May 22-24 Every afternoon Tuesday I had to go to work in the morning but we started a project I’ve been excited to work with that afternoon. SHELLS!!! Once upon a time my grandmother and granddad lived in Hawaii and would bring us the occasional shell. I don’t know when my mother started collecting but … More Sorting Shells
May 25, 2018 Friday, Melinda and I headed South. We headed the direction South to Logan UT, and we headed towards South, meaning our brother David South and his wife Jennifer South and family. We did a little birding and even took a few by roads. The birds were NOT cooperative so I have no … More Visiting family in Logan UT
Monday May 21st Clearly, I need to rethink my plans. It would have been nice to sleep in after spending three days in Yellowstone, but no. In order to accommodate everyone’s schedules we were up and out of the house by 7:00 a.m. This time heading North to Roberts, Market Lake, and the Camas Wildlife … More Birding Market Lake & Camas NWR
Sunday May 20th Now this was a tricky morning, we wanted to be out by the wolf den for the sunrise. In May that means earlier than the crack of dawn. I think we were up and moving around 4:30 and out by 5:00 a.m. Well, we got outside and there was mist and fog. … More Yellowstone with Melinda & Shanna pt 3
Saturday May 19th On Saturday we got up early and headed into the park towards Mammoth. We made it there earlier than I expected so we had lunch at the Mammoth grill, and checked in early to the hotel. The Mammoth hotel is a lovely old fashioned place to stay with the bathrooms down the … More Yellowstone with Melinda & Shanna pt 2
Friday May 18th Melinda arrived from Texas on Thursday the 17th. Hooray! Let the fun begin. The three of us (Melinda, Jenny, Shanna) birded our way North to Yellowstone on Friday. Our first detour near Ashton on Flagg Ranch Road was blocked by a barricade closing the road. A detour meandered us over to Warm … More Yellowstone with Melinda & Shanna pt 1
Another adventure with Melinda. Out to Rockland, up Big Canyon, down Knox Canyon, through Arbon Valley, over to Pocatello via Old Bannock County Hwy. Then a small trip down past Arimo. This time the bird photos did not happen because all of the birds were tiny and fast. Abandoned 1 Abandoned 2 A view A … More Time Travel: June 16, 2016
Melinda and I birded our way around Grays Lake in June and got to see many wonderful things including a very scruffy red fox, a running carpet that turned out to be a badger and lots of birds. Mammals: 1 Uinta ground squirrel 2 Least chipmunks 3 Red foxes 4 Badger 5 Cotton tail bunny … More Time Travel: June 20 2016
We left Nebraska at 6:30 a.m. heading south towards Kansas and the hope of spotting Whooping cranes. The roads were narrower and the towns included many old, aging, and sometimes abandoned buildings. Kearney NE to Cheyenne Bottoms KS Mourning doves European starlings Northern flicker Western meadowlark Eurasian collared doves Rock doves Red tailed hawks (42) … More Birding in Kansas
The quest for the Whooping Crane began today. We left Laramie before dawn and drove east on I80. Along I 80 Common ravens House sparrows Northern harrier Rock doves Our first real birding stop was the alleged wonderful birding at Lake McConaughy NE. Somehow we were at the wrong season and the wrong place. The … More Birding in Nebraska
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