Here’s a few more of my favorites that didn’t make it to the final round of my “best of…”, or perhaps better described as “most meaningful” or “most memorable” images of 2020. Above is an image of a badger and it’s youngster interacting. This was the second year in a row I’ve found the badger denning in basically the same place and I really liked this image as it shows the claws on the youngster really well.

The image above is from one of my five trips into Yellowstone National Park in 2020. One trip was in the middle of the night to photograph Comet Neowise, one trip was this one, and two others resulted in me turning around and leaving within an hour due to traffic on the roads being so bad. I suppose if there had been a herd of bison in this meadow, as there often are, then this image might have made it into my top five, but then, I might not have chose this composition.

I didn’t travel in 2020, at least no farther than I could drive to be somewhere for sunrise or sunset and be home again. But spending more time at home allowed ample opportunity to watch wildlife in my own backyard. The interaction between these two male Cassin’s finches was pretty cool and I was pleased to capture this moment. I’ll start the posts of my favorite, most memorable, best photos of 2020 after Christmas.