Category: 52-week Project
Week 25 – Ruddy Duck
The more I learn about Ruddy Ducks, the more I become enthralled with their behavior and anatomy. I watched several male Ruddy Ducks display to females over the weekend. Note the bubbles formed at the waters surface near this male's ...
Week 24 – House Wren
House Wrens are chatty birds, and none-more-so than a pair I photographed and filmed from a natural cavity in the Boise Foothills this week. This pair decided to take up residence in the crack of a locust tree directly adjacent ...
Week 23 – Brewer’s Sparrow
I am just returning from a 3-day Bluebird Man shoot in the Owyhee Mountains so I will keep this week's post short. While they may not be the most spectacular songbirds in terms of plumage, Brewer's Sparrows sure do produce ...
May 2013 Video – House Wrens
It may or may not surprise you to learn that other species of birds use Bluebird nest boxes. There are numerous bird species in North America that nest in cavities (over 60!), and many of these birds also benefit from ...
Week 21 – American White Pelican
This is one of those weeks where I really struggled to chose a "best photo". I spent Memorial Day weekend with some friends camping on Sheep Creek Reservoir just on the Nevada side of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation. This ...
Week 20 – Ruby-crowned Kinglet
I decided to go Morel mushroom and wildflower hunting with a few friends last weekend. We headed north from Boise towards McCall, Idaho and stayed along the shores of Lake Cascade. Man were the wildflowers going off! Camas Lilies were ...
Week 19 – Dusky Grouse
Yellowstone National Park is a magical place. Back in the summer of 2006, Yellowstone was my introduction to the west. Just before my senior year of college, some friends and I packed our bags for a road trip to the ...
Week 18 – Turkey Vultures
Did you know that a group of Turkey Vultures is called a "venue" and that Turkey Vultures circling in the air are known as a "kettle"? A group of birds can have many different names, with my personal favorites being ...
Week 17 photo and April Highlight Reel feat. Bluebirds!
This weeks post is a double-whammy! Not only is today Wednesday, when I post my weekly bird photograph, but it is also the first of May when I post the monthly highlight reel from April. We'll start with this weeks ...
