Category Archives: Wildlife

ursus (Latin for bear) arctos (Greek for bear) Nine Mile Trailhead – Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Tuesday, June 18, 2024 – 6:13 pm We spent the entire day in the park looking at waterfalls and geysers and boiling ponds. We … Continue reading →

bison bison Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Tuesday, June 18, 2024 – 10:34 am I’ve seen lots of bison in state and national parks, but I waited until I saw them at Yellowstone before I added them to my list. The … Continue reading →

nerodia rhombifier Friday, May 10, 2024 – 10:05 am Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas I spotted the snake swimming along the muddy shore in one of the canals. As I watched, it crawled up onto the muddy bank like … Continue reading →

pantherophis obsoletus Saturday, May 4, 2024 – 12:20 pm Pope County, Arkansas – Galla Creek State Wildlife Management Area After a morning of birding at Holla Bend, I headed toward home via Atkins Bottoms. I decided to make a quick … Continue reading →

opheodrys aestivus Monday, April 1, 2024 – 11:08 a.m. Faulkner County, Arkansas – Kenny Vernon Nature Trail at Bell Slough Wildlife Management Area Birding along the maintenance road near the marsh, with woods on one side and swamp on the … Continue reading →