For those of you who live in the area but have not had a chance to stop and view the show “A Walk On The Wildside” displayed in the café at Barnes and Noble you have one more opportunity. The show will be on display through this Weekend.

For our International readers and our stateside friends who can not attend the show I’m providing this promotional image with all 18 of the chosen images displayed. I’ve included a short description of each image by number.

1: Into the Void. A coyote staring into a valley that begins right before him. Photographed in Rocky Mountain National Park and taken from the series that appeared on BigShotsNow the blog titled Hard Case here’s the link. http://www.bigshotsnow.com/hard-case/

2: Rosie. Rosie was a Black bear baby factory turning out a new set of cubs, sometimes twins and on the rarer occasion triplets every two years. She could be found around Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park where she would condescendingly allow her picture to be taken. Search for Black bear, Rosie or cubs on the home page of BigShotsNow for more images. See more at http://www.bigshotsnow.com/dog-days-of-summer/

3: Rocky Mountain Bighorn rams, or the Golden Boys, photographed near Rocky Mountain National Park. Caught in a quiet moment right before the rut, resting for the challenges that lie ahead. See more at http://www.bigshotsnow.com/just-two-guys/ http://www.bigshotsnow.com/spring-break/

4: Fishing Wolves of Yellowstone. There are a pack of White Wolves kept in a refuge near Yellowstone National Park that have become fishermen. Rainbow trout are introduced in the stream that runs through their enclosure and the wolves have perfected the art of catching them. See more at http://www.bigshotsnow.com/fishing-wolves/

5: The Laughing Fox. This is a personal friend of mine from when I lived in the mountains. During cold spells he would appear and ask for a handout. Depending on how cold it was he may or may not have gotten lucky. See more at http://www.bigshotsnow.com/and-then-i-said/

6: Dancing Cranes. These are Sandhill cranes and this is an activity they do that can be thought of as dancing, or courting, or displaying their prowess as cranes in general. They were photographed at the best crane place in America, except maybe Nebraska, Bosque del Apache national refuge. See more at http://www.bigshotsnow.com/last-tango-in-bosque/ and http://www.bigshotsnow.com/when-sandhill-cranes-play-practical-jokes/

7: McCullough Peaks Mustangs. The McCullough peaks are a mountain range located near Cody, Wyoming. They have a resident wild horse herd there that is the real deal. No tame ponies here. In fact you are cautioned to remain in or near your car when viewing them as when the stallions get their wind up they can be quite dangerous. See more at http://www.bigshotsnow.com/bad-boys-bad-boys-whatcha-gonna-do/

8: Bald eagle. Bald eagles can be seen over most of the U.S. but there is something about seeing them in the wild at Yellowstone National Park that is just awe inspiring. This one was a resident at the famous ‘Big Nest’ on the Madison western entrance road from West Yellowstone. See more at http://www.bigshotsnow.com/epic-fail/

9: Into The Rain. An immature Bald Eagle fresh out of the nest is on his maiden flight. Finding a convenient perch on an old log in the middle of the river, he paused to rest a bit and with the coming of the rain took flight to find shelter.

10: Pancho and Lefty. Two wolves from the Cascade Pack. Every time I see this picture I hear old Willie singing the song, the verses starting out “
Livin on the road my friend, is gonna keep you free and clean…” there’s just something about the way an image can attach to a song and become a new entity that sticks in your brain forever, such it is for me with this picture.
See more at http://www.bigshotsnow.com/pancho-and-lefty-standoff-at-cascade-creek/

11: Jurassic Ravens. The juries out on whether there were ravens in the Jurassic period or not. But as for me my money’s on, yeah, there was. There is no proof that I’m aware of but seeing them in positions like this just cements the idea there were. How else would they know how to pose like this. See more at http://www.bigshotsnow.com/strike-a-pose/

12: Great Gray owl. This is a shot of one of my favorite birds. Favorite because I had sought to photograph it for years and never could get the job done. Like I said in my story about it I was always A Day Late and An Owl Short. Then one day fortunes changed and I was able to fulfill the dream and capture the Owl. That was a good day. See more at http://www.bigshotsnow.com/the-great-gray/

13: A Conversation. Ravens spend a lot of time socializing. they seem to favor deep rich conversations that apparently are very important to them. Here are two ravens engaged in a very important talk on small rise next to a deep valley in Yellowstone National Park. Soon after this photo was taken one left, slowly gliding off into the distance. The other stayed, apparently to think more about what was said.

14: The Hitchhiker. It was a cold and snowy day in May and this mother grizzly and her cub were fresh out the den looking for food. Food is sometimes scare at this time of year so Mom had her work cut out for her digging rodents up from the semi-frozen earth. Meanwhile the little one was getting his first taste of cold after being in the warm den for months and the first thing he learned was snow was cold on little paws. So hitching a ride made things a little more comfortable. See more at http://www.bigshotsnow.com/the-hitchhiker/

15: Buffalo Wings. This buffalo was making its way through the geysers near Norris in Yellowstone National Park accompanied by his constant companions the Brown-headed Cowbird. They pick parasites off of his hide and snatch up any insects he stirs while walking. This image is not named after the Buffalo wings served at The Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York.

16: Against A Yellow Sky. There is a cool refuge in Utah called the Bear River Migratory Bird refuge where birds of all types and sizes pass through on their way to somewhere else. They have one of the largest concentrations of White-faced Ibis in the country, plus just about any other bird you can name. I caught this shorebird in flight and it reminded me of Japanese watercolors I have seen. One of my favorite images. See more at http://www.bigshotsnow.com/out-of-the-darkness/

17: Wolf Prince. This wolf is part of a captive pack of wolves in a refuge near Yellowstone National Park. His regal bearing just says royalty to me. hence the name Wolf Prince. See more at http://www.bigshotsnow.com/fishing-wolves/ 

18: First Flight. Osprey trying out their wings before taking that first flight. This young Osprey made several leaps like this one, then suddenly plunged off the nest and glided around like he’s been doing it for years. It wasn’t long and his siblings were imitating him and they were all soon gone from the nest to find their own territory.

There you have it folks. The loosely guided tour of “A Walk On The Wildside” soon to be featured in a new book of the same name. If you get the chance please stop by and see the show. It’ll be up thru this weekend. See you there.

All of the prints in the show are available for purchase. If you’re interested contact me at Dwight Lutsey at the following email address. dlutsey@enchantedpixels.com