OMG they were dang adorable!! That was a very interesting program wasn’t it?
MaDWhitham
Suivez vos rêves aujourd’hui!! Demain n’arrivera peut-être jamais
Oregon Field Guide
I know I’m watching too much tv, but at least Oregon Field Guide isn’t political. Tonight one of the 3 stories was an effort to restore Burrowing Owls on the deactivated Umatilla chemical weapons storage facility. I think the program repeats on IPTV during the week. Burrowing Owls are not birds that I see very often (and they were way cute).
Tom
Re: Dry Lake
Dry Lake is south of Nampa.
Head south on Hwy 45 to to Missouri. Turn right. Turn left on Dry Lake. Continue to Stagecoach and turn right. You will see the water on the south side of the road.
Denise Hughes
Caldwell, Idaho
Re: Dry Lake
I was there this am about 9 red neck phalaropes still there. Owl photo silver city rd.
Re: Dry Lake
Could someone tell me where Dry Lake is located and possibly how to get there? I’m thinking I might have to go and check it out next weekend. Thanks so much for the help!
Kristin Araki
Re: Dry Lake
The pond sits north south. We were out there about 9 am and had good light.
Denise Hughes
Caldwell, Idaho
Re: Dry Lake
I have not been out there in years — used to be one of my regular stops. I am going to have to head out that way next week sometimes. What time of day is best to be there lighting wise. Its hard to remember are you looking south of the road into the ponds?
Scott Tuthill
Re: Dry Lake
Oh wow! There is that much water? And up to the road? Strikes me as being a long time since there was water like that in the playa. I’ve not been there since the place was closed down to birders. Will have to take a little trip over.
CGB. RL
Re: Dry Lake
I have a Sony point and shoot. It also helps when the birds are right next to the road. 😊
Denise Hughes
Caldwell, Idaho
Re: Dry Lake
Oops! Accidentally deleted the wrong message that I wanted to reply to, so this will have to do.
The fields that drain into Dry Lakes, the big playa part, used to have much water in them as soon as the irrigation season started. Reason being that the irrigation was regular old fashioned pipe-into-furrow, so there was much run-off. I believe the playa was put in so the farmer could recycle the water he was losing, hence the pump pond.
The place started drying up when the local farmer converted to sprinkler. More efficient, also much less run off. He may be into a high water necessary crop this year making for more water in the playa.
My incoherently worded thoughts.
Those are super photos. Would not have expected such quality from a, as you say, point-and-shoot.
CGB. RL