Category Archives: national parks

Calls of the Tree Swallows, Sandhill Cranes, and Geese

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Monica

Here’s my own audio file.  First and last you hear the geese (of course); after about 4 seconds you hear tree swallows sounding like hundreds of bees buzzing and mice squeaking; then you hear the sandhill cranes:

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Grand Tetons in the Spring

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Monica

Here are some recent pictures from the Grand Tetons. Vocalizations courtesy of Cornell Lab of Ornithology Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds website Killdeer Sandhill cranes Tree swallows Lesser Scaup

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Witch Hunt/Religious Crusade: The Wolf Hunt Intensifies

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Monica

The United States federal government proposes to remove remaining protections for wolves throughout the country.  Read more in this Defenders of Wildlife press release. Defenders is asking those interested to sign a petition to Sally Jewell, newly appointed Secretary of … Continue reading →

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Oh, You Planet Earth!/Earth Day 2013

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Monica

Member of the Family Call me mother, call me father call me source of life and strength call me sister, call me brother call me only home and hearth call me garden of paradise call me member of the family … Continue reading →

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Wild Wolf Encounters Available as PDF Download

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Monica

Wild Wolf Encounters, True Stories of Wolves in the Wild, with pictures, poems, and links to videos, is available for viewing and downloading for free.  Please click the link here or in the sidebar. Wild Wolf Encounters Feel free to … Continue reading →

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Surprise in Paradise

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Monica

You approach Wolf Lake in Yellowstone National Park from above, winding your way down the hillside to the lake shore.  You see the wide valley laid out before you, the lake emptying into the Gibbon River, here still and shallow … Continue reading →

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Family (Moose) Portrait

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Monica

I believe this bullish fellow is the winner of the battle in Moose Battle Gently

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Moose Battle Gently

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Monica

Here are the promised moose pictures and a video.

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More from Yellowstone

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Monica

Here are some more pictures from Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons: The Deluge Swan Lake the day we arrived, and the last time we saw blue sky.                                                                 This is the largest bear print I have ever seen.  Further down the … Continue reading →

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I’m Bigger Than You Are

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Monica

A Most Interesting Game It was a wet, wet week in Yellowstone.  Probably a good thing, and it didn’t keep us off the trails.  Torrential downpours, late spring snow melt, and new snow combined to turn the trails into lakes … Continue reading →

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