Contact the Posse - The Trail Posse

Newsletter

Leave this field empty if you're human:

Trending News

Nature Calls 2022

October 11, 2021 2 min read

Nez Perce ’21 Highlights

August 2, 2021 2 min read

Arts, Race & Climate Change

July 1, 2021 5 min read

Bison Under Attack in Montana

April 23, 2021 3 min read

The Great Blue Heron

April 12, 2021 1 min read

Four Ways to Meaningfully Invest in DEI

April 2, 2021 6 min read

<img class="sh-standard-logo" src="https://nxc3cz9kdt2tz4md1978vo1n-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/1_Trail_Posse_Logo_Misdemeanor-copy.jpg" alt="The Trail Posse" />

<img class="sh-sticky-logo" src="https://nxc3cz9kdt2tz4md1978vo1n-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/1_Trail_Posse_Logo_Misdemeanor-copy.jpg" alt="The Trail Posse" />

<img class="sh-light-logo" src="https://nxc3cz9kdt2tz4md1978vo1n-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/1_Trail_Posse_Logo_Misdemeanor-copy.jpg" alt="The Trail Posse" />

0

Home

25 Oct 2021

0
- Login to add posts to your read later list

Nez Perce ’21
National Parks
Hikes
Videos
Photos
Books
All Stories

Your Name (required)

Your Email (required)

Subject

Your Message

Instagram

thetrailposse

@tommangelsen says there are reliable rumors of pl

@tommangelsen says there are reliable rumors of plans to trap and collar internationally famous Grizzly 399 and dart her quadruplets. Grizzlies are under siege (by humans) in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. In addition to de-listing efforts, 67 grizzlies have been lost in Wyoming in 2021 so far. @grandtetonnps just announced that yet another highly habituated grizzly has been put down. I believe both of the grizzlies I photographed in the spring have met the same fate. The grizzlies can’t scream for help, so we humans must.
@wildlifeartjh @wyomingwildlifeadvocates

Further reflections ... from Billy Frank Jr. Nisqu

Further reflections ... from Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge: Greater Yellowlegs at sunrise. See them mostly during spring and fall migration in marshes and mudflats in the Puget Sound. ID them by their namesake bright, yellow legs.

#birds #birdphotography #bird_brilliance #birds_captures #best_birds_of_world #birds_perfection #eye_spy_birds #exclusive_wildlife #ip_birds #feather_perfection #inspirenaturenow #global4nature #igscwildlife #ig_discover_birdslife #kings_birds #nuts_about_birds #naturyst #strixnebulosa #pocket_birds #perfect_birds #best_birds_planet #birds_perfection #nikonphotography #nikon #birdersfund #diversifyoutdoors #outdoorsforall

📷: Nikon Z6ii, FTZ adapter, Nikkor 500mm f/5.6 PF

500mm | 1/3200 | f/5.6

Reflections ... on #IndigenousPeoplesDay, on the b

Reflections ... on #IndigenousPeoplesDay, on the beauty of simplicity of untrammeled land (such as they can be) and its beasts. I found this female American Wigeon at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, named for a leader of the Nisqually people for which this is ancestral land. They are considered "partners" of this refuge, but shouldn't they be managing land they never ceded?

#birds #birdphotography #bird_brilliance #birds_captures #best_birds_of_world #birds_perfection #eye_spy_birds #exclusive_wildlife #ip_birds #feather_perfection #inspirenaturenow #global4nature #igscwildlife #ig_discover_birdslife #kings_birds #nuts_about_birds #naturyst #strixnebulosa #pocket_birds #perfect_birds #best_birds_planet #birds_perfection #nikonphotography #nikon #birdersfund #diversifyoutdoors #outdoorsforall

📷: Nikon Z6ii, FTZ adapter, Nikkor 500mm f/5.6 PF

500mm | 1/1000 | f/5.6

Celebrate #FoxyFriday with this uncaged creature -

Celebrate #FoxyFriday with this uncaged creature -- call him the Freedom Fox -- which also stands for #IndigenousPeoplesDay on Monday.🦊

#fox #foxes #redfoxes #redfox #WildWashington #EarthCapture #raw_wildlife #nuts_about_wildlife #foxesofinstagram #foxesofig #natureprimeshot #nature_brilliance #wild_nature #igscwildlife #wildlifeportrait #wildlifeplanet #planet_of_animals #animals_in_world #nikon #nikonphotography #wildlifephotography #indigenouspeoplesday2021 #outdoorsforall #diversifyoutdoors

📷: Nikon Z7ii, FTZ adapter, Nikkor 500mm f/5.6 PF, Really Right Stuff TVC-33 tripod

500mm | 1/1000 | f/8

Happy #WildlifeWednesday, except for this hapless

Happy #WildlifeWednesday, except for this hapless juvenile Great Blue Heron from last week. These look like it may have been successful gulping down a large flounder, but after many tries it ultimately coughed it out and flew away. Swipe for another look.

#birds #birdphotography #bird_brilliance #birds_captures #best_birds_of_world #birds_perfection #eye_spy_birds #exclusive_wildlife #ip_birds #feather_perfection #inspirenaturenow #global4nature #igscwildlife #ig_discover_birdslife #kings_birds #nuts_about_birds #naturyst #strixnebulosa #pocket_birds #perfect_birds #best_birds_planet #birds_perfection #nikonphotography #nikon #birdersfund

📷: Nikon Z6ii, FTZ adapter, Nikkor 500mm f/5.6 PF, 1.4x twleconverter

700mm | 1/2000 | f/8

It's just another #Marmot Monday. I wish it were S

It's just another #Marmot Monday. I wish it were Sunday ...

But any day is a great day for a Hoary Marmot to chill on a rock at mountrainiernps

#WildWashington #EarthCapture #raw_wildlife #nuts_about_wildlife #bbcspringwatch #foxesofinstagram #foxesofig #natureprimeshot #nature_brilliance #wild_nature #igscwildlife #wildlifeportrait #wildlifeplanet #planet_of_animals #animals_in_world #nikon #nikonphotography #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #diversifyoutdoors #findyourpark #encuentratuparque #marmot #mountrainiernationalpark #mountrainiernps #mountrainier #nationalparkgeek

📷: Nikon Z6ii, FTZ adapter, Nikkor 500mm f/5.6 PF, Nikkor 1.4x teleconverter

700mm | 1/1600 | f/8

I watched this juvie Great Blue Heron struggle wit

I watched this juvie Great Blue Heron struggle with a good-sized flounder out on Whidbey Island. It chomped, flipped, dropped and tried to swallow the fish, over and over. At this point, it seemed to be looking for help.

#birds #birdphotography #bird_brilliance #birds_captures #best_birds_of_world #birds_perfection #eye_spy_birds #exclusive_wildlife #ip_birds #feather_perfection #inspirenaturenow #global4nature #igscwildlife #ig_discover_birdslife #kings_birds #nuts_about_birds #naturyst #strixnebulosa #pocket_birds #perfect_birds #best_birds_planet #birds_perfection #nikonphotography #nikon #birdersfund

📷: Nikon Z6ii, FTZ adapter, Nikkor 500mm f/5.6 PF, 1.4x twleconverter

700mm | 1/2000 | f/8

Meep! I had my own alarm system at Mount Rainier N

Meep! I had my own alarm system at Mount Rainier NPS, as a squadron of American Pika warned of incoming hikers. Happy #WildlifeWednesday!

#WildWashington #EarthCapture #raw_wildlife #nuts_about_wildlife #bbcspringwatch #foxesofinstagram #foxesofig #natureprimeshot #nature_brilliance #wild_nature #igscwildlife #wildlifeportrait #wildlifeplanet #planet_of_animals #animals_in_world #nikon #nikonphotography #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #diversifyoutdoors #findyourpark #encuentratuparque #marmot #mountrainiernationalpark #mountrainiernps #mountrainier #nationalparkgeek

📷: Nikon Z6ii, FTZ adapter, Nikkor 500mm f/5.6 PF, Nikkor TC-14eiii teleconverter

700mm | 1/1600 | f/8

These neighbors on Whidbey Island have the right i

These neighbors on Whidbey Island have the right idea after yesterday’s self-immolation by the @seahawks.
#12s #InMourning #HalfMast

Happy #NationalDaughtersDay to these two, the ligh

Happy #NationalDaughtersDay to these two, the lights of my life.

Welp, it's #Fall and some of us soon will be takin

Welp, it's #Fall and some of us soon will be taking long winter's naps. Celebrate the new season and #WildlifeWednesday with this hoary marmot kit at Mount Rainier National Park.

#WildWashington #EarthCapture #raw_wildlife #nuts_about_wildlife #bbcspringwatch #foxesofinstagram #foxesofig #natureprimeshot #nature_brilliance #wild_nature #igscwildlife #wildlifeportrait #wildlifeplanet #planet_of_animals #animals_in_world #nikon #nikonphotography #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #diversifyoutdoors #findyourpark #encuentratuparque #marmot #mountrainiernationalpark #mountrainiernps #mountrainier #nationalparkgeek

📷: Nikon Z6ii, FTZ adapter, Nikkor 500mm f/5.6 PF, Nikkor TC-14eiii teleconverter

700mm | 1/1600 | f/8

Happy 100 to @bettyreidsoskin 🎂❤️ xoxo @kor

Happy 100 to @bettyreidsoskin 🎂❤️ xoxo @korichards wrote this definitive Ranger Betty story for @thetrailposse that still sizzles.

https://trailposse.com/2016/08/betty-reid-soskin/

#100thbirthday #RangerBetty #nationalparks #nationalparkservice #nationalparkgeek #diversifyoutdoors #outdoorsforall

Looking at fuzzy shadows on this #FoxyFriday #fox

Looking at fuzzy shadows on this #FoxyFriday

#fox #foxes #redfoxes #redfox #babyfox #babyfoxes #WildWashington #EarthCapture #cutebabyanimals #raw_wildlife #nuts_about_wildlife #foxesofinstagram #foxesofig #natureprimeshot #nature_brilliance #babyanimals #wild_nature #igscwildlife #wildlifeportrait #foxkits #babyanimal #babyanimalstagram #babyanimalspictures #wildlifeplanet #planet_of_animals #animals_in_world #nikon #nikonphotography #wildlifephotography

📷: Nikon Z6ii, FTZ adapter, Nikkor 500mm f/4G, Nikkor TC-14eiii teleconverter, Really Right Stuff TVC-33 tripod, RRS FG-02 fluid gimbal head

700mm | 1/3200 | f/8

Does anyone else feel like the pandemic put time o

Does anyone else feel like the pandemic put time on fast-forward? Before our fleeting season of freedom disappears completely, I wanted to pay homage on #WildlifeWednesday and the first day of Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month with this Goldfinch on a cattail, bathed in the golden light of a summer sunrise.

#birds #birdphotography #bird_brilliance #birds_captures #best_birds_of_world #birds_perfection #eye_spy_birds #exclusive_wildlife #ip_birds #feather_perfection #inspirenaturenow #global4nature #igscwildlife #ig_discover_birdslife #kings_birds #nuts_about_birds #naturyst #strixnebulosa #pocket_birds #perfect_birds #best_birds_planet #birds_perfection #nikonphotography #nikon #birdersfund #LatinxHeritageMonth #HispanicHeritageMonth

📷: Nikon D850, Nikkor 500mm f/4, Really Right Stuff TVC-33 tripod, Wimberley gimbal head

500mm | 1/2000 | f/8

I'm excited for my workshop at the @refugeoutdoorf

I'm excited for my workshop at the @refugeoutdoorfestival. I'm on at 9 a.m. this Saturday, Sept. 18, partnering with Wendy Walker and @seattleaudubon. I'll be talking about bird and nature photography and how much closer BIPOC people are to nature than is mythologized. There are many other activities and dynamite workshops this weekend, starting Friday. Use this link (copy and paste) for pay-as-you-can ticket information:

http://www.refugeoutdoorfestival.com/tickets/?fbclid=IwAR3ssBJQ6-Rv7Ta4kKwl373VvSRm0QMEGgu89jyufFrmPcTxbDNE5bQNCJ4

#diversifyoutdoors #outdoorsforall #refugeoutdoorfestival #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birds #seattleaudubonsociety

Raptor support: This Short-Eared Owl approves of t

Raptor support: This Short-Eared Owl approves of the Seahawks' start to the 2021 NFL season. 🦉🏈

#birds #birdphotography #birdsofprey #Nikon #nikonphotography #diversifyoutdoors #birdsofinstagram #owl #owlsofinstagram #owls #nikonz7ii #nikonphotographer #wildlife #wildlifephotography #skagitbirds
#startasianlove #stopasianhate #diversifyoutdoors #reallyrightstuff

📷: Nikon Z7ii, FTZ adapter, Nikkor 500mm f/4, Nikkor TC-14Eiii teleconverter, Really Right Stuff TVC-33 tripod, RRS FG-02 fluid gimbal head.

700mm | 1/3200 | f/5.6

Four years ago, I was fortunate to visit flight93_

Four years ago, I was fortunate to visit flight93_nps and it was a solemn but inspiring place. It stays with me.

#NeverForget #NeverForget911 #WeWillNeverForget #WeWillRemember #911anniversary #911memorial #20thobservance #flight93 #flight93memorial #flight93nationalmemorial #nationalparkgeek

It's #FoxyFriday but it's also the eve of the 20th

It's #FoxyFriday but it's also the eve of the 20th anniversary of the #911 attacks. To address both, I give you this Red Fox parent, ever vigilant because of the presence of Bald Eagles that prey on young kits. The events of 9/11/01 flipped a switch of ever-vigilance, globally. 🦊

#fox #foxes #redfoxes #redfox #WildWashington #EarthCapture #raw_wildlife #nuts_about_wildlife #foxesofinstagram #foxesofig #natureprimeshot #nature_brilliance #wild_nature #igscwildlife #wildlifeportrait #wildlifeplanet #planet_of_animals #animals_in_world #nikon #nikonphotography #wildlifephotography

📷: Nikon Z6ii, FTZ adapter, Nikkor 500mm f/4, Nikkor TC-14eiii teleconverter, Really Right Stuff TVC-33 tripod, RRS FG-02 fluid gimbal head

700mm | 1/2500 | f/5.6

Five seconds of morning bliss from Mount Rainier N

Five seconds of morning bliss from Mount Rainier National Park — with SOUND.

#nationalparks #nationalparkgeek #findyourpark #encuentratuparque #outdoorsforall #diversifyoutdoors

For #WildlifeWednesday, I'm remembering this beaut

For #WildlifeWednesday, I'm remembering this beautiful animal I'll call the Pronghorn King in Grand Teton National Park. Often mistakenly called antelopes, the Pronghorn is the fastest animal in the Western Hemisphere and can run as fast as 60 mph. This is overkill, as no predator can come close. Having talent in excess isn't a bad thing.

#pronghorn #wildlifephotography #EarthCapture #raw_wildlife #nuts_about_wildlife #bbcspringwatch #natureprimeshot #nature_brilliance #wild_nature #igscwildlife #wildlifeportrait #wildlifeplanet #planet_of_animals #animals_in_world #nikon #nikonphotography #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #diversifyoutdoors #findyourpark #encuentratuparque #grandtetonnps #grandteton #nationalparkgeek

📷: Nikon D850, Nikkor 500mm f/4, hand held

500mm | 1/1600 | f/8

Load More... Follow on Instagram

Tweets by @trailposse

Like the Posse

Featured Videos

Find Your Park – Ahmad Toure
Find Your Park – Terrence J
A Year in the Parks

Doug Walker

THE Doug Walker I Knew

Honors

Nelson Wins Rare Triple

WordPress Theme built by Shufflehound. ©The Trail Posse 2021. All Rights Reserved

About the Posse
About Glenn Nelson
Use Our Content
Hiking Terms
Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Contact the Posse

Login
Register

Username or Email Address

Password

Forgot Password

Remember Me

Registration is closed.