Grand Tetons Wildlife

Started by art4hire, 03/15/2022 06:51AM
Posted 03/15/2022 06:51AM Opening Post
Bull Moose won the stare down with me. Once he started movements to get up, I beat a hasty retreat.

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Posted 03/15/2022 07:02AM | Edited 03/15/2022 07:21AM #1
The famous Grizzly cow 399 with one of her cubs in 2019. She'd had two cubs but one was killed when struck by a car. The surviving cub and 399 were separated for over a week with Park Rangers keeping tabs on both and trying to keep the cub safe from natural predators. They were eventually successful in reuniting the two grizzlies. I shot this with a 150-600mm lens and Nikon D810 from a distance of about 50 - 75 yards. I was one of 100 or more photographers who witnessed these two magnificent animals lay around on a hill next to the road and separated only by a raised bridge (which many of us were standing on) over a creek. After fifteen minutes or so, mama woke her cub and they rambled down the hill, towards the creek and parallel to all the photographers. Most ran for the safety (?) of vehicles. I was set on the bridge with the creek running just to my right. The two bears walked right by me but I KNOW SHE LOOKED AT ME! LOL! At one point she was so close I couldn't get her entire body in my lens frame. Well, I thought, all I need to do is to run faster than at least one person! As far as wildlife sightings and photography, the half hour or so I spent shooting the grizzlies was one of the highlights of my life.

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Posted 03/15/2022 07:09AM | Edited 03/15/2022 07:17AM #2
The Grand Tetons make a perfect backdrop for an American Bison.

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