Tag: Mammals

• Mirounga angustirostris

  

  More commonly known as the Northern Elephant Seal. Elephant seals get their name from their huge size (Male’s can get up to 5,000 pounds) and from the male’s large proboscis, which is used in making extremely loud snorting noises during the mating season. A successful bull is able to impregnate up to 50 females in…

  Michael Andrew Just

  February 7, 2020

  California, Ocean, Photography, Wildlife

  Bull, Elephant Seal, Mammals, Pacific Ocean, Piedras Blancas, Pups, Rookery

• Rocky Mountain Moose

  

  I had just entered Rocky Mountain National Park and while setting up at my campsite, these 2 moose decided to come by for a drink of water.       From my campsite.      

  Michael Andrew Just

  September 27, 2019

  Colorado, National Parks, Wildlife

  Calf, Colorado, Cow, Images, Mammals, Moose, Photography, photos, Rocky Mountain National Park, Wildlife

• Elephant Seals Are For The Birds

  Images of Elephant Seals and a few birds along California’s Coastline.

  Michael Andrew Just

  April 23, 2015

  California

  Birds, California, Elephant Seals, Flying, Images, In Flight, Mammals, Pacific Ocean, Photography, photos, Piedras Blancas, Wildlife

• Zion National Park’s Desert Bighorn Sheep

  Zion National Park in Utah is not renowned for its wildlife but one species found here that I find interesting is the Desert Bighorn Sheep.  They subsist on the vegetation in the park and prefer the steep rocky slopes. They are a bit sensitive to humans but you can see them on the east side…

  Michael Andrew Just

  March 21, 2015

  Desert Southwest, National Parks, Utah, Wildlife, Zion

  closeup, Desert Bighorn, Ewes, Images, Mammals, National Park, Nature, Photography, photos, Rams, Sheep, utah, Wildlife, Zion

• Images in from the cold. Winters past.

  Many of you just endured a pretty harsh winter. It was way too cold to go outside. But, if you have a sense of adventure, a good down vest, winter boots, lots of fresh batteries, photographing winter can produce some memorable images.    

  Michael Andrew Just

  April 25, 2014

  California, Out In The Field, Sierras, Yellowstone, Zion

  Bryce, California, Cold, Geyser, Hot Spring, Ice, Mammals, Snow, Steam, utah, Wildlife, Winter, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Zion

• My Favorite Mammal……..to photograph

  My Favorite Mammal……..to photograph.

  Michael Andrew Just

  March 16, 2014

  California, Out In The Field

  Coast, Elephant Seal, Favorite, Funny, Humour, Mammals, Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Photograph