Friday, August 31, 2018

A great bull Bison.

Yellowstone traffic jam.

Female and calves herd of Bison.

Bull Elk on shore of Lake Yellowstone.

Grand Geyser for Castle geyser area. We saw Grand, Old Faithful, Beehive, and Castle Geysers all erupt within a single hour.

Castle Geyser.

Old Faithful steam.

Beehive erupting in background while waiting for Castle geyser to blow.

Sunrise on Upper Geyser Basin.

Old Faithful, Yellowstone.

Sunday, August 12, 2018

Wild Onion flower, probably the Prairie Onion species.

Soldier Beetles on Cup Plant flower.  They always show up on our prairie and mate about this time of year.  My favorite insect guide book states that this species is only found as far north as Indiana, but we have had them for years.

Saturday, August 11, 2018

Female Tiger Swallowtail on Cup Plant flower.

Freshly emerged Monarch on Cup Plant flower.

Thursday, August 9, 2018

Sunrise 8-9-2018.

Last of our dark day lily's are blooming. 

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Sunrise thru the fog, 8-8-2018.

Sunday, August 5, 2018

Tiger Swallowtail.  This poor female has been in many a battle, probably with birds.

Tiger Swallowtail on Cup Plant.