8/5/2017 Arlene’s parents live in Post Falls so it was very convenient to meet up there after my conference and go a birding. On our first adventure we drove around Hayden Lake, Farragut state park, Round Lake, and environs. Shaded creek Osprey An … More Birding North of Coeur d’Alene
The Pacific Northwest Library Association conference was held at Post Falls this year, and I was lucky enough to be able to attend. This conference usually has really interesting speakers. It isn’t a huge conference so you can get to know people and do some real networking too. It also takes place in some gorgeous … More Post Falls for PNLA
Melinda and I birded our way around Grays Lake in June and got to see many wonderful things including a very scruffy red fox, a running carpet that turned out to be a badger and lots of birds. Mammals: 1 Uinta ground squirrel 2 Least chipmunks 3 Red foxes 4 Badger 5 Cotton tail bunny … More Time Travel: June 20 2016
I went out birding on Sunday and while I saw quite a few birds, all were the usual suspects: Canada geese, magpies, crows, mallards, goldeneyes, robins etc… And none of them (excepting this robin) would hold still for pictures. Shockingly not even the geese would pose. Just outside of town there was a herd of … More Antelope aka Pronghorn
I had to go to Idaho Falls for an appointment and had the afternoon free. My first thought was to go shopping. I have been thinking of collecting more books on art and design and they have some decent used book stores. Also they have more thrift and antique stores and I’ve got silverware, serving … More Idaho Falls to American Falls – Feb 2017
As somebody who lives in Alaska, I find it kind of weird to apply the word winter to Los Angeles but technically it is. And I saw at least one person wearing a puffy down jacket zipped up over her mouth, sitting in an enclosed car on a 60+ degree day in Capistrano, so I … More Winter birding in the Los Angeles area
Friday afternoon I went birding along the less snowy backroads nearby. I have never birded in winter before, always waiting till the stirrings of spring. I knew that birds were here year round, after all I still see crows, starlings, and doves around my house and campus. I’ve even read about strategies they use to survive … More Birding Winter Backroads
I went to Menan ID early in the morning on Jan 31st 2016. My aunt Susan has a dome home overlooking the Snake river. She has a wide variety of birds at her feeders and today was no exception. They flew off when I went out, but were quick to come back as soon as … More New Years Eve – Menan
Shanna, John, Bill and I left Pocatello around 9:30 in the morning (Thursday Dec 29) to spend the day taking pictures and enjoying the winter beauty of Idaho in general and Island Park ID in particular. It really was a spectacular drive. Frosted trees along I15 The Grand Tetons viewed from St Anthony A cute … More Daytrip to Island Park
I took Halloween off as a vacation day to celebrate my birthday. I left home around 7:00 a.m. and headed north to do a bit of birding. I got to Market Lake (near Roberts ID) at dawn. The sky was bright and clear with a scattering of Northern harriers The colors of autumn at Market … More Halloween Birding
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