3/7/20 The only spring rodeo of the season. Covid hit us hard after this and it was all shut down. Info about Salina UT https://www.salinacity.org/ Beautiful palomino horse YAY Idaho State University team flag Bareback bronc running Bareback bronc riding Breakaway roping Breakaway roping Tie down roping Saddle bronc riding Saddle bronc running Goat tying … More College Rodeo – Salina 2020 pt 1
3/6/20 Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge https://www.fws.gov/refuge/bear_river_migratory_bird_refuge/ Sleepy Tundra swans Tundra swans and more Tundra swans Tundra swans with Northern shovelers in the foreground <a data-flickr-embed="true" //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js Ring billed gull Redheads and other assorted ducks A raft of American coots Rough legged hawk
3/6/20 Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge https://www.fws.gov/refuge/bear_river_migratory_bird_refuge/ Blue Sunrise Ring necked pheasants Red winged blackbird Common raven Bald eagle Pond of ducks (Northern pintails, American wigeons, Green winged teals) Cinnamon teal Large pond with Tundra swans and assorted ducks
Checking us out (June 14, 2016 – Idaho) As you know if you’ve been following my blog, I’ve read a bunch of books on Burrowing owls and didn’t find the answer of how do burrowing owls survive winter. Once I had gone through my pile of books I did a Google search which didn’t really … More Burrowing Owls and Winter
March 1, 2020 I took the morning to go north and investigate the birding potential at Market Lake. Sadly it is still iced over. I noticed birds on my way there, and stopped in Blackfoot on the way back to check out a field of geese and swans. A lovely morning of driving and birding. … More Market Lake – March 2020
Do I know how to treat myself on Valentines day or what? It was a gorgeous evening at the refuge. It’s nice to see the Northern pintails starting to migrate through. Looks like most of the Rough legged hawks have moved on. Fascinating – Jenny Canada geese are all paired up Northern pintails and Mallards … More Bear River Refuge – Valentines Day 2020
Eyewitness – Bird A documentary highlighting the biology (flight, food, nesting…) and how birds have been perceived or integrated into various though mostly western cultures. The cinematography is stunning. Eyewitness is a natural history television series produced by BBC and DK Vision. The series is based on the Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Books series of children’s … More Review: Eyewitness – Bird
Shanna and I headed south towards Salt Lake early in the morning. The plan was to meet up with my sister and go to a Lunar festival. I knew we left early enough that if we wanted to do some shopping we could. After much discussion we decided to go to Best Buy. Shanna has … More Bear River Refuge – Feb 1 2020
Bird Brains: The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies, and Jays Candace Savage Paperback: 144 pages Publisher: Greystone Books 1997 ISBN-10: 0871569566 ISBN-13: 978-0871569561 This is one of my favorite bird books. It’s a thin book at 144 pages but it is large in size almost 10″ by 10″ with lots of color photos showing off … More Review: Bird Brains
I was in Idaho Falls for work reasons so I was able to take a drive up to Market Lake in the early evening. The roads were dry until I got to the preserve then there was a lot of snow. I did not go all the way to the shelter belt since I was … More Market Lake – January 2020
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