by Jim Coda | Jun 19, 2012 | Osprey
A few days ago I wrote about the dangers of baling twine to ospreys. This is what it looks like up close. I found it on the edge of the road on the way to the turnoff for Chimney Rock. I picked it up to properly dispose of it, but I took some photos first. ...
by Jim Coda | Jun 13, 2012 | Osprey
As I was driving home after my visit to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, I saw something in the distance that caught my eye. It turned out to be a raptor nest made mostly of baling twine. I didn’t see any bird(s) in the nest at the time, but given...
by Jim Coda | Aug 20, 2011 | Tule Elk
I wrote this post at the same time as the previous one. The point of this one was going to be to show how the bull in that post looked after an apparent fight. In looking over the draft of this post I now realize this isn’t the same bull. This bull’s...
by Jim Coda | Aug 17, 2011 | Tule Elk
This 7-point bull is the largest I’ve seen so far this fall in that portion of the Limantour herd that uses the D Ranch near Drake’s Beach. About an hour after this photo was taken I saw him again and he was limping. I think he had been a in a fight. ...
