With the heat indexes being in the 100 + F (37.7 C) range, I am not inclined to leave the comfort of the air conditioned apartment. The main critters I saw this week were our 3 grandsons as we provided shuttle service while their dad (our only child) was at work. This morning a butterfly working the flowers outside the patio quickly flitted away leaving me with only a spider to photograph. Moving the camera lens in close to a spider for a macro shot became an exciting adventure as the spider promptly jumped onto the camera just as I clicked. Eeekkkk.
A flip of my wrist put the spider back on the patio door where it quickly scurried away from the viewfinder.
I gave chase but was only partially successful, a couple of blurry photos.
Not such a great capture for Saturday’s Critters shot. So allow me to share photos from 2008 in the Kananaskis Country of Alberta, Canada, Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, USA. Lots of critters there.
Canada black bear munching dandelions.
Yellowstone Park, bison
Grand Teton, coyote
Grand Teton Moma Moose and Calf
Make sure you drop in for a visit with Saturday’s Critters. Just click on the button below for some wonderfully snapped creatures. Thanks to Saturday’s Critters host Eileen.
A Little of Nothing 
Such amazing photos of these beautiful animals :)))
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Thanks Ela.
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Love your chase of the spider for a photo.
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Well, we all know this is really how the photo bug works! Thanks for the visit.
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I love your Yellowstone/Teton critters.. They are awesome.. The bear is one of my favorites. The moose and calf is great too. Wonderful post and photos. Thanks for linking up this week, have a happy weekend!
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My pleasure, Eileen. I have so many more photos of all the wildlife from that trip that will probably make it on the blog from time to time. Thanks for your kind comments.
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What a great collection of critters!
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Thanks, Lois, and for stopping by!
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beautiful wildlife! good save after the attacking spider! 🙂
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Well, growing up on a farm one learned to not be to frightened by stuff, just cautious. And always have clean undies back at the house….
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I’m not a fan of the spider! I probably would have tossed the camera! Love that bear!
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Nor am I a fan of spiders. Like my camera more than I hate spiders I guess! The bear was shiny and beautiful as it was early June in Canada. Thanks for the visit.
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I would have screamed if that spider landed on the camera, not a fan of them. I appreciated your efforts in capturing it. Love all the animals images though. Thanks for stopping by my blog today. :-))
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Well, I danced just a little when it ran across my camera toward my hand! Thanks for stopping by for a look see.
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I agree with Roan, well done keeping hold of the camera! Great bear and moose shots.
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There was so much wildlife to view on that trip. Thanks for stopping by.
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From your spider right through to the mama moose and her calf, this was a fun post. Thanks Janice!
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Glad you enjoyed it, Denise. Thanks for stopping by for some fun.
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I’m a biologist, my interest in critters started when I was a child, so I enjoyed jumping spiders back then and now, I thought they were cute, some are silvery, so much more cute than those that spin webs, which seem more scary. So I like your spider, and the bear and mouses (I want to say mice) are great. We hear coyotes at night sometimes but have only seen them twice in our yard in 20 years. They seem a little scary to me.
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Oh, Hannah I am so pleased you appreciate spiders. I tell you mice always seemed the plural of moose to me, too. I choose not to get too close to the coyotes even though there are probably not much worse than the dogs on some of the trails around here. Thanks for dropping by.
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Jumping spiders have great eyesight. This one was camera-shy!
Love the macro-fauna pics.
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Yes, it certainly did not want a photo made. Glad you enjoyed the photos.
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Seeing the critters from Tetons and Yellowstone brought back some wonderful memories. I have a few shots of spiders, but I never get too close to them 🙂
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Susan, glad the photos brought back good memories. I have not tried to get too close to spiders myself. Thanks for dropping by the post.
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least you tried for the butterfly …the spider – but it’s your wildlife photos I’ve especially enjoyed …
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Thanks for your comments and dropping by the blog.
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I don’t like spiders, but the other critters are awesome!
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Thanks, Gunilla. Glad you liked the other critters.
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Oh, I liked the spider photos and the first one as well 🙂 And I can just say “WOW” for your critters from Tetons and Yellowstone♡♡♡ I’ve never seen all of them p;) How great if I can be in such rich nature!!!
PS> Thank you SO much for your kind comment for the unknown flower. With your help, I could also have a Japanese name and identify it. It sure is phlox(^_^)ｖ It is called ‘kusa-kyochiku-to, クサキョウチクトウ’ in Japanese. I REALLY appreciate your help.
Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*
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Yeah!!!! So glad I was able to help. I had phlox in my old garden but was never able to get more than one bloom from my hydrangea. Thanks for your kind comments. Yes, I am very fortunate to live in a land with such a variety of wildlife. Blessings on you and yours, xoxo Janice.
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Hello Janice
Your critters are so impressive, black bear, bison, coyote and moose!!!
We don’t have any of these critters in New Zealand – only sheep, cows and deer!
The spider is a familiar critter – we have plenty of those!
Shane
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Thanks, Shane. Lots of critters in North America! Spiders seem to be everywhere. Thanks for the visit! Come again, Janice
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Great series ……my favourite is the coyote!
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It was pretty cute running in the sagebrush. Thanks for the visit, Ruby.
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Yellowstone…it’s been ages since I’ve been there…it’s a haven for wildlife to be sure.
Great images today.
[that spider is creepy]
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Well, Anni, there is so much wildlife in all the Rockies. We were fortunate to have traveled a far north as Jasper. The trip was a celebration of life as my husband had almost not survived a ruptured lung the previous year.
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Quite a contrast there Janice with that little spider which isn’t a bit scary and then those beasties from the Rockies which are a little.
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The spider was startling when it jumped on the camera. I was in a vehicle using telephoto for the big beasties! Thanks for the visit!
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Great photos, the spider is funny but not to compare with the other ones.
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Thanks for the kind comment, Christian.
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Not of fan of the first critter, but loving the rest!
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spiders, birds, children. all difficult subjects as I have started realising.
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Yes, they can all move pretty quickly! Thanks for stopping by, amsang
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