There is nothing like driving down the road and having an American Bison walk right next to your vehicle. It is estimated that there are approximately 5,400 bison in the park. Seeing them never gets old. The park rangers recommend you stay 25 yards from the bison and elk and 100 yards from bears. We were amazed that we were able to see grizzles every day in the park. As Mark would say as we drove around, "if you aren't looking, you're not seeing". The only thing we wished we had with us was a spotting scope. We could see the bears from our binoculars, but it would have been better viewing with the scope.
Excuse me sir, but get in your own lane!
We stopped on our way to West Yellowstone and watched the
baby bison, also known as "red dogs" or "cinnamons" due
to their reddish fur. This baby is nursing, and you can see
the snow was really coming down.
On the way back we stopped again, the snow had stopped
but the babies and their mommas were napping.
This is a "bear jam", everyone stops
and lines the streets to see the wildlife.
This momma and her 2 cubs were very close
to the road, and of course, not too smart people were outside their
Vehicles to get pictures. There are many rangers patrolling the park,
and it didn’t take long for one to arrive to get this situation under control.
The ranger was keeping a close eye on them.
He is armed here but was able to shoo them
away and they headed away from the road,
exactly the desired outcome.
We watched these 4 grizzles from across the lake.
This red fox drew the attention of many visitors.
It was limping and we think his right leg may have
been broken.
Yellow-bellied marmots
We believe these are sandhill cranes.
We loved seeing the elk in the wild.
We aren't sure what type of owl this is,
but he was certainly beautiful.
I tried hard to take a picture of the magpies
in the park but I wasn't able to get it. This was
a display at the museum. These birds are very pretty with
their black and white wings.
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