Laura Merrill Photography

06/19/2026

ᑭIᑕ Oᖴ TᕼE ᗪᗩY - morning call

When we first saw this coyote, it was pouncing on what it probably hoped would be breakfast. Pretty sure it missed though, as it immediately started calling out to its friends and then trotted away empty "handed". Those howls were very cool to listen to - echoing back and forth from different directions for several minutes. Can't help but wonder what they were telling each other!

06/17/2026

ᑭIᑕ Oᖴ TᕼE ᗪᗩY - blonde shoulder

Look at that beautiful cinnamon-blonde fur! We came upon this blondie and another black tolerating each other on the same hill, but this one was definitely keeping an eye over his shoulder to make sure the other one was behaving. Luckily there was plenty of green stuff to go around, lol.

06/15/2026

ᑭIᑕ Oᖴ TᕼE ᗪᗩY - A cinnamon black bear at Yellowstone last week. One of many we saw while staying at Mammoth Hot Springs!

06/11/2026

ᑭIᑕ Oᖴ TᕼE ᗪᗩY - yaaaaawn!

Have you ever seen a moose yawn? Mooster personality was having himself a grand ol' sit-in up in Cascade Canyon. Gave more than a few hikers some motivation to keep going as word was passed down the trail.

06/09/2026

ᑭIᑕ Oᖴ TᕼE ᗪᗩY - lupine dreams

Found this beautiful field of lupine north of Colter Bay, and had to go back a few times to try to do it justice. It had a large "hole" in it on our second trip, probably due to a herd of Elk with the munchies, but there were so many to begin with, that it still blanketed the meadow beautifully.

05/27/2026

It's summer in the Tetons! This beautiful fox was having a seemingly lazy day in the grass when we happened upon it. (It has a collar, so maybe it's used to people at this point?) Allowed us to stay and take pictures for awhile.

05/06/2026

Had a photo featured in a favorites category on Glass - a photo community I belong to. Pretty cool! (The photo shown on link below is NOT mine, lol)

Seeing the forest AND the trees.