Just a short note from Capitol Reef National Park, I haven’t seen many birds yet but I have seen blue skies, red rocks, green junipers and some of the first spring wildflowers.
Whenever I visit Capitol Reef National Park I feel tiny in comparison to the vast area and all the layers of time I see. Then I realize how I am connected to it all. In every time, layer, and dimension. It is all good.
Life is good.
Mia
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When I get out in the bush, it’s coffee by the camp fire, and for some strange reason, i always take twizzlers.The blue skies with the red rocks-yes!
Wow.
A harsh, unforgiving, sublimely beautiful landscape.
It is very beautiful EC and I sure wouldn’t want to be here without water and food. And I sure couldn’t be here without my coffee!
Oh, good grief, I LOVE that park. What an amazing collection of stunning geology & cultural resources, and surprising biology in a little space. So concentrated. Hit that park on our newlywed tour of NPs in the west, and it’s a GEM. =) I’m sure you’ll enjoy yourself. =)
I love the park to Samantha. It’s a bit crowded right now because of spring break. But I can never get enough of it, Thanks!
I hope you get some shots of those wildflowers, your flower photos are AMAZING!!!!
I will try Patty!
Head on over to Bicknell Bottoms Mia. Should be lots of bluebirds, harriers, sandhill cranes, snipes, and waterfowl. Have fun!
Already been there Neil, it was not birdy last evening, heading there now
Weird. I was three last Friday and there were tons of Sandhills Cranes, Snipes, and Bluebirds. Best of luck finding those birds! They’re always a little bit harder to find in the desert, which I like. Makes it more of a challenge, and more rewarding, when you do find them!
Only saw 6 cranes yesterday from a long distance, only 6 so far this morning, also a long distance. One Golden in bad light.
Yeah I suppose Bicknell isn’t the best for getting close to birds, but you can still see a lot! Mia can you do me a favor? I know you don’t use eBird a lot, but can you post your sightings from Bicknell Bottoms? I got some word from Utah DWR that there is some development pressure in the area and they’re looking for more data on wildlife/bird numbers in the area. It could help! Thanks a ton! 🙂
Will do Neil, I would hate to see Bicknell Bottoms developed.
Last March I saw tons of cranes there
Oh I hope you see some flocks of Pinyon Jays! They’re a bird that I’ve always wanted to photograph but can just never get close!
Saw some Pinyon Jays yesterday and they disappeared before I could raise my lens!
Going up to Fish Lake today
Thanks Bob!
Posting from the field has not been easy with a slow internet connection via cell signal and trying to use my phone and my tablet using the phone’s hotspot. Then I had to edit the image in my laptop because it was too big to upload.
The different colours of the mountains, fantastic.