From wolves and mating grizzly bears to fighting bison and elk during their annual ruts, this showreel covers some of the highlights I've captured over the last year from the sky and from the ground.

Bull elk bugle, breed cows, fling mud, and fight for status during the elk rut in the high country. A cow elk is even seen chewing on a bone for much needed minerals.

Bull elk bugle, herd cows, anoint themselves, and fight for status during the elk rut in the high country.

Two large bull elk violently fight for the right to mate and claim a harem as the herd bull during the height of the rut.

A young bear moves through a landscape filled with deadfall from one berry bush to another, taking advantage of the sweet bounties that summer the high country provides.

A grizzly and her cubs forage for berries and sedge grass before moving through a thermal area onto a hillside with dense vegetation.

A Grizzly searching for food finds a patch of Cow Parsnip on a late summer evening.

A Grizzly bear and her new cub of the year forage for food on a late spring morning. The cub shows of its cuteness by rolling around on its back and rubbing up against its mother before they move uphill for a nursing session.

A grizzly bear and her new cub of the year finish the remains of an elk calf before moving ton to find food elsewhere through an deadfall consumed landscape.

A grizzly bear and her brand new cub of the year forage for food in the high country of Yellowstone. Like most new cubs, this little bear has a big personality and is full of cuteness.

A pair of Sandhill Cranes and their two newly hatched colts search for insects in Yellowstone’s lush northern range.

A grizzly bear and her three yearling cubs graze amongst thermal features on a chilly afternoon after an all night snow storm. The bears are also documented walking the shores of two thermal lakes.

A small group of bison have a funeral over a fellow herd member that died of natural causes. One of the bison attempts to kick it and scrape the side of its corpse with its horns to wake it up.

A small colorful grizzly consumes a bison carcass, occasionally stopping to swat at the endless pile of ravens. A pack of coyotes visits the carcass after the bear leaves, and a bald eagle attempts to attack one of the coyotes over the remains of the bison.

An old cow bison dies of natural causes and is mourned by other members of the herd. The dead bison is kicked and scraped by the horns of another bison in an act to attempt to wake it up. After the bison leave, a small colorful grizzly bear finds the carcass, accompanied by other scavengers such as ravens, eagles, and coyotes.

A bald eagle attacks a coyote over the remains of a dead bison.

A coyote consumes a bison calf that had recently died due to natural causes. A raven accompanies the coyote in hopes of snagging a morsel but is then chased off by the coyote.

A very large dark grizzly in search of a meal comes across the remains of a dead bison before moving on and spooking a large herd of elk.

Two different grizzly bears, one larger and one smaller consume a bison carcass on the bank of the Yellowstone River.

Having been separated from his mother and siblings for nearly a month, an orphaned grizzly bear cub uses the little knowledge that he has to take on Yellowstone and all of its dangers alone.

A grizzly & her two yearling cubs wake up from a nap just before bad weather rolls in, eventually finding themselves in a white out blizzard.

A grizzly and her two yearling cubs forage for food amongst thermal features and a stunning spring landscape. The family can be seen walking over logs, jumping over streams, and enjoying their lives as wild bears in Yellowstone. One of the cubs even decided to put on a show, rolling on its back, playing with its feet, and even rubbing up against a tree.

A grizzly bear with two yearling cubs forages for food in front of Yellowstone Lake and the legendary Absaroka Range. She lies down to nurse the cubs before getting up and disciplining them, returning to foraging before eventually moving up the mountain. A large elk herd crosses paths with the bears as they find a different place to search for food.

The Wapiti Pack conducts a late morning hunt, successfully killing a newborn bison calf. The calf was shoved and pushed by other members of the herd before the wolves reached in and grabbed it. The cow bison stood over the remains of her calf, not allowing the wolves to eat, eventually forcing them to leave.

A grizzly bear travels through a newly thawed spring landscape as life returns to Yellowstone for the summer. The young bear finds a good place to dig and graze for food amongst a bachelor herd of bull bison.

A grizzly bear and her two yearling cubs consume a recently killed elk calf as its mother helplessly looks on. The bear charges the cow elk before leaving the remains of the calf, but the cow elk refuses to give up.

A grizzly bear chases a cow bison and her newborn calf in hopes of eventually catching the calf, but fails after getting run off by the angry mother bison multiple times. The calf was born into a landscape full of predators, and only just hours after being born finds itself struggling to keep close to its mothers side for safety.

A herd of bison undergo a harsh spring snowstorm as the newborn calves of the herd endure Yellowstone’s unforgiving elements for the first time.

Ravens, eagles, and turkey vultures all scavenge the remains of a winter killed bison. A young lone wolf from the Rescue Creek Pack also visits the remains of the carcass, getting his fill before getting a drink and leaving.

A bear family makes their way to a carcass where they spend the rest of their day, shortly after being spooked by a bison along the way.

A handful of wolves from the Rescue Creek Pack are in the same area as a bear and her two yearling cubs feeding on a winter killed bison. The bear family makes it to the carcass unbothered, but shortly after the cubs run into a sandhill crane for the first time, making for some very interesting behavior from both species. After their experience with the crane, they settle to wrestle each other and play instead.

A family of grizzly bears with frosty backs spends an early morning consuming a bison carcass on the edge of a pond. She nurses her cubs twice in between tugging on the remains of the carcass, just before a thick fog bank rolls in.

A grizzly with two yearling cubs roughhouses extensively with one of the cubs while the other sits out due to an injured paw.

A grizzly with two yearling cubs consumes a carcass at first light before eventually walking off to nurse.

A solo grey wolf from the Mollies Pack drags the remains of a cow elk up the bank of the Lamar River, repeatedly chasing a pile of pesky ravens off of the carcass.

The Mollies pack consumes the remains of a cow elk they had killed just days before on the bank of the Lamar River.

A herd of elk walk across a busy road, run through yards, and find themselves calling a more human dominated landscape home.

A herd of elk jump a barbed wire fence, play in between the fence, and move to a nearby farmers field to graze for the evening.

A herd of elk jump a barbed wire fence to get across a highway. They run in front of vehicles, bicyclists, and a one of the calves even falls trying to jump over the fence.