A Bighorn Ram on a mission at Badlands National Park |
It is hard to believe November is over. Not counting shooting sports, I was only out having fun with my camera a handful of times. Even so, a trip across South Dakota early in the month to Harding County to watch my nephews win a playoff football game made for a great opportunity to travel through some of the most ruggedly beautiful parts of the state. I hit Badlands National Park on both the way out and back and travelled a few back roads in Meade County as well. These excursions yielded encounters with raptors of all sizes including bald eagles. I witnessed excited Bighorn Rams guarding their territory as the rut was on. I also saw (and took portraits of) a prairie rattlesnake that, for some reason, was not yet cozy in its den. I nearly drove over him on a gravel road on a mild and sunny afternoon near the Belle Fourche River. Afterwards, I took in one of the best South Dakota Sunsets at Badlands National Park that I've seen for some time. All in all, it was a good November for photography despite the end of the warm season and the oncoming of winter. Click on an image for a larger file to view and thanks for checking in.
Juvenile Bald Eagle in flight |
Prairie Rattlesnake potrait |
Badlands National Park from the Conata Basin Road |
Moonrise over Badlands National Park |
Golden hour light at Badlands National Park |
The last of the sunlight at Badlands National Park |
Sunset over Badlands National Park |
Sunset over Badlands National Park |
Sunset over Badlands National Park |
Northern Cardinal at the Big Sioux Recreation Area near Brandon |
A lone tree on the prairie north of Miller, SD on my way home from Thanksgiving break. |
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