Showing posts with label wildlife. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wildlife. Show all posts

Tuesday, 11 June 2024

Road Trip June 2024 - Wildlife in Sheridan

We had a rain day after a few good days of sunshine and Andrew being able to paraglide so we drove to Sheridan to spend a night, get cleaned up, and stock up on fresh groceries. 

It turned into an amazing day of wildlife viewing! These two moose were right along the side of the road. 



Then (not wildlife related but interesting) we found lots of snow left in the high country. 


And miles and miles of very slow driving with hazard lights on due to the thick fog. 


After lunch in Sheridan, we went for a walk along the creek and then to a park with a large fishing pond. In the creek, Andrew spotted a mink swimming along with a catfish in its mouth (and got a good photo of this!). It then hid under these rocks to eat it but kept popping his head out to have a look at us. 


Around the fishing pond we found several turtles, a couple frogs, and some red-winged blackbirds. 






On the way back we crossed under a bridge and found these swallow nests with babies in them and the parents flying back and forth with food. 


 

Saturday, 13 May 2023

Wyoming 2022 (Wildlife)

 This marmot was so cute! He had a favourite spot and hidey hole right beside the campground. 











Wednesday, 27 June 2018

June Road Trip (2)

We meandered through Yellowstone National Park en route to Wyoming -- where Andrew had scoped out a couple more potential flying sites he wanted to check out. 

We saw lots of wild and not-so-wild life in a couple short hikes. Once out of the park, we took roads less travelled and it's amazing how much more wildlife you see on the backroads! 

Food and squawking!
Tourist trail rides in the park.
Small creatures . . . 
And very big creatures!
An osprey mom and one of her babies. We saw a few heads pop up from the nest but it was hard to catch more than one at a time on camera. Papa osprey was hunting nearby.
Baby pronghorn. Mom was keeping a watchful eye on us.
Andrew hiking up a hill near Cody, WY. He ended up walking back down due to high and cross wind.
Good decision making! 
Meanwhile, I took a few photos nearby of wildlife. Love the red rock in the distance. 
There were lots of wildflowers in bloom! 





On one of roads less travelled we came across Legend Rock State Petroglyph Site. They were amazingly well preserved. Definitely some of the most clear petroglyphs I've seen.