Saturday, October 3, 2009

Some Yellowstone Critters..Camera Critters #78

Yellowstone National Park has a lot of critters. Just about anywhere you look you can see some kind of animal. I read that in 1902 the Yellowstone buffalo herd was down to just 23. Now the Yellowstone Buffalo herd has grown to 4000 or more.
















 They are amazing to see and when I first saw them I thought of what it would have been like back in the 1800's when there were millions of the free ranging buffalo. Wow, can you imagine seeing that many buffalo.
The first time I drove into Yellowstone and was caught in the middle of a buffalo jam, I thought it was cool.










 The buffalo would walk in the middle of the road and cause a huge traffic jam. It felt safe in the car even though some came close they were snorting and sometimes I thought they made a growling noise. We were in multiple buffalo jams sometimes it was just one Buffalo and sometimes there were larger groups of buffalos in the road. The scenery is wonderful, not like being in a traffic jam on the beltway that's for sure. I didn't mind at all sitting in the car and soaking it all in besides I was on vacation..no worries and no hurries.








Maybe another time I will show the Bear jams and the moose jams. I just love the animals of Yellowstone.
There is a buffalo farm near my house and everytime I ride past this farm I think of the Yellowstone Buffalo. I loved seeing them free in the park.

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24 comments:

  1. Elaine YimOctober 3, 2009 at 7:06 AM

    From your pictures, I think yellow stone is a beautiful place to visit. Hopefully, our future generations has the same opportunity like us to enjoy such beautiful gifts of nature and wildlife.

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  2. Cezar and LéiaOctober 3, 2009 at 11:57 AM

    Hello sweet friend,
    Wonderful post today, wow buffalo!Very interesting post and also your pictures are perfect!
    Mommy said that loves buffalo's cheese!yummy!
    Happy camera critters
    purrs and love
    Luna ( We love Luna )

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  3. squirrelOctober 3, 2009 at 12:21 PM

    I have been watching the pbs series on the National Parks and hope to get to see Buffalo like you. Nice photos.

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  4. RedzlanOctober 3, 2009 at 12:39 PM

    Beautiful series.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  5. AnyaOctober 3, 2009 at 12:58 PM

    Our nature is beautiful :)
    Fantastic shots,
    thanks for sharing!!

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  6. SquirrelOctober 3, 2009 at 1:21 PM

    Thanks for sharing these critters!

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  7. AnonymousOctober 3, 2009 at 1:52 PM

    Some day we will visit Yellowston! Great shots of the buffalo. We had a few buffalo in a small zoo in my hometown. Loced to visit them!

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  8. storytellerOctober 3, 2009 at 3:32 PM

    It's reassuring to know that the buffalo still roam somewhere. Wonderful critter photos ;--)
    Hugs and blessings,
    Small Reflections

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  9. This Is My Blog - fishing guyOctober 3, 2009 at 4:16 PM

    Eileen: Those are beautiful captures of a majestic animal.

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  10. SamsonOctober 3, 2009 at 4:17 PM

    Great shot's Eileen, thanks for sharing :)

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  11. OskarOctober 3, 2009 at 5:10 PM

    I would like to see these Buffalo things, but maybe not too close!

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  12. ♥♥ Willa ♥♥October 3, 2009 at 5:50 PM

    I've only seen Buffalo when we went to Columbus zoo a few years back, and yeah they are beautiful!!!
    Camera Critters

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  13. sweetbayOctober 3, 2009 at 8:15 PM

    I haven't been to Yellowstone in years but I would love to go back. It's such a fascinating and beautiful place. The bison are both so unlikely and powerful-looking creatures aren't they. We saw a couple bison when my family went there around 1980, but it looks like their numbers have gone up since then!

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  14. diane bOctober 4, 2009 at 1:25 AM

    A buffalo jam! Now that's something different. Great shots.

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  15. TulipOctober 4, 2009 at 1:45 AM

    wonderful captured of lots of yellowstone buffalo, i love their babies too, looks so cute. (",)

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  16. magiceyeOctober 4, 2009 at 2:53 AM

    thank you for the wonderful tour o the park!

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  17. Adrienne ZwartOctober 4, 2009 at 9:03 AM

    I think it would be cool to watch everything stop so they could cross the road at their leisure. Great shots!

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  18. DellaOctober 4, 2009 at 10:20 AM

    Wow, that is interesting. They look quite big.

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  19. Dancin FoolOctober 4, 2009 at 11:56 AM

    That's such an amazing recovery and heart warming news. So many of our incredible animals seem to be dissappearing from the wild.

    Awesome creatures and wonderful shots!

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  20. Calico CrazyOctober 4, 2009 at 1:46 PM

    Our zoo just opened a Yellowstone based exhibit. No buffalo though, not enough space, just wolves, grizzlies, elk and some birds and fish. Not that I'm complaining though, the gray wolf is one of my favorite animals and I'm thrilled we have them.

    Calico Contemplations

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  21. sunnymamaOctober 4, 2009 at 3:08 PM

    They are amazing creatures! Great pictures :)

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  22. Shelley MunroOctober 4, 2009 at 3:54 PM

    We were in similar buffalo jams and a bear jam when we visited Yellowstone last year. I just loved seeing both types of animals because we don't have large native mammals in New Zealand. Thanks for the visual reminder of our wonderful holiday.

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  23. jabblogOctober 5, 2009 at 6:18 AM

    How extraordinary it must be to experience a buffalo jam! The calves are so pretty.

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  24. UnknownOctober 6, 2009 at 2:34 PM

    I love Bison! especially babies!

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