The Other Fauna At The National Bison Range

Have had a delightfully lazy day.

A couple more photos from the Bison Range

A Pronghorn antelope


A White-tailed deer


I think I have provided links to most of the galleries of photos over on the photo site, but I thought I would put them all together in one place.

State galleries
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska Sandhills

National Parks and National Grassland
Badlands National Park
Buffalo Gap National Grassland
Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Wildlife Refuges
Bowdoin NWR
Fort Niobrara NWR
Lacreek NWR
Lake Ilo NWR
Medicine Lake NWR
National Bison Range Wildlife Refuge
Valentine NWR

Since folks seem to have enjoyed this blog, I will most likely do it again when Miz Winnie and I hit the road again.

Scenery of the National Bison Range

Arrived home this evening. It's good to be home. Miz Winnie seemed to be happy to have a yard again. I watched her interaction with the neighborhood dogs with interest. Alex, who always try to come through the fence, stayed in character and gave Miz W a normal welcome home. She just stood and watched him for a few moments and then walked away. The two white dogs came out and did a normal barky welcome home. She wandered over and looked at them, then continued about her business. So, it appears that we didn't lose any ground on the home front. That was a relief.

A couple three photos from the Bison Range. It was a beautiful place to spend a couple of days. There is a nineteen mile auto route through the refuge. It goes uphill and then back downhill. The folks at the visitor center say it is a two hour drive. I went through the refuge three times and it always took me far longer than two hours.



This is the Flathead River




The rest of the scenery pictures are here

I'll do one more post tomorrow about some of the rest of the critters at the Bison Range.

Wildflowers at National Bison Range

I'm back in the state of Nebraska. Scottsbluff is my home for the evening. Tomorrow night, I will be in my own house, Miz W will be in her own yard, and we will be in our own bed.

There were lots of wildflowers in bloom at the Bison Range.

I think these are some sort of Aster


Daisys and Asters


Daisys and a few Asters

More Bison At The National Bison Range

I'm in Sheridan, Wy tonight, will be in Scottsbluff tomorrow night, and home sweet home Thursday night. Got up this morning and decided it was just time to head home.

Some adult Bison photos


These two guys tussled briefly. Ended just as quickly as it began


The rest of the Bison photos are here

Internet connection is cranky, so I don't think I'll even attempt to put up the rest of the photos from the National Bison Range.

National Bison Range Wildlife Refuge

Plans are what you make until you know what you've done.

I had planned to spend only one day at the National Bison Range. Since plans had already been totally upended, after yesterday at the Bison Range, I extended my stay in Missoula for one more day. So instead of heading east today, I will now head east tomorrow. Plans will be adjusted as I go.

Last year I decided I wanted to go to Theodore Roosevelt NP so I could try my hand at photographing Bison calves. That trip didn't work out. Did make it this year, and although I saw the calves, they were well out of camera range. Well, I hit the jackpot at the Bison Range.

I love the little nubs where the horns will be and the tongue, too


This little guy had an itch he just had to scratch


Walking with dad or mom