Monday, October 31, 2011
Lamar Canyon Wolf Pack - Yellowstone National Park
Three member of Yellowstone's Lamar Canyon Pack are seen on the bank of Soda Butte Creek, as they pause from a bout of play time. The wolves entertained watchers for over an hour while they chased each other up and down the creek bank and through the grass and sage.
Wolves and bears seem to be avoiding roadside areas this year which makes photographing them very difficult. I think the Yellowstone staff has been shooting cracker shells at them whenever they approach roadways.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Canyon Pack Wolf Chasing Ravens - Yellowstone National Park
I took this photo a few days ago. Some wolves seem to be very tolerant of ravens, while other wolves always chase them away from a kill.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Lamar Canyon Pack Wolves - Yellowstone National Park
The Lamar Canyon Pack pups are playing on the bank of Soda Butte Creek in Yellowstone National Park.
The pack killed an elk last night and had consumed all of it when I arrived this morning. The pups and yearlings played on the bank for over an hour. I was at least 300 yards away and had a difficult time getting good photos at that distance. I enjoyed watching the play.
Wolves and dogs play in exactly the same manner. I grew up with farm dogs and I recognized all of the behavior and displays from observing our dogs as a child. All of the hoopla about "Wolf Research " is pretty phony. Anyone who has raised dogs knows most of what there is to know about wolves..
The wolf pup on the right is approaching an adult wolf and is displaying the exact submissive, ears back, tail down pose that a domestic dog pup would use when approaching an adult dog. I am sure that the Yellowstone Wolf Study Team has about ten latin terms to describe this commonly seen behavior.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Canyon Pack Alpha Female Howling - Yellowstone National Park
The Alpha Female of Yellowstone's Canyon Wolf Pack howls with seven of her packmates, who are howling nearby in the trees. The pack has just finished eating an elk they killed during the night. I took this photo yesterday morning.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Yellowstone Wolf With Elk Remains

Tuesday, October 25, 2011
World's Most Dangerous Raven - Yellowstone National Park

The display was not directed at me. I was some distance away in my truck and used a 500mm lens.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Flying Fox - Yellowstone National Park
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