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.
Tag: yellowstone national park
White Tailed Doe
Usually when we see a White Tailed Deer on the the trail they are a bit more skittish than the Mule Deer we encounter but on this day a White Tailed Doe walked along in the same direction we were going keeping her distance but foraging away unalarmed. We also noticed that while the mule deer in our area are turning much grayer right now the while tailed deer seem to be getting a rusty red color to their coats.
Green Tailed Towhee: Pipilo chlorurus
We had not seen a Green Tailed Towhee all summer so it was quite a pleasure to see one of these secretive birds in the distance a week or two ago.
Antelope hill
Americas fastest land mammal enjoying a quiet moment at a place we called antelope hill.
In Tatters
A comma Butterfly sipping sweet nectar and still going strong even though they look to have gone through the ringer with wings in tatters. Resilience in action.
Yellowstone NP.
On a stem
A bounty of wildflowers with vibrant color bursting forth on a single stem.
Photographed early July on a single hike in Yellowstone NP.
Makes you want to pluck them up and use them as paintbrushes they are so full of color.
Quick Hello
A quick hello from a Mule Deer along the tail on a nice summers day.
Late Summer Moon Rise
Late summer moon rise in the sky above Shoshone Lake in Yellowstone National Park. We are already thinking about another trip there next year.
Dip a toe in
Go ahead…dip a toe in it’s summer.
when it got windy
The clouds got interesting, as well as the waves, when the afternoon breeze kicked up. Photographed while kayaking on Shoshone Lake in Yellowstone NP.
nature has no boss 
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