Saturday, October 1, 2011

Pronghorn in the grass, Yellowstone National Park

Pronghorn in the grass - Pat Ulrich Wildlife Photography

I still have so many images to go through from my trip to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks in September, but here is a frame that jumped out at me during an initial scan through the photos. When you have a chance to get close to such amazing wildlife like this herd of pronghorn, it's easy to get caught up taking intimate portraits of them, but I tried to also step back a bit with the zoom and place them in their environment. Pronghorn are so well suited to their prairie home, and they look beautiful when surrounded by tall grasses.

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9 comments:

  1. Stunning shot, Pat. Such alertness.
    Carol Blackburn
    Limitedspaceartstudio.blogspot.com

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  4. Hello Dude,

    The pronghorn is composed of a slender, laterally flattened blade of bone that grows from the frontal bones of the skull, forming a permanent core. As in the Giraffidae, skin covers the bony cores, but in the pronghorn it develops into a keratinous sheath which is shed and regrown on an annual basis. Thanks a lot......

    Birth Of a Manta Ray

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  5. Excellent shot and awesome photography.

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  6. Excellent shots and wonderful photos.

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