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Yellowstone National Park – Wildlife – Wyoming (2019)

Images of Yellowstone National Park – Wildlife – Northwestern Wyoming, taken in July and August 2019.

There is interesting wildlife in abundance throughout Yellowstone National Park; from the 2000 pound Bison to the 4 to 12 ounce Pika and everything in between. And some of the stories are just as interesting.

For instance the incredibly cute Pika has to live in the cool higher altitudes because if their body temperatures get above 77.9 degrees they could die. With temperatures warming scientist have noted that the Pika populations were moving higher up the mountainsides to stay cool but that creates other problems for these creatures because the higher they go the more scarce their food sources become thus risking starvation; and their cover also becomes limited meaning that they are more susceptible to attacks from predators such as eagles and hawks.

Wolves had been eradicated from the park by the late 1920’s and it wasn’t until 1995 that they were reintroduced and have since flourished. They have also helped revive the ecosystem that had been disrupted when they were killed off. With that please forgive the grainy images I have included here as I was just thrilled to see them; and thanks to individuals with scopes I got to see three of the estimated 65 in the park and got a better view of them than you will here.

This park also hosts Isa Lake, sitting astride the Continental Divide at 8,262 feet, it is the only natural lake in the world which drains to two different oceans; and it does it backwards. The east side of the lake drains via the Lewis River to the Pacific Ocean and the west side of the lake drains into the Firehole River and to the Gulf of Mexico.

And as for the swans, I had to pay them to strike that pose but you have to admit, it was worth it…
Bison keeping an eye on things in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park
Bison keeping an eye on things in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park		 Mountain dwelling Pika in the Golden Gate area of Yellowstone National Park
Mountain dwelling Pika in the Golden Gate area of Yellowstone National Park		 Pika found in a limestone jumble in the mountains of Yellowstone National Park
Pika found in a limestone jumble in the mountains of Yellowstone National Park		 Pronghorn Antelope in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park
Pronghorn Antelope in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park		 Bison on a ridge above the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park
Bison on a ridge above the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park
Geese reflected in a Hayden Valley pond in Yellowstone National Park
Geese reflected in a Hayden Valley pond in Yellowstone National Park		 Bison grazing in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park
Bison grazing in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park		 Black Bear passing through the Tower Fall area in Yellowstone National Park
Black Bear passing through the Tower Fall area in Yellowstone National Park		 Flock of Pelicans feasting in the Yellowstone River in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park
Flock of Pelicans feasting in the Yellowstone River in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park		 Male and female Bison grazing along the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park
Male and female Bison grazing along the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park
Bison heading toward the hills of the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park
Bison heading toward the hills of the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park		 Squirrel munching on a pinecone at the Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park
Squirrel munching on a pinecone at the Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park		 Bison with no place in particular to go holding up traffic in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park
Bison with no place in particular to go holding up traffic in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park		 Sandhill Crane in a field on the east side of Yellowstone National Park
Sandhill Crane in a field on the east side of Yellowstone National Park		 Lilly Pad flower on Isa Lake on the Continental Divide in Yellowstone National Park
Lilly Pad flower on Isa Lake on the Continental Divide in Yellowstone National Park
Isa Lake covered by Lilly Pads on the Continental Divide in Yellowstone National Park
Isa Lake covered by Lilly Pads on the Continental Divide in Yellowstone National Park		 A Leech in the waters of Isa Lake in Yellowstone National Park
A Leech in the waters of Isa Lake in Yellowstone National Park		 Lilly Pad flower on Isa Lake in Yellowstone National Park
Lilly Pad flower on Isa Lake in Yellowstone National Park		 Insect of unknown origin swimming in Isa Lake in Yellowstone National Park
Insect of unknown origin swimming in Isa Lake in Yellowstone National Park		 Lilly Pad flowers reflected in Isa Lake in Yellowstone National Park
Lilly Pad flowers reflected in Isa Lake in Yellowstone National Park
Dragonfly on a stick at Isa Lake in Yellowstone National Park
Dragonfly on a stick at Isa Lake in Yellowstone National Park		 Grizzly Bear siting on a camouflaged elk carcass in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park
Grizzly Bear siting on a camouflaged elk carcass in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park		 Grizzly Bear guarding an elk kill in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park
Grizzly Bear guarding an elk kill in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park		 Grizzly Bear feeding on an elk carcass in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park
Grizzly Bear feeding on an elk carcass in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park		 A second smaller Grizzly in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park
A second smaller Grizzly in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park
A “Bison Jam” in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park
A “Bison Jam” in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park		 Coyote near the Lower Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park
Coyote near the Lower Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park		 Leaping Coyote goes after prey near the Lower Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park
Leaping Coyote goes after prey near the Lower Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park		 Mother and baby Canadian Geese reflected in a Hayden Valley pond of Yellowstone National Park
Mother and baby Canadian Geese reflected in a Hayden Valley pond of Yellowstone National Park		 Baby Canadian Goose on the edge of a Hayden Valley pond in Yellowstone National Park
Baby Canadian Goose on the edge of a Hayden Valley pond in Yellowstone National Park
Ducks on the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park
Ducks on the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park		 Tiny Chipmunk along the Blacktail Plateau Drive in Yellowstone National Park
Tiny Chipmunk along the Blacktail Plateau Drive in Yellowstone National Park		 French Girl (Eiffel-Spectacularus of the Pretentiousness-Period) in the Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park
French Girl (Eiffel-Spectacularus of the Pretentiousness-Period) in the Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park		 Wolf in the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park
Wolf in the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park		 Wolf running across the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park
Wolf running across the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park
Bison sleeping near the Sulphur Caldron in Yellowstone National Park
Bison sleeping near the Sulphur Caldron in Yellowstone National Park		 Swans standing in the Yellowstone River in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park
Swans standing in the Yellowstone River in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park		 Swans strike a pose in the Yellowstone River in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park
Swans strike a pose in the Yellowstone River in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park		 Swans, reprising a scene in a Disney movie, in the Yellowstone River in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park
Swans, reprising a scene in a Disney movie, in the Yellowstone River in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park		 A Raven on a pullout fence in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park
A Raven on a pullout fence in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park
Herd of Bison in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park
Herd of Bison in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park		 Baby Ducks in a Hayden Valley pond in Yellowstone National Park
Baby Ducks in a Hayden Valley pond in Yellowstone National Park		 Bison with the Lamar Valley as a backdrop in Yellowstone National Park
Bison with the Lamar Valley as a backdrop in Yellowstone National Park		 Killdeer on the shore of Yellowstone Lake at West Thumb Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park
Killdeer on the shore of Yellowstone Lake at West Thumb Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park		 Duck on the Yellowstone River near the Sulphur Caldron in Yellowstone National Park
Duck on the Yellowstone River near the Sulphur Caldron in Yellowstone National Park

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TimC 12-Aug-2019 23:44
You have 'Squirrel'...where is Moose? lol. I was waiting for these... thanks.
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