I added 15 new birds to my lifelist in 2021, of course they are all from my trip to Corpus Christie TX. Black skimmers Mottled ducks Reddish egret Tri color herons Wilson’s plover Roseate spoonbills Roseate spoonbill Ruddy turnstone Laughing gulls Sandwich tern Least terns Royal terns Reddish Egret Black skimmers Groove billed anis Couch’s … More Birds of 2021
Here are the images I chose for the 2022 calendar: If you are interested in purchasing a copy let me know ($20.00)
Continuing to bird: Camas, Mud Lake, & Market Lake 11/23/21 Trumpeter swans and Mallards Rough legged hawk Autumn at the wetlands Great blue heron Seed heads Another rough legged hawk Black billed magpie Tetons in the distance Canada geese on a frozen pond Menan buttes in the distance
Early morning at the Camas Refuge 11/23/21 There were so many Trumpeter swans waiting to head out. A swan would start flapping its wings and then more would start flapping and then the family group(s) would head out.
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge 11/21/21 Blues and golds Common ravens Clark’s grebe Assorted ducks, mostly buffleheads and ruddy ducks with a few coots and unknowns. Intense autumn colors Pied billed grebe Canada geese Sunflower seedheads Rough legged hawk Curves in reflection
Bison Roundup on Antelope Island 10/30/21 Every year they round up the bison on Antelope Island. People with horses are allowed to register/volunteer to help. There are also experienced riders who are trained to work with the bison and manage/herd both bison and volunteers. Bison pre-roundup So why do they round them up? One reason … More Bison Roundup
10/19/21 Camas Refuge & Market Lake Sadly they were burning out invasive plants and doing maintenance at Camas so the refuge loops were closed. A pond full of Canada geese near Market Lake Ruddy ducks And a supersized donkey
10/15/21 Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Shanna and I stopped at the Bear River Refuge the night before we attended the Van Gogh exhibit. Sadly it’s hunting season so most of the waterfowl were in hiding. On the otherhand it was a gorgeous evening. Reeds Clark’s grebe Great blue heron Willets American coots Landscape Sunset … More Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge – Oct 2021
10/19/21 Mud Lake I had to go to Drs in Idaho Falls on a Tuesday so I scheduled them one as early as possible in the morning and one as late in the afternoon as possible. This meant I could go birding at Mud Lake, Camas, and Market Lake. There are still a zillion hawks … More Mud Lake in October
9/25/21 A late afternoon visit to one of my favorite refuges: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge I was not able to identify as many species as I hoped. Many were too far away and in non-breeding plumage all I could tell was that there were a lot of brown ducks. Female ring necked pheasants It’s … More Bear River Refuge in mid Sept 2021
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