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A Sample of Pop’s “Bee” Images

Tuliptree Blossom with Guest

Another Day at Work

Apis Workers' Party

Predator

Some of Your Beeswax

Sedum Bumbler

Look of Defiance

Chicory Bee

Bumbling Bees

Garden Cafe

Buzz By Here - To Infinity and Beyond

Pick Your Poison

Blind Side Attack

On a Mission

Honey Bee on Sedum

Covering the Cosmos

Center of the Cosmos

Three's a Crowd

Popular Spot

On A Pedestal

A Sample of Pop’s “People” Photo Collection

Big Harry Fireworks Display

To Impress the Girl

Different Perspective

Sweet Ride

Perfect Little Piggies B&W

Flipping the Light Fantastic

Festival of Flights

To the Crowd's Delight

Amish Go Round

Wondersome One

The Stars In Her Eyes

Tuesday's Child

Sleeper Hold

Considering the Next Move

Sugar and Spice

Front Porch Portrait

Caged Competitor

Early Adoration

Child In the Ligtht

Stroll Through the Weeds

Attention Grabbing

Eye Contact

On the Line

Eyes of Wonder

Rounding the Curve

Troubadours of Basin Spring Park

Down by the Creek

Sun Day

Catching Some Light

EAA Fireworks

Hear Me Roar

Custer State Park

Where the Deer and the Antelope Lay

Pronghorn Antelope, Antelope, Buck, Horns

A pronghorn antelope buck was resting in a patch of prairie in South Dakota’s Custer State Park.  He wasn’t alone.  A hundred or so yards away his harem of does (6 or 7) were grazing in the prairie. Apparently, that’s the way it works in pronghorn culture.

You can view a larger, more detailed version of this image – where you can count the flies on the buck – by clicking on the photo.

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Patriots Tunnel Vision

Tunnel, Cars, Mount Rushmore

As cars drive through the Doane Robinson Tunnel in Custer State Park in South Dakota they get a perfectly framed view of the Mount Rushmore monument.

The scenic roadway through Custer State Park were carefully planned and tunnels dug to frame the monument.  Very cool to see.

You can get a better view of the monument in this photo by clicking on the image. When you do, a much larger version will open in a new browser tab.

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Eight Point Guard

Whitetail Deer, Buck, Custer State Park

This whitetail buck was standing guard as his mate grazed in the lush grasses of a clearing at Custer State Park in South Dakota.

You don’t have to look very closely to see the flies on this guy.  There were many more that were swarming around these deer. In fact, the little dots of light, like bokeh, in this image are out of focus flies.

I happened along this pair while they were busy enjoying an early evening meal.  As soon as I approached, the buck turned and faced me for the moment you see here and then, with a snort, turned and both ran off.

You can get a larger view of the deer and count the flies by clicking on the photo.

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Hiking Cathedral Spires Trail

Cathedral Spires Trail, Cathedral Spires, Rocks, Hiking

On our recent trip to Custer State Park, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, we did a lot of hiking.  This was one of the trails we enjoyed – Cathedral Spires Trail.  The “needles” rock formations were fun to explore.

The Cathedral Spires Trail is located inside an area of Custer State Park known as the Needles. As you might expect, it can be found on Needles Highway.  The trail is approximately 1.5 miles one way.

This photo was taken with my fisheye lens.  It provides a very wide view but also gives it that curving inward look.  My hiking partner and beautiful wife is pictured on the trail ahead of me.

You can get a larger more detailed version of this image by clicking on the photo.

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Home On the Range

Prairie Dog, Wildlife

A resident of Custer State Park in South Dakota, this prairie dog is poised at the entrance to his den – ready to jump in if I got any closer.

I was using a 300mm lens, so I wasn’t that close to begin with (maybe 30ft), but they are pretty skittish creatures. The prairie dog dens dot the landscape at the park.  It’s fun to visit a prairie dog village and hear the chatter and warning signals they create.

You can get a better, larger view of this critter by clicking on the photo.

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A Herd Mentality

Bison Herd, Buffalo, Herd, Custer State Park

Note:  Don’t try to comprehend this photo by the view on this page.  Click the photo and see it span your entire screen.

The original image is a very large, panoramic photo (more than 18,000 pixels wide).  I features the Bison herd at Custer State Park in the Black Hills area of South Dakota.  There hundreds of American Buffalo in this image – on the plain and on the hills in the background.

If you could really zoom in, you would also see about eight prairie dogs and four magpies in the photo, as well.  But they are really small and you have to zoom in a lot. (I’m not sure you can really see them on this compressed version of the original.)

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A Begging Burro

Burro, Donkey, Mule

This is one of the friendly “begging burros” of Custer State Park in the Black Hills area of South Dakota.

These burros have been peaceful residents of Custer State Park for nearly a century. They were first used as pack animals to get visitors from Sylvan Lake Lodge up the steep path to the summit of Black Elk Peak, the highest point in the U.S. east of the Rockies. When those tourist trips ended, the working burros were released to the wild and the small herd have been a favorite of Custer State Park visitors ever since.

On our trip to Custer, these were my wife’s favorite and we had to stop and feed and pet the burros.  She got to know them pretty well. The one pictured here is a female and the mother of a young colt. She also seemed to be the ring leader and could be pretty pushy and rude to the others when tourists would offer apples and carrots and such.

You can get a better, more detailed view of this friendly face by clicking on the photo. When you do, a larger version will open in a new browser tab.

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Buffalo Grass

Bison, Buffalo, Prairie, American Bison

American bison roam the prairie in Custer State Park. In this shot I was focused on the prairie grasses.  This is one of those images that I would usually pass by but, for some reason, it struck a chord with me.

Custer State Park is in Custer County, in the Black Hills area of South Dakota.  The park has a managed heard of about 1,500 bison.  On any given day you will see many of them as you drive the roads of the park.  In fact, sometimes they are on the road.

If you’re into grass, you can click on the photo and view a larger, more detailed version.

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A Beautiful Capture

Lakota Lake, Lake, Reflection, Panorama

This is a panoramic view of Lakota Lake. This is a small lake in Custer State Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

We stumbled upon this calm, out-of-the-way lake while driving though the park.  This was one of my wife’s favorite spots at Custer State Park. She is the one on the shore taking photos of the beauty that she sent to her parents. This is a very wide image – a compilation of  five individual photos taken.

According to the US Forest Service, “Lakota Lake is located southeast of Keystone, SD, on US Highway 16A (Iron Mountain Road), within the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve. It is a small, non-motorized lake and a popular destination for fishing and kayaking. A hitchrail is provided for horses, along with access to Iron Creek Trail #15. Several picnic tables offer a scenic view of the lake. Lakota Lake Road was upgraded in fall 2021.”

You can get a little better, larger view by clicking on the photo.

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Portrait of Plains Power

Bison, Buffalo, American

I’m sure if this American Bison knew I would be taking his portrait he would have paid more attention to his personal appearance. (Gee, fella, look in a mirror once in a while!)  Even though a bit deshelled, this big bull exudes confidence and power.

This guy was photographed while resting on a hillside, along with several others of a small herd, at Custer State Park in the Black Hills area of South Dakota.  He seemed pretty carefree.

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