tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25453798474717313782024-03-05T01:51:01.228-06:00RADykstra PhotographyEnjoy some of my world travels and the wonderful wildlife I've witnessed.RADykstra Photography Photo Tours and Workshopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15143321001035523888noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545379847471731378.post-47924457092427254432021-07-05T15:23:00.032-05:002021-07-27T12:37:19.794-05:00 Bears and Babies May 2021 - trip report<p> Bears and Babies May 2021 trip report:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4L6LOe4O31L2DQrAg1m3epIOeHeQg2RfGebCwQcoOSudaaSvNpzmo_ScOZmczNKGeHSAgY16SbuaV2x_IJuSjiUSrDjaQ2yJ-EssgUBotEVXP9KFctO3crXuptnjnVk607lFXO6NG1OM/s1200/20210601_RAD_4234.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4L6LOe4O31L2DQrAg1m3epIOeHeQg2RfGebCwQcoOSudaaSvNpzmo_ScOZmczNKGeHSAgY16SbuaV2x_IJuSjiUSrDjaQ2yJ-EssgUBotEVXP9KFctO3crXuptnjnVk607lFXO6NG1OM/w640-h426/20210601_RAD_4234.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I've just completed another very successful Grand Tetons photography trip. I conducted two tours and the grizzlies were out in force. </span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> Unfortunately, I was just one of thousands of tourists trying to see the bears. Bear 399 and her four cubs have become an internet sensation and she was very accessible during the entire trip. There was one point where I saw her 10 consecutive days and had followed her traversing all around the park. The problem was there were typically several hundred other vehicles and occupants also doing the same thing. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-x7ImHmW9NCZas1kgHJNZ3sKw0C_crfG8F3cPj7qTJcZ0MKNWPWe9p_0XeOhQtkgByVTGJRIAyTYvdRxrjAfxeiM0jRi8HZTVsozrGoM4tbxNhNLAy1oDRe3chvO_JOwnIVbylcz3B60/s1200/210519_RAD_9221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-x7ImHmW9NCZas1kgHJNZ3sKw0C_crfG8F3cPj7qTJcZ0MKNWPWe9p_0XeOhQtkgByVTGJRIAyTYvdRxrjAfxeiM0jRi8HZTVsozrGoM4tbxNhNLAy1oDRe3chvO_JOwnIVbylcz3B60/w640-h426/210519_RAD_9221.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUnYUv7ryLNqhmxI-lnlkW0SwOZNXIURmO-P5RR4c-b9arWR4JmwSnluG-l4DT6qHu0DIzRSy7k7s96DR5soKZklaaySq4Q9rle5_cvSb7TzAGp-yqgKjllCUTss7sRFXx-zKoJfxvY0/s1200/20210601_RAD_2407.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUnYUv7ryLNqhmxI-lnlkW0SwOZNXIURmO-P5RR4c-b9arWR4JmwSnluG-l4DT6qHu0DIzRSy7k7s96DR5soKZklaaySq4Q9rle5_cvSb7TzAGp-yqgKjllCUTss7sRFXx-zKoJfxvY0/w640-h426/20210601_RAD_2407.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUnYUv7ryLNqhmxI-lnlkW0SwOZNXIURmO-P5RR4c-b9arWR4JmwSnluG-l4DT6qHu0DIzRSy7k7s96DR5soKZklaaySq4Q9rle5_cvSb7TzAGp-yqgKjllCUTss7sRFXx-zKoJfxvY0/s1200/20210601_RAD_2407.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">I really don't know how this bear deals with all the looky-loos. However, for all of you who think she is just really cute, she showed on a couple instances why you need to stay 100 yards away. First, there were two photographers who decided a closed road, only applied to cars and not hikers and so they hiked back into a meadow area where 399 and the cubs were known to be. Soon a ranger went after them, but not before 399 took things into her own hands and did a full on "bluff charge". Needless to say, those photographers needed to buy new underwear that evening. </span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Then near the end of the trip 399 showed her hunting prowess and captured a young elk calf right in front of hundreds of witnesses. Unfortunately, I was not on site when she made the capture, but arrived as the family was devouring the meal.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpqDz1tRhcjLUfSoEMXHWY1TYsBkfP_uVkluQSrJtFRJ9jjfLwg0VR4JVH5y5QCm3qY9tvsKBLZ9uz2cea5Vazmg49nYfR5qbJ6XsaXjpwuvMjURKeMdg-gb2sd5BAPb9FyphNFETp68/s1200/20210531_RAD_4666.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpqDz1tRhcjLUfSoEMXHWY1TYsBkfP_uVkluQSrJtFRJ9jjfLwg0VR4JVH5y5QCm3qY9tvsKBLZ9uz2cea5Vazmg49nYfR5qbJ6XsaXjpwuvMjURKeMdg-gb2sd5BAPb9FyphNFETp68/w640-h426/20210531_RAD_4666.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Enjoy a series of photos that I took of the family throughout the week.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkI93v35IZWnNL08yTnjVN8zl-qGIhQGUdVgtrh2O_rOrPtGhdGTY6-p2u3xa2HRDPtGim1DXAZxPDnSPhKS1nEpNydGXvxNdjweGX7XuKFfkclZYjTBVOZ_YnunbuO2D8fkpwkV9MgY/s1200/210518_RAD_1611.jpg" style="clear: left; 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Notice the rear view mirror. One of the cubs literally walked right below my car's window as my friend was shooting images above.</span></div> <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUg81ydVuAhRLrCJXCKdmWrULyhMkbMLsRa082WCZbuhPKU3SPOzj-W7p5Ae2WgeueUPN0Oyek-A2sTGvdf0d2cwSmq37tsJclGpa2TcNcQbPQ_jyqehBGFaHcgkdh7bkPxbwE4b502U/s1200/210520_RAD_9391.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUg81ydVuAhRLrCJXCKdmWrULyhMkbMLsRa082WCZbuhPKU3SPOzj-W7p5Ae2WgeueUPN0Oyek-A2sTGvdf0d2cwSmq37tsJclGpa2TcNcQbPQ_jyqehBGFaHcgkdh7bkPxbwE4b502U/w640-h426/210520_RAD_9391.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Well, as much as "399" and family were the stars, there where many other bears in the area and 3 bears had new born "cubs of the year" (COY) This is where bears get their "cuteness" from. It didn't take long to find them, infact before I even reached the National Park, I ran into my old friend Felicia, otherwise known as bear #863. If you have read my report from last year, she and a big male had provided some wonderful photo opportunities many of which were featured in my published magazine article in the PSA Journal (Photographic Society of America). This year she had the results of her frolicing, two COY of her own.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkxSWcg5niTBkIK9VPtLD5BsXa_8IY-AbcHRUd8goM0-FibbmcmY0iT6_V9otwJtiFLHF7NulcIQ2jDcl1FmrhaC9dKgkw7KMPsO1pdqHJN03fdc_bNwJ7nOnDGWd1-92ZyAqBkhhH4M/s1200/20210516_RAD_9605.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkxSWcg5niTBkIK9VPtLD5BsXa_8IY-AbcHRUd8goM0-FibbmcmY0iT6_V9otwJtiFLHF7NulcIQ2jDcl1FmrhaC9dKgkw7KMPsO1pdqHJN03fdc_bNwJ7nOnDGWd1-92ZyAqBkhhH4M/w640-h426/20210516_RAD_9605.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEv-ldufQME_YeTVFRKewXKRHSpA0L1HqJcx4Wc1MQ9pRCQ2FhYmjN1FQoxivzCE9B0X8xT616ecSFznt3BWONHgFYGQW7c1Uo5yRIag7RE9s1liEq4iepdjIpNluNpibYzLNX_-95RM/s1200/20210602_RAD_3259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEv-ldufQME_YeTVFRKewXKRHSpA0L1HqJcx4Wc1MQ9pRCQ2FhYmjN1FQoxivzCE9B0X8xT616ecSFznt3BWONHgFYGQW7c1Uo5yRIag7RE9s1liEq4iepdjIpNluNpibYzLNX_-95RM/w640-h400/20210602_RAD_3259.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHHa61ijSJlQRBZBM2N1bVi6GRyCqlcqCUMTK3eb7uliFFyim7MRIszsWwehfQB3PW6vKV4IAkNcT8RKj04gmJ5O1o6_MuKGvXXV88Ki30XeKeyjNg5xfGYsjT6SAsoUVLmP_6Gx9R4M/s1200/20210602_RAD_3071.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="1200" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHHa61ijSJlQRBZBM2N1bVi6GRyCqlcqCUMTK3eb7uliFFyim7MRIszsWwehfQB3PW6vKV4IAkNcT8RKj04gmJ5O1o6_MuKGvXXV88Ki30XeKeyjNg5xfGYsjT6SAsoUVLmP_6Gx9R4M/w640-h566/20210602_RAD_3071.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUurdlYb1MTDfLQB7TMzClK3pCIVkk62ZLOMY4ywKZZOHNzGy43wiCWtQBhGLgAe8zldBqy3MG9P5ZU0t90BgnQKJIaHRE49FYnl7F_zZAMZKImHzILu7OEXEwEzUAP72qhAG1gMRXiI/s1200/20210602_RAD_3074.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUurdlYb1MTDfLQB7TMzClK3pCIVkk62ZLOMY4ywKZZOHNzGy43wiCWtQBhGLgAe8zldBqy3MG9P5ZU0t90BgnQKJIaHRE49FYnl7F_zZAMZKImHzILu7OEXEwEzUAP72qhAG1gMRXiI/w640-h426/20210602_RAD_3074.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyG4Njnda5KaB9zt-Knr82Z1q6cKjfBD2KjvyqxQGznqkDNlX-0M8SDnZi-7k7pLRoq4ZlP39ti9cxKl5ycJcuNYKtlA9OsCuqmqQN-IcGEha6vbU-rameQjbSzEccjP5cC1bkspc_y8/s1200/210516_RAD_9614.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyG4Njnda5KaB9zt-Knr82Z1q6cKjfBD2KjvyqxQGznqkDNlX-0M8SDnZi-7k7pLRoq4ZlP39ti9cxKl5ycJcuNYKtlA9OsCuqmqQN-IcGEha6vbU-rameQjbSzEccjP5cC1bkspc_y8/w640-h426/210516_RAD_9614.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='496' height='412' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyzymrwwqUe4QlivoOzB3VKHyfHx75TPRu84vZZ82UOZalNVjyQ3xAx1GDJq2D2gdK9g7wP6_JRb36Cal-pQw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Felicia is a favorite of mine as she is so accessible by staying near the Highway. This is also a problem with the National Forest Service as she roams mainly east of the National Park near a 65 mph highway 26. The forest service has been hazing her trying to drive her away from the roadside. This is having limited success. The NFS's next step will be to try to re-locate her and the cubs, but this also could create a stressful situation for the family and put the cubs in danger. According to the NFS, the final solution would be euthanization. There has been a large outcry via the internet and Facebook media and finally a dedicated wildlife director was appointed to help oversee Felicia & family's highway crossings. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I do have to say the time I spent photographing her, most of the photographers were very well behaved and did not pose any highway obstruction at all. That said, there were some cars passing by with cell phones reaching out windows, and they would stop on the side of the road, but the shoulder is quite large (15+ feet wide). </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">We'll have to wait to see where this story goes. There is a Facebook Group that is hoping to help matters. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1253793918411339"><span style="color: red;">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1253793918411339</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">------------------------------------</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Two other mothers made multiple appearances. Bear #926 a grandchild of 399 had a pair of COY. She also would show up near a busy highway 89. But this highway is within the National Park and so the wildlife brigade would come and monitor her appearances and police the tourists.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslaXuGRFMBu5R0W7Rw9QT5bEN8RByqYDLU6T-e4mWlIah31PGlusjaBJwtm48w1hRrnuD-kTz-iW6QB89HO-ZgC7NXQL_SHwl5Ad9w44iu-c1830eH9BFktwtircYnkmWz9MVlp-FF44/s1200/20210523_RAD_0377.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslaXuGRFMBu5R0W7Rw9QT5bEN8RByqYDLU6T-e4mWlIah31PGlusjaBJwtm48w1hRrnuD-kTz-iW6QB89HO-ZgC7NXQL_SHwl5Ad9w44iu-c1830eH9BFktwtircYnkmWz9MVlp-FF44/w640-h426/20210523_RAD_0377.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3NeV3R3_wJBDFrKGNHkoXjRF9DXjV_hWnj55tAQyCCOBNX0EcBOONFBuxE1cs9asFFCMJERGhZ57OJDaNhoZNQnibSb_H9_s7zXcax5YpK6l1gO4K0awt08b37HHyoI-hOLJoJypnnM/s1200/20210523_RAD_1388.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3NeV3R3_wJBDFrKGNHkoXjRF9DXjV_hWnj55tAQyCCOBNX0EcBOONFBuxE1cs9asFFCMJERGhZ57OJDaNhoZNQnibSb_H9_s7zXcax5YpK6l1gO4K0awt08b37HHyoI-hOLJoJypnnM/w640-h426/20210523_RAD_1388.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9SRJLIRFk256dZv9OvXzIAqa5XgsE0t7C662oLacaTWZkUNTqfjP8JXQ9lnP_sBlXNu1c6-3Yijj0h9I2T41arZp-at-n4vf_bwnx91elDrQnadrRPJZo4mYueaHr6QAFXVJ56vsw38/s1200/20210523_RAD_1401.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="1200" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9SRJLIRFk256dZv9OvXzIAqa5XgsE0t7C662oLacaTWZkUNTqfjP8JXQ9lnP_sBlXNu1c6-3Yijj0h9I2T41arZp-at-n4vf_bwnx91elDrQnadrRPJZo4mYueaHr6QAFXVJ56vsw38/w640-h402/20210523_RAD_1401.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2o3CZFD7BfktUq3MCVQ6v_0nHK_MwtY9bibjuejkrZ5Bjf7A6VBqIpHWUS39TUzBWqXuDjyixdD5zzTAemDe6-qzjJmkcpYQEjQnEVOZQXLt0bI24isNPUnKHgtvkYNu8eL4IxWoLyQ8/s1200/20210601_RAD_2527.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2o3CZFD7BfktUq3MCVQ6v_0nHK_MwtY9bibjuejkrZ5Bjf7A6VBqIpHWUS39TUzBWqXuDjyixdD5zzTAemDe6-qzjJmkcpYQEjQnEVOZQXLt0bI24isNPUnKHgtvkYNu8eL4IxWoLyQ8/w640-h426/20210601_RAD_2527.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The last mother (bear #962) only had a single cub, but my group came upon her very early one morning and there was only a handful of us there to photograph them and so it was a very nice interaction for more than 20 minutes. The little cub was very photogenic.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDTD6BfCuwMxJuo7QBCWkhrXWYU3gYKV7JuSwtmTwi-a5nv_JQ1TLzWREfVnlI5_witrd70w7uG1tjiCHcQRyTy4ArcdD0OOGYCjQLUTzb56v54HnqBPOeuXd0buOtHExsHEiQ_kHEY4/s1200/20210527_RAD_2075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1008" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDTD6BfCuwMxJuo7QBCWkhrXWYU3gYKV7JuSwtmTwi-a5nv_JQ1TLzWREfVnlI5_witrd70w7uG1tjiCHcQRyTy4ArcdD0OOGYCjQLUTzb56v54HnqBPOeuXd0buOtHExsHEiQ_kHEY4/w320-h381/20210527_RAD_2075.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0gkk2o2nGqSxN-D5fly1iYom8Jl1LeidENnfBQOSj5wLj7D1O7t05Nz774Z1A4sm4RY5iP84siwxs7U7q5kvyYX-pP03SLA4H-lctOmrPuKxXtepo_u67aDUsXv0FUOk84DVh-ELbYk/s1200/210527_RAD_2060.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Well, here is the answer.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsqCplJMcRYE64h-VP_NQXTMUPG4weYOQxNhW6u3BG4eDVhacjibrh7l9M5RWukOAzFBR1w9iecX7YxOJ55a4f7Nef8yhYCEzu-KdviAHSPB4KQ1aSojVbRJZuLe3cqU38vchR29YgGg/s1200/20210527_RAD_2509.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsqCplJMcRYE64h-VP_NQXTMUPG4weYOQxNhW6u3BG4eDVhacjibrh7l9M5RWukOAzFBR1w9iecX7YxOJ55a4f7Nef8yhYCEzu-KdviAHSPB4KQ1aSojVbRJZuLe3cqU38vchR29YgGg/w640-h426/20210527_RAD_2509.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0M0iqg1GqGhWMJ3Fk5VZ4JmjOSXsZ7zO-SJEff236Ms_ozyMS53P3mhPoQ7gDff2gxU4lyr1Z20qYH0kC83OKsquezDgKA2TdbECHAW3gzhwi5K3b-8m0WnsnxW0CFJN9ywPpYBRITyc/s1200/20210527_RAD_3430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="735" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0M0iqg1GqGhWMJ3Fk5VZ4JmjOSXsZ7zO-SJEff236Ms_ozyMS53P3mhPoQ7gDff2gxU4lyr1Z20qYH0kC83OKsquezDgKA2TdbECHAW3gzhwi5K3b-8m0WnsnxW0CFJN9ywPpYBRITyc/w489-h735/20210527_RAD_3430.jpg" width="489" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Even with snow in May, the bears and flowers are out in the meadows.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxa0-G1mEJHT5UHLWu7HBF2zv9Cryc_z3p1K7jKEhBTZmkeFU32qstXgo51g0B8XaN9JVqojmvpvO85yiBdNPvc_wwHaGBvkTzODQu1-n8loOMG8aWe3Yqir30YXzmGsv_z-2OQdbIkw/s1200/20210524_RAD_1529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="1200" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxa0-G1mEJHT5UHLWu7HBF2zv9Cryc_z3p1K7jKEhBTZmkeFU32qstXgo51g0B8XaN9JVqojmvpvO85yiBdNPvc_wwHaGBvkTzODQu1-n8loOMG8aWe3Yqir30YXzmGsv_z-2OQdbIkw/w640-h378/20210524_RAD_1529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcmPxxz25-wb2IqfVkmlhMm7Phe0-_ld0RBOAYgTZQMaiA6DF1-ZFhc64IBBtWGhdo-H8LicezeoRxVR1r_Dk6J3MAZ3XQou7fJxqacy1TtluDKWNyVFlsyJKNq2KVjBCjWAVf7NR3UQ/s1200/20210522_RAD_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="1200" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcmPxxz25-wb2IqfVkmlhMm7Phe0-_ld0RBOAYgTZQMaiA6DF1-ZFhc64IBBtWGhdo-H8LicezeoRxVR1r_Dk6J3MAZ3XQou7fJxqacy1TtluDKWNyVFlsyJKNq2KVjBCjWAVf7NR3UQ/w640-h366/20210522_RAD_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">There are a lot of animals other than bears, however the bears were the primary subject for this trip. Elk was plentiful, although some of the ewe's were going into hiding to give birth. </span> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrc1dCueJq_Y-WX8B3hYcpGZWGAe8VFdPMEGlwz7cQmLuhwfTN1HJEiqloyJDV4_EQf91uxy7GM8ZLWfAzzAVrChB_TLuOBXKP23Z6M-4zJoX4iVYjJcZmfmuO0vmfa9koF9bpJPx9Rs/s1200/20210521_RAD_2251.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="1200" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrc1dCueJq_Y-WX8B3hYcpGZWGAe8VFdPMEGlwz7cQmLuhwfTN1HJEiqloyJDV4_EQf91uxy7GM8ZLWfAzzAVrChB_TLuOBXKP23Z6M-4zJoX4iVYjJcZmfmuO0vmfa9koF9bpJPx9Rs/w640-h346/20210521_RAD_2251.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSfEUB3Z7pW-gSELea59WwfFoDp-akTN0UTMrROsjvY5dz4a7CsE20tvSQUccajE5TZ0DTjZ0HXVm40T4ZotYhcGWs0ZByJXtsy1hf14sYZ5nGRuztziXLxIKaSV4MH6HSeXysFlbmco/s1600/20210520_RAD_GT21%2560S_0484-Pano-copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='464' height='385' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz47Hy6CCTigKfNJQ1k6x8qjt3PkwdxZdsii7n_xi_N4VoABvmTguV2JIBC5FJK363UwAOtmQPzhAV3Qfb3-Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><br /><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Another wonderful trip to the Grand Tetons. </span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>A sad reminder:</u></span></b></div><div>Unfortunately while I was in the Tetons, one of the bears I photographed was euthanized, since he had become habituated to humans and kept coming back to many residences. It is very important that bears do not receive any kind of reward (food) in any human interaction. This one in particular was one of 610's offspring that she left this spring, which I photographed last year and again on the second day of this trip. He had started his mischief around homes earlier and authorities captured him, collared him and relocated him to south Yellowstone, however he found his way back within 10 days. Later on he was found once again in a garage eating birdseed from a container and the decision to euthanize was made. This is just one of the realities of grizzlies and people. We need to learn to co-exist.</div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiJq1Hq0by5qoGNl3J_9IqISJT0wKdIPYmA8JqoyY5SZcTv9h07LfpTLkL8-JpsDpr22A3hvSBSnw424hAk7DhN2lT_GqU3zAEArtKV6qNITi1koWaIHIMpODLtACy91baf2dVnQUyZo/s1200/20210517_RAD_1331.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiJq1Hq0by5qoGNl3J_9IqISJT0wKdIPYmA8JqoyY5SZcTv9h07LfpTLkL8-JpsDpr22A3hvSBSnw424hAk7DhN2lT_GqU3zAEArtKV6qNITi1koWaIHIMpODLtACy91baf2dVnQUyZo/w640-h426/20210517_RAD_1331.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><u>Lastly, this really saddens my heart</u>. Bear 962's cub has been lost and no one knows what actually happened. Recently (as of 7-4-21) 962 has been seen alone multiple times with a boar in hot pursuit, so people surmise that the boar may have killed the cub, but there may have been accident. <span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Rest in Peace my little friend.</u></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8Tl7TGV5wU4nvgrV7efY5pAtdrulYJvzv8da3hBmmJfDJxIczNrNGnkfhZMr7AsXfgyDQlQbW02KvsRvhSVWaw-TDKe3x-7UtUu7Lzxkz1wl1tCZwO9LaGhpUpq5b50utgdg074zZeI/s1200/20210527_RAD_2060.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="749" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8Tl7TGV5wU4nvgrV7efY5pAtdrulYJvzv8da3hBmmJfDJxIczNrNGnkfhZMr7AsXfgyDQlQbW02KvsRvhSVWaw-TDKe3x-7UtUu7Lzxkz1wl1tCZwO9LaGhpUpq5b50utgdg074zZeI/w499-h749/20210527_RAD_2060.jpg" width="499" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /></div>RADykstra Photography Photo Tours and Workshopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15143321001035523888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545379847471731378.post-26721187940074177542020-11-03T16:06:00.014-06:002021-07-05T15:26:53.074-05:00Fall Colors in the Grand Tetons 2020<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH6VPua6oTpBNaE0S0OqdDzjiItGUCNWoX7BWZhOZrqEZp4t9vxlRP5vdPoDtr1Y-KqnWcgeYAOoN-qhGgqlWoaRGmBpolTCwEY1SIE6ftagevjrSMuWxLtMn8fLC89Ul8qPtwxbF3mTU/w640-h360/20201009_RAD_6240.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-dc-04k0Phd4_ICQ1I2x0U_tt7BimNVOv3kZv4vW0r6nHtPQ1cfHSaNcLC5RvBoauEtKx_SWM9cpKRwi7cXz-1fH8EiXSGOUM6QjmhPEK2iNFdmo7oAz5iPIaT1Seda2epvqXrWKL5E/w640-h426/20201004_RAD_16038.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><!--more--></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></p><!--more--><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Like everything else in 2020, my Grand Tetons trip also had some challenges and wonderful surprises. Unfortunately, there were some local forest fires which would leave a haze in the air, diminisihing the landscape photo opportunities. On top of that, the weather was a beautiful 70 degrees, without a cloud in the sky until the last day. Great for tourists but not so much for landscape photographers. But, this allowed us more time for animals and they did not disappoint. We saw many animals of all varieties and had some special treats such as otters along the Snake river. </span></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="1200" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGwMQKo3-TRsod6aZZm9vdXMqsEhBVYKCn61fP8tSIJFT4JB4YZ0SXcjzS6XcP_RaMiK3fQufFP9gxR_-Qod6sbeBW7tPAcAMf3G44h7yoXFJMvxcFbqSZuBt5ZqCk-kQWi9DkMX4Vn4/w640-h422/20201004_RAD_15774.jpg" width="640" /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ZtjhsjltOF9L7ZWUSdCCvqQDTJrzeXhrROMP5Ujk42Dzxy9OD_-UE5V7EcZOla4UodZxxAXm2F0FM8KzPLMInDQF__6D-_0tOBSTuJZziNnRBYBGfUOsMtQCVO_4zSMJzp8AuNIGDIw/w640-h426/20201004_RAD_15387.jpg" width="640" /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">But the bears were definitely out in force, including the grizzly mothers. Both bear 399 (and her 4 cubs) and 610 (and her 2 yearlings) made a couple appearances, along with a couple other unknow brown bears. This was hands down the most grizzlies I had ever seen on a fall trip. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qyUNyovN00W3hu3m18XuPwFORVRtS5XR5OjwyKNPi4IB_88fmck7uPha5dukaqD8-GqAZ_-rQtc0B6ABYgdSRtv_50Tx2qjU4z1IGlc5344WvwtppYTr-4SNZgDSger-1ZnBwVYY-aE/s1200/201005_RAD_16438.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qyUNyovN00W3hu3m18XuPwFORVRtS5XR5OjwyKNPi4IB_88fmck7uPha5dukaqD8-GqAZ_-rQtc0B6ABYgdSRtv_50Tx2qjU4z1IGlc5344WvwtppYTr-4SNZgDSger-1ZnBwVYY-aE/w640-h426/201005_RAD_16438.jpg" width="640" /></span></a><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="1200" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKSHmqCRc5X4M888D4ZlgJDHVLA3rDaJZLsR4evm3AXKT1s17pfk7CVx8TAsp1k_ynxmW1qVMpyhQE7aLhrBwBlCWVRssCADvj0Fruw9vZzKqTvAWzg4Phf-tjt5IqXrvEm-ax5cojl8/w640-h362/201005_RAD_16331-2.jpg" width="640" /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">Not only the grizzlies were busy, but the black bears were foraging for the</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"> bumper crop of berries.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4Vyn1tySeCDsqxept5JWvC2qn3rHJUVj4J_WePQKE8dEdH25N6-IRoxZNd-oQ4SARvKlX-y5SHcurVJuWqAGaSPA9ixNqJ_kGbIH6OPi0F4gsmNSYf-wi88SbO-5dDxMMDSNyxV8CXc/s1200/20201004_RAD_16173.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4Vyn1tySeCDsqxept5JWvC2qn3rHJUVj4J_WePQKE8dEdH25N6-IRoxZNd-oQ4SARvKlX-y5SHcurVJuWqAGaSPA9ixNqJ_kGbIH6OPi0F4gsmNSYf-wi88SbO-5dDxMMDSNyxV8CXc/w640-h426/20201004_RAD_16173.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The moose were very plentiful and I probably saw 30-40 different individuals, with some of them showing up on multiple occurences. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgng13pMOzBBiz46b891S5ixgX0zNnYnxRPstWZj6UAUuZ1DWclVUAEeagKH-O2An6H64Zgk3e_ziHZ-luPZFAUZNLpUNW2D9_69CddDiZ8V5Vzz5JiIYF4EAA_RYcKzvPSqrzpnw7-KgU/w640-h426/200930_RAD_1364.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">The bison also had a few large herds that would wonder by close enough to get some good photos</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGLeE69G6nWvGpx0u5ukO2kuAtm1xZyRt8xLMHIIU38L1le7NuHoKjDJUPps34EQVncH9LWjeNOh-EWGVJ3DEnYE_gJav51LDtDm_lth9chVd2ySfEiPczJwTZaUxClM5yzcKAnmOdfY/w640-h426/20200929_RAD_0676.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were a lot of pronghorns but quite often they were a long ways from the road. However there were a couple occasions where we got to see something special.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtnbQPK83RQtmpgtq15YrHc-M811XJ7zAWx1tr6s1VYLqqt-hyCmlgWVqhiI4w1sOJIIfGMCNagfODWXspIcAYMnrTDr8Kq5iUvb_U4B4gAZrY3CzL7DVPgYAr1Bxxr6G9jMC3vzFBbpg/s2000/20201007_RAD_GT_20_Fall_18317-1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="2000" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtnbQPK83RQtmpgtq15YrHc-M811XJ7zAWx1tr6s1VYLqqt-hyCmlgWVqhiI4w1sOJIIfGMCNagfODWXspIcAYMnrTDr8Kq5iUvb_U4B4gAZrY3CzL7DVPgYAr1Bxxr6G9jMC3vzFBbpg/w640-h236/20201007_RAD_GT_20_Fall_18317-1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; 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font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="1200" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUl9hoANlLNxNP4YSHPAk-fPiIutrDlI2uHoNEK9xHjLyDLJgMcBrHjBu8WezLzETOfACM8vZjZCYvi7J6LcvNEhpCunbqTvoeMj-pOKW2e4MWBI-47Qxc5tA1O1zs3myIIIQFaQGkS5M/w640-h404/201002_RAD_14623.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZguXGCVEYCDY2HiMcu659oiv7LVFTbxE7q5-n8rG4Np8yLTAmfr5WxwylwVFjxyPjHw0k8VlbIxXXdCb1FouO_X3yWCD88IXo7wsfiV_I7lTxR09LmAALqrVUa9QEly1F4acddSMMXc0/s1200/20201007_RAD_18267.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZguXGCVEYCDY2HiMcu659oiv7LVFTbxE7q5-n8rG4Np8yLTAmfr5WxwylwVFjxyPjHw0k8VlbIxXXdCb1FouO_X3yWCD88IXo7wsfiV_I7lTxR09LmAALqrVUa9QEly1F4acddSMMXc0/w640-h426/20201007_RAD_18267.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Of all of the animals, only the elk seemed to be a bit more elusive. Perhaps because of the number of bears in the area. There were elk to be seen but typically very early in the morning in poor light or a long ways away from the road. But there were always exceptions if you took the time to look.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynoP_bii3jgH57-AZVOPEVjM7T0KQes9kTWIHRUeZ4u3R_5mSsK7o4fy5DEOTPRSFQsd9-v3RYyRgBT7sEgK05kOLmjod6kaAPGZjANvrE1y4rfSFbZN53RVGooK-poayF_-o4rTR8KE/s1200/20201001_RAD_14252.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynoP_bii3jgH57-AZVOPEVjM7T0KQes9kTWIHRUeZ4u3R_5mSsK7o4fy5DEOTPRSFQsd9-v3RYyRgBT7sEgK05kOLmjod6kaAPGZjANvrE1y4rfSFbZN53RVGooK-poayF_-o4rTR8KE/w512-h640/20201001_RAD_14252.jpg" width="512" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQbla-ptfLIh6ECbksQBbbblELMog6313HXuQKakn_fH16n68HtVF3d0gH5xUdSLECPLUkLrFovbLNRFdQN468jrmFEShRTTtHDlRujopSNAsNxtgR0NsH0yvzWeBTC8YOTR7hoOrkmw/s1200/20201007_RAD_17563.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="1200" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQbla-ptfLIh6ECbksQBbbblELMog6313HXuQKakn_fH16n68HtVF3d0gH5xUdSLECPLUkLrFovbLNRFdQN468jrmFEShRTTtHDlRujopSNAsNxtgR0NsH0yvzWeBTC8YOTR7hoOrkmw/w640-h430/20201007_RAD_17563.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">Even with the haze and lack of clouds, there is no denying the landscape scenes in the Tetons. Oxbow Bend, the Moulton barns, Swchabarger landing, and so many others.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsDqwVB0StYUX4X9UgnBWRF3MdUkC5mtL241bkcrT2v15_nQxRayuZ75NyA2S2z_rSm8Jri2l5eROgO3EmAnTbNeCCkdzrEL_HvaMvVDZVvnIDYtKwatP_EaKW2ckzGi-22YAovuO0Zk/s1200/20200929_RAD_0503.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="1200" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsDqwVB0StYUX4X9UgnBWRF3MdUkC5mtL241bkcrT2v15_nQxRayuZ75NyA2S2z_rSm8Jri2l5eROgO3EmAnTbNeCCkdzrEL_HvaMvVDZVvnIDYtKwatP_EaKW2ckzGi-22YAovuO0Zk/w640-h298/20200929_RAD_0503.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; 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float: left; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsgp77QQOg4ro15g_3mr8QBUu00uwtAnFRiomNBdJOB7n1CCJhZoo8kuW2FSY14GxVxBtQmmdcz7Vxu3P8UO5BFHcSnjFMxtKKXbdYoCe1aE16MAJEseMLFlDxvSpYfcy37n8CyeBJhQ/w640-h400/20201011_RAD_6617.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is so much to see in the Tetons that the little things sometimes get ignored, but they too are amazing such as a beaver at the edge of the river, or a little chipmunk. 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Please consider joining me for my 2021 trips in both may and October</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>RADykstra Photography Photo Tours and Workshopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15143321001035523888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545379847471731378.post-27464629102131545542020-06-10T14:43:00.004-05:002021-04-22T12:32:48.161-05:00Bears and Babies - Grand Tetons - May 2020<p> </p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Bears and Babies - Grand Tetons - May 2020</span></h1><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="429" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_bdc432f0d8424209ab44b0f493e44585~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_744,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_bdc432f0d8424209ab44b0f493e44585~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />My trip to the Grand Tetons (and Yellowstone area) in May of 2020 has got to be called... Bears and Babies! <span><a name='more'></a></span> In fact, I'm now doing an annual trip in the spring, called <a href="https://www.rdykstraphoto.com/bears-babies">Bears and Babies</a>. 2021 is SOLD OUT, but check back for 2022<br /><br /><br />First off, this trip was delayed by a couple factors, the main one being the COVID pandemic and sheltering. The National Parks did not open until May 18th and then only the Wyoming entrances opened. This was especially nice, in that with the exception of Memorial day weekend, the tourists were really down in number. There were many sites where I was the only person there and could photograph from any vantage point I chose. But I do have to say the highlight and absolutely Talk of the Tetons, was bear 399 and her 4 COY (new Cubs Of the Year). They did create one of the biggest "Bear Jams" I've experienced. Saturday of Memorial day weekend it snowed and Yellowstone CLOSED its gates, so all those intended tourists came south to the Grand Tetons, and of course Bear 399 made an appearance along the major road. This caused a traffic back-up that was probably 2 miles long along with about 1/2 mile of parked cars. So here are some more photos of the fabulous 4 and mom.<br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_15a9551f3d3448f0a787398df5604804~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_15a9551f3d3448f0a787398df5604804~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="396" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_4cde0eafd30049ce984b85ec412785c9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_686,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_4cde0eafd30049ce984b85ec412785c9~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_5864a62e990c45b38b502a9de362d0e3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_5864a62e990c45b38b502a9de362d0e3~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_295a6bd6daaa4339907164300f15eb82~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_295a6bd6daaa4339907164300f15eb82~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="401" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_d68ab14a438e490f8ed9a806f99a071d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_696,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_d68ab14a438e490f8ed9a806f99a071d~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_c56f52d7e4e94546a0088a4db754cfb0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_c56f52d7e4e94546a0088a4db754cfb0~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="456" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_de8c7e0e25074d9c89be1615dc9f8a6e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_791,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_de8c7e0e25074d9c89be1615dc9f8a6e~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="356" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_97a6467d14774838859b6d314c942267~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_618,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_97a6467d14774838859b6d314c942267~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_7a4f0eb7acc94f9f815c08eec72e446c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_7a4f0eb7acc94f9f815c08eec72e446c~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />This definitely was time for the bears to be down in the valley areas. In total, I was 42 different bears, and several I made multiple sightings (such as 399). I saw and least 10 new cubs, 4 yearlings, 2 sub adult grizzlies 11 adult grizzlies, 5 black bear cubs, 2 BB yearlings, 8 BB adults. One Boar in particular was following a female and only had one thing on his mind.<br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_5b7bf5777bc14174b86f4f53c2e9a5c0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_5b7bf5777bc14174b86f4f53c2e9a5c0~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_618be6e0119c4034a998cc96998b5bec~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_618be6e0119c4034a998cc96998b5bec~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_a5dc0e73a82e40d3b118a74d51441a1f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_a5dc0e73a82e40d3b118a74d51441a1f~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="453" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_c0c6b22c09fb40aa9f54cf99a8e6dbef~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_785,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_c0c6b22c09fb40aa9f54cf99a8e6dbef~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /> I was able to see him on three different appearances. The object of his desire had a pretty blonde face but was constantly on the move.<br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_a99d507ca02147f789e95d45db852667~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_a99d507ca02147f789e95d45db852667~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_35394ea6b9cb4d75bd3e489521f09aed~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_35394ea6b9cb4d75bd3e489521f09aed~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Here is some more photos of the moms and kids<br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_57d671b1b3df47a887cae5fe8f6c011b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_57d671b1b3df47a887cae5fe8f6c011b~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_e3a1acd617b54d9db97710763231c7cd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_800,h_1200,al_c,q_90/405e87_e3a1acd617b54d9db97710763231c7cd~mv2.webp" width="427" /><br /><br /><img height="387" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_b6f5c7101a914621bebf755d165d8232~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_672,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_b6f5c7101a914621bebf755d165d8232~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="398" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_d900590d127c4689a875fa48a0abb88e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_690,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_d900590d127c4689a875fa48a0abb88e~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />More on bears later, I was able to see 2 new moose mothers, one having just given birth a few hours earlier.<br /><br /><img height="415" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_b31165ef052a45ed8712d1ca4bee1533~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_719,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_b31165ef052a45ed8712d1ca4bee1533~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><img height="446" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_1617648754b543b78b5eac65d4001d81~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_774,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_1617648754b543b78b5eac65d4001d81~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_9f37a96b900d43459e3e245cf2655204~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_9f37a96b900d43459e3e245cf2655204~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_31b1118db6294e598fb8cae14a7fb9d1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_31b1118db6294e598fb8cae14a7fb9d1~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="442" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_65f196d3a9c5401882613445b8e4292c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_767,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_65f196d3a9c5401882613445b8e4292c~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="434" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_6c3531dc036e4e029c45f8a7ae6c0325~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_753,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_6c3531dc036e4e029c45f8a7ae6c0325~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />I only saw one elk mother and baby, this was still a little bit early in the year for them. </span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_8bb41a783f2548a09c499bfd978cf303~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_8bb41a783f2548a09c499bfd978cf303~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />There were a least 2 Great Horned Owl nests that I found, but it was difficult to get a good up close photo.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_c6ba04b96d2d41e38721000fce51899a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_c6ba04b96d2d41e38721000fce51899a~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_065c222e62f1448b9dd7d9d0d02a2fbb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_065c222e62f1448b9dd7d9d0d02a2fbb~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_f78ca64b48ca49249f4702bf8d75bea1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_f78ca64b48ca49249f4702bf8d75bea1~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />I also came across a fox den, with a mother and 4 kits, however they seem to never be out all at the same time except for one occurrence. Typically 2 kits were seen but getting a good photo of these active guys was tough. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_a01e899e98264f66906b89db83d02015~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_a01e899e98264f66906b89db83d02015~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_cdad719da1934c89aa9f57762a9bb814~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_cdad719da1934c89aa9f57762a9bb814~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_5a04939dedb9458d9382d16526f01c01~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_5a04939dedb9458d9382d16526f01c01~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_e94df119a16d4dd187fd18e25d25e375~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_e94df119a16d4dd187fd18e25d25e375~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_59ff7485ccd64ff99d56c0bf6551e009~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_59ff7485ccd64ff99d56c0bf6551e009~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Then there was the expectant moms. Big Horn sheep ewe and several large rounded elk.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="472" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_538ade47066e4a1baa6df0cbbb5d3aba~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_819,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_538ade47066e4a1baa6df0cbbb5d3aba~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_f3875e2128d349089a5adb951178bf30~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_f3875e2128d349089a5adb951178bf30~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />The birds were in fine feather, gathering food and getting ready for their young ones.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="428" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_1c6676ebe57b4370a0e0340ffa2bf61b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_742,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_1c6676ebe57b4370a0e0340ffa2bf61b~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_f58cc99c9ca6419591e20bc579f6e068~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_f58cc99c9ca6419591e20bc579f6e068~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_ffe040647cf14cda8c9f0ceee092f81b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_ffe040647cf14cda8c9f0ceee092f81b~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_29f7b148b5f2408fae2f3eaadac336f5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_29f7b148b5f2408fae2f3eaadac336f5~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="545" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_c3238db8f6e24f03af3512d304d8be44~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_945,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_c3238db8f6e24f03af3512d304d8be44~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="410" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_926326ebf00641a39127830a82aab5b4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_711,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_926326ebf00641a39127830a82aab5b4~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="457" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_3d48d9b900b848e28dbc76319b373425~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_793,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_3d48d9b900b848e28dbc76319b373425~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_fe38aba3c68b47e6a46834a3466e37fa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_fe38aba3c68b47e6a46834a3466e37fa~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_e0264b3c99594e52a86711e0d7670ec9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_e0264b3c99594e52a86711e0d7670ec9~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="480" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_900aff0bdd38488c80fc3a72594142ce~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_833,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_900aff0bdd38488c80fc3a72594142ce~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_6d8b7f26f9464d4b8fe1464b47ac935e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_6d8b7f26f9464d4b8fe1464b47ac935e~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_a7b72c9f3dcd4da6b65d2136c43eaaca~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_a7b72c9f3dcd4da6b65d2136c43eaaca~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />The moose were not a plentiful as in the fall, but there still was opportunities to see them</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_23bfce4c6aef411e82ebc9d67ddb87d4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_23bfce4c6aef411e82ebc9d67ddb87d4~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="360" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_4c2359d817b945df94e85eedf6ff6f7f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_624,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_4c2359d817b945df94e85eedf6ff6f7f~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_bc7fdc338436483ebc497be0e70dc1d7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_bc7fdc338436483ebc497be0e70dc1d7~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_bcf1e21e24ef449ba727659bbbf0a9e3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_bcf1e21e24ef449ba727659bbbf0a9e3~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_a2257e3019504f71bbf4b4edd5337ecd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_a2257e3019504f71bbf4b4edd5337ecd~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="451" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_5606036622364eef900d6c9db068db1a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_783,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_5606036622364eef900d6c9db068db1a~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_94abb35928b24750a20105741f59f636~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_94abb35928b24750a20105741f59f636~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_96014de6b55d40419997d474055f2dd4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_96014de6b55d40419997d474055f2dd4~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_f51be809ab944afba850c0fbb68d3090~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_f51be809ab944afba850c0fbb68d3090~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_91c4199cc63d4be0b0e455f2823f7a1c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_91c4199cc63d4be0b0e455f2823f7a1c~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_f0ff819218954208b7cbf2553ddf89e6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_f0ff819218954208b7cbf2553ddf89e6~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><img height="360" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_0b4aebb734b84d78bd95c3a7ab46c04b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_624,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_0b4aebb734b84d78bd95c3a7ab46c04b~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_7ec3978325464f06bacf799b36de1794~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_7ec3978325464f06bacf799b36de1794~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_184a9aee55e945e5b65208c780739f4d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_184a9aee55e945e5b65208c780739f4d~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_81e233e03e084bdbaf889ee1de16d44f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_81e233e03e084bdbaf889ee1de16d44f~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_64eb164bd6ab40539c0aed098da4aa69~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_64eb164bd6ab40539c0aed098da4aa69~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />There was a lot of other bears besides the moms and cubs.<br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_186f0dfa543248d9a0b0d30d8f38ed11~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_186f0dfa543248d9a0b0d30d8f38ed11~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="512" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_afbac65127f54f0fba2441051fe8756c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_888,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_afbac65127f54f0fba2441051fe8756c~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="400" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_4c2a55571bdf420cb888ecc014412559~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_694,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_4c2a55571bdf420cb888ecc014412559~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="385" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_8308df1e2370457c8d2dfe63187a0245~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_667,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_8308df1e2370457c8d2dfe63187a0245~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_3ea07904bf9441e1867d785f980b247b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_800,h_1200,al_c,q_90/405e87_3ea07904bf9441e1867d785f980b247b~mv2.webp" width="427" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_ae425824beff43bd9ebd9c05aaf9ae97~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_ae425824beff43bd9ebd9c05aaf9ae97~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_88d87a36269e4c6eb8739c88edd84ceb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_88d87a36269e4c6eb8739c88edd84ceb~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="360" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_cb32b2e34a07405ab820ba28ac12808c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_624,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_cb32b2e34a07405ab820ba28ac12808c~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />All of this action, amongst some of the most scenic landscapes in the world.</span></div><div><span 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src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_1488106bfb174bfb882df25521498878~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_679,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_1488106bfb174bfb882df25521498878~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="422" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_b87f2f6bebfc496d90b175538c4dfb2a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_732,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_b87f2f6bebfc496d90b175538c4dfb2a~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="403" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_a868e099ef2f4e0cb85c75ff099b0b1d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_699,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_a868e099ef2f4e0cb85c75ff099b0b1d~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="362" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_330975f416e4419cae4ed5e4ce051cfe~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_627,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_330975f416e4419cae4ed5e4ce051cfe~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_876bc8a6a3a54cc9bdfac6004d311661~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_876bc8a6a3a54cc9bdfac6004d311661~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_3381fb3d341a45c28c5e9b1dbff33836~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_904,h_1200,al_c,q_90/405e87_3381fb3d341a45c28c5e9b1dbff33836~mv2.webp" width="482" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_dccf085855f54679a5a341e1cf2231f2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_dccf085855f54679a5a341e1cf2231f2~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>All I can say after this trip is WOW! </b></span><br /><br /><br /><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Join me next year!</span></u></b><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></div>RADykstra Photography Photo Tours and Workshopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15143321001035523888noreply@blogger.com0US-89, Moran, WY 83013, USA43.8456504 -110.515760743.448081598565736 -111.06507710625 44.243219201434258 -109.96644429375tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545379847471731378.post-77536740987636737232020-03-25T12:53:00.002-05:002021-01-26T14:06:37.439-06:00Texas Gulf Coast - Birds - Mar 2020<p> </p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Texas Gulf Coast<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> & a couple endangered birds</span></span></h1><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br />My trip to the Texas Gulf coast was a journey to primarily see two of the most endangered species in North America. The Whooping Crane and the Attwater Prairie Chicken. These two in particular have almost gone extinct and were on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Endangered Red list and are considered at the top of the list of the most endangered birds of North America. Whooping Cranes numbers dropped as low as 21 in the wild and only 2 captives. <br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_80a8b9debd034307a44a3d26c40b9f45~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_80a8b9debd034307a44a3d26c40b9f45~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>The Attwater Prairie Chicken suffered very low numbers in the wild as they dropped to an estimated 12 after Hurricane Harvey in 2017.<br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_5862e365957b458780d6766055462c02~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_5862e365957b458780d6766055462c02~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Most Whooping Cranes winter in Texas, between November and March. They mostly stay on coastal marshes with a high concentration near the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). The Texas Whooping Cranes do migrate to Canada in the summer months. They end up near Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada, where they will nest, lay 2-3 eggs, but typically only raise one chick, for the next two years. There is also a eastern migration group of less than 100 birds that winter in Florida and nest in Wisconsin. <br /> <br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_e648e95655534295a0d9c82bdf25dc95~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_955,h_1200,al_c,q_90/405e87_e648e95655534295a0d9c82bdf25dc95~mv2.webp" width="509" /><br /><br />There have been several attempts to re-introduce the Whooping Crane in other areas, but so far only the Wisconsin to Florida route has had any success. However an attempt is on-going is Louisiana.<br /><br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_5c0da5bd79294863a510eb2a6b5cf3c3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_787,h_1200,al_c,q_90/405e87_5c0da5bd79294863a510eb2a6b5cf3c3~mv2.webp" width="420" /><br /><br />Whooping Cranes once were found across North America. Now they are among the rarest birds on the continent.<br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_369bc85d8e144417b12bb520e4520849~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_369bc85d8e144417b12bb520e4520849~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /></span><span><!--more--></span><span><!--more--></span><span><!--more--></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Attwater Prairie Chicken</b></span></h2><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">About 100 years ago there was over one million of these birds, residing between Louisiana and north eastern coastal Mexico. Loss of habitat is believed to be the prime reason for their decline. Besides the mating ritual the males and females appear similar.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwz9UW7rJPVOuhemzrMGGo3G3eldezy9SNI8cyOmWHEH50IZCjU51L5BWyU7PsAo25tIgGpzicVjLkck5pzpw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><br />During the early spring the males will choreograph an elaborate dance and then puff up enormous and colorful neck sacks, and emit whoo whoo sound similar to a mourning dove. hoping to attract a female.<br /><img height="619" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_0c3b7feaa08948edb341971e4e700b76~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_1073,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_0c3b7feaa08948edb341971e4e700b76~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Male Prairie Chicken not in mating ritual.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">This is what all the fuss is about, a female Prairie Chicken. </span><br style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;" /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_501d7bfbd18e43c59796fbd83cfe5a40~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_501d7bfbd18e43c59796fbd83cfe5a40~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Sometimes many males come together, which always ends up with one dominating and chasing away others</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="477" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_d513bc0190a04b2692f6094c4945d19e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_827,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_d513bc0190a04b2692f6094c4945d19e~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is an impressive bird in full mating display<br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_8783c0d911794ef6ac23593372b363c0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_8783c0d911794ef6ac23593372b363c0~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The Texas Gulf coast is home to many more birds</span></h4><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">There are a number of other very impressive shore birds along the Texas coast. Herons and Egrets of all types and sizes abound in great numbers.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The Blue Heron</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_11dc708caee74b44a18fada69a211ec3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_11dc708caee74b44a18fada69a211ec3~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The Tri-color Heron</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="445" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_00ae0cbd74224a88a0ccbc8f1320cac0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_772,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_00ae0cbd74224a88a0ccbc8f1320cac0~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Reddish Egret otherwises also called Red Necked Heron</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="473" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_941b6441cb10423ca69fa7f3f99b393d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_820,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_941b6441cb10423ca69fa7f3f99b393d~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="455" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_ad44d8539a1a4201a8e45990d9acaea0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_790,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_ad44d8539a1a4201a8e45990d9acaea0~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Reddish Egrets have a White moph of the species </span><br style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;" /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img height="512" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_77db1d5fae794506aeb75d854e0a7d44~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_888,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_77db1d5fae794506aeb75d854e0a7d44~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br />These birds will congregate on isolated islands devoid of predators and create a nesting rookery.<br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_947ce9ebf53646ee9c9e5c2bb89f4c2f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_947ce9ebf53646ee9c9e5c2bb89f4c2f~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="512" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_5a220fa0def94063b67d4cf7ffffe102~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_90/405e87_5a220fa0def94063b67d4cf7ffffe102~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br />Many other birds migrating in the early spring. One of the most stunning is the Roseate Spoonbill.<br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_1b398d8716ce494d8f8404e9bb49b554~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_1b398d8716ce494d8f8404e9bb49b554~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="437" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_720a0eb21058406084db574a51512a4a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_758,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_720a0eb21058406084db574a51512a4a~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />You can see many flock flying in the skies like these Ibis<br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_cd6aeedd591843ff8baa97b4f4a67459~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_cd6aeedd591843ff8baa97b4f4a67459~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br />Both White and Brown pelicans call this area home.<br /><img height="396" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_28043b83731342f8adb59641b56ca642~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_687,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_28043b83731342f8adb59641b56ca642~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="512" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_1478f37bd58d4ef7ad03fa9ef885a13c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_888,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_1478f37bd58d4ef7ad03fa9ef885a13c~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="460" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_6c533d52d5374ac29a1b6e1e88d62767~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_797,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_6c533d52d5374ac29a1b6e1e88d62767~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="205" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_677a65263873408fac9c330a11cf343a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1032,h_330,al_c,lg_1,q_90/405e87_677a65263873408fac9c330a11cf343a~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br />There are so many shorebirds in this area during early spring. All varieties and types.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Great White Egret</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_343acfb3def34f27bae870e2eca385ea~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1055,h_1200,al_c,q_90/405e87_343acfb3def34f27bae870e2eca385ea~mv2.webp" width="563" /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">White moph of the Reddish Egrets</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_454243588ac34aa1a4ad44fe7822e78b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_960,h_1200,al_c,q_90/405e87_454243588ac34aa1a4ad44fe7822e78b~mv2.webp" width="512" /><br /><br />Avocets<br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_6dd31920acd6432495133f717ba65a20~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_6dd31920acd6432495133f717ba65a20~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Black Skimmer<br /><img height="430" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_98ab819725744c47b10ed57cded596be~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_746,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_98ab819725744c47b10ed57cded596be~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br />Ospreys are out and hunting.<br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_73ae0d845f334a01b907c8ff2d80f55d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_73ae0d845f334a01b907c8ff2d80f55d~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_73093a5026704b0c9603e4f294d37112~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_73093a5026704b0c9603e4f294d37112~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><br />And last but not least we can't forget some of the most fearsome land/water creatures I've come across. In fact, I got a really nice jolt of adrenaline, as I was shooting these photos. There were the two big ones basking in the sun and 2 others in the water. There was a little berm that obscured the view a bit, so I wanted a different angle and walked down past the berm and then moved closer to the water to get a good shot. I noticed one of the gators in the water was not where I thought he had been, but I assumed he just went underwater. Well, I took a couple more steps nearer the water. A place I had just been 10 minutes prior, well about 15 feet away to my right all of a sudden there was a large commotion and splash and well, I found out where my lost gator had gone. (not to mention uttering (I won't say scream) a few unprintable words) . Enjoy as I did!<br /><br /><img height="306" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_4e10407f4c83422aa1f7c5d2b19d2118~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_530,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_4e10407f4c83422aa1f7c5d2b19d2118~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="350" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_37d702679f6047479a500f9503543d66~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_607,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_37d702679f6047479a500f9503543d66~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="426" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_225a99c332fe4d609016bbe11f922430~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_738,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_225a99c332fe4d609016bbe11f922430~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Come and join me on my next Gulf Coast tour in the spring of 2021!</span></h4><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></div>RADykstra Photography Photo Tours and Workshopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15143321001035523888noreply@blogger.com0Aransas County, TX, USA28.0761262 -96.963862427.591321094880087 -97.51317880625 28.560931305119915 -96.41454599375tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545379847471731378.post-86522204998051635502019-12-15T12:53:00.001-06:002020-10-26T14:39:34.270-05:00Bosque Del Apache - Dec 2019<p> </p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">Bosque Del Apache - Dec 2019</span></h1><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="455" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_a38971ce19384919b664c464f3c8187b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_789,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_a38971ce19384919b664c464f3c8187b~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />A pictorial review of my Dec 2019 trip to Bosque Del Apache in New Mexico. This area abounds in birds and other species. I really enjoyed the Kestrels this year as they are so colorful and quick. They are really hard to photograph in flight. </span><div><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The Sandhill cranes are always a highlight in Bosque.<br /><img height="425" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_e10a5751a25b4faa92e65a01ec6a1e4c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_737,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_e10a5751a25b4faa92e65a01ec6a1e4c~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Road Runners aren't always on the ground.<br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_1184efd14fc44a65a3b9368dfc77ac36~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_1110,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_1184efd14fc44a65a3b9368dfc77ac36~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Blue Herons are mostly solitary and this one had selected a particular pond which was all his own.<br /><img height="478" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_c3dd70fed7074070875800779ae3f84c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_829,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_c3dd70fed7074070875800779ae3f84c~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />The javelinas were out in force this year. There was one field where you could see up to 20 all at once. While photographing that field this guy walked up behind us. I know who was more startled after I heard a grunt and turned around to see him a mere 10-12 feet away. <br /><img height="438" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_819865c284854594869813510036caf3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_759,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_819865c284854594869813510036caf3~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />The Northern Harrier hawks always do their acrobatics just above the growth. This was above a freshly mowed field.<br /><img height="442" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_8f241bab6dd14c2d85286a922d86c8a8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_766,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_8f241bab6dd14c2d85286a922d86c8a8~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />As I said the Kestrels were out. I love photographing this bird becasue its a challenge and the colors are magnificent. <br /><img height="420" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_a6495363648f46ac95ab6c7d9d20ebca~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_728,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_a6495363648f46ac95ab6c7d9d20ebca~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><img height="393" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_a1f793743d0044cd857e516c89a5578b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_681,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_a1f793743d0044cd857e516c89a5578b~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />This was the first time I saw mule deer swimming.<br /><img height="439" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_cc08b699705541b3a498285d5362cfed~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_761,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_cc08b699705541b3a498285d5362cfed~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Blast-off from a field in mid morning.<br /><img height="304" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_db2a21b711d546178d51132dcd0b2ff4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_528,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_db2a21b711d546178d51132dcd0b2ff4~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Morning sunrise.<br /><img height="253" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_c57c801df51c44c0ab8218b44858a94f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_439,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_c57c801df51c44c0ab8218b44858a94f~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />You never know what you might come across.<br /><img height="494" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_7ff772da1c2c456192556f4c53ef4aef~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_857,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_7ff772da1c2c456192556f4c53ef4aef~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br />Kestrel in flight<br /><img height="462" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_4032378cdff64cffac766789dbb17fe4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_801,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_4032378cdff64cffac766789dbb17fe4~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Sandhill Crane<br /><img height="435" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_6fbca9ab2c8c4f39b6a9f6b106f7ce92~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_754,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_6fbca9ab2c8c4f39b6a9f6b106f7ce92~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="399" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_7734e65445d2474ea52dee90dc8c7410~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_692,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_7734e65445d2474ea52dee90dc8c7410~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Red Shouldered Hawk banking around.<br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_1802641fa80642b6ae51a3784724cb7b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_834,h_1200,al_c,q_90/405e87_1802641fa80642b6ae51a3784724cb7b~mv2.webp" width="445" /><br /><br /><br /><img height="430" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_c3c896747f2f4a7893fef13b7a0d6d77~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_746,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_c3c896747f2f4a7893fef13b7a0d6d77~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Greater Road Runner showing his colors<br /><img height="464" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_89d4bb644cdb4a8eaae4237ccb20c97f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_805,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_89d4bb644cdb4a8eaae4237ccb20c97f~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Ravens are really smart birds. Too bad they have such a bad reputation, but they are ruthless and numerous.<br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_22204560b585481d86219256c81f16e0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_22204560b585481d86219256c81f16e0~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Wading during the setting sun<br /><img height="428" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_586deabe352e44d79bde527a5654d971~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_743,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_586deabe352e44d79bde527a5654d971~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Blue Heron<br /><img height="512" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_832759c5e4f249eab35f55e50ef54a1d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_888,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_832759c5e4f249eab35f55e50ef54a1d~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Another Javelina<br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_9ec9bf6e6bf842c5848f6d0df52f680c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_9ec9bf6e6bf842c5848f6d0df52f680c~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Wonderful morning color!<br /><img height="315" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_9c91bba1830c4fd4bff6f7d1e39a82a5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1008,h_378,al_c,lg_1,q_90/405e87_9c91bba1830c4fd4bff6f7d1e39a82a5~mv2.webp" width="840" /><br /><br /><br /><img height="411" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_b863f1b5661e4b3586d60474be360455~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_712,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_b863f1b5661e4b3586d60474be360455~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Iconic tree has been in so many photographs.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_8f4761d156d645d8bd91eba9fa3b10fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_836,h_1200,al_c,q_90/405e87_8f4761d156d645d8bd91eba9fa3b10fd~mv2.webp" width="446" /><br /><br /><br />White Sands is now a National Park. the textures and indulations are amazing.<br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_d4c7fdc788dc44c6ab83ccc26d1129a3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_d4c7fdc788dc44c6ab83ccc26d1129a3~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Early morning sunrise<br /><img height="306" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_e1fe2de49f74498bbe478804020cb193~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_531,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_e1fe2de49f74498bbe478804020cb193~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="227" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_513708c97bed4f4a8451a26c4977a1e6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_394,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_513708c97bed4f4a8451a26c4977a1e6~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></div>RADykstra Photography Photo Tours and Workshopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15143321001035523888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545379847471731378.post-68634036560913631922019-10-15T12:53:00.000-05:002020-10-26T14:40:36.494-05:00Grand Tetons Fall 2019<h1 style="text-align: left;"><b> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: xx-large;">Grand Tetons - Fall 2019</span></b></h1><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="436" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_baa74eb54f14433fa4000f9a1eea449f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_681,al_c,q_90/405e87_baa74eb54f14433fa4000f9a1eea449f~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">My 2019 Grand Tetons trip did not disappoint this year. It was an excellent trip. The scenery and critters were awesome.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="303" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_2342e2831a1d466f828f8396f7ea7cd9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_526,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_2342e2831a1d466f828f8396f7ea7cd9~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>Wildlife seemed to be the most desired subject, so we spent a lot of time searching for what turned out to be abundant and diverse amount of critters. I lost count on the number of moose sightings we encountered.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Shoshone, the largest moose in the area made a couple appearances. He always had 3-4 cows nearby.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_5562fe9f982441fea2ac77990989b517~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_5562fe9f982441fea2ac77990989b517~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_d1097ef5f2a64554b0b799f93e923ad2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_d1097ef5f2a64554b0b799f93e923ad2~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_7323af0b4e444247a336796bd18ea739~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_7323af0b4e444247a336796bd18ea739~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">There were other males around including one that hung around the meadows near Dornan's trading post and created a couple large traffic jams. I don't know his name but he's a young uprising bull. He had a couple cows around and didn't seem to mind the hundreds of photographers, clambering around to try to get a photo. He even treated us to "lip Curl" or ( Flehmen response). </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="511" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_898d6f62a0ba4cc0a3cb44d57051287e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_886,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_898d6f62a0ba4cc0a3cb44d57051287e~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="510" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_18cd1e7dd5574ac98233755ccf3d3de8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_884,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_18cd1e7dd5574ac98233755ccf3d3de8~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_db6cacadd59d47e584f3d4401bfe1ecf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_954,h_1200,al_c,q_90/405e87_db6cacadd59d47e584f3d4401bfe1ecf~mv2.webp" width="509" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The rut was still in full session, however most of the mature males seemed to have things settled. However, a couple young males were still jousting about, but there still was no harem in sight for either of them. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="512" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_535877384e2e424daab570e7fd497de7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_888,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_535877384e2e424daab570e7fd497de7~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_6f01d1b6a2a045c6b85468ca96508c40~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_6f01d1b6a2a045c6b85468ca96508c40~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="509" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_04aec1d33b0f411e84d6dfb01d4ded9f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_882,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_04aec1d33b0f411e84d6dfb01d4ded9f~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The Tetons are also one of the most icon landscape areas in the country. Two of the top 3 landscape locations in the USA are located within Grand Tetons National Park. (Tunnel view in Yosemite is #1). We were even treated to a swimby by a beaver, but none of us were fast enough to snap a shot as we all had setup for low light landscape shots.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="399" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_9073a5ffc61742908ebeb91420dac1ba~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_692,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_9073a5ffc61742908ebeb91420dac1ba~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The bison were on the move. First day nothing, then the next day we saw 3 herds of bison with hundreds of individuals in Elk Ranch flats, But days after that the herds stayed aways off in the distance not near any roads and much too far for our lens. But while they were close they put on quite a show!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="308" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_cb17808562054ceaa83b38bf9039bc7f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_535,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_cb17808562054ceaa83b38bf9039bc7f~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="511" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_9fa310ff881c4f0aa2f3b6057088e21a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_887,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_9fa310ff881c4f0aa2f3b6057088e21a~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="494" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_9e177cd0a8e74b0c8a282cf2254b352a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_857,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_9e177cd0a8e74b0c8a282cf2254b352a~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_3adafb3f686440b69a66a2abbd637e81~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_3adafb3f686440b69a66a2abbd637e81~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="423" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_81f2412103ba4347b5c807d18f13487c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_734,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_81f2412103ba4347b5c807d18f13487c~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The trees have grown but you just imagine Ansel Adams making a photograph of this site and hoping yours will be half as nice.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="285" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_3fb00c130576412db4cb23ec754dbd83~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_494,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_3fb00c130576412db4cb23ec754dbd83~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The elk were out in force, with the rut in progress, and hearing the bugling in the morning was just special! We even got to witness some Not Safe for Work encounters and also various weather conditions. But the fall colors in the background made images extra special.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="458" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_6eb18505aea341deb0465f7a6049650a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_794,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_6eb18505aea341deb0465f7a6049650a~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="409" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_2091ea0aac3940a58d7933353bbaf8a2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_709,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_2091ea0aac3940a58d7933353bbaf8a2~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="424" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_cd80099bcac047d09b2d314b1a4422bd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_736,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_cd80099bcac047d09b2d314b1a4422bd~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_8c695f12cd7244f0b727f7d31cc1a106~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_8c695f12cd7244f0b727f7d31cc1a106~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="317" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_1a6463e2c4bb4ec5a860c02d2a25d6ac~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_550,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_1a6463e2c4bb4ec5a860c02d2a25d6ac~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The next photograph shows elk doing what elk do during the rut.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="423" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_80d318122bcd4330807a1bb39ee9499b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_733,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_80d318122bcd4330807a1bb39ee9499b~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The Tetons have so many iconic photography opportunities in which photographers have to figure out some new ways to shoot them. This is probably the most photographed barn ever. T.A. Moulton Barn </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="260" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_800d07a41ac1463780de2b8339309f69~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_451,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_800d07a41ac1463780de2b8339309f69~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_6a10e0107fed42198d243962cf9cf19f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_800,h_1200,al_c,q_90/405e87_6a10e0107fed42198d243962cf9cf19f~mv2.webp" width="427" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Pronghorn Antelope dot the meadows. Typically you see their white rear-ends at a distance as they much on the various grasses. But occasionally, they come close to the road and you can appreciate the second fastest land animal on our planet. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="423" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_9895fd3b27f14bf09f7964979b5eab64~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_734,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_9895fd3b27f14bf09f7964979b5eab64~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_3d657f7adb7148d3a534c115d20f653f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_3d657f7adb7148d3a534c115d20f653f~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_3c8607b4dc6d48f797e494ecc2797fb7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_3c8607b4dc6d48f797e494ecc2797fb7~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="428" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_80c00295a92e435ea793d89ca41287ee~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_742,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_80c00295a92e435ea793d89ca41287ee~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_b20347adc76548718962072895a51467~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_741,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_b20347adc76548718962072895a51467~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="628" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_5077897823cd4770b469be85d3aacd67~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_1089,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_5077897823cd4770b469be85d3aacd67~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The fall colors were late arriving this year, and only lasted a short time as another early winter storm came through the day after this tour and knocked most of the leaves to the ground. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="333" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_cb7b63769ee345568e9c879fb985a590~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_577,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_cb7b63769ee345568e9c879fb985a590~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_a52ffe786b7a47928ec67281b082fdfa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_438,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_a52ffe786b7a47928ec67281b082fdfa~mv2.webp" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Several coyotes were seen in the meadows. You could watch them from afar hunt for moles and other rodents. But what was funny was one day a herd of female pronghorns chased a coyote all over the meadow in between the bison. Finally the male pronghorn had to come and round up his herd and left the coyote to hunt. It was really fun watching them on the hunt and pouncing quite often to our enjoyment. But where else in the world (besides Africa) do you see multiple large animal species with a single frame? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="423" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_ec04256c42f24f0ca16af315b0734b02~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_734,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_ec04256c42f24f0ca16af315b0734b02~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="423" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_edd4f33ecb9b4a538fcd65cf90913d2b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_734,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_edd4f33ecb9b4a538fcd65cf90913d2b~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_e643e76efb1e473484cd9d6b9b6415dc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_e643e76efb1e473484cd9d6b9b6415dc~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="510" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_957f7701cc464270ae21f02504d49cbc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_884,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_957f7701cc464270ae21f02504d49cbc~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="423" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_cf221001390343dbbd7b5dea3a0079ff~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_733,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_cf221001390343dbbd7b5dea3a0079ff~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="405" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_d1343cb64d4d4d4ca6ba686a8a6b3faa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_703,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_d1343cb64d4d4d4ca6ba686a8a6b3faa~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Black bears were busy preparing for their winter's nap, feeding on berries and roots, and whatever carrion they could find or catch. Sightings were made of both a brown colored and black colored black bears. These do not happen every year and so it was indeed special.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="430" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_a6f9c1b9511a4e92a48caa8a337bd7e7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_746,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_a6f9c1b9511a4e92a48caa8a337bd7e7~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_5088fa6f105e48eaa7b1aeef91b7ebc7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_5088fa6f105e48eaa7b1aeef91b7ebc7~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="424" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_2b37c75f9b604f92bac680a84b54b3b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_736,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_2b37c75f9b604f92bac680a84b54b3b8~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_fc2faf6e87e041599a12f9bd6b6c098c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_fc2faf6e87e041599a12f9bd6b6c098c~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_d500b6dafaa848178b01f4565971d1b6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_d500b6dafaa848178b01f4565971d1b6~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Smaller animals also were seen. We saw two beavers, One while we were taking landscape photos at Schwabachers landing, however all our cameras were on tripods with wide angle lens that none of us was able to get a shot off during the brief encounter. Earlier however we did photograph one swimming up the Snake river. Squirrels and chipmunks also were darting about, making preparations for winter.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_66bc39f9ddc045c5aa81791d283d20c3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_741,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_66bc39f9ddc045c5aa81791d283d20c3~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="423" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_bd440983310b4789bd3f9f0ad9769bf3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_734,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_bd440983310b4789bd3f9f0ad9769bf3~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="331" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_fb918b3561614337b535bc3d4db912ab~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_574,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_fb918b3561614337b535bc3d4db912ab~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Not to be overlooked as they usually overlook us. Our feathered friends, while usually present, seldom are they in a photographically easy location. Bald eagles made a few appearances, often without notice and only a brief fly over. Osprey also showed up occasionally.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="425" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_88ca3b204b8647cdbb58981c94234df1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_737,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_88ca3b204b8647cdbb58981c94234df1~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="426" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_3c48a37672244ee6b7b11437e118f3f6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_738,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_3c48a37672244ee6b7b11437e118f3f6~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="428" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_62e418f9a5e94f628c4c6a5f88c210e6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_742,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_62e418f9a5e94f628c4c6a5f88c210e6~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">There is just so much to see in the Grand Tetons, Not many other places allow you to combine large sized animals with incredible landscapes!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_2d9de5eeb13c4960862830834cace1b3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_2d9de5eeb13c4960862830834cace1b3~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="455" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_fc5b3e3615e1488a8a013de3eb1e2d34~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_790,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_fc5b3e3615e1488a8a013de3eb1e2d34~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_f8b2a17550174891bace5a25de74bdaf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_f8b2a17550174891bace5a25de74bdaf~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="370" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_15467124e76748ab9f9272f1561017f3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_642,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_15467124e76748ab9f9272f1561017f3~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="227" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_5ff0c48673ac480792a81c3a5f26b25a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_394,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_5ff0c48673ac480792a81c3a5f26b25a~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">These are only some of the highlights of my trip. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></div>RADykstra Photography Photo Tours and Workshopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15143321001035523888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545379847471731378.post-3102112980093609152019-09-30T12:53:00.002-05:002020-10-26T14:36:23.077-05:00Arches & Canyonlands National Parks - Sept 2019<p> </p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">Arches & Canyonlands</span></h1><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"> National Parks - Sept 2019</span></h1><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="423" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_e498239536d64d55a57d0e4cae7cff24~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_733,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_e498239536d64d55a57d0e4cae7cff24~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Moab Utah, and the surround areas are a cornucopia </span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>of geological wonders. Rock formations and layers of color, along with amazing skies of clouds and stars, all combine to create one of the most unique places in our country. Not surprising there are two National Parks and a State Park within a few miles of each other. <br /><br /><img height="425" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_8e5a1b59416047d2a8d1e086ba34ae58~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_737,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_8e5a1b59416047d2a8d1e086ba34ae58~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />How many places can you photograph an amazing geological formation through another amazing geological formation. </span><span><!--more--></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="353" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_94b246a7865a4fe6a627ecf6adeef408~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_612,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_94b246a7865a4fe6a627ecf6adeef408~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />And the entire time, weather changes and comes and goes, adding to the whole experience.<br /><br /><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_7cec9109d8084b4296cb29ba2ebfbe19~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_800,h_1200,al_c,q_90/405e87_7cec9109d8084b4296cb29ba2ebfbe19~mv2.webp" /><br /><br />Iconic sunrises and roaring sunsets are an almost daily occurrence.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_4956d2010394483a9e79bd2fa9b343b4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_4956d2010394483a9e79bd2fa9b343b4~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="390" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_1fe8fc3db71441578450cf0c16432bb4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_677,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_1fe8fc3db71441578450cf0c16432bb4~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_741662b48cd946ca85b9dc0088ac49d0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_741662b48cd946ca85b9dc0088ac49d0~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />The Stars jump out at you, starting at twilight and extending through the night</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_73389dc92deb4018bc21e253a58bdde7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_800,h_1200,al_c,q_90/405e87_73389dc92deb4018bc21e253a58bdde7~mv2.webp" width="427" /><br /><br />Sunset is just the beginning of another opportunity to see and experience the grandeur of the area. There are so many stars visible and he Milky Way almost pops out in the night.<br /><br /><img height="509" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_e3d45725097c4e91aa31bd7d3f0cf312~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_882,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_e3d45725097c4e91aa31bd7d3f0cf312~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_97e68ca2bac349e6b746264335ff2adc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_800,h_1200,al_c,q_90/405e87_97e68ca2bac349e6b746264335ff2adc~mv2.webp" width="427" /><br /><br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_35628ff98af74b5fb12a556d8f3747bd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_800,h_1200,al_c,q_90/405e87_35628ff98af74b5fb12a556d8f3747bd~mv2.webp" width="427" /><br /><br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_607ed1fcac9c488cbb7cb904eba1b02d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_800,h_1200,al_c,q_90/405e87_607ed1fcac9c488cbb7cb904eba1b02d~mv2.webp" width="427" /><br /><br />The Milky Way dominates the summer night sky!<br /><br /><br />All the Arches!<br /><img height="397" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_9039b903969f4de4ba5632dabc687f4e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_689,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_9039b903969f4de4ba5632dabc687f4e~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Arches National Park has the densest concentration of natural stone arches in the world. There are over 2,000 documented arches in the park.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_189fe67911be435b9ef3880811bfed27~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_189fe67911be435b9ef3880811bfed27~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_eaea92d0bb564465a4e42e8a9cf8d719~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_eaea92d0bb564465a4e42e8a9cf8d719~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><img height="457" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_c9e061b7a9574a648eedc9daaade21c0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_792,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_c9e061b7a9574a648eedc9daaade21c0~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Next came just the right amount of rain (8-10” a year) so that erosion can take place but not too quickly. They water would drain through the porous Entrada and get trapped by the denser Carmel. Winter freezes would then crack and separate the layers and eventually form pockets and holes and then arches in the sandstone. Also, this area have very little seismic activity, so the arched do not have to endure the stress of an earthquake. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="400" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_86c898e59a414330a733854fabe735f0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_694,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_86c898e59a414330a733854fabe735f0~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="416" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_a468c7bb5d024442a5cface8e866bfb6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_722,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_a468c7bb5d024442a5cface8e866bfb6~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="325" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_f1fc992fa63c4fc99ea17bf5094ea6e6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_564,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_f1fc992fa63c4fc99ea17bf5094ea6e6~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="354" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_9d16652ebedb4c42818873b61d25cde4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_614,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_9d16652ebedb4c42818873b61d25cde4~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />The area is covered with amazing Canyons carved out by rivers and other erosion. <br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_b6b6d5ad6e0847e9aadf78166176639f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_b6b6d5ad6e0847e9aadf78166176639f~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="302" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_27edb58c302d47698d70f358122b87a2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_524,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_27edb58c302d47698d70f358122b87a2~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="347" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_075f6fa2b62f4dc8b42c16fbcd9aa9c7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_602,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_075f6fa2b62f4dc8b42c16fbcd9aa9c7~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_ccad2707626e4ad7a80d0d08fc998547~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_996,h_1200,al_c,q_90/405e87_ccad2707626e4ad7a80d0d08fc998547~mv2.webp" width="531" /><br /><br />Be prepared for early May workshop, Dusk to Dawn, to find the best shots in this wonderful area.</span><br /></div></div></div>RADykstra Photography Photo Tours and Workshopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15143321001035523888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545379847471731378.post-51416892651900538642019-02-25T12:53:00.000-06:002020-10-26T14:42:05.207-05:00Whales - Cabo San Lucas - Feb 2019<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Whales - Cabo San Lucas - Feb 2019</span></span></h1><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7WUu_o23I3UmR-tlE03Gnmw7yoLRi2ox7mrJYJfRoLzFhzL1nKGIO0O0MXtz8GL0BBjR2ngDphnznBkOFI8RenBM0I2PGgB_q-25QWhEQFKOIdcuAb07aNTuTBVS9yht-62GdYVhHCY/s1200/Cabo_Whale_RAD_edit_190214_1133.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="1200" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7WUu_o23I3UmR-tlE03Gnmw7yoLRi2ox7mrJYJfRoLzFhzL1nKGIO0O0MXtz8GL0BBjR2ngDphnznBkOFI8RenBM0I2PGgB_q-25QWhEQFKOIdcuAb07aNTuTBVS9yht-62GdYVhHCY/w640-h554/Cabo_Whale_RAD_edit_190214_1133.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div>I've been a scuba diver since I was 16 years old, and that's too many years for me to say.</div><span><a name='more'></a></span> In fact, I have over 3500 dives and have been on numerous boats and seen lots of whales. But I've never been able to photograph one breaching. This was my one goal, for the last two years ever since I missed the perfect opportunity. The boat I was in had just seen a spout in the distance and it whirled around and then all of a sudden right in front of us a whale breached,... WOW, I pull my camera to my eye, and have the whale right in focus, I press down the shutter button and "NOTHING" ... OH NO! I had just turned off my camera thinking we were heading back to the harbor. Well I fumbled to turn on the camera and tried to get the shot. </span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="326" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_718b61e52626435dacb144a4ba3a3870~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_565,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_718b61e52626435dacb144a4ba3a3870~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Well I got a wonderful splash but no whale. Yes we all have those "dumb" moments. This has haunted me for two years so I had to go back. Well, I got lucky the first day watching from my balcony of my hotel room and having my new 500mm PF on my tripod. But this is not the same as from a zodiac nearby the whale.<br /><br /><img height="357" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_690ce8d750c7491b83530ed7fc7dc70e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_620,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_690ce8d750c7491b83530ed7fc7dc70e~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />All the whale watching trips were booked up the first two days, as two cruise ships came into port each day. Finally I was able to book two trips with options for more. Each whale watching trip begins with a trip past "land's end" and the famous arch. There you see pelicans and sea lions and other tourists.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_c7ac2f1905c143deb3d3c5bc1bbab52c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_c7ac2f1905c143deb3d3c5bc1bbab52c~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="421" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_b8a7f2504b4d4b34b104aeb30ada8e03~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_731,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_b8a7f2504b4d4b34b104aeb30ada8e03~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="451" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_316aaf61cefa49969ea41057195c9c78~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_783,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_316aaf61cefa49969ea41057195c9c78~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Passing "Lands end", the skipper has a choice of heading to the Sea of Cortez or to the Pacific Ocean. Basically he uses his local knowledge to decide where the best opportunity maybe to see whales. You proceed out, but are constantly on the look out over the ocean hoping to see spouts or other signs of whales. <br /><br /><img height="378" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_99e3dbcc2e13411997e1d91e6292a4ba~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_656,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_99e3dbcc2e13411997e1d91e6292a4ba~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Once, a whale is sighted the zodiac quickly maneuvers to get close, and you can get shots of the back and dorsal fin, but more times than not the whale decides to dive down and you end up with a tail shot.<br /><br /><img height="386" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_48709cc6041f428ea1520e2c07f16b1c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_669,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_48709cc6041f428ea1520e2c07f16b1c~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="383" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_6c6fd87d42e34788b22b2365e197834b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_665,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_6c6fd87d42e34788b22b2365e197834b~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_4bf32a7fc4e04d1997de30e5730226ab~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_4bf32a7fc4e04d1997de30e5730226ab~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Some times you get lucky and there is some sort of a different composition. In this case we had a whale heading right for us and just before it reached us it dove down and swam below our little boat. But it was thrill watching this Goliath heading right towards you!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="379" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_03f1d0e1bc5e4aa4879513f2f80a8871~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_658,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_03f1d0e1bc5e4aa4879513f2f80a8871~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="393" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_03cccecce50048b8aff7abb5e0eaddb7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_681,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_03cccecce50048b8aff7abb5e0eaddb7~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />If you're lucky the whale will stay on the surface for a while, and if she has a calf they might stay for minutes.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="426" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_e83809bd69614422982433f55265691f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_739,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_e83809bd69614422982433f55265691f~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="329" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_a2e5788a0be34e46aae7b3040a8267a5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_571,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_a2e5788a0be34e46aae7b3040a8267a5~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />It is really cool, to be up close to a mother whale and her calf, but its still not the same as seeing a breach. This trip had some time left and as we were waiting, scanning the sea, large splashes are seen aways off, along with a banging sound. Time is running short but our captain puts the boat into full speed and we go investigate.<br /><br /><img height="389" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_c2889ef9f05845f298a457c766c83c0d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_675,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_c2889ef9f05845f298a457c766c83c0d~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Its two whales "waving" at each other, raising their fins into the air and slapping them down hard on the water.<br /><br /><img height="420" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_df6e47d3629244b9a44dcb97feebeda2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_728,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_df6e47d3629244b9a44dcb97feebeda2~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_08a50fd2af85427c9b0bfa38b2522cea~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_08a50fd2af85427c9b0bfa38b2522cea~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />One gets real fancy, and does a "double". This dance continues for a few minutes but there are NO breaches. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_1cfa0b97577a41e1b559f84e7e383b6a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_960,h_1200,al_c,q_90/405e87_1cfa0b97577a41e1b559f84e7e383b6a~mv2.webp" width="512" /><br /><br />That's now two trips and all I really have to show is a splash and two fins. I'm getting worried, and start to investigate other trip options. I don't want to have another year thinking about the one that got away. I have one more zodiac trip booked, but, if I don't get a breach on that one, I have to find other options before I fly home. I decide to take the next zodiac and then found two options for my last day if that doesn't succeed. My fingers are crossed. Once again we proceed out past Land's End, but this time the seas are calm and we head out to the Pacific side.<br /><br /><img height="312" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_5d6b01a221f441aca19ef80a451a097a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_541,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_5d6b01a221f441aca19ef80a451a097a~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="323" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_011ecd0eca974887b0e8be78994f45e5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_560,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_011ecd0eca974887b0e8be78994f45e5~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Early on we see a few whales and get the obligatory tail shot.<br /><br /><img height="363" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_bd704181dfd040c3a8a8b047663fbaee~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_630,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_bd704181dfd040c3a8a8b047663fbaee~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />But then way off on the horizon.... SPLASHES! Our captain speeds away. Now I hope you've never had to take an important photo from a zodiac at top speed in the Pacific, no matter how calm. We are bouncing and its like riding a bucking bronco... But we see a whale breaching a long way out. I have my new Nikkor 500mm PF lens but everything is moving and shaking. I fire several bursts of shots, just hoping and praying maybe? Well I get a lot of sky and ocean shots but then there is one out of focus shot. <br /><br /><img height="336" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_0cd1f36a23624798ba43b9f7f8433eff~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_583,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_0cd1f36a23624798ba43b9f7f8433eff~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />We keep skimming along bouncing on every wave top... but soon we slow. Will the whales breach again?<br /><br />YEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="424" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_b0bf45dfce7e451291f9209df48394d7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_735,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_b0bf45dfce7e451291f9209df48394d7~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="374" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_675c2cf9ba764d7faa5fd63ca71409be~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_649,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_675c2cf9ba764d7faa5fd63ca71409be~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="402" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_e68cac82fd954d4fb9c7c17ff087356e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_698,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_e68cac82fd954d4fb9c7c17ff087356e~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="396" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_fec2ccc881b4468d8c91c6cb13bb1eb7~mv2_d_3331_2062_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_687,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_fec2ccc881b4468d8c91c6cb13bb1eb7~mv2_d_3331_2062_s_2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="553" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_5bf818803bc547da9e0b76a4007b151f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_959,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_5bf818803bc547da9e0b76a4007b151f~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="402" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_30583504999641b3a2aa04fd9f274124~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_698,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_30583504999641b3a2aa04fd9f274124~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="407" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_be4a5a5cf7994bf58b7acc43f067af50~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_706,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_be4a5a5cf7994bf58b7acc43f067af50~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />We get so close that my 500mm is too much lens and I can hardly get the entire whale's body in the image. <br /><br /><img height="463" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_c4cacb07a5804330825e7e6ef770d53a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_803,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_c4cacb07a5804330825e7e6ef770d53a~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Being close to such a large animal leaves you awestruck, but then being that close and having the 50-60 tons being thrown skyward and then coming down in a mighty splash... I don't have the words for how wonderful that felt. </span></div>RADykstra Photography Photo Tours and Workshopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15143321001035523888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545379847471731378.post-52112924205479376282019-02-11T12:53:00.003-06:002021-01-26T11:26:45.458-06:00Yellowstone in Winter - 2019<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"> Yellowstone in Winter 2019</span></h1><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="340" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_972fbfb749e844feb7872b058c4d80f7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_590,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_972fbfb749e844feb7872b058c4d80f7~mv2.webp" width="640" /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Highlights from my Yellowstone 2019 trip. Everyone knows of Yellowstone National Park and its geysers.<span><a name='more'></a></span> Millions of people visit in the summer months. But it was a whole new experience to stay in “yurts” in the middle of the park, in the middle of winter. It was another amazing adventure, loaded with all sorts of weather; snow storms, winds, bright warm days, and mixture of all the above. This was also a time for me to really put my new Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens to task on my D850.<br /><br />The key this year, was finding a place where I could actually stay inside the park and not have to travel 40 miles each morning to reach the central areas of the park. That meant I was able to be at key locations right at sunrise. The park was loaded with bison and I saw well over a thousand of them. Also quite abundant were coyotes and eagles as I saw multiples each, and every day of the trip. Staying out of sight were the wolves and elk, at least in the middle section of the park. Although, there were some signs of activity that occurred at night.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_6bc1e178ac67416fb2124f7ee2bf0098~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_6bc1e178ac67416fb2124f7ee2bf0098~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The trip started with the drive from the Bozeman airport to the west gate. This highway leaves Belgrade, Montana and heads south through Gallatin National forest, before entering Yellowstone National park for approximately 20 miles, ending at the small community of West Yellowstone. This is a busy thoroughfare but it transverses through beautiful countryside with many miles hugging the Gallatin River. Keeping an eye out here provided some wonderful animal sightings and photo opportunities.<br /><br /><br /><br /><img height="487" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_785cae101cd740ed890be732ab2a5d37~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_845,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_785cae101cd740ed890be732ab2a5d37~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />West Yellowstone is a small community just outside the west entrance to the national park. There are a variety of hotels and restaurants, and small shops, most all catering to tourists coming to visit Yellowstone. One of the attractions available is the Grizzly Discovery Center, an animal rescue facility located on the outskirts of the town. This facility is home to a number of grizzly bears, wolves and various raptors that have been hurt or orphaned and can no longer live in the wild. There are several large areas that house these animals and allows visitors to view them and see them up close. This provided a very nice afternoon activity prior to heading to the camp the following morning.<br /><br /><img height="454" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_af153f076be04fecb491e0b6cece60fb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_787,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_af153f076be04fecb491e0b6cece60fb~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="501" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_26ec0856be7c461b8c479856810b4cbc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_869,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_26ec0856be7c461b8c479856810b4cbc~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Mother nature decided to visit and left 4-6 inches of snow overnight and it was still snowing the next morning. A snow coach comes and picked me up from my hotel. and it's a very short drive to the park entrance, where the adventure really kicked up in high gear. <br /><br /><img height="448" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_5bb7a8118d144b96b4a6d42da6ba9b39~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_777,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_5bb7a8118d144b96b4a6d42da6ba9b39~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />The first day encompasses a trip to Old faithful lodge and geyser area with stops along the way, and then a trip to our final destination some 40 miles away. The first animal sighting was bison in the distance just off a part of the Madison river. Bison became the theme of this trip as this small herd was just the beginning. This stop was also my first opportunity to see how bison use their heads to swish away the snow and get down to the plants below. </span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="399" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_5b4bd5597a72480d8c3f76aaa61b33fc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_692,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_5b4bd5597a72480d8c3f76aaa61b33fc~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="396" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_b68073deec4a4eda9f0d53057c976412~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_687,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_b68073deec4a4eda9f0d53057c976412~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Yellowstone is well known and full of volcanic features, such as geysers, hot springs, and mud pots and they lined the road, but it doesn't lack for other amazing landscape vistas, rivers and waterfalls. Our southern trip extended to the iconic Old Faithful geyser as the snow kept falling. <br /><br /><img height="379" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_813055aa6aec4cd0b9c921a1dca0f437~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_657,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_813055aa6aec4cd0b9c921a1dca0f437~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="412" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_519a0db3939e4902a49530a27a2c7c05~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_715,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_519a0db3939e4902a49530a27a2c7c05~mv2.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: start;">Old Faithful</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="455" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_e413487fcc444e64924cc59c6f6d4144~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_789,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_e413487fcc444e64924cc59c6f6d4144~mv2.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: start;">Gibbon Falls</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="413" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_3c6fed2d2bf242ba9e7a23e3ed0c144e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_716,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_3c6fed2d2bf242ba9e7a23e3ed0c144e~mv2.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: start;">With the snow falling the bison searched for food</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="418" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_418595e3e12b471ba819077f3cb053aa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_725,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_418595e3e12b471ba819077f3cb053aa~mv2.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="376" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_493b4e2c753a40c7b98c7a6088e394ea~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_652,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_493b4e2c753a40c7b98c7a6088e394ea~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Day one ends with arrival at Yurt camp and learning about all the nuances of back country "Glamping". This was amazing, as there were individual “tents” each heated with propane heaters, and then two main yurts which housed a kitchen and main gathering and dining area. The food was exceptional and there was plenty of it. This place was amazing with the only possible exception being the outside latrine. <br /><br /><img height="360" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_997af22d1a47470fa28284e24904d1cf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_624,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_997af22d1a47470fa28284e24904d1cf~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Being a photographer, the next morning started while it was still dark and everyone in my group was provided with a wonderful breakfast of Oatmeal, fruit, bacon, eggs, toast, cereal, coffee, and juices. The day's procedure is explained and then we are allowed to make our own lunches from a variety of breads, meats, cheeses, fruit, snacks, trail mix... more than you can imagine. Then its loading up the cameras into the snow coaches and we were off before the sun has risen. Our first stop is Otter Creek bridge named appropriately as we are looking for otters and within a minute or so the binoculars had a pair in sight, several hundred yards off. This is the first real test of my 500PF as the light was low due to overcast sky and the otters 300-400 yards away. I was ecstatic at the sharpness of this lens. (more later on) <br /><br /><img height="428" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_c99181c0e7bf4a1091506a427e236490~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_743,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_c99181c0e7bf4a1091506a427e236490~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />We jumped back into the snow coach and head upstream hoping to get in front of the otters. it turns out the otters were swimming upstream and we managed to stay with them for almost 3 miles. They would swim under the water, and then get up on the snow and ice. They would harass the swans and ducks, then disappear only to re-emerge a minute later father upstream. <br /><br /><img height="416" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_f4c26efccb2d427f9913f0902e972f95~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_722,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_f4c26efccb2d427f9913f0902e972f95~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_57e2ca1f852d445a83c1ccb56a334343~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_57e2ca1f852d445a83c1ccb56a334343~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_bbbe73b77e1e475b913f2b99e809763c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_bbbe73b77e1e475b913f2b99e809763c~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />This continued on for about 45 minutes, us watching sometimes following on foot, but mostly getting back into the snow coach and driving a 1/4 mile or so and setting up waiting for the otters to catch up. Then at one point one otter comes to the surface with some type of meat, turns out part of a trout. Looks like they will try to eat it there on the ice, but no, the otters turn around and head down stream, and we quickly lose sight of them.<br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_ba5801edefc6444999b43b330357c308~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_ba5801edefc6444999b43b330357c308~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />With our otter friends done with their playing and off to eat a hearty meal, we continue on and our attention turns to landscape. The upper and lower falls of the Yellowstone river are nearby and the weather is improving and so we take full advantage.<br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_692a7ee30e79480ca643a63717a6a898~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_692a7ee30e79480ca643a63717a6a898~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_83b5e9efd0d2420eb94ef54d12bef2c3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_83b5e9efd0d2420eb94ef54d12bef2c3~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /> Now the day turns to getting to Hayden Valley. Its a few miles and lots of forest to travel, fortunately we do see some new wildlife. A bald eagle is perched in a tree and numerous trumpeter swans glide along the riverside.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_fb2d37cab64c4ad7bb452ad1f9c0206c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_fb2d37cab64c4ad7bb452ad1f9c0206c~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="390" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_09f6448bf83e498aa5f68f3ae88dbe83~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_676,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_09f6448bf83e498aa5f68f3ae88dbe83~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_4016dc61bf14455da5f9f16554360e0a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_4016dc61bf14455da5f9f16554360e0a~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Upon arriving in the Hayden valley, we encountered more bison, several different herds of 20-30 or more and one with more than a hundred members. They were spread out all long the valley, with maybe a dozen different herds total in the valley.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="443" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_2f302e7b42b54d2790e91a0df1743805~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_768,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_2f302e7b42b54d2790e91a0df1743805~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="249" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_e5ee9ead4e0a41dea8f95626ac65eded~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_431,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_e5ee9ead4e0a41dea8f95626ac65eded~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="455" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_f725dd8ecc9a4331a59d99b145ad402c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_789,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_f725dd8ecc9a4331a59d99b145ad402c~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><br />The weather was constantly changing. Patches of blue sky and sun followed by clouds and snow. The wind was whipping around, and I kept getting this feeling... Boy, I'm glad I'm not a bison and in this cold for months. <br /><br /><img height="344" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_c0d2f79727fa4e9e9d6b9dab9c76f750~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_596,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_c0d2f79727fa4e9e9d6b9dab9c76f750~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="356" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_ab4f1f57d5c446e89d00f796ad5245ea~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_618,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_ab4f1f57d5c446e89d00f796ad5245ea~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_e7d36b0e7d6949feaff2610953e80903~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_585,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_e7d36b0e7d6949feaff2610953e80903~mv2.webp" /><br /><br />Later in the afternoon, the predators first appeared. Coyotes are the first to show, off in the distance, just one, but then there are two, maybe three...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="381" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_f0751777707d455997af3948c76966f1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_660,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_f0751777707d455997af3948c76966f1~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_da1cf502cfcf434b986381e246434701~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_741,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_da1cf502cfcf434b986381e246434701~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="393" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_457a6f9a38aa4d05b2da6ef51960daba~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_682,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_457a6f9a38aa4d05b2da6ef51960daba~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="475" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_3d33b48b000e4736a21fb28fbb78d850~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_824,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_3d33b48b000e4736a21fb28fbb78d850~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />We end up on a very windy slope near the Alum river where the sun was just exploding on the horizon as it slowly sinks in the west, marking the end of day.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="398" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_fb2c2c247f014dafae01bd117b55f47d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_690,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_fb2c2c247f014dafae01bd117b55f47d~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />The next morning, with relatively clear skies, we decided to try to get some sunrise photos. The weather was a crisp 5 degrees F. It was partly cloudy yet small snow crystals float in the air. The trip started in the dark but slowly lightens as we climbed up Mt. Washburn. Arriving at the vista, my strategy then became a matter of finding the best composition location. Most landscapes always do better with a foreground feature, so I was in search of a foreground element. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="466" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_160a651850bf4ef5aadd9ef257e867d8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_809,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_160a651850bf4ef5aadd9ef257e867d8~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Later on, the brilliance of the main beam of light from the sun, urged us to find other vistas, before the magic of light disappeared.<br /><br /><img height="473" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_3659b127f4934496a12b64f0f6366ea6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_821,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_3659b127f4934496a12b64f0f6366ea6~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />The weather had definitely changed, the sun was out, the snow sparkles and 'diamond dust was in the air. (These are small little crystals of ice blown around by the wind.) The animals are up and about and more active. The bison are running and jumping and squaring off with each other. The little "Reds" were especially active and frolicking, and making a nuisance of themselves. <br /><br /><img height="435" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_b12e420fdfa74cb4bfb7b0415e7dd05f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_754,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_b12e420fdfa74cb4bfb7b0415e7dd05f~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="449" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_e3b732e02b574082b1f028c92c703bc5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_779,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_e3b732e02b574082b1f028c92c703bc5~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="400" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_754339f0062244828ba1326a8de7d5ba~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_694,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_754339f0062244828ba1326a8de7d5ba~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Early that same morning we got our first sign of wolves, as tracks were spotted and a trail through the snow arrived at the road. The tracks followed the road for over 3 miles and then disappeared. A little ways further along we sighted a carcass with a variety of scavengers feasting on it. No wolves, but this was a bison carcass so it required something like a pack of wolves to take it down. But, all other meat eaters were taking turns cleaning up the remains, coyotes, bald eagles, ravens, etc.<br /><br /><img height="371" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_670b6f5a342b4c4db81a3f0f381dd758~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_644,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_670b6f5a342b4c4db81a3f0f381dd758~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Notice the Bald Eagle chasing away the ravens.<br /><img height="445" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_2a8b98070a1f4d189f30fbc3fc020ec7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_771,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_2a8b98070a1f4d189f30fbc3fc020ec7~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="367" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_e6d0c2e0a540445b8a4303fa1e6f8815~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_637,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_e6d0c2e0a540445b8a4303fa1e6f8815~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />The day continued with various sightings of more bison and the coyotes were really out in force.<br /><br /><img height="360" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_cbea6889650048b99bc6292388bdbded~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_624,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_cbea6889650048b99bc6292388bdbded~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><img height="400" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_638e59d1de4449739ee494dc4fee1d5d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_694,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_638e59d1de4449739ee494dc4fee1d5d~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />The big guys have to rock a couple times in order to stand up...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="407" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_586a682783dc4b7ead124910f7c259d7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_706,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_586a682783dc4b7ead124910f7c259d7~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="410" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_736fcb2f1e634eba882b5bd574191069~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_711,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_736fcb2f1e634eba882b5bd574191069~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="431" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_b2dc6189f9654a62b59f22bfc4f75310~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_748,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_b2dc6189f9654a62b59f22bfc4f75310~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Near the end of the day we finally spot one of the animals I really wanted to see. A red fox. Unfortunately she's quite a distance away on a hilltop, but thanks to telephoto lens I was able to get a few reasonable shots.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="417" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_1a3bd09722414694a8f59af01314149e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_723,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_1a3bd09722414694a8f59af01314149e~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="378" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_ddc7d046797340f3bfc96fc623d03f7d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_656,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_ddc7d046797340f3bfc96fc623d03f7d~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="400" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_322804834fe34dbfa44fcef61aab6ddc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_694,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_322804834fe34dbfa44fcef61aab6ddc~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">As the day winds down the bison were still dominating the scene.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_3eadfb0775f64d53a211d684dbaaa882~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_988,h_1200,al_c,q_90/405e87_3eadfb0775f64d53a211d684dbaaa882~mv2.webp" width="527" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Our final day, we primarily followed the Madison river from Norris Basin out to West Yellowstone. This provided some more landscape and animals especially bald eagles and coyotes and a new species, which I had never seen before.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="322" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_a219a2aea1be4823a8898d909d4b3cac~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_559,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_a219a2aea1be4823a8898d909d4b3cac~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="485" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_bf3b38b15f2c4004accf1bd400d28faf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_841,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_bf3b38b15f2c4004accf1bd400d28faf~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="450" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_7222f97c32124feb9e2941fa67d42482~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_781,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_7222f97c32124feb9e2941fa67d42482~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="562" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_7daa3c12584642989492eda0e628ceb7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_974,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_7daa3c12584642989492eda0e628ceb7~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="398" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_2d07f190498a4d59a7341b6ccbf25844~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_690,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_2d07f190498a4d59a7341b6ccbf25844~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Norris Geyser Basin</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="387" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_ae85096ffebe4ab9a86d30abe08527c4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_671,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_ae85096ffebe4ab9a86d30abe08527c4~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_df943dbab328435badab55102294512d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_df943dbab328435badab55102294512d~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">A Muskrat, is similar to a beaver but its tail is flattened vertically. The tail works like a rudder and helps the muskrat maneuver in the water.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="443" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_a066cdb49abe473fa99a00023925b410~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_769,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_a066cdb49abe473fa99a00023925b410~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Thanks Yellowstone for a wonderful experience!</u></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="426" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_e692a9f4029d4d18a8e65fd47c11225d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_738,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_e692a9f4029d4d18a8e65fd47c11225d~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></div></div>RADykstra Photography Photo Tours and Workshopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15143321001035523888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545379847471731378.post-37439095316171057022018-12-20T12:53:00.000-06:002020-10-26T14:41:36.424-05:00Bosque Del Apache Dec 2018<p> </p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: xx-large;">Bosque Del Apache Dec 2018</span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_2f80c9c7cd7e4b36bfcb29da22eb2ea8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_2f80c9c7cd7e4b36bfcb29da22eb2ea8~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />I’ve just completed a very successful trip to Bosque Del Apache,<span><a name='more'></a></span> New Mexico, one of the hot-spots for wildlife photographers in the winter season. The weather was very cooperative as the wind remained a mere breeze and temperatures were the normal 20’s at dawn warming up to the balmy 50s, by afternoon. There was quite a large assortment of wildlife. The snow geese however, did not seem as abundant as earlier years. In fact, finding where they roosted at night and thus “Blast-Off” the next morning was difficult. Even the park rangers couldn’t point out areas. Years pass, there were so many geese in the morning air that the sky was dotted for miles and several “blast-offs” occurred daily. The sand hill cranes didn’t disappoint and were quite abundant, as were the raptors. Bald eagles, old and young, Golden eagle, Red Tail hawks, American Kestrel’s, Great Horned Owl, and most abundant were the Northern Harrier hawks. <br /><br /><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_b140aa6dd7034c14a3becd543f7479bf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_564,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_b140aa6dd7034c14a3becd543f7479bf~mv2.webp" /><br /><br />The Name Bosque Del Apache, literally means “forest of the Apache”. This is an area of low lying riparian “wetlands” that was once a flood plain for the Rio Grande river. Migratory birds would use this as a rest or stopping off place in the winter months. Before man dammed the river (in multiple places), the spring snow melt or the fall and winter rains would cause flash floods and low areas would become small ponds and marshes, providing a lush area for vegetation to grow. In the early to mid 1900s controlling the river caused the wetlands to slowly disappear. The Civilian Conservation Corps began working to restore the floodplains and President Franklin D. Roosevelt directed the US Fish and Wildlife Service to established this wildlife refuge in 1939. The agency now periodically diverts water from the Rio Grande and floods various areas, and they also farm a number of fields with plants conducive to attracting the main bird species, geese and cranes. <br /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_7f795125110d4c72a14e7f68e8d0f5e0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_555,h_370,al_c,q_90/405e87_7f795125110d4c72a14e7f68e8d0f5e0~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_69b5140b72694ddc8c250aee33fe336b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_555,h_370,al_c,q_90/405e87_69b5140b72694ddc8c250aee33fe336b~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_97bbbcd9f7504ca9b47d2ec8a906417d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_555,h_370,al_c,q_90/405e87_97bbbcd9f7504ca9b47d2ec8a906417d~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_63bf166059484fba85f105a8eb95013d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_555,h_370,al_c,q_90/405e87_63bf166059484fba85f105a8eb95013d~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img height="236" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_ae341b106d8c49c7a246224717c9d019~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_555,h_205,al_c,q_90/405e87_ae341b106d8c49c7a246224717c9d019~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><img height="376" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_538b08035a1149b5bbcc4c564a571459~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_555,h_326,al_c,q_90/405e87_538b08035a1149b5bbcc4c564a571459~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><img height="430" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_c3c896747f2f4a7893fef13b7a0d6d77~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_555,h_373,al_c,q_90/405e87_c3c896747f2f4a7893fef13b7a0d6d77~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><img height="438" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_0fbdc05a870d4c4ba669a870b12bb09f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_555,h_380,al_c,q_90/405e87_0fbdc05a870d4c4ba669a870b12bb09f~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />These birds then attract predators, such as the raptors, coyotes, mountain lion and even a bob cat or two. <br /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_c40ee3e4ebbd40a5a4dad0386dff9dfe~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_555,h_370,al_c,q_90/405e87_c40ee3e4ebbd40a5a4dad0386dff9dfe~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_4aa1d7d3c76b4120ae962b6c8d460d48~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_555,h_370,al_c,q_90/405e87_4aa1d7d3c76b4120ae962b6c8d460d48~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><img height="416" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_26b64581dc2646db9a8c5bfd172afe73~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_555,h_361,al_c,q_90/405e87_26b64581dc2646db9a8c5bfd172afe73~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_cbaa59b076f14f52a0cf2bbbc25026fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_555,h_370,al_c,q_90/405e87_cbaa59b076f14f52a0cf2bbbc25026fd~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />I was leading a group of 10 eager photographers, looking forward to experiencing the variety of wildlife and everyone was delighted with the outcome, with the small exception of finding the morning geese “blast-off”. The park has a large dirt road loop which is cut into two halves by a central artery road. The north loop, traverse past the “flight deck” or we like to call it eagle lake due to the large lone dead tree in the middle which is a favorite for Bald eagles. This lake is central to the car accessible areas and one of the only areas where two way traffic is permitted on the roads. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img height="457" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_12dcf885890841d6a11e506d23086858~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_793,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_12dcf885890841d6a11e506d23086858~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Keep your eyes keen and head swiveling as you never know what my show up next. Perhaps a deer, or a pair of coyotes, or even a bobcat after a prowl. <br /><br /><img height="637" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_afb8a989f104463ea7ba357d9a4ab654~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_1104,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_afb8a989f104463ea7ba357d9a4ab654~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />A slow traverse along the northern loop and opens up multiple photographic opportunities. Early on you pass by a number fields lined with trees, which are flooded providing habitat for geese, ducks and cranes. Be on the watch in the trees, this is a favorite waiting place for the raptors. One tree in particular seems to be a favorite of the local eagles.<br /><br /><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_beb7ec4a869d4e7bb67c5a8307e88372~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_953,h_1200,al_c,q_90/405e87_beb7ec4a869d4e7bb67c5a8307e88372~mv2.webp" /><br /><br />Shortly, you reach a section with wooded areas and both sides of the road. Here watch for northern harrier hawks to be skimming the low trees and bushes looking for breakfast. These hawks dart and swoop close to the ground hoping to find a small rodent or bird.<br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_25049d1c3ebc4731b81e1ad0b4cacb11~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_552,h_368,al_c,q_90/405e87_25049d1c3ebc4731b81e1ad0b4cacb11~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><img height="426" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_db8e0786e5494148b58fca9e099f1f8f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_551,h_367,al_c,q_90/405e87_db8e0786e5494148b58fca9e099f1f8f~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Next comes the fields which the Park service plants yearly just for the birds. There is a combination of grains, chufa, millet and corn planted to provide ample sustenance for thousands of birds to munch all day long. As you drive you will see hundreds, perhaps thousands of cranes and geese, even turkeys, grazing on the grain. The fields are rotated so as to allow a food source throughout the year. There birds will periodically fly up into the air to find a new site, providing all sorts of photographic opportunities.<br /><br /><img height="426" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_6c15cc81aa414b2a870f91891a0b572e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_554,h_369,al_c,q_90/405e87_6c15cc81aa414b2a870f91891a0b572e~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><img height="433" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_755949a7aafc4c9a91a962c4c6be4153~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_554,h_375,al_c,q_90/405e87_755949a7aafc4c9a91a962c4c6be4153~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Continuing on, you wind your way through a mixture of fields and marsh lands, and continue to see a large variety on animals. Mule deer, blue herons, bald eagles, hawks, coyotes, and all sort of varieties of birds.<br /><br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_a4ab6535a705433682e4e9910f0563ad~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_554,h_554,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90/405e87_a4ab6535a705433682e4e9910f0563ad~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_7c0c6ce3c9e6417c95c861e2beceb032~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_554,h_554,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90/405e87_7c0c6ce3c9e6417c95c861e2beceb032~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_b7d958d605b6419e8fc017c04f2dd3fb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_554,h_554,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90/405e87_b7d958d605b6419e8fc017c04f2dd3fb~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_48b66575be0441b0a6b476178fbe89b7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_554,h_554,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90/405e87_48b66575be0441b0a6b476178fbe89b7~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Eventually, you work your way back to the flight deck and eagle lake. Just sitting there all you can hear are occasional duck quacks and geese honks, Letting yourself relax, all sorts of wildlife will come to you. <br /><br /><img height="573" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_486cf63f6f4b4b62853066f048eea34b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_993,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_486cf63f6f4b4b62853066f048eea34b~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Bosque also has several hiking tails and areas to hike into the wilderness. It is easy to spend the whole day, just circling the roads seeing new sights all the time. As the day winds down then the color pops. New Mexico Sunsets are renown to be spectacular!<br /><br /><img height="347" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_2b43e91a278b40dc90172780d0eb2ec2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_601,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_2b43e91a278b40dc90172780d0eb2ec2~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="635" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_ecfa895860a645cb87660ca701233b74~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_1102,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_ecfa895860a645cb87660ca701233b74~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Several days can be spent, because there is so much to see, completely different each morning!<br /><br />Some parting photos.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_de86067c59cc4b39841170bdefcb056e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_369,h_369,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90/405e87_de86067c59cc4b39841170bdefcb056e~mv2.webp" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_0f59abc21147467480abb0c193224189~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_369,h_369,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90/405e87_0f59abc21147467480abb0c193224189~mv2.webp" width="640" /></div><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_5fed1c48a304432eb73538c9a6023af2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_369,h_369,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90/405e87_5fed1c48a304432eb73538c9a6023af2~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_af50680093124c3693b47e0a1003f156~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_369,h_369,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90/405e87_af50680093124c3693b47e0a1003f156~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_97bbbcd9f7504ca9b47d2ec8a906417d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_369,h_369,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90/405e87_97bbbcd9f7504ca9b47d2ec8a906417d~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_35e5d3af94ec405394253b75e63d6068~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_369,h_369,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90/405e87_35e5d3af94ec405394253b75e63d6068~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>RADykstra Photography Photo Tours and Workshopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15143321001035523888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545379847471731378.post-47662546934300150552018-11-21T12:52:00.000-06:002020-10-26T14:38:51.622-05:00South Texas Birds November 2018<p> </p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">South Texas Birds November 2018 </span></span></h1><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_7e205ba8548645ddbd9591f2dc368346~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_7e205ba8548645ddbd9591f2dc368346~mv2.webp" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Here is a sampling of the various birds that are in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas <span><a name='more'></a></span>near the mexican border in the month of November. South Texas is the home to a large variety of species, and each year experiences 2 large migrations where hundreds of different species stop by while passing though.</div></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The World Birding Center (WBC) has several sites, and the National Butterfly center is in the area with a birding area available also. Santa Ana National Wildlife refuge is also on the border, along with Estero Llano Grande State Park</div></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_2bfb7db1d6e44ee8aeb1953de84dcbed~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_2bfb7db1d6e44ee8aeb1953de84dcbed~mv2.webp" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="511" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_2bc64e1da674491aa4f44df51bf3c4bf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_887,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_2bc64e1da674491aa4f44df51bf3c4bf~mv2.webp" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="428" 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src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_44262ff4eb4543df99d8c5bd139e2404~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_44262ff4eb4543df99d8c5bd139e2404~mv2.webp" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="479" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_b5419f4d8ebc46a4a3ea654ded6633ee~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_830,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_b5419f4d8ebc46a4a3ea654ded6633ee~mv2.webp" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="421" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_3656b340029e447a8525efc8a3ce3e05~mv2_d_3913_2576_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_731,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_3656b340029e447a8525efc8a3ce3e05~mv2_d_3913_2576_s_4_2.webp" width="640" /></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-draftjs-conductor-fragment="{"blocks":[{"key":"7pv6l","text":"Here is a sampling of 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mountains ever since. All the world class vistas, and changing weather and unpredictable wildlife makes every day an adventure. I'm always amazed and have fantastic memories every time I see my photos and remember my trips. My 2018 trip started as I arrived in Jackson Hole Wyoming. A great little town, that provides wonderful access to the National Park. </span></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4196u" data-offset-key="foo-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><img height="454" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_d84a3c73a04644f0a91b2c04db023436~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_787,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_d84a3c73a04644f0a91b2c04db023436~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4196u" data-offset-key="foo-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">As Photographers we start each day before dawn, and travel to get into position to get the best early light. I'm not really an early morning person, and getting up while its still dark outside has never really appealed to me, but taking the following images makes up for all inconvenience of it. I'll treat you to a photo from each of the morning sites on this trip to the Tetons. Fortunately for this trip a snow storm the day prior has coated the Tetons with a frosting of white. The weather varied. First morning had remnants of the snow storm with variable clouds, but shortly after sunrise, the sun peaked through a gap in the clouds and provided just fantastic light. </span></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4196u" data-offset-key="foo-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="301" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_758fbba3b942407593adc7f3d16e1e22~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_522,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_758fbba3b942407593adc7f3d16e1e22~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Next morning was threatening another storm, and while the light was not awesome you did get the ominous feeling in the mountains and the grays and contrasts created an ominous feeling which abated later in the day.</span></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4196u" data-offset-key="foo-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="350" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_3ee204cf9af548a7b97c0157f50bf956~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_607,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_3ee204cf9af548a7b97c0157f50bf956~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />The third morning found us at the Mouton barns. While the clouds were clearing over the mountains they stayed fairly thick in the east and provided a soft light over the area.</span></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4196u" data-offset-key="foo-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="419" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_0c23516f582f458aaa9d14a3c0421101~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_727,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_0c23516f582f458aaa9d14a3c0421101~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Forth morning and the sky was clear as can be so we had to start once again at that epic scene Oxbow Bend.</span></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4196u" data-offset-key="foo-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="247" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_7fc45cb06e7b42d0845d6843fbdc4f08~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_428,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_7fc45cb06e7b42d0845d6843fbdc4f08~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br />On the final day and after packing for my flight out later on, the sun provided a golden beam of light to start the day. you almost felt as if you were being touch by the hand of God.</span></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4196u" data-offset-key="foo-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="426" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_c8f9a734cc604ffeb53d326dad023524~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_739,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_c8f9a734cc604ffeb53d326dad023524~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br />The first morning shots were not all there was to see, and being in the fall the sun stayed relatively low in sky for quite some time allowing the golden hour to extend for some time. This allowed us to go to numerous other locations and see so many vistas and landscape scenes. There were the iconic shots such as the view from the site of Ansel Adams' Snake River overlook, or Schwabacher's landing. </span></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4196u" data-offset-key="foo-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="323" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_1d701f3968c34fdf98a00ce140281f98~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_561,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_1d701f3968c34fdf98a00ce140281f98~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><img height="357" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_51604852c9e14c2798bc86d6c81616bc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_619,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_51604852c9e14c2798bc86d6c81616bc~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Everywhere there was a wonderful scenic photo to be had and the fall color just spiced everything up. Since a picture is worth a thousand words. Well here comes about a million. <br /><br /><img height="386" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_00a0a8c2fbb14403a4c10b85b919d623~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_670,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_00a0a8c2fbb14403a4c10b85b919d623~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="382" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_50df77e5d62c4304b964867e9ff34ddf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_662,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_50df77e5d62c4304b964867e9ff34ddf~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="284" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_6bf6f5005e83484780e58832e276c78d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_493,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_6bf6f5005e83484780e58832e276c78d~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="420" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_1796169f5d934f20bbd415a0594f1ddb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_729,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_1796169f5d934f20bbd415a0594f1ddb~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="429" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_cf7bd470a73d435b94bdae1bceb346a4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_744,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_cf7bd470a73d435b94bdae1bceb346a4~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="391" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_ae36c97a43b541fd9af1c52e75b1b556~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_678,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_ae36c97a43b541fd9af1c52e75b1b556~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="400" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_dee1ce3dd2be42d1b35ee52b045f7881~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_694,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_dee1ce3dd2be42d1b35ee52b045f7881~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="432" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_40630459511a45c8bdc2eec73f3b091f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_749,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_40630459511a45c8bdc2eec73f3b091f~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="471" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_22ae60642f804764b9e0572c87fd7d26~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_817,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_22ae60642f804764b9e0572c87fd7d26~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Shane Cabin<br /><img height="291" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_a4b2b6ebc5ca41c395ccb1cd71e84f54~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_505,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_a4b2b6ebc5ca41c395ccb1cd71e84f54~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="372" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_abb000ba0cc544d5a787953efadcfc53~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_646,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_abb000ba0cc544d5a787953efadcfc53~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="409" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_fcaf951401e04aff80aa24a62879bcc9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_710,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_fcaf951401e04aff80aa24a62879bcc9~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="391" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_f0e81cb21859450a83971e9e62e8ca24~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_679,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_f0e81cb21859450a83971e9e62e8ca24~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="317" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_27a148587d5247f5a217c3f73c90cc5a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_549,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_27a148587d5247f5a217c3f73c90cc5a~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="394" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_4ef81ac8e27e471fb9c85359670dec7e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_684,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_4ef81ac8e27e471fb9c85359670dec7e~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />The scenery alone is reason to visit the Grand Tetons. But then this is one of the most accessible areas to large wild animals in the USA. Critters from bison, to moose, to pronghorn antelope to coyotes, to so much more. Sit back and enjoy the images. <br /><br /><img height="449" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_ee79be4a7bb94daba7a27004551d81c2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_778,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_ee79be4a7bb94daba7a27004551d81c2~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Pronghorn antelope are quite plentiful and sightings occurred daily. You would see a male over watching his harem, grazing on the tall grasses and shrubs.</span></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4196u" data-offset-key="foo-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="360" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_0d6615d049c24699869e970654078c5d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_624,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_0d6615d049c24699869e970654078c5d~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_71415c882e374ff38f09949997e763eb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_71415c882e374ff38f09949997e763eb~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Bison was also seen on many days but typically at a distance. But there was a magical day where a group just decided to put on a show for us and actually ran over the road literally just a few yards away.</span></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4196u" data-offset-key="foo-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="374" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_0978bce580014c63a4fc68f57cef5a74~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_648,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_0978bce580014c63a4fc68f57cef5a74~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="364" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_4e9bae5469714648b693b63cfef0e82e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_632,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_4e9bae5469714648b693b63cfef0e82e~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="426" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_f3da7aafa9b54d14af1714b204896c50~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_739,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_f3da7aafa9b54d14af1714b204896c50~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Mule deer also were seen on multiple days. These seemed very at ease with people and a couple actually walked up towards us getting very close.</span></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4196u" data-offset-key="foo-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_f04504938f3b4fb69ac236910fd40d6d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_999,h_1200,al_c,q_90/405e87_f04504938f3b4fb69ac236910fd40d6d~mv2.webp" width="533" /><br /><br />A coyote even made an appearance, however he attracted several vehicles and getting a photo through the sage and grasses took some doing.</span></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4196u" data-offset-key="foo-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_349b89bd416c445f8dfa863a1be7f97d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_349b89bd416c445f8dfa863a1be7f97d~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />But the most impressive animal was the number of moose we saw. A total of 21 different moose in 4.5 days. We saw mom and children, and along with a few males. We even saw a couple males make a move on a couple females. The moose were magnificent. <br /><br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_970bf35480f54ac79ca5275caca4f14c~mv2_d_1200_1200_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_1110,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_970bf35480f54ac79ca5275caca4f14c~mv2_d_1200_1200_s_2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /> <br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_b8efc89175794c0c9f95b90ad46a0d42~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_b8efc89175794c0c9f95b90ad46a0d42~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="381" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_c242b462a8e74a8297cdfe2660ad51c0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_661,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_c242b462a8e74a8297cdfe2660ad51c0~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="342" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_b01c5272e78d4826a2f36c1a0c01e26f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_594,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_b01c5272e78d4826a2f36c1a0c01e26f~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4196u" data-offset-key="foo-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_b2b7ea520b584606a5e31408ff2f68cd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_b2b7ea520b584606a5e31408ff2f68cd~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br />Any trip to Tetons is special, but early fall, with all the colors make it special. I can't wait until my next trip. Hopefully you can join me, as I now conduct tours every fall. See this link for more information.</span></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4196u" data-offset-key="foo-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <span> </span><span> </span>https://www.rdykstraphoto.com/grandtetons</span></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4196u" data-offset-key="foo-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><br />This is the end of 2018 trip, it was once again a memorable experience. </span></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4196u" data-offset-key="foo-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_e423178fd28b48a88f46d9a80b55317d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_e423178fd28b48a88f46d9a80b55317d~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><img height="362" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_8b8e8563092a4396b73550f8d6c0666c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_627,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_8b8e8563092a4396b73550f8d6c0666c~mv2.webp" width="640" /></span></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4196u" data-offset-key="foo-0-0"></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4196u" data-offset-key="foo-0-0"></div><figure class="_3Ecss _5CHil" contenteditable="false" data-block="true" data-editor="4196u" data-offset-key="9tcle-0-0" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1UlcP F9sz5 TRHCl css-1hf1bzj _3PaWO _2PdJ9 _1O2_H _2e5Gd _3MfUJ flv743z _32sdV _3FdaW" data-focus="true" role="none" style="cursor: default; position: relative;" width="20"><div class="_1Lhwj image-container flv743z" data-hook="imageViewer" role="button" tabindex="0"><div></div><div></div></div><div class="_34x7u _1JKyt" data-hook="componentOverlay" draggable="true" role="none"></div></div></figure><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4196u" data-offset-key="52pgk-0-0" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="52pgk-0-0"><span data-offset-key="52pgk-0-0"></span></div></div></div>RADykstra Photography Photo Tours and Workshopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15143321001035523888noreply@blogger.com0Unnamed Road, Jackson, WY 83001, USA43.5449318 -110.69304542.7491266957148 -111.7916778125 44.3407369042852 -109.5944121875tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545379847471731378.post-9690912275145781052018-10-04T23:40:00.000-05:002020-10-26T14:38:20.734-05:00Alaskan Polar Bears Oct 2018<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">Alaskan Polar Bears Oct 2018</span></h1><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_0b271e393741482dbced2f02e9ed4ed6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_1142,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_0b271e393741482dbced2f02e9ed4ed6~mv2.webp" width="622" /><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I've always had a fascination with bears. I've loved old stories and tales that would talk about totems and spirit animals and how the bear was considered one of the strongest. I did all sorts of research, talked with people and and finally discovered a location and outstanding guide where I could get up close and personal within the a polar bear. <span><a name='more'></a></span>Turns out I saw over 30 different bears. in fact our very first encounter a large male bear decided to come down to the shore and great us (or warn us away)<br /><br /><img height="379" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_be25b26a2250415d9aef18ad36e8c140~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_658,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_be25b26a2250415d9aef18ad36e8c140~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img height="426" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_7fd8b6335c2543a3a1900dfbe1bf8f94~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_738,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_7fd8b6335c2543a3a1900dfbe1bf8f94~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />The bears all seemed well fed, but that was probably because just a couple weeks prior the local Eskimo village had captured one of its three allowed whales each year. They divided most of the blubber and meat among the villagers, but they towed the remaining carcass out to a barrier island where bears from all around came to gnaw away at the scraps,. The bears were gathering just before the ocean froze over so they could proceed out onto the ice and their typical hunting grounds. <br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_469f35e196724702be3edb4261870a42~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_469f35e196724702be3edb4261870a42~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Typically loners, except for mother and cubs, the bears were quite plentiful and a number of different groups were all over the area.<br /><br /><img height="459" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_b82a0d64cdf641a6b0a5c32afafd3ead~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_796,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_b82a0d64cdf641a6b0a5c32afafd3ead~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />There were several groups of mothers and cubs. Most of the cub were about 8 months old, and getting big enough to get into trouble but yet still depended on mom.<br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_bf7599fb621d45a5b413d84ed37a0214~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_bf7599fb621d45a5b413d84ed37a0214~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><img height="444" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_39efa19883464b99a3349abde2f8bef8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_770,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_39efa19883464b99a3349abde2f8bef8~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="249" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_a0a7585eacfe48ecaed0fcd787ecb065~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_431,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_a0a7585eacfe48ecaed0fcd787ecb065~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_f760c85f01364c8c9de875c8031bc226~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_f760c85f01364c8c9de875c8031bc226~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_9c8ef216618c4556b25573738d7219c7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_9c8ef216618c4556b25573738d7219c7~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />The bears would spend the day huddled up when the winds were blowing but would then forage around looking for food or checking out the neighbors.<br /><br /><img height="370" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_3df0fd9e4d5c4bc98b7bd82a5b50c514~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_641,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_3df0fd9e4d5c4bc98b7bd82a5b50c514~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_f6a55809bcb14010989654562a1191ec~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_f6a55809bcb14010989654562a1191ec~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="412" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_ff07789adb8644f8a4f9d357bfdf8cde~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_715,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_ff07789adb8644f8a4f9d357bfdf8cde~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="378" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_de3db324382546448c1373654bb12283~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_656,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_de3db324382546448c1373654bb12283~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />A few times the bears would test out the water, transitioning from one island to another or just looking for some food, or who knows maybe they just wanted a swim.<br /><br /><img height="436" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_146cfcb226174c868adca5a108bfc62c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_756,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_146cfcb226174c868adca5a108bfc62c~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="423" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_e30da4f97c254f62b4fa400b2a4d8c41~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_733,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_e30da4f97c254f62b4fa400b2a4d8c41~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="417" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_9e63f95a669d4f5583e642dcdec54c7f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_724,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_9e63f95a669d4f5583e642dcdec54c7f~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="342" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_f1574dfe1ede4241b4a9585f0a0f03cc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_594,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_f1574dfe1ede4241b4a9585f0a0f03cc~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Staring down a seagull! Wonder who thinks who is the most foolish?</span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="443" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_91e2145f96504147b00bcc9cf1e489ff~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_769,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_91e2145f96504147b00bcc9cf1e489ff~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />Now with so many bears around there's bound to be a squabble or two, or at least standing up for yourself.<br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_27b09aa27bcd4fa4adf97a0d73fe8d96~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_27b09aa27bcd4fa4adf97a0d73fe8d96~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_8f573fb1c4a7406887a3a7fb7ce0e5d6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_8f573fb1c4a7406887a3a7fb7ce0e5d6~mv2.webp" /><br /><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_d2d79babf91b4d9c8745e9d4c2caa210~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_d2d79babf91b4d9c8745e9d4c2caa210~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />But maybe after while of this jousting, it maybe just bragging... You should have seen how big the seal that got away was!<br /><br /><img height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_21f72d2cb28c4a0f801588518b520a08~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1086,h_1200,al_c,q_90/405e87_21f72d2cb28c4a0f801588518b520a08~mv2.webp" width="579" /><br /><br />Actually, this would go on for quite a while so I think it was more play than fight, or perhaps a dance! John Travolta eat your heart out!</span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><img height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_af5f0293b72e445fae808aac283ca7d4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_740,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_af5f0293b72e445fae808aac283ca7d4~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />But it was always fun to watch the cubs.<br /><br /><img height="246" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_59e7b4befb694646962830529dfc1f44~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_426,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_59e7b4befb694646962830529dfc1f44~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="388" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_0673f24fbbad4764877def6b7c59aade~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_673,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_0673f24fbbad4764877def6b7c59aade~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="336" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_f129227b4acf462db06d233fb794ad74~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_583,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_f129227b4acf462db06d233fb794ad74~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />It was a bit scary how close the bears were to the village.<br /><br /><img height="408" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_a3638f8df49e4b2e9fd1ac3f5d99f4f1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_707,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_a3638f8df49e4b2e9fd1ac3f5d99f4f1~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><img height="450" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_1e435a92963f4554a99ae3fee4d63474~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_780,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_1e435a92963f4554a99ae3fee4d63474~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br />It was such a neat experience to share some time with polar bears. So goodbye for now, I can't wait to do it again. <br /><a href="https://www.rdykstraphoto.com/polarbears2019">Click here if you might want to could join me.</a><br /><br /><img height="472" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_c7c8f8169d564891932cf18af0cb99b9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1110,h_819,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/405e87_c7c8f8169d564891932cf18af0cb99b9~mv2.webp" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><div data-draftjs-conductor-fragment="{"blocks":[{"key":"bus3m","text":"I've always had a fascination with bears. I've loved old stories and tales that would talk about totems and spirit animals and how the bear was considered one of the strongest. I did all sorts of research, talked wih people and and finally discovered a location and outstanding guide where I could get up close and personal within the a polar bear. 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style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><img class="_1Fjtc _2lDdg" data-pin-nopin="true" height="428" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_2f89be2e9cbe4b74857a7cc588ac493f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_668,al_c,q_90/405e87_2f89be2e9cbe4b74857a7cc588ac493f~mv2.webp" style="opacity: 1;" width="640" /><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4hnb4" data-offset-key="foo-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="foo-0-0"> </div></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4hnb4" data-offset-key="7pold-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="7pold-0-0"><span data-offset-key="7pold-0-0"> </span></div></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4hnb4" data-offset-key="ea0d2-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="ea0d2-0-0"><span data-offset-key="ea0d2-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Checking off another bucket list item.</span></span></div></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4hnb4" data-offset-key="43tq3-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="43tq3-0-0"><span data-offset-key="43tq3-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Ever since Jaws hit the movie theatres, I’ve been fascinated with sharks and the great white is the pinnacle species. <span><a name='more'></a></span> I do have to admit I had some second thoughts entering the water. But my fascination with sharks just kept growing and I went on to become a Professional SCUBA instructor and make over 3000 dives, however, in all that time I was never able to encounter the Great White Shark. Then I saw an ad for a shark diving expedition leaving from San Diego, CA, and I had to be on that trip. </span></span></div></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4hnb4" data-offset-key="1qi7q-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="1qi7q-0-0"><span data-offset-key="1qi7q-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br data-text="true" /></span></span></div></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4hnb4" data-offset-key="53r6u-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="53r6u-0-0"><span data-offset-key="53r6u-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Late September when San Diego weather is its warmest, a small storm was forecast off the coast at the same time we were to leave. Now, I’m used to boats but spending an evening in 10-12 foot waves motoring 200 miles off shore was not conducive to sleeping. But finally, after a long and toss-ful evening, dawn broke to a eerie headland shrouded in fog. It was like the opening act of Jurassic Park and the sense of foreboding and anticipation was just as heavy. </span></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="53r6u-0-0"><span data-offset-key="53r6u-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="53r6u-0-0"><span data-offset-key="53r6u-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img class="_1Fjtc _2lDdg" data-pin-nopin="true" height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_066ec76372454fd08926910598d94f94~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_667,al_c,q_90/405e87_066ec76372454fd08926910598d94f94~mv2.webp" style="opacity: 1;" width="640" /></span></span></div></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4hnb4" data-offset-key="d5lmb-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="d5lmb-0-0"><br /></div></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4hnb4" data-offset-key="6lqea-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="6lqea-0-0"><span data-offset-key="6lqea-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We approach the island and the fog breaks and the captain finds an anchorage and the crew prepares the cages for immediate use. No more than 10 minutes after our arrival and it seemed you could hear that low organ sound… Da Dum… Da Dumm... DA DUMM! Then someone shouts SHARK! Everyone runs to see this dark shadow swimming in the water. The chum and bait hadn’t even been thrown overboard yet. The anticipation grew as we all had to listen to the divemaster explains the procedure and then we all dawn on wetsuits and prepared to enter the cages.</span></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="6lqea-0-0"><span data-offset-key="6lqea-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="6lqea-0-0"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbwQVWAGHPCzoCxlsbOVslFKISCfA9nJwfWTegP0Ok3ccowzr5Q9ZPP1344bcyOJtJrrPvM6ldm4XG8qs8UizK-wFfuE8uXzMsbtCWgcLQaOuA0L1_OAk1OoMr6JjuG33NMrot3jjApg/s1000/Sharks_RADykstra_article-15-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbwQVWAGHPCzoCxlsbOVslFKISCfA9nJwfWTegP0Ok3ccowzr5Q9ZPP1344bcyOJtJrrPvM6ldm4XG8qs8UizK-wFfuE8uXzMsbtCWgcLQaOuA0L1_OAk1OoMr6JjuG33NMrot3jjApg/w640-h480/Sharks_RADykstra_article-15-2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><span data-offset-key="6lqea-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="6lqea-0-0"><span data-offset-key="6lqea-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br data-text="true" /></span></span></div></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4hnb4" data-offset-key="45oec-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="45oec-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <img class="_1Fjtc _2lDdg" data-pin-nopin="true" height="640" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_9c25e97d263a43fabf75e6a7c7fc217a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_795,h_1000,al_c,q_90/405e87_9c25e97d263a43fabf75e6a7c7fc217a~mv2.webp" style="opacity: 1;" width="509" /> </span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="45oec-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4hnb4" data-offset-key="5thj0-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="5thj0-0-0"><span data-offset-key="5thj0-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The water was a cool 67 degrees but you hardly noticed as you submerged and begin to swivel you head, not knowing where that shadow came from. At first, all you see is blue water and hundreds of mackerel feeding on the chum bits. You can see the bait being thrown into the water and look down as the deep slowly gobbles up the blue. Then a large shadow is moving cautiously just out of sight, the mackerel part and you get your first glimpse of this huge oval swimming up below your feet. The outline of fins appear and then that unmistakable silhouette of a great white is swimming below. You heart is pounding and then you finally catch your breath and realize you are in the same water as a Great White shark. </span></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="5thj0-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrSI_UijmAvrkkcFtfLzxKZ0VbKiNFfcXpDJuYTbYPedD2I2mzE0MftOdQNQ75EXGOO9ERpgbs8okkIrxDqB7pn-cnTPbUIh34L3NpJhc1hZ5CgkzgiBRfxoTEA1gCbHwONjTBA4blXA/s1000/Sharks_RADykstra_article-04.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrSI_UijmAvrkkcFtfLzxKZ0VbKiNFfcXpDJuYTbYPedD2I2mzE0MftOdQNQ75EXGOO9ERpgbs8okkIrxDqB7pn-cnTPbUIh34L3NpJhc1hZ5CgkzgiBRfxoTEA1gCbHwONjTBA4blXA/w640-h426/Sharks_RADykstra_article-04.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="5thj0-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4hnb4" data-offset-key="4f1rk-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="4f1rk-0-0"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img class="_1Fjtc _2lDdg" data-pin-nopin="true" height="427" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_e9d9aa5bb14645bdb438d1fc6af65128~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_667,al_c,q_90/405e87_e9d9aa5bb14645bdb438d1fc6af65128~mv2.webp" style="opacity: 1;" width="640" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4hnb4" data-offset-key="3euog-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="3euog-0-0"><span data-offset-key="3euog-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The excitement built as I try to get photographs and video of the local inhabitant. It is strange as from head on the great white seems to have this half smile grin, yet its full of teeth. But suddenly there are two more! Holy cow! (might not have been the actual words I muttered into my regulator). Slowly they come closer, circling, ever getting closer with each pass, and then the bait splashes above and one shark shoots to the surface. Chomp! And half a fish is all that is left. </span></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="3euog-0-0"><span data-offset-key="3euog-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4hnb4" data-offset-key="epaav-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="epaav-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img class="_1Fjtc _2lDdg" data-pin-nopin="true" height="480" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/405e87_188f8e93a1b4492eb22db88c2024460e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_750,al_c,q_90/405e87_188f8e93a1b4492eb22db88c2024460e~mv2.webp" style="opacity: 1;" width="640" /></span></div></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4hnb4" data-offset-key="5a07d-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="5a07d-0-0"><span data-offset-key="5a07d-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="5a07d-0-0"><span data-offset-key="5a07d-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I’m filled with awe at this powerful animal, so majestic, and seemingly serene, until that move for food is made. They swim within just a few feet of the cage and our cameras. Their skin which looks so smooth from a distance is actually a kaleidoscope of small almost pixel like variety of colors, that blend into shades of gray. Then that eye. Like a black hole the dark black eye just seems to absorb all it surveys. Looking into it you know this is an apex predator. Watch the video below!</span></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="5a07d-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='583' height='485' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzErwFojQtBB916WhkiI1kAC3HiAFY7ZcZt4mCrRL0BdW16Obyk4wo0_aa2SQKzzTX1EPHKv9ohXlATem5E0w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="5a07d-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wFWNJWhX3zU5jcNpAH1xibNZqDI85H_VLHEmMklcnccznpclM3bhVu2gzT1ig3qsXATSXnIcH3dlZyQWFfXoIChKGI9Hjm5RO3uPYo8fReKXl7pBwyqEOtec0EXa8Uc5m3G2T-QrJiM/s1000/Sharks_RADykstra_article-28.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="1000" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wFWNJWhX3zU5jcNpAH1xibNZqDI85H_VLHEmMklcnccznpclM3bhVu2gzT1ig3qsXATSXnIcH3dlZyQWFfXoIChKGI9Hjm5RO3uPYo8fReKXl7pBwyqEOtec0EXa8Uc5m3G2T-QrJiM/w640-h388/Sharks_RADykstra_article-28.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="5a07d-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="5a07d-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="5a07d-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">After an hour, the grin on your face resembles the shark’s. You realize you are exhausted, as the adrenaline, while still in good supply, has eased from the peaks in the early moments of the dive. Its time to switch places with the divers on board. Its now their hour to experience the thrill. But you know, in 60 more minutes you get to do this all over again. </span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="5a07d-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqFCf8iNr3OzBHgGg3a-bmjcIclzoOahrW6GaZGqadgzE0R-LaJtruNbwYiCv8WvURup0qo2p_NIrbR92B2kkXIExNrNQ1sFWGVBSfQTMHyZN1DU4JZ6nHeYAK29_u4q6MH_GqIMlQ-0/s1000/Sharks_RADykstra_article-35.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="1000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqFCf8iNr3OzBHgGg3a-bmjcIclzoOahrW6GaZGqadgzE0R-LaJtruNbwYiCv8WvURup0qo2p_NIrbR92B2kkXIExNrNQ1sFWGVBSfQTMHyZN1DU4JZ6nHeYAK29_u4q6MH_GqIMlQ-0/w640-h360/Sharks_RADykstra_article-35.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSsaeW0PNCxsUiKCA5wvVDDbjDcqcvRRtPf69yij17KFJsug6x_91dLmb8WQGZ4ppYNSDun6n6IFOebJRODGlLuUL6cP2EeX50WSyne2pm2yX_0DRLQl4IBlF5vhdsQs-8w250CslIgY/s1000/Sharks_RADykstra_article-39.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSsaeW0PNCxsUiKCA5wvVDDbjDcqcvRRtPf69yij17KFJsug6x_91dLmb8WQGZ4ppYNSDun6n6IFOebJRODGlLuUL6cP2EeX50WSyne2pm2yX_0DRLQl4IBlF5vhdsQs-8w250CslIgY/w640-h428/Sharks_RADykstra_article-39.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="5a07d-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4hnb4" data-offset-key="46jbq-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="46jbq-0-0"><span data-offset-key="46jbq-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sitting on the boat warming up in the sun is actually a pleasure as you here the surf at a distance and see the birds circling the nearby cliffs, but soon “Breech!” is heard and we all head for our cameras once again. The sharks are ramping things up and literally jumping out of the water to get the bait. All of this just feet away. This continues until sunset, when our chef announces a wonderfully cooked meal is ready. We all share our stories and sighting with each other and a few have processed some photos. Slowly we all head to our bunks, to wake up early the next day and do it all again. </span></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="46jbq-0-0"><span data-offset-key="46jbq-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="46jbq-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRrA4ENftkG85gtV-2yY9h0EqEqj8JeLv3y0wAtZuAKXLbv2jlp7-H8eV4izlPKJafT9muqvCoShC6Dj5qAb1mck51T7VXleqmt4aEwdL48r0rOMXHygyUvW2IdFADf_VD6IeFehrE-A/s1000/Sharks_RADykstra_article-25.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRrA4ENftkG85gtV-2yY9h0EqEqj8JeLv3y0wAtZuAKXLbv2jlp7-H8eV4izlPKJafT9muqvCoShC6Dj5qAb1mck51T7VXleqmt4aEwdL48r0rOMXHygyUvW2IdFADf_VD6IeFehrE-A/w640-h426/Sharks_RADykstra_article-25.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><span data-offset-key="46jbq-0-0"><br /></span></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="46jbq-0-0"><span data-offset-key="46jbq-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4hnb4" data-offset-key="3nvts-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="3nvts-0-0"><span data-offset-key="3nvts-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">After 3 days of diving we make our trip back to San Diego, with a lifetime of memories and some unbelievable photos. </span></span></div></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4hnb4" data-offset-key="pbp4-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="pbp4-0-0"><span data-offset-key="pbp4-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br data-text="true" /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_oDcL_DbhA_XgzqTVtNNcSxk-5xFLuTKMqjISbocuAXTtCkHxWTtFUqZDE1GCpOG1kp9Zusu0ZdrJ3q1Vws5H-ujZx-qnUYR7obCkL-tL-_9WmfHQieORTBw6cR9t6_v1jjFA1RZBVc/s1000/Sharks_RADykstra_article-15-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_oDcL_DbhA_XgzqTVtNNcSxk-5xFLuTKMqjISbocuAXTtCkHxWTtFUqZDE1GCpOG1kp9Zusu0ZdrJ3q1Vws5H-ujZx-qnUYR7obCkL-tL-_9WmfHQieORTBw6cR9t6_v1jjFA1RZBVc/w640-h428/Sharks_RADykstra_article-15-10.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div></div></div><div class="jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="4hnb4" data-offset-key="3m63u-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="3m63u-0-0"><span data-offset-key="3m63u-0-0"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></div></div></div>RADykstra Photography Photo Tours and Workshopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15143321001035523888noreply@blogger.com0