That Beak

After a great experince with our son and his family at Yellowstone, we drove to Utah. We spend a couple days there befroe heading home.

Before heading home we had some time Monday and we took a drive to the Farmington Bay Wildlife Management Area where we photographed this White-faced Ibis. The last photo is one that Teresa captured, and I took the other two.

What an interesting bird. The photos are a litlte dark, but I think that enhances the photos. Just my taste. ~ Rick

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Hidden Peaks

The weather was not great on the day we drove through the Teton National Forest region. The top two photos are my attempt to capture The Three Tetons up close. The clouds were so low that most of the mountains were hidden from view. I still like these photos.

A few days later, as we drove from Yellowstone to Utah, I shot the bottom photo. It was cloudy and even hazy. I had to doctor the photo to even get this view. I tried :). At least the beautiful peaks were visible.

~ Rick

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Crazy, Cool Bird

The Raven is a very large bird. We have photographed them in the past in California. They were all over the place at Yellowstone.

I really love this bird. They fly fast and with precision. Their large beak is strong. They are also very bold. I had one come right up by me. Crazy, very cool bird.

These photos are shots that Teresa and I took of them in various places around Yellowstone. I just thought I would share a few.

~ Rick

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Relaxed Time Away

These photos were taken at Badlands National Park. The weather had not been perfect, but this day turned out to be beautiful day.

These are among my favorite photographs from our trip and drive through the park. No, these are not mountain goats. They are Bighorn sheep. The on in the first photo looks to be in a mindful meditative state. We all need a little more of this and less mindless time on social media. Have a good day.

~ Rick

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Driven By Curiosity

More from Yellowstone:

We drove for hours, stopping every time we thought there was some wildlfie to photograph, or a beautiful landscape to capture. Why do we do that? Curiosity!! These shots are an example. We had pulled off to the side of road. Sadly, we saw nothing of interest.

It would have been easy to drive on. In the moment, curiosity does not allow us to stop. It drives us to look further. We continued up to hike around the area. The reward? This pair of [Common Mergansers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_merganser) was enjoying the sun and lunch. Their bills, known as ‘sawbills’ help them grip their prey. A very cool duck.

~ Rick

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