WILDLIFE ALONG THE ROAD

During a drive on our recent day off, we spotted this moose along the Snake River which can be seen in the right background of the photo.

It was a great wildlife drive that day.  This black bear was spotted just before we came to the Rockefeller Preserve, one of our favorite places to hike.  You can tell it is a black bear because there is no hump behind the shoulder.  Black bears are not necessarily black, as this bear is almost copper in color.

On the way back from town we found this herd of bison along the road.  You can see that these bison have not totally lost their winter coats.  Bison can weigh as much as 2000 pounds and travel at speeds up to 30 mph.  The bison could crush our car if we got too close.  I wonder if State Farm would cover the damage?  In the first picture the bison is using the sign post to take care of an itchy spot.

Here is a close-up of an adult bison.  Probably not a "friendly" look.  Needless to say, we took this photo from the protection of the inside of the car.

Sometimes we see bison locking horns.  We are not sure if this is in "play" or the bison are fighting.