Grizzly Bear, Yellowstone National Park

Photo of a grizzly bear.
Spring Grizzlies Are Hungry Grizzlies.

This is the only grizzly so far that has been close enough to photograph on this trip to Yellowstone.  It’s a young bear and when I look at its eyes it seems sad.

Those aren’t insects flying around the bear.  It’s snow.  We’ve had rain, hail and snow the past couple of days.  That’s not unusual this time of year.

There’s no time to cull photos.  This is the first one I saw that looked OK.

Lions, Tigers, and Bears, Oh My!

Well, the title is a stretch, but I did see and photograph this grizzly bear.  I started the day by going all the way to the east entrance and then driving 10 miles down Eagle Creek searching for grizzlies.  No luck.  At the end of the day I saw this grizzly at Swan Lake Flat.

I also photographed bighorns in Gardner Canyon, mule deer between Mammoth and Gardiner and bison in the Madison River drainage.  All in all, a good day.