I started digging into owl books looking for information on how Burrowing Owls survive the winter. I feel like I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole. Owls of the World a Photographic Guide by Heimo Mikkola Hardcover: 528 pages Publisher: Firefly Books ISBN-10: 1770852743 ISBN-13: 978-1770852747 Oboler Library: QL 696 .S8 M555 2012 Gorgeous full color … More Review: Owls of the World
I did some exploration on the birding prospects, spots, and roads around Lake Lowell. Not a lot of birds at this time of year, but a promising spot for the spring. Lots of pollution in the air and bad lighting so not a lot of photos. – Jenny Dark eyed junco Ducks & Gulls Canada … More Lake Lowell – November 2019
Birding around American Falls and Massacre Rocks…an exploration of what may be about. Survey says… not much. — Jenny Canada geese at the marina on American Falls Reservoir Starling as tree ornaments at the cemetary Gulls below the dam Loggerhead shrike at Massacre Rocks Birds & Mammals Rock doves Eurasian collared doves Black billed magpies … More American Falls & Environs – November 2019
Tuesday October 22, 2019 I had a doctor’s appointment in Idaho Falls in the late afternoon, so I rewarded myself for good behavior and spent the evening birding in Camas. Hundreds of Sandhill cranes were landing, eating, walking, and flying overhead. — Jenny American kestrel Mule deer & Sandhill cranes Sandhill cranes Assorted ducks A … More Camas Refuge – October 2019
Friday October 4, 2019 An early morning visit to Antelope Island. A few birds and lots of bison in sunflowers. – Jenny Sunrise American avocets and ducks Ruddy ducks and Northern shovelers Morning light Western meadowlark Bison on the hill Bison closeup 1 (yay for a telephoto lens) Bison closeup 2 Bison scratching an itch … More Antelope Island – October 2019
Beginning of Rodeo – Day two Bareback bronc Bareback bronc Breakaway roping Breakaway roping Breakaway roping Breakaway roping Breakaway roping Steer wrestling Horse side eye Calf roping Calf roping Calf roping Calf roping Calf roping Saddle bronc riding Saddle bronc riding Goat tying Goat tying Attempted barrel racing Barrel racing Bull for the win
Thursday October 3, 2019 An evening visit to one of my favorite refuges. — Jenny Mule deer holding so still I thought it might be a decoy Great blue heron Avocets, willets, dabbling ducks etc. Mountain reflections Raccoon! I was so excited to get a decent photo of this guy that I got out of … More Bear River Refuge – Oct 2019
Beginning of Rodeo Bareback bronc Bareback bronc dismount effort Bareback bronc riding Bareback bronc riding dismount Gorgeous horse Breakaway roping Breakaway roping success Breakaway roping Breakaway roping Attempted breakaway roping Steer wrestling Steer wrestling Steer wrestling Calf Saddle bronc riding Saddle bronc no rider Saddle bronc mugging for the camera Saddle bronc riding Team roping … More College Rodeo – Spanish Fork UT 2019 pt 1
I finally made it to the World Center For Birds of Prey just outside of Boise (5668 W Flying Hawk Ln, Boise, ID 83709). This center is one of the Peregrine fund sites rehabilitating, conserving, and releasing raptors of all kinds. It has a large education mission along with a great library and museum. I … More World Center For Birds of Prey – Sept 2019
Bird Families of the World: A Guide to the Spectacular Diversity of Birds by David W. Winkler, Shawn M. Billerman, and Irby J. Lovette Co-published by Lynx Edicions and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 2015 ISBN-10: 8494189204 ISBN-13: 978-8494189203 599 pages https://www.amazon.com/Bird-Families-World-Spectacular-Diversity/dp/8494189204 https://www.lynxeds.com/product/bird-families-of-the-world/ I found this book to be amazing with lots of photos. Definitely … More Review: Bird Families of the World
