29 Jan

Where has this month gone???

This is a hard photo to like...the harrier came in and got the gulls all riled up.  It (the harrier) looked in focus when i was processing, but now I'm not so sure...(the gulls are suppose to be a bit blurry...)

Pheasant...

I didn't realize till the other day that I never got a photo of "Lori's Star' in full bloom...it's fading now and it's hard not to take that to heart...it's only a flower, not my life.

Skiing

It's been almost 11 years since I put on skis.  I'm hurting right now after about 5 hours on the slopes today...
Day started out in the clouds...the strangest feeling not knowing where you are going and barely able to see in front of you.  After lunch (this was an office function), the clouds went away, and my confidence was had grown enough where I decided to take the camera with me on the slopes.

Some more Juncos

I took these on the 23rd (I don't recall which day that was...Monday?).  It was snowing again...

there's been enough snow, that I'm finally going skiing on tomorrow!

Flicker

This guy was at the top of a tree in my yard...I only wish he'd come eat the suet that's hanging on my deck...

Rain, then snow...

It's been raining here all week, till yesterday afternoon, when it started snowing.  There was over 4 inches of wet snow here at the house, but on Antelope Island, nothing....what a difference elevation makes.  I hear the skiing is finally getting good this year, so I may need to check it out one of these days.

That's Promontory Point in the background of both pictures.  I was only on the island so I could run on something flat and not covered in snow...

Harrier in Flight

Male Northern Harrier in flight....I've seen so many females, so this was a treat seeing this guy flying.

I warned you...

I told you that I'd post more than once a week, so here's a few from yesterday.  Still have a few more that I want to process, but don't want to be on computer all night tonite.

So it snowed yesterday...from my back patio (I put a feeder out at the bottom of the yard, so I have lots of little guys around)

I later went to Antelope Island, still hoping to find the porcupines, but found these guys instead:

This Towhee was really funny digging in the dirt and snow.

When he flew off, I looked up and guess who I found!

I had searched around and couldn't find him till that moment...

More later when I get the chance (I have some other harriers in flight)  I also saw a pheasant, but he came in such a flurry that I couldn't get the camera on him.  There was also an eagle sitting out on the ice, but way beyond the reach of my lens.