Friday, May 11, 2018

Mammoth Campground, Yellowstone

It was a gray, cold, rainy day.




The sun would occasionally come out, but it was rare. Not so rare are these:




Bison calves. They are all over.

I started the day at Slough Creek where the wolf den is. About 8:00, all the older pups came out. The total count was 10. This is 2 litters born on April 21. There is a third litter born about 10 days ago that should be coming out in about a week.

Then, it was drive around a lot and not see much. Finally, I went up to the Tower Falls and found a black bear with a single cub of the year (called COY). This little guy has all kinds of energy, bounding up tree branches and just running around:








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