2019 Yellowstone
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2019 Photos by Cara McGary Yellowstone in-our-nature.com JANUARY 2019 SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT 30 30 01 02 03 04 05 New Year’s Day 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Cover: A misty morning on the Blacktail Plateau Above: Gibbon Falls Upper Left: Cow and calf moose in Round Prairie Lower Left: Two Golden Eagles in a dead fir tree FEBRUARY 2019 SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 29 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Above: Red Fox at Phantom Lake Upper Left: Young Mountain Goat in Ice Box Canyon Middle Left: River Otter at confluence of Soda Butte Creek and Lamar River Lower Left: Bighorn ram and lamb near Beaty Gulch MARCH 2019 SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT 24 25 26 27 28 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 Above: The Thunderer from Trout Lake Upper Left: Views of Calcite Springs from Yellowstone Picnic Loop trail Lower Left: Mammoth Hot Springs Terrace with Gallatin Range in the background APRIL 2019 SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 Above: Great Horned Owl female and young at Old Fort Yellowstone Upper Left: First buttercups of spring Middle Left: Pika! Lower Left: female black bear and her cinnamon cub revel in the sunshine and snow after a long winter’s sleep MAY 2019 SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Above: Ephemeral pond in Little America Top Left: Pronghorn doe and fawn in lupine Second Left: Two young Peregrine Falcons just before fledging Third Left: Two bison calves (‘red dogs’) learn to spar in Lamar Valley Lower Left: Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla patens) JUNE 2019 SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 05 06 Above: View from Warm Springs on Soda Butte Creek Upper Left: Two trumpeter swans on Yellowstone River, Hayden Valley Lower Left: Yellow-headed Black-bird on Floating Island Lake JULY 2019 SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT 30 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Above: Bison and Canada geese in the mist on the Yellowstone River, Hayden Valley Upper Left: Hayden Valley in the silver light of sunrise Lower Left: A coyote stalks prey in the tall grass near Slough Creek AUGUST 2019 SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Above: Bull elk observes a cow grazing near Mammoth Hot Springs Upper Left: Black bear female with a radio collar navigates the rocks at floating island lake Lower Left: Osprey with a Yellowstone cut-throat trout in its tallons SEPTEMBER 2019 SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 Above: Wolves assess bison in the Lamar Valley Upper Left: A coyote stalks ground squirrels in the golden grass of Round Prairie Middle Left: Members of the Junction Butte Pack greet each other in Lamar Valley Lower Left: Sandhill Crane near Slough Creek OCTOBER 2019 SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT 29 30 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Above: ‘Chinese Garden’, an important historic site on the Gardner River near Yellowstone’s North Entrance Upper Left: Cinnamon-colored Black Bear hanging out in a Douglas fir tree Lower Left: Grizzly female and cub near Slough Creek NOVEMBER 2019 SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Above: Views to the east from Elk Creek Overlook at dawn Upper Left: Badger family near Hitching Post Lower Left: Sub-adult Bald Eagle near Yellowstone Lake DECEMBER 2019 SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 Above: Barronett Peak Upper Left: Bull moose in Round Prairie Middle Left: Two Wolves from Wapiti Lake Pack near Elk Creek Lower Left: Yawning Red Fox at Phantom Lake What a beautiful year 2018 has been! We spent time with so many great people, watched so many incredible animals and enjoyed the beauty of Yellowstone all through the year. In Our Nature Guiding Services welcomed a new guide, Audra Taylor, in May. Audra lives in Silver Gate, MT at the northeast entrance. She brings a wealth of experience guiding in Yellowstone and throughout the US. Winter has been busy and rewarding. We look forward to a stellar year in 2019. In addition to our wildlife watching and day hikes, we have added snowshoeing, cross-country skiing this winter and backpacking for this summer. We are super excited to announce that we are offering tours to Australia for early 2020 too! Audra, Ashea and I wish you all the best this year. We hope to see you back in the future..