Chech out west 2019

[2Stater]

Those cubs are a beautiful color, Chech. That is very cool about the coyote. Great pics!

[Chechem]

August 30th:

Hebgen was calm and beautiful for 2 hours, then the heavy rain and lightning started.  We left.  Only caught 3 trout and a whitefish.  Best trout (brown) is in the photo.











RAIN!!  

[2Stater]

Bummer, you got rained out, Chech. Nice looking trout, though.

[ricky023]

One thing the rain can't take away, is the fun you have while there. RTR!

[Chechem]

Saturday August 31st:

Got up early and went wolf watching.  Back for the game.  Saw 10 wolves, 5 coyotes, and 6 bears.


Two wolves resting.  These are 2 of the 3 new puppies this year.  Another den of the same pack had 7 new puppies.  This is the first day these puppies have been seen outside the den area.


Same, closer and fuzzy due to heat waves (1/2 mile away.


Three grizzlies in Lamar Valley


Coyotes.  One at left is howling.  They howled all morning near a carcass; maybe because the wolves had the carcass.


Pronghorn buck.

[2Stater]

Things of beauty. 

[Chechem]

Sunday September 1, 2019:

I left early (4:30) for Lamar Valley today, and immediately saw wolves.  I was set up with my spotting scope next to Rick McIntyre, the most famous wolf biologist in Yellowstone.
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There were initially 4 wolves watching 3 grizzly bears at a bison carcass.  Eventually there were 8 wolves and 3 bears.  I sat on a hillside over the Lamar River and watched until almost noon (wolves and bears bedded down for naps).

About 5pm I was back up there with a friend from Virginia (Big John) and others.  There was quite a show of wolves being chased off the carcass by bears and much growling.  Back at the motel LATE!

Two especially for Ricky.   






Grizzly turning over the carcass (1/2 mile away).


From video.  Like a rocket the grizzly charged a wolf (at left), who bolted to safety.


Wolf wading the stream.


Bison taking a cool drink.

[2Stater]

Outstanding stuff! I would guess McIntyre had some good stories to tell?

[bama57]

Beautiful pictures

[ricky023]

Those Eagles was beautiful. They look like a warrior and stands proud over his victory. RTR!

[Chechem]

Monday September 2nd:


Excellent day at Lamar.  Got there early (daybreak) and climbed the hill north of Coyote (steep hill, waaaaay up) with 3 buddies and waited.  Soon Rick McIntyre joined us.  The wolves began to awaken.  One group of the pack chased a herd of elk, including two bull elk.  Others sat and waited around the rendezvous area (near an elongate pond).  We saw 11 wolves at least (3 gray; 8 black).

I chatted with Rick about Yellowstone, his new books, and the state of the park.  Fun morning.  And yes, 2, he told us some good stories.  One was about a young wolf trying to catch a pronghorn, which normally is much too fast.  The older wolves watched.  But after a brief chase the pronghorn hit a soft snow patch and bogged down just enough for the young wolf to catch it.  The older wolves went to help, and they had a great meal.

Then I sat under a tree during the heat of midday, ate lunch, and joined the group again for watching 7 wolves until sunset.

Long drive back to the motel (10:30).  No pics yet.  I'm too tired.

[2Stater]

Glad you had a great day, Chech. Great stuff!

[Chechem]

Photos from Monday:


Here are two wolves from the same pack.  It shows the radical differences in color among them.  The gray is a collared (GPS radio collar) adult (#996), and the black one was born last year.  Sorry for the quality; half a mile away.


Here are 3 members of the Junction Butte Pack greeting a new member who just arrived near the carcass.  The bottom left black one is the new arrival.  Two blacks and a gray are running to greet it.  They often have a "meet and greet", where new arrivals are celebrated with jumping and climbing atop one another, rolling around, and lots of tail wagging.

[Hannibal Lecter, MD]

Really nice coloring on the Pronghorn.  The bison are looking better than they were earlier in the year as well.  Someone finally got them some hairbrushes.

[ricky023]

Beautiful shots Chechem. Well done sir. RTR!

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