Western Grebes with Chicks
September 29, 2022
So adorable 8/13/22 About to get on a parent I love how the chicks can hide in the parental feathers Two chicks!! Hungry chick Hiding behind willows Grebe bathing Cute overdose
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Mud Lake in the Morning pt 2
September 28, 2022
And a few more birds 8/13/22 American goldfinch Swainson’s hawk Mourning doves Sleepy western grebe Canada geese A view Water output Water closeups A view of the Menan Buttes: extinct volcanoes with clouds overhead echoing past glories.
Mud Lake in the Morning pt 1
September 27, 2022
I came back to look for the grebe parents and chick. Of course there were other birds too. 8/13/22 Double crested cormorants Western grebe View Great blue heron Juvenile coots Bright yellow/green legs of a Black crowned night heron Snowy egret in hiding Black crowned night heron American coot chick American coots with juveniles
Duck taking Off at Mud Lake
September 21, 2022
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Mud Lake on the way home from Missoula
September 20, 2022
A new access road to the Mud Lake location, I was super happy to find this. 8/7/22 Mixed flock of blackbirds Mourning dove Canada geese Bald eagle American white pelicans and Double crested cormorant Western grebe Great blue heron American white pelicans Western grebe Western grebe with chick I did not see the chick when … More Mud Lake on the way home from Missoula
Birding Mud Lake – May
June 8, 2022
5/23/2022 Birding at Mud Lake with Melinda and Cheryl Cinnamon teal with a speedy Cliff swallow Western grebe Clark’s grebe Great blue heron Red breasted merganser female Lesser scaup with female lesser scaup Redheads Blue winged teals A view with coots Muskrat Cat… when I first saw this patch of fluff I was certain it … More Birding Mud Lake – May
Mud Lake ID – May 2022
May 25, 2022
5/8/22 Even later in the morning at Mud Lake Yellow headed blackbirds Horned lark Ruddy duck Great blue heron Eared grebe Field full of white faced ibises Black billed magpies Stealthy moose A view
Mud Lake – April 2022 pt 2
April 12, 2022
April 2, 2022 Sunrise I birded the north side of the lake. Later in the morning I drove around the south side. There were so many birds on the southside, mostly water birds and raptors, very few were willing to pose for photos. Muskrat Rough legged hawk Northern shoveler Golden eagles and a juvenile Bald … More Mud Lake – April 2022 pt 2
More Birding in Idaho: Camas, Mud Lake, & Market Lake
December 21, 2021
Continuing to bird: Camas, Mud Lake, & Market Lake 11/23/21 Trumpeter swans and Mallards Rough legged hawk Autumn at the wetlands Great blue heron Seed heads Another rough legged hawk Black billed magpie Tetons in the distance Canada geese on a frozen pond Menan buttes in the distance
Mud Lake in October
October 26, 2021
10/19/21 Mud Lake I had to go to Drs in Idaho Falls on a Tuesday so I scheduled them one as early as possible in the morning and one as late in the afternoon as possible. This meant I could go birding at Mud Lake, Camas, and Market Lake. There are still a zillion hawks … More Mud Lake in October
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