Misc Photos

Sunrise, 16 Apr:

Grouse (or at least as close as they would come to me):

Stilts are back, 19 Apr:

And so are my hummers, (two of them seen today at my feeder!)

Avocets and Moonrise

Avocets are back:

Moonrise over the mtns:

Dancing Flamingos

On Tuesday (before the snow hit), Mark and I went to Tracy Aviary in SLC.  The flamingos were doing their mating dance.  It was so funny to watch.  One of these days, I'll remember that my camera also does video, till then however here are some stills.

they would all walk one way with their heads in the air, then turn and go the opposite direction. It was neat to see...maybe one day in the wild I'll get to see them doing this.

City of Rocks

Mark and I went for a quick trip to ID and drove home the long way...50+ miles of dirt road through City of Rocks National Preserve.

Wild Horses

I finally got to see some mustangs roaming free.  In Grand Junction, CO, the BLM has a management area called Little Book Cliff Wild Horse Range.  It is open for viewing, just needed to get there.  What a great excursion for the day.

I found two bands of 4 horses.  For the most part I stood still, in fact they started coming close to me at one point, so I stepped off the trail into the river to watch them run by.

To avoid being too heavy on photos, here's a link to a few more:  Wild Horses, 16 Mar 14

Bear River - Swan Day + More

So today was Swan Day at Bear River Wild Bird Refuge.  They offered a behind the gates tour...thank you, thank you, thank you.  We had a 3+ hour tour out to part of the refuge not usually open to the public.  Tundra Swans, Snow Geese and Pelican.  Plus ducks, gulls, herons, and eagles.  What a great day!

I then went to drive the auto tour and got treated to a display by a male sandhill crane.  I think he thought I was a rival...Boy can they jump!

2 Mar 14

Some pictures from my snowshoe trip today to Ogden Canyon Overlook