Recent trip to Yellowstone and surrounding areas...

jsrucci

Hi All,

We recently got back from a trip to Yellowstone and the surrounding areas. Here's a few shots of wildlife we came across. Comments are welcome.

A chipmunk in the Black Hills of South Dakota:



Pronghorn Antelope - Custer State Park, South Dakota:



Mountain Bluebird - Custer State Park, South Dakota:



Male Pronghorn Antelope - Custer State Park, South Dakota:



Prairie Dog - near Devil's Tower National Monument:



Grizzly bear - Yellowstone National Park:



Another Grizzly Bear, watching lunch walk by - Yellowstone National Park:



Bison - Yellowstone National Park:



Elk - Yellowstone National Park:



Momma and baby bison - Yellowstone National Park:



Elk - Yellowstone National Park:



Female Moose - Grand Teton National Park:



A marmot near Jenny Lake - Grand Teton National Park:



A male Dusky Grouse that was displaying for me at the top of Signal Mountain - Grand Teton National Park:



Badger - Fossil Butte National Monument:



Bighorn sheep - Red Canyon, Utah:



Lizard - Dinosaur National Monument, Utah:



Painted Desert Whiptail Lizard - Dinosaur National Monument, Utah:



Prairie Dogs - Colorado:



The full gallery can be viewed here: http://jsrucci.smugmug.com/gallery/8392442_2jL3s

Feel free to visit and leave comments.

Thanks,
Steve

Maestro

Stunning collection; great variety. The grizzly and grouse stand out to me, but check out the antlers on that elk! How the heck does he hold that rack up?!?

jsrucci

The Grouse...

Maestro wrote:

Stunning collection; great variety. The grizzly and grouse stand out to me, but check out the antlers on that elk! How the heck does he hold that rack up?!?

Thanks Maestro.... I really lucked out with the grouse. We were just starting to leave the top of Signal Mountain and he was walking up a path towards us. He let me get quite close, and then made some noises. I made the noises back as best I could and he started to display.

Bud1880

Maestro wrote:

Stunning collection; great variety.

Love the mountain bluebird and the chipmunk stuffing his cheeks.

Bud

kdog

What an amazing assortment of wildlife you captured here, Steve. And all your shots are excellent with great compositions, exposures and details. Plus your processing is top-notch.

I look forward to seeing more of your work.

-joel