I had just settled into a small huckleberry patch when I heard a familiar sound of a male Broad-tailed hummingbird coming through the scattered pines, quaking aspen and serviceberry bushes. He was not happy that I was in his berry patch as he hoovered about two feet from my face, chirping at me while his […]
Stopping at the Silver Lake Outlet in Harriman State Park, I watched the male, Red-necked grebe surface with a three-inch Red-sided shiner in its beak. It started swimming with the flipping fish toward the patch of cattails on the southeastern bank behind the yurts. Near the edge of the cattails, I saw the female hunting […]
Hangry calls of a juvenile American kestrel came from a single tree at the back of my neighbor’s backyard. Both adults were in my large trees calling back to the youngster, begging it to come to them for its lunch. The kid left its perch and flew about 50 feet before landing on a shed. […]
A house full of kids always keeps parents very busy, especially if they are a hunting-and-gathering family with no supermarket let alone a convenience store nearby. This week I ran into just that type of family – a family of Mountain bluebirds, west of Henrys Lake. Poppa was sitting on a nearby fence post with […]
Bouncing across the desert looking for new families of Burrowing owls, I saw a familiar sight of a male Columbia Sharp-tailed grouse displaying. I was surprised to see him because it is almost time for the hens to hatch their young. It was still early in the morning, so I decided to take a few […]