading the charge. The collared lone bear got away all the time, and eventually the family crossed the road. It all happened in the pouring rain, given it all yet another dimension. In this photo the bear family comes right at us, before they took a turn to the right chasing the loner. It is said the sow is grizzly bear 610, although Grand Teton National Park cannot officially confirm this.
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Bald eagle coming! I photographed this bald eagle two days ago. It was perched on a very nice colorful rock scanning the area. Not much later it took off and flew right over me. I was able to snap a few shots. The sun was shining nicely on it, and as soon as I turned I was looking in the bright light, unable to see where it was going. I see bald eagles often in Yellowstone, but they don’t always present themselves as photographable subjects. I got lucky this time.
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Wolf running wild! August is so far turning out to be an amazing month for seeing wolves and grizzly bears. Some two weeks ago I had a great morning with my clients seeing wolves on a carcass. It was a bit far away, but we were able to observe them for a long time. As the wolves then seemed to have bedded down, we decided to go further down the road and explore other things. Some hours later we come back, and instantly I see a black wolf running. Running full speed. And then, it stopped, looked back, and ran again. It did this a few times as it was making its way. Then, we lost it, so we returned to the pullout from where we could see the carcass; there was nothing happening there, and there was no indication why this wolf had ran so fast. After packing up the scopes, we continued the drive, and then suddenly saw the running wolf coming through the sage. It ran passed the stopped cars, walked a bit along the road, and then gave one look back again, searching the ghost that it was chased by. It was quite a miracle the one shot I was able to take through the passenger window, somehow passed the client on the passenger seat, turned out to be one I am happy with.
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Lower Falls of the Yellowstone. One of the most iconic destinations in Yellowstone National Park is probably the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, with Lower Falls being prominently in view from many of the observation points on both South- and North Rim. The view from Artist Point is my favorite, and displayed in this view. There’s so many angles to photograph this, and the ever changing weather can create new images from hour to hour, day to day. As I’m mostly focusing on wildlife, I might miss the most spectacular shots of this scene, so I will keep working to try improve shots of this amazing canyon and waterfall.
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Grizzlies gone wild! Early June I witnessed two grizzlies courting, and it was absolutely amazing. I had picked up Brazilian clients at Norris, and made my way up back North, when I saw two friends in their vehicles driving slowly past a meadow. One turned, and I figured there might be something nearby. My clients mostly wanted to see bears up close on their tour, like many other people would love. On my way I was already busy managing expectations, as wildlife is not to be predicted. We slowly drive on the road, when all of a sudden one grizzly bear comes running out of the forest, right by our car. The excitement of my clients resonated in the car, and before their screams of joy faded, a second bear came running after the first one. I could see it was the courting pair I had seen some days prior, and I turned my car a bit further down, while the bears were still running on the road. They then went out of sight, but we could still hear their loud noises coming from the forest. Some thirty minutes went by, and they again crossed the road, and continued their courtship in an open meadow. From the car we were able to witness them for almost 45 minutes, which was absolutely epic!
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Bull elk moving through the trees. I took this photo last week, and it’s different than the close ups I normally like to post. It was kind of a moody magical scene, where two big bull elk were in a dense forest. There was no ideal angle, but moving around, even a step at the time, gave me same many different perspectives. Yesterday I already saw a young bull elk chasing some females around, meaning September, and the elk rut, is not too far away… .
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Grizzly family enjoying the summer! Had a really good time watching this grizzly bear family in the fields of flowers some two weeks ago. Yellowstone is often full of surprises, so it was a pleasant surprise to see the Obsidian sow with her two cubs foraging. They all look very healthy and the cubs have turned pretty blonde for now. They moved around pretty fast and only occasionally stopping for some serious digging. The sighting lasted some thirty minutes and then they disappeared again. .
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American kestrel with prey! Ten days ago I found this American kestrel sitting in a tree with a little bite to eat. It was one of the five kestrels in a small area, with this one sharing the tree with two other juveniles. Two days prior I had witnessed the same scene in the same area, but with fewer birds. Kestrels are the smallest of the falcon family and most common to see in the United States. Every year in Yellowstone you can see them in spring, summer, and fall; when temperatures drop, and winter comes, they migrate away. .
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A black wolf in Lamar Valley. A month ago in Lamar Valley there was a carcass that not only attracted wolves and grizzlies, but also a big crowd. It was not too far from the road, and for some days visitors could observe amazing interactions between wolves and bears. I wasn’t around for most of it, but on probably the final day the carcass was visited by these animals, I finally made it to the scene. At arrival I could see the grizzly bear family move in to the carcass and the wolves leave. I observed the wolves from a distance for quite a while, and enjoyed their howls. I set up away from the crowd, so it was not the most ideal position. The wolf pack then moved off, and crossed the river, except for one wolf. This wolf bluntly made its way back to the carcass where the bears were still eating whatever they could find there. As the wolf came, the grizzlies just took off, and the wolf seemed to find some bites to eat. It then started a journey parallel to the road, and eventually crossed to the North side. The wolf trotted through the valley, and nothing would stop it. Full determination on his way. It was a gorgeous sight and I took this (cropped) photo from my car as it at one point was not too far. .
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Star trail over Roosevelt Arch! Sunday night I went out to gaze and photograph the stars over Yellowstone. It’s so absolutely stunning, that if I could, I probably would do it every night. First I did the Upper Terrace drive in Mammoth Hot Springs and photographed the Milky Way there, and then onward to Swan Lake Flat, where I wasn’t the only one being captivated by the millions of stars. After that back to Gardiner, where I set up in the high grass and took this photo. It’s a 30 minute exposure, and after waiting it to be done in my car, I lost track of where my camera was, but eventually found it. The rainbow in the photo comes from the street light that was just aside of my frame. I love star trail photos, and hopefully I can venture out more often to find more nice perspectives. .
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Grizzly bear versus elk herd! Here’s a still of that extremely epic morning on July 2nd 2019 in Grand Teton National Park. I posted the video of the grizzly taking down the elk calf some time ago, but prior to filming that sequence I took a lot of photos of the grizzly bear chasing the elk in circles. The elk had been standing hurdled up for quite some time, but there had been no sign of any predator in the area. I left to photograph some pelicans, and returned with new friends. Their faces of seeing their first elk herd was priceless, and after getting out of our cars, we chatted while observing the elk. Then, out of the tall willows suddenly the grizzly bear came storming onto the scene and the elk herd ran. It ran! And the bear chased them, continuously. The adrenaline went through the roof! The entire scene only lasted eight minutes, but the experience was one for a lifetime.
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Mountain goat kid descending! I’ve visited the Beartooth Highway a few times over the last couple of weeks, and absolutely love it up there. This gorgeous scenic drive is easy accessible from the Northeast Entrance of Yellowstone, and it’s quiet, beautiful, and the mountain goats, marmots, and pikas, are very fun to photograph. The wildflowers on the slopes are amazing, and the snow is still visible. I had sat down above one of the high cliffs observing what seemed to be a pika family, when this mountain goat baby and its mom suddenly caught my eye as they were on their way down. Just in time I was able to photograph it when it was walking through the sea of flowers. .
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A grizzly cub miracle! A bear cub born this year lived on its own for four weeks, and reunited with its momma earlier this week. The sow had abandoned the cub for unknown reasons and the cub survived miraculously on its own. At the start of the month I ventured out to see how the cub was doing and daily I would find it in the same area. The first days it stayed safe on the hill, but one day after a loud truck pulled in on a dirt pullout beside the cub’s safe zone, it ran off, and crossed the road multiple times in the hours to follow. In the end it got so bad that I had to help try haze the bear off the road. It worked.
The day after however things got crazier: the cub had walked back the two miles to its hill, and there I caught a woman throwing objects in the direction of the bear. It turned out to be a banana. As the bear had then ran off, I was able to pick up the banana pieces. Then I found out the same people were approaching the bear on the other side of the hill, and I went up to them to tell them to stop doing what they were doing. The people left and upon their departure they flipped me off. I reported the incident to the Forest Service.
These two stories show what this cub all had to endure to survive. Who knows how long the reunion will last, but so far it’s one of the most amazing wildlife stories!
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