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Grizzly 399 spotted on my fam trip in GTNP - 500mm was not enough 😂
06/03/2024

Grizzly 399 spotted on my fam trip in GTNP - 500mm was not enough 😂

North American Wild Turkey scratching in the snow
01/06/2023

North American Wild Turkey scratching in the snow



Still floating on a high from my river otter experience a few weeks ago. It was so cool to see the otter come up for air...
04/13/2022

Still floating on a high from my river otter experience a few weeks ago. It was so cool to see the otter come up for air by busting through the thin spring ice. You can see the ice falling through the air in the second closer crop. I can’t wait to go back this winter and observe them in the snow! I hope they make it through the summer season. 🤞🏻

Settings:
1/2000 sec | f7.1 | iso 5000 🌨

One of my favorite things about wildlife photography is being able to step into an animal’s world for a moment. This mar...
04/09/2022

One of my favorite things about wildlife photography is being able to step into an animal’s world for a moment. This marmot was out sunning himself in the morning light and would stop chewing and scurry back to his rock every so often. I couldn’t figure out why he kept hiding until I saw the shadow of a large eagle flying overhead. Also, check out the little collection of fluff he has near the entrance of his den. 10/10 cuteness.

🆔 Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris)

Fun fact: Marmota flaviventris literally means “mountain mouse with yellow belly.”

In 1998, the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe released 34 river otters along the Big Sioux River on tribal grounds in Moody ...
04/03/2022

In 1998, the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe released 34 river otters along the Big Sioux River on tribal grounds in Moody County, South Dakota as part of a cultural goal to restore a native - and sacred - species to tribal lands. In the Lakota creation story, the otter (ptan) is one of four creatures who restored the land after a great flood.

In Nakota oral tradition, the otter earned a hardy winter coat as thanks from a crane whose chick it sheltered from the cold when it hatched too late in the season to migrate south for warmth.

Cheyenne River Sioux tribal member and Grandmother Carla Rae Marshall testified on her opposition to delisting the river otter as a threatened species in South Dakota in 2020.

“Historically, river otters were, and still are, a sacred species for us as Lakota people, as well as for many indigenous nations in North America. In the annals of Societies of the Plains Indians, the river otter is shown to be held in the highest esteem, with more than 40 references found throughout the documentation,” said Marshall.

The river otter is still very threatened in South Dakota. If you feel passionate about protecting these amazing animals in SD like I do, check out this article on river otter trapping from Friends of the Big Sioux River and give them some support however you can.

https://www.friendsofthebigsiouxriver.org/blog/re-friends-of-the-big-sioux-river-comments-on-the-river-otter-management-plan-and-de-listing-the-otter-from-its-threatened-status

📸 Ethically photographed. No baiting. Shot from a distance so as not to interfere with the otter’s natural behavior. 500mm and heavily cropped. Left the otter free and in the wild as found. Respect wildlife.

Settings:
1/2000 sec | f7.1 | iso 6400 🌙

This grey coyote can disappear into an overcast snowy landscape in the blink of an eye. 🌨
03/03/2022

This grey coyote can disappear into an overcast snowy landscape in the blink of an eye. 🌨

Pronghorns get the best views in the Black Hills.📍Wind Cave National Park
02/28/2022

Pronghorns get the best views in the Black Hills.

📍Wind Cave National Park

One of the most important responsibilities of being a brother is irritating your siblings 24/7. 😂These two bighorn sheep...
02/23/2022

One of the most important responsibilities of being a brother is irritating your siblings 24/7. 😂

These two bighorn sheep lambs were so entertaining to watch. They looked just like two little kids playing king of the mountain, with the one on top being a total pest and poking the other with his hoof until he would finally play.

I hung out watching them until it was very dark and my images started turning very blue. At night, the bighorn sheep climb up out of the canyon and back into the rocky hillsides where they are safer from predators.

This was my first time ever photographing an owl and it was truly amazing. Such a magical experience to watch the sun ri...
02/22/2022

This was my first time ever photographing an owl and it was truly amazing. Such a magical experience to watch the sun rise over the river and light up her eyes. I can’t wait to come back to see her owlets!

🆔 Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Ethically photographed. No baiting. Shot from a distance so as not to interfere with the owl's natural behavior. 500mm and heavily cropped. Left the owl to roost just it was found. Respect wildlife.

Settings:
1/250 sec | f7.1 | iso 1000

Sunrises on the prairies of Wind Cave National Park are good for the soul. 🤙🏻
02/21/2022

Sunrises on the prairies of Wind Cave National Park are good for the soul. 🤙🏻

Just a couple of mule deer in the February sunshine. Almost all have dropped their antlers in Custer State Park.
02/19/2022

Just a couple of mule deer in the February sunshine. Almost all have dropped their antlers in Custer State Park.

Bull bison in light snow - Wind Cave National Park
02/17/2022

Bull bison in light snow - Wind Cave National Park

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