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Lunchtime at the top of the food chain

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Posted by Randall K. Roberts on May 12, 2011 at 3:37 PM
Lunchtime at the top of the food chain
I just returned from 9 days in Yellowstone and I'm pleased with the images I brought back. I staked out a dead bison for parts of two days and was lucky enough to be there when a grizzly arrived to feed on it.
Here's the sequence of the grizzly approaching, sniffing and finally feeding on the bison carcass. A first for me.
Posted by Randall K. Roberts on May 12, 2011 at 3:39 PM
Approaching
Posted by Randall K. Roberts on May 12, 2011 at 3:39 PM
sniffing
Posted by Randall K. Roberts on May 12, 2011 at 3:40 PM
Feeding. Rangers let the bear eat the then scared it off so they could move the carcass far away where photographers like me couldn't find it.
Posted by Amy Lindsey on May 12, 2011 at 3:56 PM
Oh man, how cool!!
Posted by Lance Burch on May 12, 2011 at 4:42 PM
That's a cool sequence. The last one is my fav. The eyes look crisp.
Posted by Bret Edge on May 12, 2011 at 5:01 PM
Amazing! What a cool thing to witness and even cooler that you got some great photos.
Posted by Brent Doerzman on May 12, 2011 at 7:46 PM
Very, very cool Randall!
Posted by Pam Colander on May 13, 2011 at 12:04 AM
Superb! What a series and great persistence on your part Randall :toast:
Posted by Sarah Marino on May 13, 2011 at 12:11 AM
Wow - that must have been incredible to watch and a bonus that you have photos, as well!
Posted by John Mumaw on May 13, 2011 at 6:42 AM
Pretty extraordinary scene here, Randall. No doubt you very pleased to witness this event!
You did a fine job of capturing this!!
Posted by Paul Wegemann on May 13, 2011 at 8:40 AM
Oh, to see something like this! Great work, Randall.
Posted by Don Grall on May 13, 2011 at 9:20 AM
You were fortunate the rangers didn't find it before the grizzly did and that you also found it before the rangers did. You got some classic shots of grizzly behavior, way to be persistent. How close to the road was this?
Posted by Randall K. Roberts on May 13, 2011 at 3:58 PM
Thanks for your kind comments. To answer Don's question, the carcass was about 80-100 yards from the road -- too close for the rangers. Glad they let it eat — and me make photos — before breaking up the party. Never thought I'd see something like this.
Posted by Jeff Hackett on May 13, 2011 at 6:14 PM
Amazing scene! You were very fortunate.
Posted by Jackson Frishman on May 13, 2011 at 10:09 PM
Incredible! Those shots really give a great sense of just how massive those two animals are.
Posted by Kurt Bowman on May 14, 2011 at 12:59 PM
I am very jealous of this find...only 80-100 yards from the road?? WOW!! Great sequence Randall. Really like this set.
Posted by Jeremy Kessler on May 14, 2011 at 3:13 PM
Amazing sequence!
Posted by Rod Chandler on May 14, 2011 at 10:04 PM
Ditto to all of the above.
Posted by Lynn Scott on May 16, 2011 at 1:44 PM
Awesome!! Very nice indeed.