Monday, May 23, 2016

It was a cold and snowy morning. I went straight out to the Lamar Valley where the wolf yesterday had found the bison carcass. Sure enough, it was back on it. Looking through the snow:

But, it was not secure. Bison, sometimes, don't like the wolves feeding on a dead bison. Today was one of those 'sometimes'. First, a single bison came over and sort of chased the wolf off, but it was a bit of a half-hearted effort. Then, a second bison came over. But, instead of helping the first one, it started a fight. The 2 got into it pretty vigorously. When they did, the wolf immediately went back to feeding.

After the 2 bison had settled their differences, they came back and chased the wolf off.

I left after that because the snow and wind weren't fun. While I was gone, the bison left, the wolf came back and then got chased off by 3 other wolves. Other than the food, he wasn't having a good day.

That was pretty much it for me there. On the way back to camp, I saw the fox again:

Back in camp, as I was leaving to get groceries, I saw some people photographing something in the trees. It turned out to be a newborn elk calf. This calf was so new, its legs were still wobbly and it was trying to figure out how to work them:

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