On Thursday about noon, I found seven snow geese feeding in a flooded stubble field west of Market Lake Wildlife Management Area. I also saw thousands of migrating ducks. As I watched them, I heard a large flock of snows being pushed by the stiff wind from the south. They banked hard, and when they […]
A couple of ducks caught my eye as I was crossing the Hibbard bridge that crossed the South Fork of the Teton River this week. “Wood ducks,” I thought as I stopped on the bridge and a couple of pictures proved my thought was correct. It was my first sighting of them this year. My […]
“Bill, I have four grouse under my willow tree,” a friend phoned me on Tuesday afternoon. “Come over and get some pictures if you would like to.” I hustled over and the flock had grown to six birds by the time I got there. The sharp-tailed grouse had found a place where cover and food […]
While enjoying a rare sunny morning last Sunday, I heard the distinct call of a sandhill crane near the South Fork of the Teton River in the Hibbard area. Then about 20 minutes later, a small flock of 23 snow geese flew over my home heading northwest toward the Mud Lake area. Both of these […]
While parked by the Snake River near Roberts looking for migrating waterfowl, I noticed two American bald eagles flying toward me in a stiff south wind. The larger female was in the lead and I could hear her chatting, encouraging her smaller male partner to keep up as she landed on the top of a […]