Bear River Refuge – Reversed Route pt 2
9/24/22 American coots Pelicans in blue White faced ibises Great blue heron in flight Black necked stilts Pelicans and cormorants Blackbirds Barn swallows
9/24/22 American coots Pelicans in blue White faced ibises Great blue heron in flight Black necked stilts Pelicans and cormorants Blackbirds Barn swallows
The water was much lower than I’ve ever seen and therefore the birds were way out there. The little birds such as horned larks and meadowlarks refused to pose. 9/24/22 So dry Avocets, phaleropes, ducks A view Cheeky magpie Another view Gulls, ducks, phaleropes, and more Still another view Lovely sunflowers I just love these … More Antelope Island – September
Another treat is getting to drive the main auto route in the reverse direction 9/24/22 Autumn blues White faced ibises and American avocets Kettling ibises and avocets and more A lone ibis So many lovely fall colors
More photos from this drive 9/24/22 Canada geese and assorted ducks American white pelican And so many kettling pelicans White faced ibis American coot The refuge Blackbirds
Cows are used to help manage the invasive fragmites plants 9/24/22
Once again the Bear River Refuge allowed us to bird the D route. This is so amazing 9/24/22 So many gulls, mostly Franklin’s and Ring billed Black necked stilt(s) Great blue heron Avocet butts Avocets
Back to the West entrance stopping at Gibbon Falls 9/17/22 Closeup A new view of a bear jam. I did see the lovely black bear in the distance but the jam was too crazy to make it worth stopping and adding to the camera horde. Top of Gibbon Falls Move views of the falls Gibbon … More For Yellowstone Pt 3 – September
Canyon and Canyon Falls 9/17/22 The canyon And the falls Sadly I did not have time to go to the Artist’s Point to get better photos of the falls. – Jenny
West Entrance – Virginia Cascades – Canyon 9/17/22 Raven View from a bison jam Virginia Cascades picnic area Mist from the Cascades Art in gray Gray jay Glacial Boulder Art in neutrals Feather gift
Just a few sights. Most of the birds were unwilling to pose. 9/17/22 Looks like a muskrat den in the almost dry swan pond. I couldn’t get this focused properly since it was so far away but there’s a duck in the opening Sawtelle peak and the Henry’s fork of the Snake River Autumn tansys … More Island Park – September