by George Bumann | Apr 4, 2017 | Art, Nature, Yellowstone Life
It was just me and the carrion beetles for several hours under the unseasonably warm sun of April. As I got burned by the rays, the beetles dove deeper into the subject of our mutual interest—a dead raven. It is so seldom that we see dead ravens and the opportunity to...
by George Bumann | Mar 8, 2017 | Animal Language, Featured animal language, How To, Nature
Intense, grating, bird alarms erupt in the thicket along-side the creek. I hold the dogs at my side and ask George, “do you hear that?” “Yeah,” he replies in a knowing voice—”there’s something in there”. “Yeah,” I...
by George Bumann | Mar 8, 2017 | Art, Nature, Sculpture stories
All dynasties have their zenith and their inevitable decline. The Druid Peak pack was just such dynasty—one lived out in wolf years. The scope of its success and its place in the annals of wolf lore is unparalleled anywhere on earth before or since. When our home was...
by George Bumann | Mar 7, 2017 | Art, Nature, Sculpture stories
He was dubbed “Yoga Bear”. The name was given to this playful Yellowstone grizzly after seeing him play with his irresistible, people-like feet, stretching, twisting and rolling himself into all manner of un-ursine-like positions. This adult grizzly bear...
by George Bumann | Mar 6, 2017 | Nature, Yellowstone Wildlife
There are three of us at first. We wander together for over two hours covering more than half-a-mile, though my feet never moved. With the magnification of my spotting scope turned up to high power, I follow along on the foray to investigate promising odors, signs...
