Mammals

Seals by the shore: Mammal Monday

When you look at the first picture below, you may not notice the seals by the shore. It just looks…

2 months ago

Elephant seal drawing & photo: First Friday Art

I did this elephant seal drawing as part of the Inktober challenge. On October 9th, the prompt was "heavy." I…

5 months ago

Red fox caching out: Mammal Monday

I saw this red fox caching out at Yellowstone National Park last year. It returned to where it had cached…

5 months ago

Content critters: LAPC

Content critters know when to relax with family, Or get together with the neighbors Animals know when to find a…

10 months ago

Gray squirrel drawing & photo: First Friday Art

Today I'm sharing a gray squirrel drawing and photo I created. I drew the squirrel with a charcoal pencil. It's…

2 years ago

Magnificent mountain goat: Wordless Wednesday

Magnificent mountain goat at the Oregon Zoo, Portland, Oregon Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments…

2 years ago

Sounds of wild creatures: LAPC

Sounds of wild creatures, the large and the small,Pulling our attention, leaving us enthralled Small Black-throated Sparrows pause and perch…

2 years ago

Antelope of the West, the pronghorn: WPWC

We recently returned from a long road trip through several western states and spotted hundreds of pronghorn along the way.…

3 years ago

Solitary Moments in Nature: LAPC

Solitary moments Collecting pollen for little larvae Browsing branches in High Desert landscapes Eyeing potential prey, gliding overhead (more…)

3 years ago

Bison at Rest: Monochrome Monday

I processed this photo of a bison at rest in sepia tone. This process highlights the details of this bull's…

4 years ago

Red panda sketches & photos: First Friday Art

Here are a few pencil sketches of a red panda I drew at a zoo. These animals are most active…

4 years ago

Creature of the Shadows: Monochrome Monday

This creature of the shadows is a Sumatran tiger. There are only 300-500 of this species remaining in the wild.…

4 years ago

My badger painting in the snow: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday See also High Desert Mural.

5 years ago

One smart squirrel: Fan of… & AOTD

I watched one smart squirrel figure out how to get around the "squirrel-proof" cover on this bird feeder. It knocked…

6 years ago

Follow Me Mom!: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

7 years ago

My Pocket Fox: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

7 years ago

Love nature and share the love: LAPC

Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you. Frank Lloyd Wright Here are a few…

7 years ago

Bison coming right at you: TWI – Action

Up close and personal with bison I was glad I was inside my car when I saw these bison coming…

8 years ago

Marmots Playing: Tuesday Photo Challenge

Pups playing I had fun watching these yellow-bellied marmot pups playing while their mom kept a watchful eye on them.…

8 years ago

Scooby Doo & Calypso Too: TWI – Dwarf mini

A dwarf mini with big attitude We used to have two miniature horses. One, Scooby Doo pictured on the left,…

8 years ago

Cooling Otters: Lens-Artists Photo Challenge

Three guys cooling their jets When it's as hot as it's been (102 degrees here yesterday!) I wish I could…

8 years ago

Baby bunny: Tuesday Photo Challenge

New life in the form of a baby bunny Last night my dog was shaking with excitement looking at something…

8 years ago

Lamar Valley Elk: FOWC

Elk at Yellowstone Here's a group of elk making their way through a small lake in the Lamar Valley in…

8 years ago

Hidden Fawn

While out hiking last June near Camp Sherman, Oregon, we were surprised to find a hidden fawn in a grassy…

9 years ago

Chickaree Mad at Me

I got quite the scolding from this chickaree squirrel from its perch above me. Chickarees, otherwise known as Douglas' squirrels,…

9 years ago

Shadow Otter

A strange and almost surreal photo that has rays of light, wave shadows, and reflections of floating leaves. Can you…

9 years ago

Rudolph finds nose: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

9 years ago

Yellowstone Memories: Weekly Photo Challenge

Black bear family, Yellowstone National Park, WY When I start feeling nostalgic about Yellowstone National Park, I know I can…

9 years ago

Bison celebrating 4th

Say hello to our new national mammal Here's a picture of bison in Yellowstone National Park. Happy 4th of July…

10 years ago

Pins and Needles: All about the North American porcupine

Quills of North American porcupine Have you been pining away wishing you knew more about porcupines? Well today is your…

10 years ago

Easter cottontail

In the sagebrush sea Where bunchgrass waves in the wind Alone he grazes Nose twitching, large eyes gazing Cottontail punctuating

10 years ago

Lewis and Clark Critter Quiz: Described or Discovered?

Hmmm…a predominantly pink woodpecker named after a famous early American explorer and a wily relative of the crow named after…

10 years ago

New Year: An optimistic reflective poem

Black-tailed Deer. Olympic National Park, WA As the new year approachesYou can choose to look down and backOr up and…

10 years ago

Home on the Range near Antelope, Oregon

Pronghorn near Antelope, Oregon I had to go north to Seattle for a couple days but it's great to be…

10 years ago

Chickaree

  Agile climbers Mischievous thieves Scolder of treetops Digger under leaves

10 years ago