A Fine looking Bull Elk peeking out from the sagebrush on an early October day. Eating all he can before the rut begins in earnest. We wish him well and a bit of luck when needed.
Tag: travel photography
On the plateau
A ponderosa pine strong and silent sits high upon the Blacktail Plateau.
Welcome to October.
Whispering
Dramatic skies contrast with gentle golden grasses whispering change is on the way.
Hey Chippy!
Hey Chip, Chipmunk that is.
What you doing up high in that tree?
Although we see Chipmunks in trees frequently it is always seems surprising and a good surprise at that.
The Boys Club
I could be mistaken but along the trail and just down the hill was a sign that read “Boys Only” and perhaps that was so as a Mule Deer Buck and young Bighorn Ram hung out together under the comfort of large shade tree on a warm fall afternoon. This is the first time we have encountered both a Bighorn Sheep and Mule Deer together through the viewfinder. An unusual and interesting encounter.
Triteleia Grandiflora
One of the more unusual wildflowers we see each summer is Triteleia Grandiflora.
The tall slender stalk with only one or two basal leaves spring up out of grassy areas and are capped with a cluster of delicate yet hardy and unusual looking purple-blue flowers.
A native to the pacific northwest east of the cascade mountains from Oregon into Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Idaho. We have see it growing in open Prairies and up into mountain foothills. Usually it seems that each plant is widely spaced from it’s neighbors or many times we see a single plant spring up far from others of its own species.
It’s always fun to photograph these each spring and this years we have noticed greater numbers of Triteleia Grandiflora blooming than in the previous years.
Like Clouds
A Beardstounge Floats like a cloud in a sky of grass.
Headwaters State Park, MT.
grass, sky and wire
Along a quiet road with fresh grass and a subdued sky a bird balances on barbed wire in a place where the wind forever blows.
Western Wyoming
Snowy Monday
Waiting patiently, both us, and this Snowy Egret. While the Egret is waiting for a meal we are awaiting the true arrival of spring. An unseasonable cold snap we are having brings to mind the T-Bone Walker classic “Stormy Monday” just substituting snowy for stormy on this particular day. Each spring is different and this one is no exception.
Happy Monday and hope your week is off to a great start.
Snowy Egret photographed just a few weeks ago. Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.
Silent Sunrise
Some days it seems like we awaken to a world of noise. This was not one of those days. Spring Island, BC.
For the next couple of weeks we will be posting some of our favorite posts from the past as we take a small respite from the digital world.
nature has no boss 
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