🦊 Animal Photos South Dakota Birds and Birding
Wildlife photography beyond birds

Critter Photos!!

I admit I rarely go out looking to shoot critters other than birds, but when they cross my path? Heck yes I'll point a camera at them! Here are some of the critter photos I've gotten over the year.                

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Overview

Explore the gallery by wildlife group

The original page used a large table layout. This version keeps the same destinations but turns them into a modern card gallery that is easier to scan on desktop and mobile.

Large Terrestrial Mammals Large Aquatic Mammals Small Mammals Reptiles and Amphibians Other Critters
Category one

Large terrestrial mammals

Big mammals from South Dakota and far beyond, from bears and bison to mountain wildlife and desert species.

Grizzly Bear

Grizzly Bear

Powerful critters I've been lucky enough to photograph in Wyoming, Montana, and Alaska.

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Black Bear

Black Bear

Maybe not as powerful as a Grizzly but still damned impressive critters when you run across one!

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Pronghorn

Pronghorn

One of my favorite critters! Particularly in Yellowstone they're not as shy as they are in South Dakota   

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Elk

Elk

Yellowstone in the fall...such a great time to be there while the Elk are bugling

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Mule Deer

Mule Deer

Not found in eastern South Dakota, so I've had fewer opportunities to shoot.

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Javelina

Javelina

I love javelina!! Cool critters of the Southwest and one of the great perks of traveling down there.

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Category two

Large aquatic mammals

Marine mammals and coastal wildlife, separated into their own section so the page feels organized rather than table-bound.

Category three

Small mammals

Rabbits, squirrels, badgers, mink, bats, and other smaller mammals now grouped into a much easier-to-browse responsive gallery.

Category four

Reptiles and amphibians

Turtles, lizards, snakes, frogs, and toads are all retained here, but in a cleaner visual system that matches the more modern pages.

Category five

Other critters

Smaller invertebrates and marine life, preserved as links but promoted into their own distinct section.