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This page is devoted to the resident wildlife in the Black Hills and Badlands.
A flock of wild turkeys on Battle Mountain
Be careful where you step!
Pronghorn antelope
Curious marmots on Bear Mountain
A mountain goat in the area between Wrinkled Rock and Mount Rushmore
An osprey near Pactola Lake
A Black Hills traffic jam
A red headed woodpecker along the Canyons Trail at Jewel Cave National Monument
A small herd of elk below Rankin Ridge
A small buck
A hungry coyote by a Wind Cave Park prairie dog town
A buffalo at Wind Cave National Park
Prairie dogs at Wind Cave National Park
Three bighorn sheep in Custer State Park
A stray wood duck socializing with mallards along the Fall River
An elk grazes on the east slope of Matias Peak
Eagles congregate far out on Pactola's ice
A timid rabbit
Woodpecker hard at work
A wandering coyote at Wind Cave National Park
Two deer along the Canyons Trail at Jewel Cave National Monument