9/25/21 A late afternoon visit to one of my favorite refuges: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge I was not able to identify as many species as I hoped. Many were too far away and in non-breeding plumage all I could tell was that there were a lot of brown ducks. Female ring necked pheasants It’s … More Bear River Refuge in mid Sept 2021
9/1/21 A drive over to Jackson Hole, up into Yellowstone and out the West gate I went looking for autumn color and maybe Elk in rut. I found the color, but not the elk. A field of Brown headed blackbirds Morning looking over the Snake river valley at Ririe ID Creek with early autumn color … More Wandering through the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
9/5/21 Mud Lake Moose American white pelicans & grebes Pied billed grebe The Hawks in the Field Apparently I went birding at the perfect time for hawks. There were hundreds of them scattered around. Every large haybale had one, and this field had many. Every brown spot equals another hawk. Most of them were Red … More Market Lake, Camas NWR, & Mud Lake pt 3
9/5/21 Camas NWR The pond on the way to the refuge Sandhill cranes Killdeer Surprise! Double crested cormorants Red tailed hawk The refuge Chipping sparrow Rabbit brush Ducks Sunflowers
9/5/21 Market Lake Derilict house The first cormorant Morning clarity Another double crested cormorant And still another cormorant Losing count of the number of cormorants
8/28/21 Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Sunflowers Black necked stilt White faced ibis Killdeer Fall is coming Grebe parent, paddling away from its adolescent chicks Check out the wake on this grebe. I never expected that a grebe in the resting position would be able to chase its parent. I was wrong. This was so … More Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge – Late Summer 2021
08/28/21 Dancing Cranes at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge https://www.fws.gov/refuge/bear_river_migratory_bird_refuge/ So much fun to watch these dancing cranes!!!
08/28/21 Barn Owl at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge https://www.fws.gov/refuge/bear_river_migratory_bird_refuge/ A little side eye Watching for food Checking out my car Taking off
8/20/21 At the Camas National Wildlife Refuge https://www.fws.gov/refuge/camas/ Sandhill cranes in tan and gray Sandhill cranes all in a row American kestrel Yellow headed blackbirds in the sunflowers Sunflowers
7/30/21 Around the bend from the Bear River Refuge Egret Roost Mourning Dove Burbling Sandhill Cranes Old School Transportation
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