WC590 The Miracle Mile

This was taken along a road on the eastern edge of the National Elk Refuge outside of Jackson, WY. In a little over a mile stretch of road we first saw a large herd of elk, of course, then another herd with Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep mixed in. While watching them a ram all of a sudden looked higher up the cliff and we saw another ram being chased by two coyotes, until the ram decided to turn around and face them off. The coyotes gave him a wide berth and trotted by. Next we spotted a bald eagle, then this young ram trying to get these ewe's attention.They were having nothing of it, leaping up and down the cliff face to thwart his advances. The finale was a lone black wolf a few hundred feet off the road, sitting in the snow howling for about 20 minutes. This was the first time I had seen a wolf in the wild so it was a pretty special experience. A ranger told us later he is a young lone male probably calling out to entice a female from a nearby pack to join him.

Any critiques would be greatly appreciated.