Birds. Just Birds.

Saturday morning Justine and I headed down to the George C. Reifel Migratory bird sanctuary to see what was going on. It wa sa nice morning, if a bit cool, and a nice day for a walk. I’m not going to add much commentary but instead will just be a post with a lot of photos.

A juvenile bald eagle was sitting in the trees at the entrance. It stayed for a while, before flying off.

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Great blue heron

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Pine Siskins. There was a flock of them

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in one part of the sanctuary.

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Spotted Towhee

Huge flocks of birds during migration are what make this area so important.

A bald eagle, circling in to land over a flock of trumpeter swans.

The eagle has landed. The swans don’t seem to care.

Trumpeter swans in flight.

Great blue heron having a snooze.

Another bald eagle swoops overhead.

A Northern Harrier, hunting over the marsh.

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Northern Flicker

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A Great Blue Heron on the hunt.

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Ring-necked Ducks. Diving ducks that we see only while migrating.

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American Wigeon

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Hanging on the ice.

There were tons of bald eagles around, as is the norm this time of year.

The small flock of resident Sandhill Cranes were hanging out by the ponds.

Song Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Downy Woodpecker