Grand Canyon – South Rim pt 1
5/13/24 One of many river cut canyons Desert View Watchtower Shanna’s POV, future amber The Canyon
5/13/24 One of many river cut canyons Desert View Watchtower Shanna’s POV, future amber The Canyon
5/13/24 Cliff Dwellers, 1920s non-native construction https://wanderwisdom.com/travelogue/Arizonas-Cliff-Dwellers-Lodge-And-Its-Unusual-Origin On the way out there were locals set up with jewelry and art for sale
5/13/24 Questing for Condors brought us to the Vermilion Cliffs where we did see them. About the site: https://www.blm.gov/visit/condor-viewing-site Pronghorn antelope Loggerhead shrike White crowned sparrow Horses
5/12/24 I’ve driven by the turn off to Cove Fort many times. Finally went there on our way to Arizona. Unfortunately it was closed so I didn’t get to see the interiors. Still, pretty cool. Another interesting stop was in Panguitch and the Quilt Walk statue
5/9/24 I picked up Melinda at the Idaho Falls airport, we ran a couple of errands then headed for McTucker Ponds out past Pingree. One of the very full ponds Western grebe Black necked stilts Baby puffball aka Killdeer Blown cattails
Firstname, Lastname, Date, Location of first sighting BIRDS american avocets 6/20/2023 bear river refuge brewer’s blackbirds 6/18/2023 to roberts brown headed blackbirds 6/25/2023 wolverine canyon red winged blackbirds 6/18/2023 to roberts yellow headed blackbirds 6/18/2023 roberts mountain bluebirds 6/23/2023 scout mountain indigo buntings 6/23/2023 scout mountain lazuli buntings 6/23/2023 scout mountain canvasbacks 6/18/2023 roberts gray … More Birds of June 2023 – with Melinda
A series of dusty colored photos Loggerhead shrike Burrowing owl Bison Horned lark Antelope / Pronghorn Great horned owl Common raven
It’s funny to create posts with so few photos. This was another fabulous day of birding but not a good day for photographs. Lazuli bunting Cedar waxwing Yellow headed blackbird
Adult black bear Adult grizzly bear Most of the adults were too shy and the rules about not stopping prevented many fabulous photos. Mute swans Osprey
Black bear cubs