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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Lamar Valley-Yellowstone in Winter

I just came back after a 4 days trip to the valley during the most recent Artic cold front, lowest temperature when I was photographing was on Wednesday morning at -30F. My primary objective was to photograph wolves, but I wasn't lucky enough to find any in a photographing distance. There was an elk kill in the area while I was there which was about a mile from the road, we were not allowed to go close enough for photographing (there was an official scavenger study was going on that carcass). Well, I got to shoot something else, changed the focus to the easily found bisons

. Also it wasn't extremely difficult to find River Otters and Golden Eagles in action although Golden eagle shot was bit of challenge in adverse conditions and at bit of a distance. Anyway, Lamar valley is beautiful when covered in snow!

C&C Appreciated as usual and thanks for checking,

Shibu

1: Bison in strong wind drifting snow all around

2: Golden Eagle pair with Elk Carcass, leftover from the wolves

3: Lamar valley, cold morning

4: River otter pair after a happy duck meal

5: Frosted Bison at -30F

6: Bisons on windy morning

7: Lone Bison

8: Lamar Valley

9: Lamar Valley

10: Snowing

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Feb 24, 2022 at 09:03 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Lamar Valley-Yellowstone in Winter

Stunning images from one of my favorite locations. Those Golden Eagles and Otters are hard to match.

Feb 24, 2022 at 09:46 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Lamar Valley-Yellowstone in Winter

Great shots, I didn't realize Goldens could take down prey that big!

Feb 24, 2022 at 09:59 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Lamar Valley-Yellowstone in Winter

Beautiful shots, especially the environmentals!

Bob

Feb 24, 2022 at 10:20 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Lamar Valley-Yellowstone in Winter

I love the mood in these photos, Shibu! Great stuff!

Feb 24, 2022 at 10:25 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Lamar Valley-Yellowstone in Winter

louie champan wrote:
Stunning images from one of my favorite locations. Those Golden Eagles and Otters are hard to match.

Thanks Louie, love to go back in Mid-May if time allows.
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TakesRandomPics wrote:
Great shots, I didn't realize Goldens could take down prey that big!

Thanks, it's a wolf kill left over carcass, Goldens are a pretty good scavenger
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Bobg657 wrote:
Beautiful shots, especially the environmentals!

Bob

Thanks Bob
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OSP2017 wrote:
I love the mood in these photos, Shibu! Great stuff!

Thanks Vladimir

Feb 25, 2022 at 10:49 AM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Lamar Valley-Yellowstone in Winter

Shibu - Great set of images. Image #4 River Otters is a great shot. Too bad you are unable to see wolves, but you came away with some incredible shots.

Greg

Feb 25, 2022 at 03:15 PM

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G.E. Smith wrote:
Shibu - Great set of images. Image #4 River Otters is a great shot. Too bad you are unable to see wolves, but you came away with some incredible shots.

Greg

Thanks Greg, hopefully next time will see some wolves in a closer range, or at Walden, CO

Feb 26, 2022 at 05:37 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Lamar Valley-Yellowstone in Winter

That bison at -30 headshot is perfect!
Jim

Mar 03, 2022 at 05:35 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Lamar Valley-Yellowstone in Winter

A joy to view. Nice work on these. The Frosted Bison makes up for missing wolves IMO.

Mar 03, 2022 at 06:49 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Lamar Valley-Yellowstone in Winter

You have captured the mood in these fascinating images Shibu

Morris

Mar 03, 2022 at 08:42 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Lamar Valley-Yellowstone in Winter

Lovely shots and what a mood you have captured. Nicely done.

Birdie

Mar 03, 2022 at 09:19 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Lamar Valley-Yellowstone in Winter

Awesome set my friend

Have a nice weekend Shibu

Ronny

Mar 04, 2022 at 12:32 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Lamar Valley-Yellowstone in Winter

Hey, I was there at the same time, the otters put on quite a show for three days. I saw the golden eagles on the kill at Soda Butte parking area and the frost covered bison. I got some frost bite on my hands while chasing the otters up and down the open water. I planned to be there while it was cold and really got it. We did see some wolves at a long distance near Mammoth but not close enough to photograph. I was surprised that there were so few Coyotes. You got some nice images under difficult conditions. Bruce

Mar 04, 2022 at 02:11 PM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Lamar Valley-Yellowstone in Winter

Grenache wrote:
That bison at -30 headshot is perfect!
Jim

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psharvic wrote:
A joy to view. Nice work on these. The Frosted Bison makes up for missing wolves IMO.

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morris wrote:
You have captured the mood in these fascinating images Shibu

Morris

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birdied wrote:
Lovely shots and what a mood you have captured. Nicely done.

Birdie

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Ronny Olsson wrote:
Awesome set my friend

Have a nice weekend Shibu

Ronny

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B Benson wrote:
Hey, I was there at the same time, the otters put on quite a show for three days. I saw the golden eagles on the kill at Soda Butte parking area and the frost covered bison. I got some frost bite on my hands while chasing the otters up and down the open water. I planned to be there while it was cold and really got it. We did see some wolves at a long distance near Mammoth but not close enough to photograph. I was surprised that there were so few Coyotes. You got some nice images under...Show more →

Thanks everyone for the comments!

Mar 04, 2022 at 05:15 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Lamar Valley-Yellowstone in Winter

very nice images Shibu

Mar 05, 2022 at 02:30 AM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Lamar Valley-Yellowstone in Winter

Terrific Shibu. While wolves were your goal my favorite is #8 - something about the three trees that keeps me glued to that image.

Mar 05, 2022 at 05:22 AM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Lamar Valley-Yellowstone in Winter

Strikingly beautiful images, Shibu! Out there to do photography in Yellowstone in the winter requires a special dedication. Kudos to you!

Joshua

Mar 05, 2022 at 07:45 PM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Lamar Valley-Yellowstone in Winter

Excellent captures!

Mar 05, 2022 at 09:58 PM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Lamar Valley-Yellowstone in Winter

Wow, looks like brutal cold. Good images!!

Mar 15, 2022 at 09:58 PM

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