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mess with them. Bison winter in and near Yellowstone National Park, particularly near thermal areas. Snowmobilers often come upon these wild beasts. Coyotes are active throughout the year, catching rodents, small animals, and birds; in winter they seek carrion. Tens of thousands of large mammels winter in the Yellowstone region, and many die. A single elk carcass, for instance, can feed wolves, coyotes, ravens, magpies, bald and golden eagles, and other animals and birds. There is little waste in nature. Little waste in nature; a hint comes from that realization. To wit, when you notice a coyote or two or a cluster of birds concentrating upon a particular spot in the landscape, you can anticipate that there’s some particular food source and also that a variety of animals will attempt to take advantage of it. Over a period of hours or even minutes ravens, bald and golden eagles,
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magpies, and other birds may arrive, sometimes in small flocks. Ravens are large, all-black birds. Magpies are black and white and sport long, mobile tails. Bald eagles are black and white and are impressively large; golden eagles are sometimes larger and are a brownish-black. Look for bald eagles along any river course in the entire area. They won’t pass up a carcass, but they are primarily fish eaters. Golden eagles prefer rock cliffs as perches and a few inhabit the Yellowstone region. w w w. j h s k i e r. n e t
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