Exploring the Wild
Yellowstone Wildlife, Photography & Field Guides
Explore Yellowstone and beyond through in-depth wildlife insights, photography guides, and real field experience. This collection of articles covers seasonal wildlife behavior, where to find animals, and how to photograph them in changing conditions. You’ll also find astrophotography guides, location breakdowns, and practical techniques used in the field. Whether you’re planning a trip or refining your skills, this is where knowledge meets real-world experience.
The Wild in Yellowstone: Bighorn Sheep Rut in November
November brings one of Yellowstone National Park's most dramatic wildlife spectacles: the bighorn sheep rut. As winter approaches, mature rams compete for access to receptive ewes, displaying extraordinary strength through dominance behavior, courtship, and powerful head-to-head confrontations. Along the steep cliffs of Gardner Canyon and other rocky habitats across Yellowstone's northern range, these remarkable animals navigate challenging terrain while establishing their place within the breeding hierarchy. For wildlife photographers, the rut provides opportunities to capture dramatic action, environmental portraits, and the impressive adaptations of mature bighorn rams. In this edition of The Wild in Yellowstone, we explore the timing of the bighorn sheep breeding season, where to find them in November, and the photography techniques that help capture these extraordinary encounters safely and responsibly.
The Wild in Yellowstone: Otters & Foxes in January
January in Yellowstone National Park reveals two remarkable winter hunters: the North American river otter and the red fox. While otters navigate icy rivers in search of fish, foxes patrol snow-covered meadows, listening for rodents hidden beneath the surface. Both species possess extraordinary adaptations that allow them to survive Yellowstone's harsh winter conditions. For wildlife photographers, these animals offer opportunities to capture hunting behavior, movement, and the contrast between wildlife and the frozen landscape. In this edition of The Wild in Yellowstone, we explore where to look for river otters and red foxes, how their seasonal behavior changes during winter, and the camera techniques that help capture their most compelling moments. From otters sliding across snow to foxes diving after prey, January offers stories worth discovering.