SkyWatch Friday - Henrys Lake sunrise

We have been having unseasonably warm weather with very few clouds in the sky.  Last Saturday as I was getting on Henrys Lake for some fishing, the sun slowly colored the few early morning clouds.



With the weather the weather predicted to change this weekend, we will see a lot more clouds and more colorful sunsets and sunrises.  Just the beginning of a wild day in Idaho.

See other great sky pictures at http://skyley.blogspot.com/.

Beautiful Saturday

After a busy three weeks, I finally got a Saturday to hit the lake and mountains.  After fishing, see http://billschiessfishing.blogspot.com/) and helping get a load of wood, I went for a drive to enjoy nature.

This pelican harassed me while catching fish.

Saw this beautiful butterfly.

Songbirds were feed on the ripe hawthorne berries.

And the trees are putting on their their gilded colors before they become barren before snow flies.

Enjoying the wildness of Idaho on a very sunny day.



SkyWatch Friday - Teton River sunset

Predicted storms never materialized this week, but the clouds created great sunsets.

Just the end of another wild day in Idaho.

Check out other great sky photos at http://skyley.blogspot.com/.

R and R with the birds

After a hard week dealing with Homecoming at school and in charge of a seminar for the Teaching American History Grant all day Satureday (it was outstanding with Peter Henriques, author of Realistic Visionary, discussing George Washington), I needed some R and R.  So out to Market Lake to look for migrating birds I went.

Immature Swainson's hawks were everywhere looking for food.  Here is one that was harassing a bunch of sparrows in a thicket.

Flocks of Canada geese were in stubble fields and ponds alike.

                               

Then I got to the thickets that housed the Great-horned owls.

In the next line of brush, I saw 9 Long-eared owls.

Then on the way home I caught this Swainson's having dinner.

Probably a nest-mate of it come in to try to steal a snack before it was gone.

I loved the R and R enjoying the down time with the birds of the area.  Just the end of another wild week in Idaho.