

Saturday, my friend Joe Ford and I scouted the region north of camp around Moran, Moose, and Coulter Bay. These locations are part of Grand Teton National Park. Always on the lookout for wildlife, Grizzly Bears top the list of desirability for many of the visitors to the region. In particular, bear enthusiasts follow a sow called #399 and her four cubs. When we reached a location on the Snake River called Oxbow Bend, the overwhelming number of parked cars were a sign that bears were about.
The 32-year-old Bear #399 and her cubs draw crowds wherever they make an appearance. During the episodes when I was witness to her wanderings, there were as many as 100 bear enthusiasts there trying for a glimpse. Soon after the crowds gather, the park rangers arrive to haze and disburse the sightseers. I loved those brief moments when I caught sight of the venerable #399 and her four nearly grown cubs, but I didn’t enjoy the crush of the crowds or the experience of being herded by park staff. Some of the staff were courteous, but others were just plain abrasive. I suppose it is the price of chasing such a popular subject.
I’ve heard a theory about Bear #399’s success at raising cubs (more than any other Grizzly on record), suggesting she seeks places where people frequent because the large male bears avoid such places. Therefore, her cubs are less vulnerable to attack. If true, I think that’s pretty amazing!
Bears weren’t the only subjects of our pursuits. Deer, Moose, Elk, Bison were on the “menu”, as well as Fox, Coyote, and avian subjects. Wolves sometimes get spotted in the region, but they are elusive and usually steer clear of humans.
Finding Moose in the region has been as simple as stepping out of the RV at its campsite to find them grazing a few yards away. Scruffy as they are, shedding their winter coats to prepare for the summer ahead, they still are impressive creatures.
On Sunday, our tour of the park carried us over much of the same ground as did our Saturday explorations. After finishing both days, I’d collected images of Barrow’s Goldeneyes, Common Mergansers, Common Ravens, Grizzly Bears, Moose, Mule Deer, Northern Harriers, Osprey, Sandhill Cranes, and Trumpeter Swans.
Monday’s weather turned foul, and we decided to lie low in camp for the day. This gave me the opportunity to sort through the weekend’s images, but Tuesday we hit the road again. That story isn’t ready to be told quite yet!

Barrow's Goldeneye(Bucephala islandica) |
Description: Schwabacher Landing is 17 miles north of Jackson Wyoming. Beavers have constructed dams along the Snake River that provide habitat for waterfowl such as this Barrow’s Goldeneye. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:07 12:18 |
Location:
Schwabacher Landing |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BarrowsGoldeneye_8507547-SchwabacherLanding-SnakeRiver |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Barrow's Goldeneye(Bucephala islandica) |
Description: Schwabacher Landing is 17 miles north of Jackson Wyoming. Beavers have constructed dams along the Snake River that provide habitat for waterfowl such as this Barrow’s Goldeneye. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:07 12:18 |
Location:
Schwabacher Landing |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BarrowsGoldeneye_8507551-SchwabacherLanding-SnakeRiver |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Barrow's Goldeneye(Bucephala islandica) |
Description: Schwabacher Landing is 17 miles north of Jackson Wyoming. Beavers have constructed dams along the Snake River that provide habitat for waterfowl such as this Barrow’s Goldeneye. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:07 12:18 |
Location:
Schwabacher Landing |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BarrowsGoldeneye_8507560-SchwabacherLanding-SnakeRiver |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Barrow's Goldeneye(Bucephala islandica) |
Description: Schwabacher Landing is 17 miles north of Jackson Wyoming. Beavers have constructed dams along the Snake River that provide habitat for waterfowl such as this Barrow’s Goldeneye. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:07 12:19 |
Location:
Schwabacher Landing |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BarrowsGoldeneye_8507566-SchwabacherLanding-SnakeRiver |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Grizzly Bear(Ursus arctos horribilis) |
Description: Bear #399 may be the most famous grizzly in the lower 48 states of the USA. At 32 years old, she has raised more cubs than any other bear that we know of. She is shown here with her four 2-year-old cubs in the spring of 2022, and will probably chase these cubs away in the coming weeks to begin a new family. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:07 9:43 |
Location:
Oxbow Bend |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: GrizzlyBear_8507376-OxbowBend-SnakeRiver |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Moose(Alces alces) |
Description: While camped at the Gros Ventre Campground, north of Jackson Wyoming, we were treated to daily visits by two adult moose who were shedding their winter coats. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:07 17:19 |
Location:
Gros Ventre Campground |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: Moose_8507666-GrosVentreCampground |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Moose(Alces alces) |
Description: While camped at the Gros Ventre Campground, north of Jackson Wyoming, we were treated to daily visits by two adult moose who were shedding their winter coats. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:07 17:24 |
Location:
Gros Ventre Campground |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: Moose_8507707-GrosVentreCampground |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Moose(Alces alces) |
Description: While camped at the Gros Ventre Campground, north of Jackson Wyoming, we were treated to daily visits by two adult moose who were shedding their winter coats. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:07 17:25 |
Location:
Gros Ventre Campground |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: Moose_8507715-GrosVentreCampground |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Moose(Alces alces) |
Description: While camped at the Gros Ventre Campground, north of Jackson Wyoming, we were treated to daily visits by two adult moose who were shedding their winter coats. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:07 17:27 |
Location:
Gros Ventre Campground |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: Moose_8507734-GrosVentreCampground |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Moose(Alces alces) |
Description: While camped at the Gros Ventre Campground, north of Jackson Wyoming, we were treated to daily visits by two adult moose who were shedding their winter coats. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:07 17:34 |
Location:
Gros Ventre Campground |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: Moose_8507766-GrosVentreCampground |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Mule Deer(Odocoileus hemionus) |
Description: As with all the hooved mammals I met at Jackson Hole this spring, these Mule Deer were shedding their winter coats. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:07 14:19 |
Location:
Murie Ranch |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: MuleDeer_8507583-MooseWilson-Murie-Ranch |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Mule Deer(Odocoileus hemionus) |
Description: As with all the hooved mammals I met at Jackson Hole this spring, these Mule Deer were shedding their winter coats. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:07 14:21 |
Location:
Murie Ranch |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: MuleDeer_8507620-MooseWilson-Murie-Ranch |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Sandhill Crane(Antigone canadensis) |
Description: I’m used to finding Sandhill cranes in pairs. When I met this bird, I could not see any companions. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:07 11:20 |
Location:
Pacific Creek |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: SandhillCrane_8507515-PacificCreek-Teton.NP_ |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Trumpeter Swan(Cygnus buccinator) |
Description: While on a mission to meet grizzly bears in Teton National Park, we enjoyed the company of Trumpeter Swans at Oxbow Bend on the Snake River. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:07 10:47 |
Location:
Oxbow Bend |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: TrumpeterSwan_8507408-OxbowBend-SnakeRiver |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Trumpeter Swan(Cygnus buccinator) |
Description: While on a mission to meet grizzly bears in Teton National Park, we enjoyed the company of Trumpeter Swans at Oxbow Bend on the Snake River. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:07 10:47 |
Location:
Oxbow Bend |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: TrumpeterSwan_8507422-OxbowBend-SnakeRiver |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Trumpeter Swan(Cygnus buccinator) |
Description: While on a mission to meet grizzly bears in Teton National Park, we enjoyed the company of Trumpeter Swans at Oxbow Bend on the Snake River. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:07 10:50 |
Location:
Oxbow Bend |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: TrumpeterSwan_8507481-OxbowBend-SnakeRiver |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: While chasing bears in Teton National Park, we stopped below the Jackson Lake Dam and found birds such as these Common Mergansers to enjoy. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:08 11:47 |
Location:
Jackson Lake Dam |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_8508682-JacksonLakeDam |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: While chasing bears in Teton National Park, we stopped below the Jackson Lake Dam and found birds such as these Common Mergansers to enjoy. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:08 11:47 |
Location:
Jackson Lake Dam |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_8508700-JacksonLakeDam |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: While chasing bears in Teton National Park, we stopped below the Jackson Lake Dam and found birds such as these Common Mergansers to enjoy. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:08 11:47 |
Location:
Jackson Lake Dam |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_8508705-JacksonLakeDam |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Raven(Corvus corax) |
Description: During our tour of Teton National Park looking for bears, we found Common Ravens nearly everywhere we visited. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:08 11:48 |
Location:
Jackson Lake Dam |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonRaven_8508714-JacksonLakeDam |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Grizzly Bear(Ursus arctos horribilis) |
Description: There are many magnificent creatures to meet in the Yellowstone-Jackson Hole region. No species gains one’s attention like the Grizzly Bear. We found this sow foraging less than a mile below the Jackson Lake Dam. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:08 10:33 |
Location:
Jackson Lake Dam |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: GrizzlyBear_8507944-JacksonLakeDam |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Grizzly Bear(Ursus arctos horribilis) |
Description: There are many magnificent creatures to meet in the Yellowstone-Jackson Hole region. No species gains one’s attention like the Grizzly Bear. We found this sow foraging less than a mile below the Jackson Lake Dam. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:08 10:35 |
Location:
Jackson Lake Dam |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: GrizzlyBear_8507960-JacksonLakeDam |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Northern Harrier(Circus hudsonius) |
Description: While chasing bears in Teton National Park and on our way to the Jackson Lake Dam, we found this Northern Harrier making its rounds over the fields of grass and sage. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:08 11:03 |
Location:
Jackson Lake Dam |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: NorthernHarrier_8508007-JacksonLakeDam |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Northern Harrier(Circus hudsonius) |
Description: While chasing bears in Teton National Park and on our way to the Jackson Lake Dam, we found this Northern Harrier making its rounds over the fields of grass and sage. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:08 11:03 |
Location:
Jackson Lake Dam |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: NorthernHarrier_8508011-JacksonLakeDam |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Osprey(Pandion haliaetus) |
Description: While chasing bears in Teton National Park, we stopped below the Jackson Lake Dam and we were treated to a show by this Osprey foraging in the slough beside the Snake River. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:08 11:21 |
Location:
Jackson Lake Dam |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: Osprey_8508124-JacksonLakeDam |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Osprey(Pandion haliaetus) |
Description: While chasing bears in Teton National Park, we stopped below the Jackson Lake Dam and we were treated to a show by this Osprey foraging in the slough beside the Snake River. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:08 11:22 |
Location:
Jackson Lake Dam |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: Osprey_8508247-JacksonLakeDam |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Osprey(Pandion haliaetus) |
Description: While chasing bears in Teton National Park, we stopped below the Jackson Lake Dam and we were treated to a show by this Osprey foraging in the slough beside the Snake River. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:08 11:24 |
Location:
Jackson Lake Dam |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: Osprey_8508405-JacksonLakeDam |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Osprey(Pandion haliaetus) |
Description: While chasing bears in Teton National Park, we stopped below the Jackson Lake Dam and we were treated to a show by this Osprey foraging in the slough beside the Snake River. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:08 11:25 |
Location:
Jackson Lake Dam |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: Osprey_8508454-JacksonLakeDam |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Osprey(Pandion haliaetus) |
Description: While chasing bears in Teton National Park, we stopped below the Jackson Lake Dam and we were treated to a show by this Osprey foraging in the slough beside the Snake River. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:08 11:28 |
Location:
Jackson Lake Dam |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: Osprey_8508551-JacksonLakeDam |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Osprey(Pandion haliaetus) |
Description: While chasing bears in Teton National Park, we stopped below the Jackson Lake Dam and we were treated to a show by this Osprey foraging in the slough beside the Snake River. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:08 11:49 |
Location:
Jackson Lake Dam |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: Osprey_8508750-JacksonLakeDam |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Osprey(Pandion haliaetus) |
Description: While chasing bears in Teton National Park, we stopped below the Jackson Lake Dam and we were treated to a show by this Osprey foraging in the slough beside the Snake River. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:08 11:51 |
Location:
Jackson Lake Dam |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: Osprey_8508789-JacksonLakeDam |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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