Smokey Livingston Montana

With fires in all directions and the heat and drought, the skies have had an interesting effect on the sunrises and sunsets.  Thankfully the fires are many miles away but the smoke is drifting around the mountains and hanging in the valleys.  It can still cause some breathing problems and the photos don't always turn out the way you would like.  But God is good and we are safe and pray for those who are in the path of these disastrous flames.

Our second trip south to Yellowstone National Park
Many Elk were grazing nearby - if you enlarge this you will see a 
tracking collar on the center left cow.

Yellowstone Lake as seen from Fishing Bridge area

Violet-green Swallows nesting on old abandonded garage

Audubon's Warbler - western Yellow-rumped

White-crowned Sparrow chasing Mayflies

Got one,  Yum!

Yellowstone River gorge from high above

Trumpeter Swans on the Yellowstone River in a calm section

Great to see another Clark's Nutcracker

Harebell

California Tortoiseshell Butterfly

Rugged terraine near Bridger Mountains

Golden Eagle flying over the steep cliffs

Mule Deer Fawn crosses the road

Time to bounce and get out of here

One of the many jigsaw puzzles we worked on in the hot afternoons

Ty & Daryl went once a week to trout fish on the Yellowstone River
This is Ty's 17 inch  Rainbow Trout prize.

White-tailed Deer are wandering near the RV Park
Two bucks in velvet.

This buck seems to like being photographed,  Could be a prize rack?

Intermediate phase Swanson's Hawk

Smoke Shrouded Sunrise

Lawncare crew - White-tailed fawns

Someone's curious, "who are you?"

Just taking a rest - best thing to do on a hot day.

Time is moving along and soon we will be heading south to Texas.
Looking for western birds and beautiful scenery as we avoid fires, bad weather and
flash floods.  Wherever we go, we see God's creation everywhere.
Love & Prayers,
Ty & Ida Baumann