Sometimes abrupt and sometimes gradual, change is something we can count on, and it sure is good to have something we can count on.
Tag: wilderness
Wet
I think there is a reason this forest is so green.
Sniffing Snowberries
A young Black Bear using their extraordinary sense of smell takes some time stop and sniff the berries. Snowberries to be exact. He decided to pass but snowberries are an important food source for many birds in winter. Snowberries are also but considered poisonous to humans.
Home on the range
A White tailed Doe making her way through the golden fall grasses. She does indeed look at home on the range.
Layers
Layers of color in a layered land. Northern Colorado near the Wyoming Border.
A slice of color
With chilly winds blowing and sky so flat a marble would not roll on it we made our way across Lewis Lake and were treated to a nice slice of color along the way.
Standing tall
This sure seemed to be one proud Pronghorn. Standing tall on the crest of a hill surveying the valley below.
Fall Reflections
Even with shrinking daylight hours and more cloud than sun in the sky there is always beauty to be found on a hike through the woods.
Before
Before the snow
Rain fell from the skies
Summer never said goodbye
Ursus americanus: American Black Bear
As demonstrated by the shaded areas in the two range maps below Black Bears, which were once ubiquitous to most of North America, occupy only a small fraction of their historical range.
Due to habitat loss and other human factors Black Bears numbers are currently only a fraction of what they once were.
Historical Range:
Current Range:
Vaughan, M.R., and M.R. Pelton. 1995. Black bears in North America, pages 100-103 in E.T. LaRoe III, ed. Our Living Resources. USDI-NBS, Washington, D.C.
Imagine a time of abundance, no not not all you can eat buffets and free soda refills, but a time where animals we share the planet were more than occasional encounters.
nature has no boss 
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