Pete Bengeyfield: Blog https://petebengeyfield.com/blog en-us (C) Pete Bengeyfield [email protected] (Pete Bengeyfield) Mon, 16 Mar 2020 07:11:00 GMT Mon, 16 Mar 2020 07:11:00 GMT https://petebengeyfield.com/img/s/v-12/u156799870-o802510307-50.jpg Pete Bengeyfield: Blog https://petebengeyfield.com/blog 120 82 THE DAY https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2017/9/the-day THE DAYOne day last spring in Yellowstone was so exceptional for grizzly bear photography that I simply refer to it now as The Day. It went like this: At the end of each winter as bison migrate back to Yellowstone's Northern Range, they must pass Blacktail Ponds. The ponds span the valley, and bison often break through the ice and drown. Bears emerging from hibernation know this and show up to fish the bison carcasses out. On The Day, there were four bears on a carcass. Two left before it got light, while the other two stayed. The dominant bear controlled the carcass while the other, this one, waited his turn. You could almost hear him thinking: " As long as I have to wait, what can I do to make these photographers happy? I'll bet they'd like it if I went over to this snowbank and rolled around for a little while. Then maybe if I went and swam in the pond, breaking up the ice and splashing in the water they'd like that. And then, If I'd lay down right below them and chew on some old bones, they'd really like that." It was amazing. For about half the day it was like this bear was following a script. It'll be a long time before another day like it.

]]> [email protected] (Pete Bengeyfield) https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2017/9/the-day Tue, 05 Sep 2017 17:49:23 GMT Granite Park https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2016/5/granite-park

]]> [email protected] (Pete Bengeyfield) https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2016/5/granite-park Mon, 02 May 2016 02:58:02 GMT Sandhill Migration https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2016/3/sandhill-migration shc-425-dshc-425-dRowe Sanctuary
Platte River, NE.

]]> [email protected] (Pete Bengeyfield) https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2016/3/sandhill-migration Mon, 28 Mar 2016 17:18:54 GMT The Year of the Fox https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2016/3/the-year-of-the-fox This was the year of the fox on Yellowstone's Northern Range. There were at least seven of them at various times between Floating Island Lake and the Buffalo Ranch. They were fairly tolerant and easy to photograph. This one just made a leap on a vole, but missed. Look in the fox gallery to see a couple of leaps. Missed that One

]]> [email protected] (Pete Bengeyfield) https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2016/3/the-year-of-the-fox Wed, 02 Mar 2016 22:12:20 GMT The Elusive Bobcat https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2016/2/the-elusive-bobcat The Elusive Bobcat

]]> [email protected] (Pete Bengeyfield) https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2016/2/the-elusive-bobcat Tue, 02 Feb 2016 19:30:04 GMT Mousing https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/12/mousing MousingLast week I went down to Yellowstone for a few days. It was pretty slow out in Lamar. I don't think there was enough snow to push the elk down very far, so the wolves were still up pretty high as well. I did manage to get a couple coyotes mousing in Round Prairie though. We had quite a bit of snow in Dillon this week, so I'm sure the Park got a bunch as well.

]]> [email protected] (Pete Bengeyfield) https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/12/mousing Fri, 18 Dec 2015 17:53:50 GMT Chesler Park Sunrise https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/chesler-park-sunrise Chesler SunriseChesler SunriseA sunrise starburst at Chesler Park, Canyonlands National Park, Utah.

]]> [email protected] (Pete Bengeyfield) https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/chesler-park-sunrise Sat, 21 Nov 2015 13:14:08 GMT Elegant Trogon https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/elegant-trogon Elegant trogonElegant trogonElegant trogon, Patagonia State park, Arizona

]]> [email protected] (Pete Bengeyfield) https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/elegant-trogon Tue, 17 Nov 2015 06:19:23 GMT Fall Snowfall https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/snow Early SnowEarly SnowAn early snowfall in the Tetons obscures the aspen leaves still on the trees. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

]]> [email protected] (Pete Bengeyfield) https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/snow Mon, 16 Nov 2015 22:08:39 GMT Bacteria Rainbow https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/bacteria Bacteria RainbowBacteria RainbowBacteria patterns in thermal area, Yellowstone National Park

]]> [email protected] (Pete Bengeyfield) https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/bacteria Mon, 16 Nov 2015 21:38:31 GMT Different Directions https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/different-directions Different Directions IIDifferent Directions IIThe Navajo Sandstone once formed a desert much like today's Sahara. Subsequent twisting, sliding and other deformation eventually created the broken formations we see today. White Pocket, Arizona

]]> [email protected] (Pete Bengeyfield) https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/different-directions Mon, 16 Nov 2015 21:14:46 GMT Grand Prismatic Spring https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/grand-prismatic-spring Grand PrismaticGrand PrismaticBacteria patterns at Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park

]]> [email protected] (Pete Bengeyfield) https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/grand-prismatic-spring Sat, 14 Nov 2015 21:28:42 GMT On Golden Pond https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/on-golden-pond On Golden PondOn Golden PondA Trumpeter swan flexes its wings, Floating Island Lake, Yellowstone National Park

]]> [email protected] (Pete Bengeyfield) https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/on-golden-pond Sat, 14 Nov 2015 21:15:51 GMT Battling Buddies https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/battling-buddies Battlin' BuddiesBattlin' BuddiesA pair of sibling grizzly bears wrestle in Yellowstone's Lamar Valley.

]]> [email protected] (Pete Bengeyfield) https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/battling-buddies Sat, 14 Nov 2015 21:02:05 GMT Predawn Challenge https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/predawn-challenge Dawn ChallengeDawn ChallengeA bull elk bugles a challenge, Yellowstone National Park

]]> [email protected] (Pete Bengeyfield) https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/predawn-challenge Sat, 14 Nov 2015 16:20:25 GMT Canyon Reflection https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/canyon-reflection Canyon ReflectionCanyon ReflectionA cottonwood tree is reflected in Coyote Gulch, Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument

]]> [email protected] (Pete Bengeyfield) https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/canyon-reflection Fri, 13 Nov 2015 20:36:41 GMT After the Meal https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/after-the-meal wlf-847-dwlf-847-dGrey wolf, Yellowstone National Park

]]> [email protected] (Pete Bengeyfield) https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/after-the-meal Fri, 13 Nov 2015 20:11:14 GMT Lightning Strike https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/lightning-strike Lightning StrikeLightning StrikeA lightning bolt hits Black Butte in Montana's Gravelly Mountains, Beaverhead National Forest

]]> [email protected] (Pete Bengeyfield) https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/lightning-strike Mon, 09 Nov 2015 22:57:39 GMT White Pocket Dawn https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/white-pocket-dawn Pink DawnPink DawnDawn alpenglow lights up White Pockets, Utah.

]]> [email protected] (Pete Bengeyfield) https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/white-pocket-dawn Sun, 08 Nov 2015 07:11:32 GMT Food Fight https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/food-fight Food FightFood FightA pair of coyotes squabble over a meal, Yellowstone National Park

]]> [email protected] (Pete Bengeyfield) https://petebengeyfield.com/blog/2015/11/food-fight Sun, 08 Nov 2015 00:26:00 GMT