by George Bumann | Jul 7, 2026 | Animal Language, Yellowstone Wildlife
The most mesmerizing aspect of the unfolding scene before us I realize, is invisible. A handsome, mature grizzly bear is in my spotting scope, but he appears unsettled, paranoid one might say. As wildlife historian Bethan Wallace and I watch, the bear comes out of the...
by George Bumann | Apr 30, 2026 | Yellowstone Wildlife
Jenny and I are enjoying the first pleasant evening of spring dining on the porch. We pull up our chairs and relax as warm, evening light spills over the mountain slopes and down into the valley floor. Faintly perceptible green squeezes its way up out of the soil...
by George Bumann | Oct 25, 2025 | Animal Language, Featured animal language, Yellowstone Wildlife
A surprise visit from a mountain lion motherShe sees us and she knows we see her. Her pink tongue pulses against the uprights of her ivory white canines. Her eyes fixate on us, her body frozen in the summer heat. Millenia of behavioral evolution swirls within her...
by George Bumann | May 26, 2025 | Experiencing Yellowstone, Yellowstone Wildlife
On a recent off-trail meander on Yellowstone’s northern range, Jenny and I found ourselves rerouting around a hill to avoid a group of bison. The terrain forced us to loop wide, and as we came around the far side of the hill, something unexpected happened—we crossed...
by Jenny Golding | Apr 29, 2024 | Yellowstone Wildlife
What happens when you go out looking for bear cubs? You get distracted by otters MATING! It seems that is often the case with wildlife watching in Yellowstone; you never know what to expect.Jenny captured some of their fascinating mating behavior with a spotting scope...
by Jenny Golding | Apr 12, 2024 | Yellowstone Wildlife
It’s the time of early spring in Yellowstone when we are eager to be outside despite pretty iffy weather, combing the landscape for any signs of new life. Spring wildlife watching in Yellowstone is not really for the faint of heart. At first, the changes are subtle,...
