Appalachian Encounters

Through My Lens

Little Trouble

Little Trouble, originally uploaded by Appalachian Encounters.

So small, a group of us walked right over him lying on the trail. Only a few inches long, but gave a good lunge at a stick and rattled his tail viciously. I don’t know what kind of snake he’ll grow up to be…

June 12, 2010 Posted by | Hiking Trails, Wildlife | , , , | 1 Comment

“Bear Play”

“Bear Play”, originally uploaded by Appalachian Encounters.

The best time at the Grandfather Mountain habitats was watching these two bear play. They rolled around and taunted each other for a good 10-15 minutes or so. Not something you see everyday…

May 16, 2010 Posted by | Animals, Grandfather Mountain, Wildlife | , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Slow Retreat

Slow Retreat, originally uploaded by Appalachian Encounters.

One of the mountain lions in the Grandfather Mountain reserve slowly retreats back to a more private area of the enclosure.

May 11, 2010 Posted by | Animals, Grandfather Mountain, Wildlife | , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Moose!

Moose!, originally uploaded by boonejag75.

Driving up Little Cottonwood Canyon, these two walked out on to the side of the road as we were all driving up to Brighton to take advantage of the two new feet of snow!

February 5, 2010 Posted by | Weather, Wildlife | , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Butterfly’s Bush

One butterfly feeds another.  This Swallowtail dangles on the flower of a Butterfly Bush.

July 26, 2008 Posted by | Flora, Wildlife | , | 2 Comments

   

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