A Favorite: Ruddy Duck
I love Ruddy Ducks so much. I love their frisky tugboat nature, their bright blue bill, and the beauty of their rusty feathers. Here are a few of my favorite photos of this adorable duck.
I love Ruddy Ducks so much. I love their frisky tugboat nature, their bright blue bill, and the beauty of their rusty feathers. Here are a few of my favorite photos of this adorable duck.
Visit on 10/15/22 with Shanna, John, & Bill A look through the big lens: FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 on Sony A6500 Swan pond is still pretty darn dry with no swans The Henry’s Fork of the Snake River with Canada Geese A look through the new lens: FE 90mm F2.8 on Sony A6400 Swan pond The … More Island Park ID
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