Wildlife Viewing

Another one of Yellowstone's up-close-and-personal views of nature is its wildlife. We went at a great time of year when a lot of animals are moving out of hibernation and traveling to grassy valleys in the park.

We saw bison, elk, a black mama bear and two cubs, male and female grizzly bears, a wolf, a coyote, a chipmunk, a groundhog, a beaver house (with no beaver sighting) and a moose. Unfortunately, I missed out on the moose sighting, but did get to see all of the rest.

I realized when we downloaded our photos that most of the wildlife shots were taken on Popper's camera. Here's a small sampling of what we had on our camera:

Mr. Bison taking his sweet time crossing the road. This was one of several bison-related traffic jams we encountered during the week.

A mama and her baby. We learned they call the baby bison "red dogs" since their first coats are red instead of brown.

An elk eating a snack

A beaver house

Hello there chipmunk