Clark County

Male Short-eared Owls On the Prowl in Idaho, Montana and Utah

By |2021-04-04T13:18:51-06:00April 3rd, 2017|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Box Elder County, Centennial Valley, Clark County, Idaho, Montana, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Short-eared Owls are nomadic so the places where I saw and photographed these male Short-eared Owls last year may or may not have owls this breeding season.

I’m Itching To Hit The Road To Go Camping – Spring Wanderlust

By |2017-08-21T07:25:11-06:00March 3rd, 2017|Categories: Beaverhead County, Burr Trail, Capitol Reef National Park, Clark County, Idaho, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

As the weather warms up I admit that I'm itching to hit the road to go camping, to get away from the city, the news and to immerse myself in natural surroundings.

Looking at 2016 in the Rear View Mirror or My Photographic Year in Review

By |2024-03-27T06:20:55-06:00December 31st, 2016|Categories: American Bitterns, American Pipits, Bald Eagles, Barn Owls, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Beaverhead County, Belted Kingfishers, Birds, Box Elder County, Burrowing Owls, Centennial Valley, Clark County, Davis County, Double-crested Cormorants, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Great Horned Owls, High Uintas, Hybrid Geese, Idaho, Leucistic, Montana, Peregrine Falcons, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Red-naped Sapsuckers, Red-tailed Hawks, Salt Lake County, Short-eared Owls, Summit County, Targhee National Forest, Tooele County, Turkey Vultures, Utah, Wayne County, Western Bluebirds, Wilson's Phalaropes, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jays, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Wow, today is the last day of the year 2016. This is my photographic year in review from Utah, Idaho and Montana!

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawks – Photographing Raptors Near Interstates

By |2022-10-04T07:40:21-06:00December 1st, 2016|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Red-tailed Hawks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There are natural perches along the access roads right next to the interstate and if I am lucky I can find raptors perched there on occasion too.

Sub-adult Red-tailed Hawk in Flight in Evening Light

By |2022-10-04T07:19:06-06:00October 3rd, 2016|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Red-tailed Hawks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This photo shows the sub-adult Red-tailed Hawk in flight in the glow of the evening light just a split second after it had lifted off from a perch further away.

Scenic Views of My Recent Trip to Montana and Idaho

By |2021-06-23T08:25:33-06:00September 20th, 2016|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Clark County, Idaho, Montana, Targhee National Forest|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I go on trips to Montana and Idaho it is primarily about finding and photographing birds but the places I visit are so beautiful that I feel I have to photograph the scenic views too.

Two Red-tailed Hawks Near Old Route 91

By |2022-09-20T15:59:32-06:00September 19th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Red-tailed Hawks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I photographed these two Red-tailed Hawks near old route 91 in Idaho which runs close to Interstate 15, part of the road is still paved and part of it is gravel.

Centennial Valley Prairie Falcon and a Short-eared Owl Barbed Wire Casualty

By |2021-08-10T15:51:53-06:00September 18th, 2016|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Clark County, Idaho, Montana, Prairie Falcons, Short-eared Owls|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I spent some time in the Centennial Valley of Montana yesterday and the best bird of the morning was this adult Prairie Falcon photographed on a cattle chute with a white cloud in the background.

Western Goatsbeard Seedhead in the Targhee National Forest

By |2021-05-16T07:57:37-06:00July 30th, 2016|Categories: Clark County, Idaho, Targhee National Forest, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

The scientific name is Tragopogon dubius but this forb has many common names including Yellow Salsify, Yellow Goatsbeard, Western Salsify, Wild Oysterplant and my favorite Western Goatsbeard.

Red-tailed Hawk Juvenile in Flight over the Targhee National Forest

By |2022-10-04T07:08:35-06:00June 19th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Red-tailed Hawks, Targhee National Forest|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Targhee National Forest is a wonderful place to find and photograph birds and wildlife including this Red-tailed Hawk juvenile in flight.

Male Cassin’s Finch in Clark County, Idaho

By |2021-03-12T15:05:07-07:00June 18th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Cassin's Finches, Clark County, Idaho, Targhee National Forest|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

At times the male Cassin's Finch looked like he was on alert but I can't be sure why, it might have been because of the other finches nearby or that he was keeping an eye out for predators in the sky.

American Robin in the Targhee National Forest

By |2024-03-10T05:07:51-06:00June 15th, 2016|Categories: American Robins, Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Targhee National Forest|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was trying to photograph flickers, wrens and sapsuckers in the Targhee National Forest of Idaho earlier this month when the American Robin in the photo above appeared and softly called.

Tree Swallow near Modoc Creek, Idaho

By |2024-03-25T06:27:39-06:00June 3rd, 2016|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Modoc Creek, Targhee National Forest, Tree Swallows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I liked this image of a Tree Swallow near Modoc Creek because of the eye contact, head turn, colors and the pattern of the conifer needles in the background.

Mountain Bluebird Plumage Development Stages

By |2022-04-19T04:36:07-06:00March 24th, 2016|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Clark County, Idaho, Montana, Mountain Bluebirds, Targhee National Forest, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

These images from different times of the year show Mountain Bluebird plumage development stages from not long after fledging to adulthood.

Red-breasted Nuthatch at an Idaho Nesting Site

By |2023-12-10T03:36:24-07:00February 22nd, 2016|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Targhee National Forest|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Seeing and photographing this Red-breasted Nuthatch was such a thrill for me that I want a repeat performance!

The Demise of the Magical Sapsucker Tree and the Luck of Finding More Nesting Cavity Trees

By |2024-02-26T08:11:17-07:00June 14th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Clark County, House Wrens, Idaho, Red-naped Sapsuckers, Targhee National Forest|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I am heart-broken about losing the Magical Sapsucker Tree but I am glad to have found a few more where the chicks are thriving and are safe so far.

Red-breasted Nuthatch in the Targhee National Forest, Idaho

By |2020-04-22T13:30:34-06:00May 8th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Targhee National Forest|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

I'm posting just a simple Red-breasted Nuthatch image today that I photographed earlier this week in the Targhee National Forest in eastern Idaho.

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