To say Yellowstone Park is big is an understatement. I have paid visits in 2001, 2015, and 2022. Yet, I don’t believe I’ve scratched the surface of the opportunities possible to capture nature with my camera.
In 2001, I was using film cameras. My attention back then was on general nature subjects. My focus on bird-life had barely begun. It would take me until 2003 before I committed to the digital discipline. And by then, bird photography was taking a hold of me.
My explorations in 2015 were merely an abbreviated visit with a day-trip during a week-long stay in Jackson. I drove away from Jackson through the park, but crowds do not entice me to linger. So I continued north, intent on spending time with an old pal in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley near Stevensville.
My 2022 excursion through the park was only slightly more leisurely. After an 8-day stay with a friend in Teton National Park, I spent two days camped at Madison Campground, before winding my way out the east gate near Cody. There were the usual crowds present, and again, I was happy to leave them behind. Not long after I left the park, there were unprecedented floods so extreme, the park was closed to all visitors.
American Bison(Bison bison) |
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Description: Near the Yellowstone Lake Hotel in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2001:10:13 10:21 |
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Location:
Lake |
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Camera Information: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED, |
File Name: A1J13b01-Bison |
| © 2001 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American Bison(Bison bison) |
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Description: Near Glen Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2001:10:13 15:40 |
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Location:
Mammoth |
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Camera Information: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED, |
File Name: A1J13c13-Bison |
| © 2001 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Canada Jay(Perisoreus canadensis) |
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Description: Strong back light. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2001:10:16 15:58 |
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Location:
Three River Junction |
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Camera Information: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED, |
File Name: A1J16a30-GrayJay |
| © 2001 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Coyote(Canis latrans) |
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Description: Yellowstone National Park, near Yellowstone Lake. Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2001:10:16 10:14 |
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Location:
Lake |
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Camera Information: |
File Name: A1J16b08-Coyote |
| © 2001 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Common Goldeneye(Bucephala clangula) |
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Description: Female on the Yellowstone River at the "Fishing Bridge" near Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:18 10:43 |
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Location:
Fishing Bridge |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X3334-CommonGoldenEye |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Common Goldeneye(Bucephala clangula) |
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Description: Female on the Yellowstone River at the "Fishing Bridge" near Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:18 10:44 |
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Location:
Fishing Bridge |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X3343-CommonGoldenEye |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Common Goldeneye(Bucephala clangula) |
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Description: Female on the Yellowstone River at the "Fishing Bridge" near Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:18 10:44 |
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Location:
Fishing Bridge |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X3353-CommonGoldenEye |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American Bison(Bison bison) |
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Description: Moms and their babies are always good for that "Ah" moment. It was the friskiness of these "Red Dogs" (or Bison calves) that caught my attention along the Madison River a few miles from the west entrance of Yellowstone National Park. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:13 14:21 |
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Location:
Madison River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/4000 |
File Name: AmericanBison_8500536-MadisonRiver.Yellowstone |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American Bison(Bison bison) |
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Description: Moms and their babies are always good for that "Ah" moment. It was the friskiness of these "Red Dogs" (or Bison calves) that caught my attention along the Madison River a few miles from the west entrance of Yellowstone National Park. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:13 14:24 |
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Location:
Madison River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/4000 |
File Name: AmericanBison_8500565-MadisonRiver.Yellowstone |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American Bison(Bison bison) |
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Description: Moms and their babies are always good for that "Ah" moment. It was the friskiness of these "Red Dogs" (or Bison calves) that caught my attention along the Madison River a few miles from the west entrance of Yellowstone National Park. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:13 14:32 |
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Location:
Madison River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/4000 |
File Name: AmericanBison_8500651-MadisonRiver.Yellowstone |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bufflehead(Bucephala albeola) |
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Description: My get-a-way drive from Yellowstone National Park carried me along the Yellowstone River. When I spotted a sizable waterfowl raft, I had to stop and visit them for a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:15 10:20 |
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Location:
Yellowstone River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/4000 |
File Name: Bufflehead_8500925-YellowstoneRiver |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cinnamon Teal(Spatula cyanoptera) |
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Description: My get-a-way drive from Yellowstone National Park carried me along the Yellowstone River. When I spotted a sizable waterfowl raft, I had to stop and visit them for a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:15 10:23 |
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Location:
Yellowstone River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/4000 |
File Name: CinnamonTeal_8500980-YellowstoneRiver |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Eared Grebe(Podiceps nigricollis) |
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Description: My get-a-way drive from Yellowstone National Park carried me along the Yellowstone River. When I spotted a sizable waterfowl raft, I had to stop and visit them for a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:15 10:10 |
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Location:
Yellowstone River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/4000 |
File Name: EaredGrebe_8500747-YellowstoneRiver |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Eared Grebe(Podiceps nigricollis) |
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Description: My get-a-way drive from Yellowstone National Park carried me along the Yellowstone River. When I spotted a sizable waterfowl raft, I had to stop and visit them for a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:15 10:11 |
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Location:
Yellowstone River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/4000 |
File Name: EaredGrebe_8500772-YellowstoneRiver |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Eared Grebe(Podiceps nigricollis) |
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Description: My get-a-way drive from Yellowstone National Park carried me along the Yellowstone River. When I spotted a sizable waterfowl raft, I had to stop and visit them for a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:15 10:12 |
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Location:
Yellowstone River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/4000 |
File Name: EaredGrebe_8500787-YellowstoneRiver |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Lesser Scaup(Aythya affinis) |
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Description: My get-a-way drive from Yellowstone National Park carried me along the Yellowstone River. When I spotted a sizable waterfowl raft, I had to stop and visit them for a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:15 10:14 |
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Location:
Yellowstone River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/4000 |
File Name: LesserScaup_8500813-YellowstoneRiver |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Lesser Scaup(Aythya affinis) |
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Description: My get-a-way drive from Yellowstone National Park carried me along the Yellowstone River. When I spotted a sizable waterfowl raft, I had to stop and visit them for a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:15 10:15 |
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Location:
Yellowstone River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/4000 |
File Name: LesserScaup_8500839-YellowstoneRiver |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Mallard(Anas platyrhynchos) |
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Description: My get-a-way drive from Yellowstone National Park carried me along the Yellowstone River. When I spotted a sizable waterfowl raft, I had to stop and visit them for a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:15 10:19 |
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Location:
Yellowstone River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/4000 |
File Name: Mallard_8500891-YellowstoneRiver |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American Bison(Bison bison) |
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Description: Near Canyon Villiage in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:22 10:43 |
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Location:
Canyon Village |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X4022-Bison |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Barrow's Goldeneye(Bucephala islandica) |
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Description: Near Canyon Villiage in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:22 11:01 |
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Location:
Canyon Village |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X4077-BarrowsGoldenEye |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Barrow's Goldeneye(Bucephala islandica) |
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Description: Near Canyon Villiage in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:22 11:01 |
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Location:
Canyon Village |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X4088-BarrowsGoldenEye |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Common Raven(Corvus corax) |
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Description: Near Canyon Villiage in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:22 11:10 |
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Location:
Canyon Village |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X4108-CommonRaven |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Osprey(Pandion haliaetus) |
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Description: Near Canyon Villiage in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:22 11:24 |
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Location:
Canyon Village |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X4133-Osprey-Nest |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
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Description: Near West Yellowstone along the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:22 13:52 |
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Location:
Riverside |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X4156-CommonMerganser |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
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Description: Chasing down trout near West Yellowstone along the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:22 13:59 |
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Location:
Riverside |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X4167-CommonMerganser |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
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Description: Chasing down trout near West Yellowstone along the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:22 14:01 |
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Location:
Riverside |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X4200-CommonMerganser |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
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Description: Near West Yellowstone along the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:22 14:01 |
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Location:
Riverside |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X4209-CommonMerganser |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American Bison(Bison bison) |
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Description: Near West Yellowstone along the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:22 14:36 |
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Location:
Riverside |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X4241-Bison |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American Bison(Bison bison) |
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Description: Done grazing, this old cow is looking at the calves to find her own. Near West Yellowstone along the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:22 14:43 |
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Location:
Riverside |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X4278-Bison |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American Bison(Bison bison) |
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Description: Near Fountain Falls in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2001:10:15 9:43 |
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Location:
Mammoth |
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Camera Information: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED, |
File Name: A1J15a35-Bison-Bull |
| © 2001 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Elk(Cervus canadensis) |
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Description: Bull bugling near Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2001:10:16 15:07 |
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Location:
Mammoth |
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Camera Information: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED, |
File Name: A1J16d05-Elk-Bull-Bugling |
| © 2001 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Elk(Cervus canadensis) |
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Description: Bull near Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2001:10:16 15:10 |
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Location:
Mammoth |
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Camera Information: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED, |
File Name: A1J16d24-Elk-Bull |
| © 2001 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
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