Monday, August 18, 2008

We spent six days in mid/late July with e-friends in southeastern Montana. We were very lucky with wildlife, seeing mule and white-tailed deer, pronghorn antelope, and elk on their ranch. But we also saw some other exciting wildlife during a drive over the amazingly scenic Beartooth Mountain Pass. We spend five hours going 63 miles--there was that much to see.
Here is a brownish black bear that was most cooperative. What fun to see him amongst the beautiful wildflowers too.





This little cutie is a golden mantled ground squirrel. I wouldn't mind so much if they were the ones raiding my bird feeders all the time.


This more robust guy is a yellow-bellied marmot. He was a life mammal for me--very exciting.

The beautiful scenic shots don't seem suited to the blog format somehow.

5 comments:

  1. All I can say is that I am EXTREMELY jealous!! LOL!! Beautiful pictures and wonderful to share your trip with you Bruce.

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  2. What a great time you must have had Bruce! Love all these shots, esp. the bear surrounded by wildflowers. :c)

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  3. Thanks Joan and Jayne. It was one of our favorite trips ever in the US. I wish foreign visitors to our country would see these real things instead of NYC and Las Vegas.

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  4. I guess that is the worst of touring a country, you really do not know where to go and so miss all these beautiful spots. I was lucky in that during my trips there I did get to see much of the countryside as well.

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  5. OH, Bruce! How great! That bear in the beautiful flowers is really wonderful and you have so many nice shots of it! I love the little ground squirrel....so cute! I think the Marmot knows he was a life animal for you...he's looking at you so nicely and posing! Must have been a great trip!

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