Geysers and Grass

On October 20, 2016October 21, 2016 By Mike and Christy12 Comments

Golden grasslands, steaming ground and just a touch of wind made for a great Autumn afternoon. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

One in every crowd.

On October 13, 2016October 13, 2016 By Mike and Christy20 Comments

It seems like no matter how quietly I try to kayak by and photograph Mergansers there is always one who seem to catch on to the action. Two different groups on two different days same result.

Fall Blues

On October 10, 2016October 11, 2016 By Mike and Christy19 Comments

A streak of blue still lingering in the the browns of fall. Mountain Bluebird in Grand Teton National Park, WY.

At ponds edge

On October 7, 2016October 7, 2016 By Mike and Christy4 Comments

Standing at the ponds edge I could not help but feel the pond was quietly looking back at me.

Yellow Rumped

On October 6, 2016October 5, 2016 By Mike and Christy7 Comments

Just hanging out in the spruce happy to make your day. A Yellow Rumped warbler sings away. Grand Teton National Park, WY.

Common Merganser

On September 30, 2016September 30, 2016 By Mike and Christy19 Comments

Oh to be a teenager.

A young common merganser enjoys a sunny fall afternoon lounging on a rock in Sting Lake. Grand Teton National Park, WY.

When you feel fall

On September 29, 2016September 28, 2016 By Mike and Christy10 Comments

When fall first comes you feel the sunlight change, the pond becomes just a bit quieter and the clouds look a specific way.

We each have developed a feeling of fall depending on where we live but when fall comes you can feel it with all you senses.

Looking at the Tetons on an early fall afternoon it felt just like fall to me.

Lichen,Rock and Spruce.

On September 27, 2016September 26, 2016 By Mike and Christy17 Comments

We were up high in the mountains a week or two ago and much to our surprise there were numerous butterflies going about their business even as the nights have been cold and the flowers have long died out for this season. Must be slim pickings this time of year for this wonderful comma butterfly foraging on Lichen, Rocks and Spruce.

Photographed near treeline in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Youth

On September 24, 2016September 24, 2016 By Mike and Christy6 Comments

An immature Bald Eagle waiting patiently for a meal to present itself along the Snake River in Teton National Park. It seems almost every time we kayak this stretch of the Snake River an eagle swoops down attempting to catch a fish. Having the camera ready is a different story.

Coyote

On September 20, 2016 By Mike and Christy28 Comments

Peeking at each other through the long fall grass and sagebrush in Yellowstone NP. I always marvel at how an animals fur matches their environment and the subtle changes that occur from place to place within a single species. This Coyote seem to perfectly match the sage and grass in which they live.

nature has no boss

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