Market Lake, Camas NWR, & Mud Lake pt 1
9/5/21 Market Lake Derilict house The first cormorant Morning clarity Another double crested cormorant And still another cormorant Losing count of the number of cormorants
9/5/21 Market Lake Derilict house The first cormorant Morning clarity Another double crested cormorant And still another cormorant Losing count of the number of cormorants
8/20/21 At the Camas National Wildlife Refuge https://www.fws.gov/refuge/camas/ Sandhill cranes in tan and gray Sandhill cranes all in a row American kestrel Yellow headed blackbirds in the sunflowers Sunflowers
5/20/21 The Camas Complex Birding what I like to call the Camas complex this includes the Market Lake Wildlife Management Area, the Camas National Wildlife Refuge, and the Mud Lake Wildlife Management Area. I left my house at 5:30 which meant I wasn’t there for sunrise but still in the morning hours. Sunrise is close … More Camas, Mud Lake, & Market Lake
4/3/21 Camas National Wildlife Refuge – April 2021 Tundra swan, Canada geese, Mallards, American wigeons, American coots, Redheads Trumpeter swan, Tundra swan, Canada geese, Mallards, American wigeons, American coots, Redheads Swan Mallards and wigeons The requisite Sandhill crane Redbreasted mergansers (this was a surprise) Porcupine Yellowheaded blackbirds Northern harrier
2/5/21 Around Pocatello & Blackfoot Cold but clear and spring may be coming Gadwalls Tundra Swans Mule Deer
One of my favorite places is Mesa Falls near Island Park ID. I would take the family camera and escape to my happy place (car, driving, wonderous locations) on many a day in 2007. Sunrise Turkey vulture Me Early autumn color The falls Below the falls Summer greens Me again Sun and waterfall mist Spot … More Time Travel: 2007 Mesa Falls
9/4/20 A long drive with fewer photographs than I’d like. I just got so involved in seeing and experiencing that I forgot to pull out the camera. Additionally, the birds refused to pose and the narrow roads made it impossible to stop. Up to Monida (Montana) and over to the Red Rock Lakes Refuge Abandoned … More Up and over the mountains to Mesa Falls- Sept 2020
9/4/20 A long drive with fewer photographs than I’d like. I just got so involved in seeing and experiencing that I forgot to pull out the camera. Beginning at Camas NWR Yellow headed blackbirds This was one of oh so many blackbird flocks. White faced ibis The resident pair of Trumpeter swans I think this … More Beginning at Camas NWR – Sept 2020
8/28/20 Camas for a short morning visit Sandhill crane Stump monster Trumpeter swan Canada geese White faced ibis Black necked stilts
The Big Driving Test 7/2/2020 Shanna and I decided to go to Yellowstone not realizing that it was the 4th of July weekend. On our way through Island Park we got to see beautiful trees and flowers. (See post: https://blueravenbirders.com/2020/07/14/july-2020-island-park-id/). Better still we got to see a MOOSE!!! (See post: https://blueravenbirders.com/2020/07/07/moose-at-island-park/). He started out far … More The Big Driving Test