Saturday August 17, 2019 Nanette drove to Pocatello with Sydney to visit her new grandson. Most of their time was spent with the cute grandbaby, but we did steal away on a Saturday afternoon with Shanna to the Zoo. Our local zoo focuses on native species and is evolving into a great little zoo https://zooidaho.org/. … More Pocatello Zoo
Saturday August 10, 2019 Melinda and I decided to leave Pocatello early and bird the Bear River refuge in the morning, shop in the afternoon, and bird out by Saltair in the evening. It was a fabulous day. The next morning Melinda caught a plane back to Texas. — Jenny 1000’s of Bank Swallows were … More Bear River Refuge – Aug 2019
Sunday August 11, 2019 Sydney and I went to the Shoshone-Bannock (http://shobanfestival.com/) festival on Sunday afternoon. Things had clearly slowed down. I was able to find a parking place near the dancing grounds. We shopped at the craft/art booths and watched the dancing. It was amazing. I found that watching the dancing was hypnotic, peaceful, … More Shoshone-Bannock Festival – 2019
Monday August 5, 2019 I’ve been trying a few evening birding adventures so this week Melinda and I headed out for Market Lake. She’s only here for a few days so we’re maximizing our birding. I was surprised by the number of Double crested cormorants. They were even flying in large v formations across the … More Market Lake – Aug 2019
Sunday August 4, 2019 I first heard about the Butterfly Haven in Pingree on Facebook Events. They were having a one year anniversary and I had never heard of them. We did not go to the anniversary party. Instead of attending the party Melinda and I got there when they opened on Sunday morning. This … More Butterfly Haven – Aug 2019
Sunday August 4, 2019 Our first stop was the butterfly haven, but that blogpost has not yet been written. I am still trying to identify the butterflies. Melinda and I proceeded to bird the area known as McTucker Ponds. We were not expecting to see very many birds on this hot August afternoon, but we … More McTucker Ponds – Aug 2019
I began reading Rosemary Mosco’s Bird and Moon comics several years ago and was delighted when she published a book: Birding Is My Favorite Video Game: Cartoons about the Natural World from Bird and Moon by Rosemary Mosco Andrews McMeel Publishing (April 17, 2018) ISBN: 978-1-4494-8912-0 From the back of the book: Birding is My … More Review: Birding is My Favorite Video Game
Friday August 2, 2019 Melinda and I got to bird Antelope Island State Park on Friday evening. First we checked out the Great blue heron rookery at Gower Ponds. The rookery not only included a few herons but a couple of Double crested cormorants. When we got to Antelope Island it was only a couple … More Antelope Island – Aug 2019
I spent a lovely pair of hours in Victor looking at cars. This was a small car show, less than a 100 vehicles which was perfect for my practicing. Most of the time I remembered to take a picture of the entry details so I could tag my photos with year, make and model. Though … More Victor Car Show
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