Thank … you I think a bunch of COLO’s hit ice up north and made a U turn. Way more in the valley than normal.
On Apr 26, 2023, at 12:48 PM, Elizabeth Medes <liz.medes@…> wrote:
Beautiful photos! Our favorite bird.
We counted 19 COLOs on Black Canyon reservoir last night (and more than likely missed a few); a pod of 12 and then scattered pairs among 75 or so WEGR and a large flock of RUDUs.
Just got back from walking to and from my dentist past Parkcenter Pond and there are 3 Common Loons on the pond.
I went to Veterans Memorial Saturday to photograph the 3 Common Loons there, photos attached.
Ken Miracle chukar28@… 208-570-2780 “Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God” 2COR 3:5
We counted 19 COLOs on Black Canyon reservoir last night (and more than likely missed a few); a pod of 12 and then scattered pairs among 75 or so WEGR and a large flock of RUDUs.
The first hummingbird of the year was seen at my home in the hills east of Pocatello. Likely a Broad-Tailed. This is right about when they normally return.
I had a male Bobwhite visit my yard here in the North End a few years ago. What tipped me off? I heard the distinctive “Bob-white!” and turned to my friend, “That sounds just like a Bobwhite, how can that be?” Learned that there were escapees. Hadn’t heard one since living in Michigan decades ago. Sure enough. Here’s a shot I took of him sitting on my neighbor’s car, and then later, when it wandered into my backyard and onto the trellis.
The photo of the eastern is a bit different angle. If you went and bought quail eggs what hatches out is a varying mixture.
On Apr 23, 2023, at 9:10 PM, Tom & Susan Soniville <tomnsueid@…> wrote:
Had this visitor to our front yard yearly this evening. I think it is a gray partridge, but this is my first sighting of one. It was browsing on seed that dropped out of a feeder and some weeds (I’m hoping it comes back with a lot of friends!)
Tom Soniville
West Bench
— Tom Soniville Boise. North End<DSC_1754m1.jpg><DSC_1757m1.jpg>
Ken Miracle chukar28@… 208-570-2780 “Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God” 2COR 3:5
The photo of the eastern female here is a bit different angle. If you went and bought quail eggs what hatches out is a varying mixture and frequently do not look quite like what their wild cousins do.
On Apr 23, 2023, at 9:10 PM, Tom & Susan Soniville <tomnsueid@…> wrote:
Had this visitor to our front yard yearly this evening. I think it is a gray partridge, but this is my first sighting of one. It was browsing on seed that dropped out of a feeder and some weeds (I’m hoping it comes back with a lot of friends!)
Tom Soniville
West Bench
— Tom Soniville Boise. North End<DSC_1754m1.jpg><DSC_1757m1.jpg>
Ken Miracle chukar28@… 208-570-2780 “Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God” 2COR 3:5
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