William H. Wiley
402-875-1809
bill@wmwiley.com
1221 Rockhurst Dr.
Lincoln, NE 68510
The Yellowstone River is the last free-flowing river in the lower 48 states. From its headwaters in Lake Yellowstone 670 miles downstream to the Missouri River in North Dakota, the Yellowstone flows in its natural state, undammed and untamed. In addition to the Yellowstone River, many of the spawning streams provide cutthroat trout and other critical food sources for grizzly bears in springtime.
Taking a break from salmon fishing, these two brown bears played together at the McNeil River Bear Sanctuary on the Alaskan Peninsula. Male “brownies” can weigh up to 1,200 pounds, mainly because of their protein-rich salmon diet during July and August. Although normally solitary by nature, they tolerate each other during the salmon runs due to the abundance of food.
The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is a shy, nocturnal omnivore, typically hunting at night, dusk and dawn. It is an efficient and lethal predator, due to its acute senses of sight, smell and hearing. As if lost in a daydream, this young kit contemplates his future on top of a woodpile in southeastern Nebraska.
