Mule deer fawns bound around the Badlands
The rocky landscape of Badlands National Park is pretty fun to hike around and explore for humans. For young four-legged creatures, it has to be a great place to grow…
Monstrous bison bull gives the side-eye
I am used to getting disapproving looks from my photo subjects, I just kind of seem to have that effect on them. This guy, however, almost made me want to…
Head on with a painted turtle
In 20+ years of camping with my family, you could count on a couple of fingers the number of times we have seen turtles. On our recent trip to South…
Red-head shows off
A first for me, a red-headed woodpecker. Driving through Custer State Park, South Dakota one morning last week, I was on the lookout for wildlife but mainly focusing on mammals.…
Shy marmot takes a quick peek
When in South Dakota last week, we went to the Mount Coolidge Lookout and Fire Tower in Custer State Park. It is a very cool spot to see the beautiful…
Turkey vulture stakes out the high ground
Perhaps there is no more fitting place for these birds to hang out than a spot called “the Badlands.” While lush, green prairie is right next door, the rockiest areas…