Greetings from Wyoming, where the temperature ranges from the low 30's at night to the mid 70's at mid-afternoon...even in June. Pack accordingly.
One of the first critters we spotted was a coyote in a large hay field...
One of our favorite places to visit is the Murrie Ranch on the scenic Moose-Wilson Road...
The long lane leading to the ranch house offers many wildlife viewing opportunities. Among the often-seen wildlife are moose...
This one was chilling under an evergreen tree...
There were also some mule deer visible...
Another side-road adventure is the Uhl Hill Road...
We have seen a variety of wildlife in this area including badgers, pronghorns, bison, coyotes, wolves, raptors including golden eagles and ravens...
This one had found a morsel, and he wasn't letting it go...
We also found a killdeer probing for food...
Uhl Hill Road leads to what used to be a working ranch. The National Park Service uses several of the original buildings for storage. Some they have let fall into disrepair...
With no evidence to support my theory I have to admit that the bear known as grizzly bear 679, aka Bruno, most likely is to blame. As mentioned in my earlier post, male bears will kill cubs to force the female into heat again.
The southern part of GTNP has lots of landscape to take in. Cheryl took all of the landscape photos while we roamed around searching for wildlife...
On what is called the inner-park road we had a few distant critter sightings...
This is a cinnamon phase black bear...
A pair of sandhill cranes...
I wasn't able to get all five in a single photo, but I did manage to isolate a couple...
The rough road to Spaulding Bay...
Provided an encounter with a red fox...
On Togwotee Pass we encountered grizzly bear 863, called Felicia by locals and tourists alike...
This year she is trying to raise her cubs by the side of the road to avoid the boars...
A drive to the top of signal mountain resulted in the sighting of a female dusky grouse...
Another visit to the Murrie Ranch resulted in another moose sighting of possibly the same young bull...
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