BlueRavenBirders

West Yellowstone to Lamar Valley (5/6/22)

Bison

Mountain chickadee

Fluffy bison head

Bison with baby

Raven nest

Raven on the nest (head down, tail up)

Raven and snow

Elk

Black bear

Bighorn sheep females, they are shedding their lighter winter coat which is why they look so patchy. I thought it might be mud but when I looked at the photos I could see that the dark patches are the newer fur.

Uinta ground squirrel

Bison and grizzly bears
The grizzly bears are smaller but the same color. They are inline with and to the right of the farthest row of bison.

Trumpeter swan

Mourning dove

Bison at rest

Bison

Madison river

And still more bison

Gulls and sparkly water

Birds

1. Common ravens
2. Mountain chickadee
3. Common mergansers
4. Canada geese
5. Great blue heron
6. Mountain bluebirds
7. Sandhill cranes
8. Mallards
9. Trumpeter swans
10. Mourning doves
11. Canada (formerly gray) jays

Mammals

1. Bison
2. Elk
3. Black bear
4. Wolf?
5. Uinta ground squirrels
6. Grizzly bears
7. Big horn sheep
8. Pronghorn/Antelope
9. Golden mantled ground squirrel