SkyWatch Friday - Sunrise Sunset.

Sunrise - Just before the sun rises, the fog created by below zero temperatures are colored by the sun rays before the sun has risen behind the low east clouds.

The same day the sun colors the west sky as it sets below the western horizon as I watch for eagles to fly into the large cottonwoods to perch for the night..

Just the end of another wild day in Idaho at Camas National Wildlife Refuge. Check out other beautiful sky pictures at SkyWatch Friday.

Eagles have Landed, Camas NWR

This afternoon I ran out to Camas National Wildlife Refuge to see if the eagles had showed up. Yesterday there were only 14 there and today the migration had begun with 38 showing up. I also saw Northern Harriers, Red-tailed hawks, Rough-legged hawks, Kestrels, Merlins, Northern Flickers and even a Golden eagle.

In this tree alone there are 8 mature Bald eagles and one immature Bald eagle.


Here two mature Bald eagles play tag in a very cold strong north wind.

As the sun set I located these six white-tailed deer as they came out of the cattails and started feeding.

Just another wild day in Idaho.

White on white

Last Saturday I was involved in the Rexburg Christmas Bird Count. On New Year's Day, it had snowed eight inches and it was still snowing a little. So everything was covered with snow and was almost postcard like. I was with a group of five and we counted 38 species of birds.

Here are some white-on-white pictures I got during the count.

White berries covered with snow.

Here the trees and ground is covered with white snow.

And here are some Trumpeter swan flying against a foggy white sky.

Just another wild day in Idaho.

SkyWatch Friday - Happy New Year

Happy 2010 - May it be a very happy and joyous one for you and your families.

Snow is falling as I write this, so I will be late going fishing today. Only a couple of days before I am back in school trying to inspire kids beyond what they think they can do.

We did get a break in the gray skies earlier in the week and I stole this picture of the sunset as the sun was setting over the Henrys Fork of the Snake River near St. Anthony, Idaho.

Just the end of another wild day in Idaho. Happy New Year.