Monday, February 23, 2009

Bald Eagle Flight

North of Powell. February 2008.
Note: Spring is a busy time of the year for us. I'll be posting on a less regular basis until things settle down a bit.

Friday, February 20, 2009

Farewell, Elk No. 6

October, 2008. Mammoth.

"Elk usually live 13 to 18 years. No. 6 was believed to be at least 15 years old. He is survived by a large harem of cow elk."

Casper Star Tribune. February 12, 2009

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Farewell, Elk No. 6

October, 2008. Mammoth.

"No. 6 was famous for venting his sexual frustration on rival bull elk and cars. He was responsible for many thousands of dollars in damage to tourists' cars over the years."

Casper Star Tribune, Feb. 12 2009.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Farewell, Elk No. 6

October 2008. Mammoth

Each fall, more than 100 cow and bull elk congregate around Yellowstone headquarters at Mammoth Hot Springs to graze and Mate. Biggest and baddest of all was No. 6.
Casper Star Tribune, February12, 2009.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Farewell, Elk No. 6

Mammoth. October 2008

"No. 6's rack, although diminished in size, because of his advance age, still gross scored 356-5/8 on the Boone and Crockett scale, a trophy bull."
--Casper Star Tribune, 12 Feb. 2008

Monday, February 16, 2009

Farewell, Elk No. 6

Mammoth. October, 2008.

"Mighty bull elk No. 6 has died, victim of a freak accident in Gardiner, Mt., just north of Yellowstone National Park. The Unusually heft 725 pound animal tripped while trying to cross a fence and somersaulted onto his back. . . . He was found dead Sunday."
-- Casper Star Tribune, 12 Feb. 2009

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Superior Mirage #4

January, 2009.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Superior Mirage #3

January, 2009.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Superior Mirage #2

Cattle, Polecat Bench. January 2009.

Monday, February 9, 2009

Superior Mirage #1

Polecat Bench. January 2009.

A "Superior Mirage" appears above the actual object. It occurs when a layer of warm air slides over a layer of cold air, causing the light to bend towards the colder air. One result is to stretch, elongate, or duplicate the objects beneath it. The image below is a normal shot of the the buildings and the pile of gravel in the photo above.

Friday, February 6, 2009

North Fork of the Shoshone - aerial photo #6

Buffalo Bill Reservoir. January, 2009.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

North Fork of the Shoshone - aerial photo #4

Shoshone National Forest. January, 2009.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Monday, February 2, 2009

North Fork of the Shoshone - aerial photo #2

Back side of Rattlesnake Mountain. January, 2008.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

North Fork of the Shoshone - aerial photo #1

January, 2008.
This week's subject: aerial photos of the North Fork.