It’s been a struggle this year to create my calendars. I began creating them for my mother who has always been my greatest fan. When she passed in February my world changed and I found it very difficult to create something when my primary audience is no longer with me. This holiday season has really … More 2020 Calendars
My Burrowing owl information quest continues. This time it’s another library book that is a beautifully illustrated overview of owls. Not comprehensive in scope or content but a nice addition to any owl book library. The index includes scientific name and some common groupings such as barn owls, but not by every common name. Only … More Review: Owls by Taylor
Friday November 29, 2019 I went with friends to the Neon Museum in Las Vegas to check out the Tim Burton art installation in the Boneyard (the outside venue with all of the signs). Honestly, I was a little underwhelmed. I don’t know why I thought it would be larger or more. Maybe I psych … More Neon Museum in Vegas
I started digging into owl books looking for information on how Burrowing Owls survive the winter. I feel like I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole. Owls of the World a Photographic Guide by Heimo Mikkola Hardcover: 528 pages Publisher: Firefly Books ISBN-10: 1770852743 ISBN-13: 978-1770852747 Oboler Library: QL 696 .S8 M555 2012 Gorgeous full color … More Review: Owls of the World
I did some exploration on the birding prospects, spots, and roads around Lake Lowell. Not a lot of birds at this time of year, but a promising spot for the spring. Lots of pollution in the air and bad lighting so not a lot of photos. – Jenny Dark eyed junco Ducks & Gulls Canada … More Lake Lowell – November 2019
Birding around American Falls and Massacre Rocks…an exploration of what may be about. Survey says… not much. — Jenny Canada geese at the marina on American Falls Reservoir Starling as tree ornaments at the cemetary Gulls below the dam Loggerhead shrike at Massacre Rocks Birds & Mammals Rock doves Eurasian collared doves Black billed magpies … More American Falls & Environs – November 2019
Tuesday October 22, 2019 I had a doctor’s appointment in Idaho Falls in the late afternoon, so I rewarded myself for good behavior and spent the evening birding in Camas. Hundreds of Sandhill cranes were landing, eating, walking, and flying overhead. — Jenny American kestrel Mule deer & Sandhill cranes Sandhill cranes Assorted ducks A … More Camas Refuge – October 2019
Friday October 4, 2019 An early morning visit to Antelope Island. A few birds and lots of bison in sunflowers. – Jenny Sunrise American avocets and ducks Ruddy ducks and Northern shovelers Morning light Western meadowlark Bison on the hill Bison closeup 1 (yay for a telephoto lens) Bison closeup 2 Bison scratching an itch … More Antelope Island – October 2019
Beginning of Rodeo – Day two Bareback bronc Bareback bronc Breakaway roping Breakaway roping Breakaway roping Breakaway roping Breakaway roping Steer wrestling Horse side eye Calf roping Calf roping Calf roping Calf roping Calf roping Saddle bronc riding Saddle bronc riding Goat tying Goat tying Attempted barrel racing Barrel racing Bull for the win
Thursday October 3, 2019 An evening visit to one of my favorite refuges. — Jenny Mule deer holding so still I thought it might be a decoy Great blue heron Avocets, willets, dabbling ducks etc. Mountain reflections Raccoon! I was so excited to get a decent photo of this guy that I got out of … More Bear River Refuge – Oct 2019
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