While we were watching the dancing grebes, there were several other birds in the area. One was a great egret who flew by a few times before landing in some tall grass on the other side of the cove. It was quite a distance away so it was difficult to get a clear, sharp shot. …
American Avocet
The American Avocet was another new bird for me. We found these birds along the road in a shallow pond area along the road to the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge. With their long legs, long bill and beautiful coloring, they are quite elegant. We enjoyed watching them for some time as they glided across …
Black Crowned Night Heron
After watching the dancing grebes, we headed to northern California to the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge. But before we left, we had a picnic lunch and it was there that I saw my first Black Crowned Night Heron. These birds can be found just about anywhere, but this was the first I'd seen one. …
Dancing Grebes
On Friday, I spent the day with members of our photography meet-up group down in the Klamath basin taking photos of birds. For me, this was my first time seeing many of these birds. Our first stop was in Klamath Falls where we hoped to get photos of the dancing grebes. I'm not sure if …
Gunlock State Park, Utah
After visiting Kolob, we drove to Gunlock State Park, just a little ways out of St. George. We had been told that there was a beautiful waterfalls there. We weren't quite sure how to get to the falls - there were a couple possible ways. One was walking along the reservoir but we didn't know …
