We are now up to two Hummingbirds here at our house. We busted several Calliope Hummingbirds here at our feeder. They and the Broad-tailed Hummers buzz each other all of the time. We love watching them!
We've also had a Downy Woodpecker hanging around the last couple of days.
We spent this evening exploring the opposite side of Alpine, where we hadn't been before. We were going down a muddy road, and came across several Killdeer. Normally, they aren't something we usually stop for. But this was a special occasion. This little gal had four little chicks! Oh my goodness, I wish I had had the camera! SO cute! As we got closer, she called to them, and they all huddled up under her. I'm not sure where they all got found the room! They weren't brand new, just little mini-hers. So here is a Googled image to give you a visual.
The big score of the evening was the Common Loon. We heard it at first and knew what it was. So we turned toward the water in search of him. We found him, and another. We've seen several of these guys all around (Yellowstone, Horseshoe Lake, even the Snake River in down town Idaho Falls), but they don't get old, that's for sure!
An interesting thing I thought would be cool to share is that while we were looking at the Loon through the binoculars, you could see our house just across the river, in the same view. I LOVE living here!
We've also had a Downy Woodpecker hanging around the last couple of days.
We spent this evening exploring the opposite side of Alpine, where we hadn't been before. We were going down a muddy road, and came across several Killdeer. Normally, they aren't something we usually stop for. But this was a special occasion. This little gal had four little chicks! Oh my goodness, I wish I had had the camera! SO cute! As we got closer, she called to them, and they all huddled up under her. I'm not sure where they all got found the room! They weren't brand new, just little mini-hers. So here is a Googled image to give you a visual.
The big score of the evening was the Common Loon. We heard it at first and knew what it was. So we turned toward the water in search of him. We found him, and another. We've seen several of these guys all around (Yellowstone, Horseshoe Lake, even the Snake River in down town Idaho Falls), but they don't get old, that's for sure!
An interesting thing I thought would be cool to share is that while we were looking at the Loon through the binoculars, you could see our house just across the river, in the same view. I LOVE living here!
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