Wapiti Elk

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Wapiti Elk / deer
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The Wapiti Elk seemed, if not tame, used to people around them. As long as you did not disturb them you could photograph and study them. It was a great moment, the last day, when we spotted them as silhouettes on the top of a hill.

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Yellowstone Bears, grizzly and brown

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Grizzly
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Grizzly bear Thomas
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Brown bear
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The bears we met on our trip. And, yes, we were quite close to them. But they did not seem to care about us or be disturbed. Still there were Rangers that watched over us so we should not be stupid.
One of the grizzly bears were named Thomas. The Rangers named them.

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Mule deer- Åsnehjort

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Mule deer
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Mule deer we met in Grand Teton NP. It is obvious they have to watch out for pedestrians and bycyclists. And, as our roedeers, they seem to like gardens.


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Yellowstone 170929 Mormon Row Historic District

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The place mostly visited by tourists above

 A village on the other side of the road

And I found some nice frosted grass to capture

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This post is dedicated to our visit to:
Mormon Row Historic District

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Yellowstone 170928-29 Pronghorn - Gaffelantilop

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Pronghorn - Gaffelantilop
© NF Photos 170928-29 Elk Ranch Flats, Grand Teton NP

This was the only place we did see the Pronghorns. They did not seem to run as freely as the bison did. But such a beautiful deer/antelope.

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Yellowstone 170928 First encounter with Bison / Buffalo

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First encounter with Bison / Buffalo
© NF Photos 170928 Elk Ranch Flats, Teton NP

Our first encounters with the Bison herd was after the sunrise at Teton Range. Our cameras already warmed up. And that was necessary as it was a frosty morning. We first saw the bison's on a small dirt road not far from the main road. Their tops was covered with frost. Then we went to the Teton side of the main road and just then the herd was moving over the road and came right at me as I stood at a tree at the edge of the road. And the fence was about 5 m from me. The herd run back and forth to get over the fence. They have done that many times before, I can tell, as the fence was broken both here and there. It was a running frenzy and several times one animal was to close to me. I had to back off and no shots taken as they were too close then. The main problem for the herd was the young ones. They had trouble finding a place where to cross. I saw one finally crawling under the fence.

A little later we found them again grazing peacefully close to a farmhouse.  😄

Lots of adrenalin that morning. Something I will never forget.


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