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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 […]
While watching Trumpeter swans and Mallard ducks feeding along the Texas Slough in the Burton area, west of Rexburg, two flashes of powder-blue caught my attention. The raucous rattling sound indicated a pair of belted kingfishers were chasing each other along warm seeps where minnows were trapped in pockets of water. The male had caught […]
It started on Friday – one of my two favorite bird counts of the winter – the annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) and it will last through Presidents Day on Monday. My other favorite bird count is the Howe Christmas Bird Count that is usually held between Christmas and New Years Day, but this […]
Storms often blow in odd birds – birds that normally do not migrate or do not live in the area. But a blizzard like the one on Wednesday will trap birds by the dangerous winds and snow. After the snow stopped falling Wednesday afternoon, the wind was still blowing and I headed out to the […]