James Duckworth
Concentration
In Yellowstone there are quite a few coyotes along the roads. Most seem to tolerate humans reasonably well, unlike the wolves. This one was hunting mice or varmits which live under the snow to shelter themselves from the winter cold. When they locate one they pounce in the snow and quickly dig them out. I observed several kills.
Many of you have asked if I captured a shot of the wolves. I spent three days in a wildlife class given by George Bumann (great instructor). I saw many wolves but was not able to get close enough to capture a decent shot. I did shoot through a sighting scope but the shots are not worth posting. We observed the wolves feeding on a downed bison and we watched for several hours a standoff between a pack of wolves and a lone elk backed in a corner at the edge of a cliff. The elk outlasted the wolves - they sat watch for 6 or 8 hours until dark. In the morning the elk was still standing and the wolves seemed to have disappeared.
© 2010 James Duckworth
Concentration
In Yellowstone there are quite a few coyotes along the roads. Most seem to tolerate humans reasonably well, unlike the wolves. This one was hunting mice or varmits which live under the snow to shelter themselves from the winter cold. When they locate one they pounce in the snow and quickly dig them out. I observed several kills.
Many of you have asked if I captured a shot of the wolves. I spent three days in a wildlife class given by George Bumann (great instructor). I saw many wolves but was not able to get close enough to capture a decent shot. I did shoot through a sighting scope but the shots are not worth posting. We observed the wolves feeding on a downed bison and we watched for several hours a standoff between a pack of wolves and a lone elk backed in a corner at the edge of a cliff. The elk outlasted the wolves - they sat watch for 6 or 8 hours until dark. In the morning the elk was still standing and the wolves seemed to have disappeared.
© 2010 James Duckworth