Melinda and I did one short birding expedition near Italy TX, and looked for birds everywhere we went including a brief side trip to White Rock Lake in Dallas to view the Monk Parakeets just before dropping me off at the conference hotel. A few of the standout birds included: Gru, the great blue heron … More Birding Italy TX Nov 2017
Day trip to Yellowstone with Shanna, Regina, Katrina and Cheryl Back side of the Tetons… Osprey in nest box, Island Park Caspian tern in flight, Island Park Antelope Vesper sparrow Wildflowers Cinnamon teal Muskrat wake Mallard ducklings Clark’s nutcracker Mama and baby black bear Great horned owl nestlings Mountain goat White tailed jack rabbit Elk … More Time Travel: June 6 2016 Yellowstone
I was heading for Texas to attend a library conference and visit my family. Since it is cheaper for me to drive to SLC to catch my flight, I was able to swing by the Bear River Refuge at sunset. It was GORGEOUS. The air was crisp without being too cold, the wind had stilled, … More 11/9/2017 Bear River Refuge at Sunset
10/22/2017 West Yellowstone to Old Faithful and back with Shanna, Cheryl, Regina & Katrina. The overcast dawn light really highlighted this knob of a mountain. Firehole river falls Geese in the meadow Mossy tree Rafe in the mist Winter is coming But autumn lingers (heat killed trees) Midway geyser basin overflows into the Firehole river … More West Yellowstone to Old Faithful
Birding with Melinda in Idaho: Wolverine Canyon, Scout Mountain, and Hawkins Reservoir and many farmlands in between. This was so much fun. We practiced birding by ear a lot and I tried to take pictures of the many, many, mountain bluebirds, non successfully. The failure of this camera to take pictures of bluebirds was one … More Time Travel: June 18 & 19 2016
I had originally planned to leave at 5:00 a.m. but stayed up too late the night before and didn’t get out of town till 7:30. I wanted to drive through the Bear River Refuge and take pictures/bird. The rain was just hard enough that most of the birds were undercover. However, I was still able … More Sept 22 2017: Bear River Refuge
My father was just out of surgery and not feeling well so Shanna and I loaded up Raphael Jr., and headed for Texas on early Monday morning, you know, two days after that long Tetons trip. Our first day of driving got us to Burlington Colorado. Lightning lit the sky as we did the final … More A Surprise Visit to Italy TX
In June of 2016 I went birding at my favorite spot: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. It was a very, very good birding day. American avocets, American coots, American kestrels, American robins, American white pelicans Bank swallows, Barn swallows, Black billed magpies, Brown headed cowbirds, Black crowned night herons Black necked stilts, Bonaparte’s gulls, Common ravens, California gulls, Canada … More Time Travel: June 21, 2016
A return to the modern medieval period. It’s been almost 20 years since I last regularly attended activities with/in the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism: http://www.sca.org/). My friends John & Bill have been somewhat more active recently and finally, (it’s taken 3 years) they convinced me to attend the Artemisia XX year celebration. by Bill … More Artemisia XX Year Celebration
Definitely a day of ravens and bison. Shanna, Regina & Katrina and I headed up to Yellowstone for birds and photos. Osprey Field of wildflowers Raven at Sheepeater tidying up his feathers Bison shedding his fur, almost looks like he’s wearing a costume complete with mask. Mule deer checking us out Sandhill cranes Raven in … More Yellowstone, June 3
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