Thursday, September 14, 2023

From Montana to Colorado Rockies

 

Last day on the Yellowstone River in Livingston
Ty caught a 14" Brown Trout.

Surprise guest on Daryl's house - a Dusky Grouse

Grouse flew to the ground calling

Grouse #2 calling back.
Population growing spreading out even into town.

Yellowstone National Park at dawn, Hayden Valley, frosty morning.

Large Bull Elk stepped in from of the RV

Grand Teton National Park
12,519 ft.  12,809 Ft and 13,775 ft.
It had been many years since our last visit.

Perfect moose habitat but none here?

Early morning drive and success!

Time for some grazing!

And nibbling on some willow leaves

The Big Guy shedding velvet.

Don't come any closer!

Refereeing the young bulls jousting.

Least Chipmunk 

Jackson Lake Dam with 12'610 foot Mount Moran 

Am. White Pelicans fishing below the dam.


Pelicans moving up and down the Snake River.

Trio of River Otters also feeding on fish.

Common Merganser - 1 of 83 fishing

Common Raven with large Sucker

Raven unwilling to share, takes his fish away.

Wind River Red Rocks near Dubois, WY

Rainbow over Laramie RV Park

Big Thompson Canyon, Bighorn Sheep (count 9)

Bighorn Ram sporting full curl crossed the road in front of us.

Ty quickly parked and bailed out and the Ram headed up.

Red-breasted Nuthatch at Tom & Sherry O'Shae's deck feeder.
Friends we met in Mission TX that had invited us to visit.
We had some great times with them and thank them for their generous hospitality.

Alpine area of Rocky Mountain National Park
Rock areas were great for watching Pikas.

In between scurrying around gathering food they would sit and watch.

Their sharp squeek was for communicating with each other.

Yellow-bellied Marmots were plentiful

Basking in the sun on a cold morning - summit 12,578ft.

This small Elk herd was on the Tundra and caused a traffic jam.

Elk calf was watching traffic

Bull Elk was bugling (whistling)

Looking down at an Alpine Cirque and wind-swept stunted firs.

Rock Wren

Colorado Columbine

Bright lichens cover the rocks

Amazing Park to drive through - highest paved road in the US.

Tom & Sherry obtained a permit to see the Elk Show at Bear Lake area.
Spike bull Elk

Bull Elk calls his harem together.

Two cows and a calf with the bull

Keeping the harem in line.

Cows have their red or green earrings on.

Bull warning others to stay away from his ladies.

Tundra area of Guanella Summit Pass on the way south.

Mountain Chickadee came near while we ate lunch in wayside.

Love & Prayers,
Ty & Ida Baumann
















Saturday, September 2, 2023

Last Days in Livingston

 

Sunrise greets us to another beautiful day.

"Our" three juvenile ospreys return to the nest hoping for food.

Adult coming with heavy Shovelnose Sturgeon,
A rare find for this part of the Yellowstone River.

Here comes another dinner!


A Murder of American Crows congregate each morning at sunrise.

Common Merganser races away on Yellowstone River

Common Mergansers haul out to preeen, nap and rest.
One eye often open, slow wave sleep, enough to keep alert.

Wood Duck hen

Wood Duck drake in full regalia

Crabapple laden limbs touch ground

Wood Duck hen and mallards eating crabapples

Wood Duck drake likewise gobblings down crabapples

Fruit trees -all bumper crops

Black-billed Magpie takes advantage 

Woodland Skipper on Sunflower

Busy Beaver at Sacajawea Park

Actively felling trees.....

constructing dams...

Beaver swims close to investigate....

Each night they rebuild dam that park staff remove each evening.

Muskrat building cattail lodge

Spotted Sandpiper feeding in shallows

Mule Deer reflects in the beaver pond

He's feeding on willow leaves

House Wren juvenile

Warbling Vireo contemplates moving south.

Bald Eagles perch along Yellowstone River

Bald Eagle chuckles at chirping, dive bombing osprey

Woolly Bear Caterpillar hatches into Isabella Tiger Moth

Green Sphinx Moth Caterpillar

Hen Mallard preens displaying blue speculum

Female Belted Kingfisher

Livingston Health Care with Livingston Peak in the background.
A hospital we have made weekly visits with Daryl and his wife Vicki for his blood draws and every three weeks for his chemo treatments.  He is responding well for which we are all praising and thanking Jesus for His healing power.  We would like to thank prayer warriors and medical staff.  We enjoyed our extended stay, visiting, assisting with yard work, doing puzzles, playing games, baking,  cooking and walking their dog Toby.

While waiting, Ty explored the hospital grounds and found this White-tailed Fawn peeking out of the woods.

And it's twin grazing.

Hospital grounds included this bronze Eagle statue.

Love ❤️  & Prayers 🙏 
Ty & Ida Baumann