Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Pronghorn in the grass, Yellowstone National Park

Pronghorn standing in golden autumn grass in Yellowstone National Park

Pronghorn were really one of the highlights of my trip to Yellowstone National Park. As I've mentioned previously on this blog, I've been fascinated by pronghorn since I was a child, and it was really a dream come true to have had the opportunity to photograph them at close range nearly every day during our week-long stay in Yellowstone. We found this handsome buck strolling through the tall grasses along the northern edge of the park near Gardiner, Montana. He was the largest of three males traveling together in a small group, and we watched them browse for a meal until the sun had on our last evening in the park (just before I took the moonrise image I posted a few days ago).

Browse more photographs of pronghorn in my Pronghorn Gallery.


4 comments:

  1. such a handsome guy ... great capture!

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  2. Hello Dude,

    Each horn of 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. It can run exceptionally fast, being built for maximum predator evasion through running. Thanks a lot.....

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