Marty’s photo of the day #3123: Trumpeter swan flasher. (Photographed in Yellowstone National Park)
Trumpeter swans
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“Squirrel!” said the dog
Marty’s photo of the day #3095: Sometimes when I wake up in the morning, I know exactly what I’m going to post for my photo of the day. Other times, I search my hard drive hoping to find a special image that I completely forgot that I made. Today’s golden-mantled ground squirrel is the latter. […]
Goldeneyes: The battle for Trout Lake
Marty’s photo of the day #3090: Every time Deb and I visit Yellowstone National Park, we experience something amazing—and it’s not necessarily the wolves or the grizzly bears. In early May, we hiked up to Trout Lake and had the place to ourselves. At first I was disappointed because the lake was frozen and we […]
Speedy Pronghorns
Marty’s photos of the day #3089: Pronghorns are the fastest land animal in the Western Hemisphere, reaching 60 miles-per-hour. I photographed these two in Yellowstone National Park.
A bear and her tree
Marty’s photo of the day #3085: “I didn’t touch the tree. I promise!” (Black bear, photographed in Yellowstone National Park)
The Bluebird of Trump Family Perp-Walks
Marty’s photo of the day #3073: The Bluebird of Trump Family Perp-Walks. (Photographed in Yellowstone National Park)
Baby bison and the river crossing
Marty’s photo of the day #2981: This is a mother and baby bison, after swimming across a river in Yellowstone National Park. The baby was not at all happy about their adventure.
Sandhill crane
Marty’s photo of the day #2939: I’ve been to Yellowstone National Park multiple times. I photographed this sandhill crane during my first visit.
A baby bison’s first swim
Marty’s photo of the day #2931: “Mom! Mom! This is not a good idea. I just saw a shark . . . or an alligator. No, the Loch Ness Monster!” (Photographed in Yellowstone National Park)
Hiking away from the crowds
Marty’s photo of the day #2924: Most people who go to Yellowstone National Park never leave the main roads. I think that’s great, because it makes it easy to hike away from the crowds. I photographed this black bear last month on one of those hikes.
Take flight
Marty’s photo of the day #2899: It’s artsy photo day! A female goldeneye duck takes flight on a partiality frozen lake in Yellowstone National Park.
When a bear and photographer meet in the woods
Marty’s photo of the day #2898: I try not to post the same species too often, but there are so many photos that I love from the bear encounter while hiking in Yellowstone National Park that I can’t let languish on my hard drive. I had a lightweight telephoto lens on my camera when the […]
Imagine a frosty face
Marty’s photo of the day #2894: My favorite bison photos are those taken in the winter, when they are white with frost. I plan to go to Yellowstone National Park in the winter sometime soon. In the meantime, here’s an extreme close-up for you. Just imagine how much cooler he’d be with a frosty face.
Mammoth Hot Springs
Marty’s photo of the day #2892: Photographing Yellowstone National Park’s geological features in a way that is different from how everyone else does it is a challenge. This is Mammoth Hot Springs, one of the park’s must-sees. I did my best to make my photo unique, by capturing the hot springs and snow together and […]
The Jaws swim
Marty’s photo of the day #2891: Last week I posted two stories about the two pairs of goldeneye ducks I watched in Yellowstone National Park, fighting over a small open section of an ice-covered lake, so I won’t repeat them here. But this photo shows the most humorous part of the fight (no ducks were […]
Artsy hot springs
Marty’s photo of the day #2888: I haven’t posted an artsy photo for a while, so here’s a close-up of the cooling water from one of the geothermal vents at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park.
Happy Mother’s Day
Marty’s photo of the day #2887: Happy Mother’s Day! (Photographed last weekend in Yellowstone National Park)
The prettier bear
Marty’s photo of the day #2886: Yesterday, I shared a story about essentially hiking into two black bears in a narrow Yellowstone National Park valley. The photo (see #2885) with that post showed the male bear, with a black coat. This photo shows his companion, with a brown coat. This bear didn’t stand up to […]
Bear-ly too close
Marty’s photo of the day #2885: Last weekend, in Yellowstone National Park, we were going to hike up an old-favorite closed road that Deb and I had hiked before. Then I spotted an unmarked trail going off to the side and suggested we follow it instead. The trail went into a narrow valley and eventually […]
Goldeneye battle royal Pt 2
Marty’s photo of the day #2884: Here’s another from the goldeneye duck battle royal I photographed last Saturday after hiking to Trout Lake in Yellowstone National Park. At first I was disappointed, because the lake was frozen, and we saw no signs of wildlife. But at the far end of the lake was a small […]