No question on voting on this Featured Thread!!!!! Amazing shots! And a nice incentive to hopefully get to Alaska, yes, I know it's Yellowstone, next year!
mrboovn wrote:
Beautiful series! Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks!
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Dragonfire wrote:
I thought I was watching a movie I'm voting you an Oscar.
Nature is the best movie. Dramas play out every day all over world in the animal kingdom.
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AZHeaven wrote:
No question on voting on this Featured Thread!!!!! Amazing shots! And a nice incentive to hopefully get to Alaska, yes, I know it's Yellowstone, next year!
Alaska is on my (very long) list.
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Georgeee wrote:
Amazing! detailed series of how grizzly guard the kill. thanks!
Whenever 791 wandered anywhere even remotely close, 881 would proceed to bury the carcass further.
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douahe wrote:
These are amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks!
Great images. I've seen quite a bit of this epic scene, yours are some of the best. Too bad you missed the kill, the video is amazing.
Thanks for the kind words. Witnessing the kill would have been something else. I did not even know it happened when I arrived. By happen stance on the my first morning I went prowling along East Entrance Road at the crack of dawn. With no luck I decided to head back up Heydan Valley where I encountered cars filling up the parking lots at the north end. There was obviously something going on. I found a spot and did not budge all day. Which led to the next day, and the next, and next, ...
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ShorePine wrote:
Incredible! Stunning!
Where there other photographers around?
Thanks. Yes there were other photographer around. For the first few days, it was THE place to be in the park, with the hard core folks arriving well before sunrise. Given the line-up one would think it was a major sporting event. It thinned out a bit after the first few days but still a lot of people. Not my favorite way to observe wildlife but it was a rare opportunity to stake out a grizzly on his kill from fairly close range with the general protection afforded by the river. The rangers were also great.
