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Smile a Day Pics.We stayed in Gardiner Montana for the first few days of our trip. The Northern entrance to Yellowstone...
10/16/2026

Smile a Day Pics.
We stayed in Gardiner Montana for the first few days of our trip. The Northern entrance to Yellowstone makes for a good location to visit the Thermal features that make Yellowstone one of the most fascinating places on earth. A fairly hair raising 15 minute ride from Gardiner and you are at some of the most famous areas of Yellowstone. The Mammoth Hot Springs area and the rest of the thermal basins is like stepping back in time to a place where you would expect to see dinosaurs still roaming the lands. Almost everywhere you park you are met by a small contingency of the local native wildlife welcoming committee. It maybe Magpies, Ravens or crows, the committee will usually aproach looking for a hand out or to sit on the warm hood of a vehicle on cold mornings.

Smile a Day PicThis adorable juvenile Bison was hidden behind a small herd in Lamar Valley. I had to climb up on a log ...
10/12/2026

Smile a Day Pic
This adorable juvenile Bison was hidden behind a small herd in Lamar Valley. I had to climb up on a log to get this shot. I think it worked out! What a cute critter. Enjoy

10/08/2026

Smile a Day Video
This American Bison was just standing on the side of the road by the Lamar River in Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park. I pulled off the side of the road about 125 ft. away to get some shots. The Bison proceeded to walk up the road so that it was standing next to the car. It then decided to wallow. Wallowing in dirt can help them shed heavy winter fur in the spring, it helps with pest control, it can also be for scent marking or cooling down in hot weather. I would expect that it was either the 2nd or third reason. He/she put on a show.

Smile a Day Picsin the parking lot of Norris Geyser Basin, we noticed a Common raven sitting at the side of the parking ...
10/07/2026

Smile a Day Pics
in the parking lot of Norris Geyser Basin, we noticed a Common raven sitting at the side of the parking area. As this car pulled in the raven flew onto the hood and sat there. People were approaching within 5 ft and it did not seem to be bothered. I believe that since it was a chilly, bright morning that it was just sitting there enjoying the sun and the warmthof the engine radiating through the hood. What a good looking bird and he/she was very talkative. Enjoy!

10/07/2026

Smile a Day Pics
As many of you know, I have been in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks for the last week. It was difficult to post as the hotels wifi did not take well to uploading good quality pics. So for the next few days I will be posting lots of Pics of 2 of our most beautiful National Parks and the critters that live there. Enjoy!

Smile a Day Pics We arrived in Gardiner Mt. and were immediately met by the official welcomming committee. I don't thi...
10/04/2026

Smile a Day Pics
We arrived in Gardiner Mt. and were immediately met by the official welcomming committee. I don't think that junior was happy to be dragged along. Junior gave me the rasberry!!!

Smile a Day PicsThe birds were in hiding last Friday as the wind started to pickup. The dragonflies around the Bryant W...
09/29/2026

Smile a Day Pics
The birds were in hiding last Friday as the wind started to pickup. The dragonflies around the Bryant Woods Pond were in high gear though. They only have a very limited lifespan of which most of is spent as a nymph in the water. The mating action seen in the first three shots is a prelude to the actual mating. It is all done in the air while flying. At this time of the year the female will lay 100s to 100s of eggs in the pond shallows. The eggs will overwinter before hatching and starting their nymph stage. In this stage the nymphs have internal re**al gills for breathing. They will molt up to 15 times before emerging from the pond onto a rock or plant stem to dry and take on their adult stage colors. They are amazing hunters and eat 100s of mosquito larvae, small fish and tadpoles as nymphs. As adults they hunt insects and complete the cycle in a few weeks to a month. Pics taken in Atkinson, NH Enjoy

Smile a Day PicsFor a couple of days before the big Nor-easter, if you were traveling on Rte 1A along the Rye, NH coast ...
09/27/2026

Smile a Day Pics
For a couple of days before the big Nor-easter, if you were traveling on Rte 1A along the Rye, NH coast you may have seen something amazing. Across from Sawyers and Jenness Beaches over Eel Pond a seasonal gathering was taking place. There were thousands of Tree swallows gathering in a murmuration to start there southern migration. The largest primary murmurations have already left but there are always a couple of waves. They will congregate for an unspecified amount of time, and then as if an alarm clock goes off in each one they take off as a group and begin their journey south. Some will stay the winter in Southern U.S., some head to Cuba and the Carribean and some will go as far as Central America. I was at times completely surrounded by this murmuration with birds flying at eye level right at me. It was amazing ......and at times a little disconcerting...think Alfred Hitchcoks "The Birds". Pics taken in Rye, NH beside the Dunes Motel.

Smile a Day PicsSo all summer long, in the early mornings while walking Bailey, I would see this Otter in one of our com...
09/24/2026

Smile a Day Pics
So all summer long, in the early mornings while walking Bailey, I would see this Otter in one of our community ponds. It would be there about every 10 - 14 days. After finishing our walk, I would grab my camera and head back to the pond but to no avail. Yesterday it was back again and once again I grabbed the camera and headed to the pond. This time it was still there and in an area where it could not see me. I sat on the floor of the covered bridge and balanced the camera on the lower rung of the railing. It was feeding successfully and slowly working it's way around the pond. Soon it was close and it noticed me but wasn't sure what to make of me so curriosity got the best of him and he came to within about 8 ft. of where I was sitting. After examining me closely it went back to hunting and once again was successful. It came to the surface with it's mouth open and you can see the crawfish in it. It was a fun 15 minutes before I decided to let him go peacefully about his day.
Enjoy!!!!!

Smile a Day PicsI stayed late at the Seacoast Science Center last evening for a UNH NH Sea Grant podcast on sustainable ...
09/23/2026

Smile a Day Pics
I stayed late at the Seacoast Science Center last evening for a UNH NH Sea Grant podcast on sustainable seafood. On the ride home along the coast I could see the clouds were forming that could make for a really nice sunset. First stop along the way eas at Rye Harbor New Hampshire State Parks for some color and cool cloud formations. Then it was off to Hampton for the sunset over the Hampton Marsh. The Hampton pics were taken from along Rte 101 in Hampton, NH. Enjoy!

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