Vacation Day 1 6/18/22 We drove to Kuna to stay with John and Bill on Friday which is why our drive starts there. Shanna and I haven’t had a vacation where we went anywhere outside of family locations in a very long time. I chose a roundabout route so that we’d see parts of Oregon … More From Kuna ID to Medford OR
6/11/22 Trying again to take photos of cars. This time at a car show in Idaho Falls. Sadly by the time I got there only 5 cars were present. Here are a few of my better photos. The red car The yellow car The black car The purple car
6/5/22 Filling a spare hour by birding a local park Great tailed grackle posing Mallards sleeping on the edge of the parking lot American robin California quail Birds Yellow headed blackbirds Red winged blackbirds Double crested cormorants Mourning doves Rock doves Canada geese Great tailed grackles Western grebe Clark’s grebes Franklin’s gulls California gulls Ring … More Utah Lake State Park
6/4/22 A desert surprise After 5 hours of driving through the desert we came to a small stand of reeds. If this was the refuge it was underwhelming. We kept following the road/directions and drove up a hill that overlooked a huge hidden wetland of ponds, reeds, and many birds. I definitely want to come … More Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge
6/4/22 Looking for more desert birds Yesterday at the Bear River Refuge I fell into conversation with a fellow adventurer. This gentleman goes out to photograph the wild horses in Utah on a regular basis and was very familiar with the roads to Fish Springs NWR. He not only gave me a verbal ‘go here, … More Pony Express Road in Utah
6/3/22 Just a few more birds Red winged blackbird Great blue heron roost Farmington refuge buildings American avocet Birds American avocets Red winged blackbirds American coots Brown headed cowbirds Gadwalls Canada geese Western grebes Pied billed grebes Great blue herons American white pelicans Northern pintails Black necked stilts Barn swallows Cliff swallows Cinnamon teals Forster’s … More Gower Ponds – June 2022
6/3/22 Looking for Loggerhead shrikes Well we didn’t see any shrikes which was disappointing. Several years ago you could count on seeing at least one or two at this time of year. But we did see other beautiful scenery and birds Vista American avocets Terns and cormorants Western meadowlark Horned lark Burrowing owls Pronghorn Great … More Antelope Island – June 2022
6/3/22 My favorite refuge pt 2 We started with breakfast and the local park/pond in Brigham City. There were all of these adorable Mallard ducklings American white pelicans Double crested cormorant Long billed curlew Long billed curlew chick Black crowned night heron Cliff swallow Cinnamon teal Barn swallow A bad picture of a common yellowthroat, … More Bear River Refuge in the Morning – June 2022
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6/2/22 My favorite refuge pt 1 Barn swallow Killdeer Great blue heron American avocet Great egret Mallard Great blue heron Clark’s grebe American white pelican Sunset with cows Birds American avocets Brewer’s blackbirds Red winged blackbirds Yellow headed blackbirds American coots Double crested cormorants Brown headed cowbirds Long billed curlews Mourning doves Ruddy ducks Snowy … More Bear River Refuge in the Evening – June 2022
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