Slowly, but surely, Henrys Lake is freezing over. Some areas have ice up to four inches thick, enough for some to go ice fishing. There are also areas on the lake where the ice is four inches thick, and three feet away it’s only half an inch thick. (I would not drive on the lake […]
A ram looks for water after a day of chasing ewes. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com “Have you seen the herd of bighorns up by Lone Pine,” a neighbor called to ask me a couple of weeks ago. “The rams are chasing the ewes all over a hay field and there are about six large rams […]
It resembled a pro-wrestling tag team match. A Ferruginous Hawk caught a vole in the harvested alfalfa field and was immediately attacked by a recent arrival from Alaska — a Rough-legged Hawk. As the Ferruginous flew off with its catch and the bully close behind, I saw a smaller, sleeker bird diving toward the two […]
Just like human cousins, bird cousins have a lot in common but also have many differences. Each fills a niche in the world. This week as I was watching my bird feeders, I noticed that the peanut-flavored suet cakes were taking a hit so I set up close to one. It did not take long […]
“Bill, your Hermit Thrush photo is actually a Fox Sparrow. It’s actually the eastern subspecies (Red Fox Sparrow). It’s very rare in Idaho. Cool bird for sure.” Darren. Darren Clark wrote this email to me after reading my last week’s article about getting your feeders out for wintering birds. Everyone needs a Darren Clark in […]