Trailcam images 2009 to present. Images are mostly from Wind Cave National Park with a few from Custer State Park. See blog post.
2009
2006
Eastern Bluebird, Massachusetts Audubon Stony Brook Refuge, 2006. Digiscoped, Televue 85, 40mm eyepiece, 2x multiplier, Canon G6 camera. Chipmunk in my backyard, 2006. Digiscoped, Televue 85, 40mm eyepiece, Canon G6 camera.
2008
Red-headed woodpecker chick peering out of nest hole, Newton Hills State Park, SD, 2008.
2009
Elk captured by a trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, May 2009. Elk taken with trail cam, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, May 29, 2009. Elk taken with trail cam, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, June 6, 2009. Robin nest under the deck, July 1, 2009. Robin nest under the deck, July 1, 2009. Robin nest under the deck, July 5, 2009.
2011
Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011.
Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011.
Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011.
Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011.
Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, August 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, August 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, September 2011.
Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, September 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, September 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, September 2011. Elk and a little bit of snow, trail camera in Wind Cave National Park, December 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011.
Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 2011.
2012
Elk, trail camera in Wind Cave National Park, February 2012. Elk, trail camera in Wind Cave National Park, February 2012. Transit of Venus, taken in New York City, June 5, 2012. I was on extended assignment and didn’t have my big scopes or camera, so I took this with a small handheld camera through my binoculars, which were covered by a solar filter. I have some somewhat better photos from the 2004 transit. Transits come in pairs separated by long gaps, so the next transit will not occur until 2117. Trailcam picture of elk, Wind Cave National Park, April 25. Trailcam picture of elk, Wind Cave National Park, May 7. Trailcam picture of elk, Wind Cave National Park, May 22.
Trailcam picture of elk, Wind Cave National Park, May 28. Trailcam picture of elk, Wind Cave National Park, June 12. Trailcam picture of elk, Wind Cave National Park, July 7. Trailcam picture of elk, Wind Cave National Park, July 11. Trailcam picture of elk, Wind Cave National Park, September 4. Trailcam picture of coyote, Wind Cave National Park, September 4.
Deer in the snow, trailcam photo from Oct. 25, 2012, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota. Elk with snow on its antlers, trailcam photo from Nov. 10, 2012, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota. Elk, trailcam photo from Dec. 9, 2012, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota.
2013
Coyote trudges through the snow, trailcam photo from Jan. 12, 2013, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, Oct. 9, 2013. Coyote on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, March 26, 2013. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, May 27, 2013. Lopsided antlers, elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, June 6, 2013. Deer on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, June 8, 2013.
Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, June 10, 2013. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, June 22, 2013. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 9, 2013. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, July 18, 2013. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, August 8, 2013. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, August 29, 2013.
Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, Oct. 31, 2013. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, Dec. 3, 2013. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, Dec. 3, 2013. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, Dec. 4, 2013.
2014
Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, Feb. 12, 2014. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, Feb. 8, 2014. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, Feb. 12, 2014. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, Feb. 12, 2014. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, Feb. 12, 2014. Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, Feb. 12, 2014.
Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, Feb. 21, 2014. Elk on Moultrie trailcam, Wind Cave National Park. Elk on old Bushnell trailcam, Wind Cave National Park. The Bushnell was retired after this. Elk on Reconyx trailcam, Wind Cave National Park. Elk on Reconyx trailcam, Wind Cave National Park. Elk on Reconyx trailcam, Wind Cave National Park.
Elk on Moultrie trailcam, Wind Cave National Park. Elk trying to detach Moultrie trailcam from the tree, Wind Cave National Park. The elk somehow managed to loosen the cable lock. Elk on Moultrie trailcam, Wind Cave National Park. The image is crooked due to the elk in the previous image knocking the camera askew. Elk on Moultrie trailcam, Wind Cave National Park. Elk on Moultrie trailcam, Wind Cave National Park. Coyote on Moultrie trailcam, Wind Cave National Park.
Elk on Moultrie trailcam, Wind Cave National Park. Elk on Moultrie trailcam, Wind Cave National Park. Elk on Moultrie trailcam, Wind Cave National Park. Elk on Moultrie trailcam, Wind Cave National Park. Elk on Moultrie trailcam, Wind Cave National Park. Coyote on Reconyx trailcam, Wind Cave National Park.
Coyote on Moultrie trailcam, Wind Cave National Park. Turkey on Moultrie trailcam, Wind Cave National Park. Elk on trailcam, Custer State Park, October 2014. Deer on trailcam, Custer State Park, November 2014. Coyote running on trailcam, Custer State Park, November 2014. Second coyote chasing the first (still visible) on trailcam, Custer State Park, November 2014.
2015
Elk on trailcam, Wind Cave National Park, March 2015. Elk on trailcam, Custer State Park, March 2015. Elk on trailcam, Custer State Park, March 2015. Elk scratching sequence on trailcam, 1 of 7, Wind Cave National Park, July 2015, Elk scratching sequence on trailcam, 2 of 7, Wind Cave National Park, July 2015, Elk scratching sequence on trailcam, 3 of 7, Wind Cave National Park, July 2015,
Elk scratching sequence on trailcam, 4 of 7, Wind Cave National Park, July 2015, Elk scratching sequence on trailcam, 5 of 7, Wind Cave National Park, July 2015, Elk scratching sequence on trailcam, 6 of 7, Wind Cave National Park, July 2015, Elk scratching sequence on trailcam, 7 of 7, Wind Cave National Park, July 2015, Elk on trailcam, Wind Cave National Park, July 2015, Elk on trailcam, Wind Cave National Park, July 2015,
Elk on trailcam, Wind Cave National Park, September 2015, Two coyotes on trailcam, Wind Cave National Park, March 2015, Two elk on trailcam, Wind Cave National Park, April 2015, Elk on trailcam, Wind Cave National Park, May 2015, Elk on trailcam, Wind Cave National Park, May 2015, Two elk on trailcam, Wind Cave National Park, May 2015,
Elk on trailcam, Wind Cave National Park, July 2015, Elk on trailcam, Wind Cave National Park, August 2015, Raven getting up close with trailcam, Wind Cave National Park, July 2015, Trailcam image from Wind Cave National Park in November 2015, coyote at night. Trailcam image from Wind Cave National Park in November 2015, elk in show. Trailcam image from Wind Cave National Park in December 2015, elk.
2016
Trailcam image from Wind Cave National Park in May 2016, you need to look closely at upper right to see a coyote starting to chase a deer. Trailcam image from Wind Cave National Park in November 2015, coyote in the snow. Trailcam image from Wind Cave National Park in April 2016, elk in snow. Elk on trailcam, Wind Cave National Park, Aug. 15, 2016. Elk on Moultrie trailcam, Wind Cave National Park, May 13, 2016. Compare to following image on Primos trailcam. Elk on Primos trailcam, Wind Cave National Park, May 13, 2016. Compare to previous image on Moultrie trailcam.
Elk on trailcam, Wind Cave National Park, June 5, 2016. Elk on trailcam, Wind Cave National Park, June 28, 2016. Elk on trailcam, Wind Cave National Park, Aug. 4, 2016. Elk on trailcam, Wind Cave National Park, Aug. 4, 2016. Elk on trailcam, Wind Cave National Park, Aug. 7, 2016. Based on other images in this sequence, I estimate more than 20 elk passed through this area at this time. Elk on trailcam just before dawn, Wind Cave National Park, July 27, 2016.
Elk on trailcam, Wind Cave National Park, Aug. 15, 2016. Elk on trailcam, Wind Cave National Park, Aug. 15, 2016. Coyote on trailcam, Wind Cave National Park, Aug. 24, 2016. An elk on trailcam in Wind Cave National Park, SD, November 2016. An elk on trailcam in Wind Cave National Park, SD, November 2016. An elk on trailcam in Wind Cave National Park, SD, November 2016.
An elk on trailcam in Wind Cave National Park, SD, November 2016. An elk on trailcam in Wind Cave National Park, SD, December 2016. An elk on trailcam in Wind Cave National Park, SD, November 2016.
2017
Elk caught scratching himself on my camera or the tree or something, May 13, 2017. Bison passing in the predawn hours, May 19, 2017. Coyote sneaks past, May 20, 2017. Elk, June 28, 2017. Bison staking out a grazing spot, July 11, 2017. Elk, Aug. 2, 2017.
Bison, June 39, 2017. Deer, August 5, 2017. Deer, August 16, 2017. Deer, June 11, 2017. This is probably the best image I can get from the Primos trailcam, but I’m going to try something else. Bison, August 15, 2017. Badger, Conata Basin, South Dakota, September 2017, see video on YouTube.
Badger, Conata Basin, South Dakota, September 2017, see video on YouTube. Badger, Conata Basin, South Dakota, September 2017, screen grab from video. Custer State Park bison on trailcam, November 2017. This is the last usable image I got before a wildfire swept through this area three weeks later and destroyed the camera. Custer State Park bison on trailcam, October 2017. This trailcam was destroyed by fire at this location two months later. Custer State Park whitetail deer on trailcam, November 2017. Elk image three days before the forest fire, Wind Cave National Park.
Elk image three days before the forest fire, Wind Cave National Park. First view of the approaching fire, Dec. 13, 2017, Wind Cave National Park. Just 30 seconds after the previous image, fire starts to engulf tree at center-right, Wind Cave National Park. Fire goes higher up the tree, Wind Cave National Park. After less than a minute, smoke already obscuring the right-center tree, Wind Cave National Park. Fire advances, Wind Cave National Park.
Fire advances, Wind Cave National Park. Fire advances, Wind Cave National Park. Fire flares up, Wind Cave National Park. Big flare, Wind Cave National Park. Fire surrounds the camera, Wind Cave National Park. In the middle of the inferno, Wind Cave National Park.
Fire starting to die down, Wind Cave National Park. A few hot spots remain, Wind Cave National Park. Thick smoke, Wind Cave National Park. Less than nine minutes after the first image, the fire has charred the area and moved on, Wind Cave National Park. One of the few images I got from the Browning trailcam before it was damaged by fire, Wind Cave National Park. Elk, Wind Cave National Park.
Elk, Wind Cave National Park. Moose in Montana on trailcam, November 2017. Moose near Red Lodge, MT, 2017. Moose near Red Lodge, MT, 2017. Moose near Red Lodge, MT, 2017. Moose near Red Lodge, MT, 2017.
Moose near Red Lodge, MT, 2017. Young moose near Red Lodge, MT, 2017. Young moose near Red Lodge, MT, 2017. Moose near Red Lodge, MT, 2017. Elk near Red Lodge, MT, 2017. Deer in the snow near Red Lodge, MT, 2017.
Deer with one antler in the snow near Red Lodge, MT, 2017.
2018
The remains of my Moultrie trail camera, destroyed by fire in December 2017 in Custer State Park Deer near Jewel Cave, South Dakota, 2018. Deer near Jewel Cave, South Dakota, 2018.