Red Fox on Teton Village Snowbank: Gail Kvittem

“It looked slowly at us, stretched and walked away.” 

Forest Dramis: Mule Deer on HWY 89

Forest captured this picture at a prominent mule deer crossing near Flat Creek on Highway 89 in town.

Kay Stratman: Moose Neighbor

“They were roaming around eating twigs around the house, looking in our bedroom and office windows.”

Patty Ewing: Moose Day Sighting

Mule Deer at Snow King: Shane Rothman

“A mule deer climbing to eat lichens near the summit of Snow King Mountain. I observed plenty of mule deer near the summit, inbounds and out, bedding and browsing, but not nearly as many as on the gentle lower slopes”

Resighted Mountain Bluebird: Britton Parker

“Resighted” Mountain Bluebird on the National Elk Refuge in August. The bands on this bird indicate it returned to the National Elk Refuge a year after banding. Only a handful of bluebirds were resighted in 2018. Photo: Britton Parker

Northern Pygmy Owl: Susan Marsh

“Northern Pygmy Owl who visited last winter, having a luncheon of Starling. Someone reported that a Northern Pygmy Owl had taken a Eurasian Collared Dove elsewhere in town and took two days to eat it. This owl did come back for a couple of days to finish up the leftovers.”

Hermit Thrush: Susan Marsh

“Hermit Thrush are summer residents who nest in the deep forests here, and tend to migrate in fall later than their Swainson’s thrush cousins.” December. Photo and Quotation: Susan Marsh.

Moose: Tim Griffith

“Young moose found at Schwabacher Landing beaver pond. We walked past the dam to the northern end of the pond and looked back from where we came and the calf and cow were standing in the middle of the pond. Three were five of us and not one of us saw the moose when we walked by. They came out of the brush behind the beaver lodge AFTER we passed by. It was rather spooky.”

Two Bull Moose: Loren Nelson

“In the next few weeks the big bull moose of Grand Teton National Park will be dropping their racks. They start dropping in mid-December and almost all are gone by mid to late January.” Photo: Loren Nelson

Young Bull Moose

I tend to notice Moose in the Cottonwood neighborhood only in winter. Last year, my first sighting of these “yard moose” was in late December, this year, Jan 2nd!

Pine Marten

Pine Marten off of Highway 89 near Jackson Lake in October. Parked the car to get a better view, instead of running away the marten came and gave us a closer look. Photo: Kyle Kissock

Northern Flicker: Virginia Halloran

Northern Flicker in cavity at base of Shadow Mountain.