Swainson’s Hawk at the Bear River Refuge
June 2, 2020
5/17/2020 A Swainson’s Hawk The Hawk Closeup Looking at you Flight prep Takeoff Tail feathers
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Spring at the Bear River Refuge pt 2
May 26, 2020
5/17/20 Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge https://www.fws.gov/refuge/bear_river_migratory_bird_refuge/ American White Pelican in Breeding Plumage American White Pelican in Breeding Plumage #2 Great Blue Heron Great Blue Heron with Western Meadowlark in Flight Clark’s Grebe Dusk Black Necked Stilt White Faced Ibis Crowd of Goslings American Avocets Barn Swallow Swallow Fence (Bank, Barn, & Cliff)
Spring at the Bear River Refuge pt 1
May 19, 2020
5/17/20 Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge https://www.fws.gov/refuge/bear_river_migratory_bird_refuge/ Lone Cinnamon Teal Short Eared Owl in Flight Ring Necked Pheasant Northern Harrier on the Rocks Canada Goose and Goslings Female Ring Necked Pheasants Pheasant doing the mating dance Male pheasant with the hens he’s trying to impress Double Crested Cormorants & White Faced Ibises in Flight Long … More Spring at the Bear River Refuge pt 1
What made that sound?
May 12, 2020
Melinda and I have been working at the advanced skill of birding by ear. She’s better at it than I am. It seems that I have to relearn the difference between a Wilson’s warbler from a Yellow warbler call and I think these are supposed to be fairly straightforward. I don’t have a photo of … More What made that sound?
Choosing a Bird Field Guide
May 5, 2020
Choosing a birding field guide brings up the never ending question of Photos vs Drawings. You can find lots of pros and cons on the internet. For me I like Photo based guides because they show real life examples. I particularly like the regional guides where plumage may vary from the standard. I like Drawing … More Choosing a Bird Field Guide
Review: Hoot
April 28, 2020
Looking for a feel good family movie? How about one with a bird theme? If so then check out the movie Hoot. “The film is about a group of children trying to save a burrowing owl habitat from destruction. Its habitat is located on the intended construction site of a pancake house. The developer of … More Review: Hoot
Waterfowl, Cornell Pamphlets, & Audubon Chapters
April 21, 2020
For 4/21/20 Waterfowl, Cornell Pamphlets, & Audubon Chapters I started birding back in the 90’s with the suggestion from my sister Melinda to “start with waterfowl.” I now know how great this suggestion was. Ducks, Geese, Swans are all large and frequently hold still on large bodies of water. Northern shovelers The distinctive Northern shovelers, … More Waterfowl, Cornell Pamphlets, & Audubon Chapters
Musings on migration and my favorite refuges
April 14, 2020
I decided that I really need to know more about the migratory patterns at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and the Camas National Wildlife Refuge. I went searching on the internet, and in my library’s databases. The best source of information is from the refuges themselves on the internet, and from my own observations. … More Musings on migration and my favorite refuges
Rescue Run at the Salina College Rodeo
April 7, 2020
3/7/20 College Rodeo – Salina Rescue Run is a fun to watch and probably participate in. Two teams compete against each other. Usually there are multiple sets of teams, the fastest overall team score wins. One member of the team stands on a barrel, the other races across the arena to and around the barrel … More Rescue Run at the Salina College Rodeo
College Rodeo – Salina 2020 pt 2
March 31, 2020
3/7/20 More photos from the rodeo. If you go, be sure to eat at my favorite place Mom’s Cafe https://famousmomscafe.business.site/ Winter coated horse YAY Idaho State University team flag Bareback bronc riding Bareback bronc riding Breakaway roping Saddle bronc riding Saddle bronc riding Goat tying Steer wrestling Team roping Barrel racing Barrel racing
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