Snow Goose

 

 The dark morphed Snow Goose is also known as the "Blue Goose". 

 They are very common and found grazing on marshy vegetation or agricultural fields.
 

They are often found in very large flocks.  There two colors of them.   Most are all white  with dark primaries.  Then the dark ones are rare.  They have white heads, pink bill and legs and black body

They are medium size, with a pink bill, plus a grin patch along the cutting edge of the bill.   Often their faces is stained rust from oxides in water.

 They are abundant here.  A few in Europe and rare in Japan.   They migrate south in late Aug.

Northbound begins in Feb.

 

 

 This is a long over posting.  Enjoy  Kitfoxgal

 

Cibola National Wildlife Adventure

 

My first good blog since I got my computer worked on, hoping it is ok.  I'll have Mr. Southern check it out before I post it.

We are at Cibola NWR.

I must get this off my mind first.  This is a comet that came up this morning.  DesertDale was up bright and early to try and find it.  He had no luck, it is not very bright. 

We are at Cibola, where we go birding every morning to see the thousand of birds that winter here.

Cibola NWR was established in 1964.  It is located on the California and Arizona

 borders.  It provide a habitat for migratory birds, wintering waterfowl and resident species.

The first photo of many, many birds  of Sandhill Cranes, Canada and Snow Geese  plus many type of water fowls.

 

The next  photo is one of the Yellow-headed  Blacks that gather here.  Yellow Heads are the males. Females are smaller and sooty brown.

This photo is of a swam of the black birds coming in for a landing.

 This is a burrowing owl.   We were very lucky for DesertDale to get this photo, as they are not seen often out of their nest along the right of way.

 The coyote are even harder see.  They are found in open range.  They run up to 40 miles a hour.

You can see a few of the Sandhill Cranes.  In summer they are in marshes, winter in fallow fields and salt flats.
Plus we saw 50 or more deer a long the base of the trees.

These are just 2 of the Canada geese we seen flying over head.  Many of the honkers where resting in the ponds,  that are all around.

Hope you enjoy the posting.   Plus enjoy life, as we are.  Kitfoxgal

Kingston, Nevada Trip

We had traveled to the Kingston, Nevada.
The Toiyabe Crest Trail offers travelers over 70 miles of trails.  Trout fishing in Kingston Creek or nearby Grove Lakes. A stock  loading ramp available for horses or other pack animals. Hunting for antelope and deer in season. Fishing, hunting, horseback riding, hiking, and picnicking.
Enjoy the your visit.

View of the Kingston area.

This was the old Gas pump at the town gas station.

This just some of the buildings a bandit at Kingston.
There is some trout fishing at the creek.










Trout fishing in Kingston Creek or nearby Grove Lakes. Stock loading ramp available for horses or other pack animals. Hunting for antelope and deer in season. Fishing, hunting, horseback riding, hiking, and picnicking.



Just found this one, I guess I did not post.  So here it is just the way I found it.  Kitfoxgal

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge

This is a Kestrel that DesertDale took.
Male and female both have black sideburns.

Not much info with this posting.  Have had major trouble with my computer.  Got it fixed but things are different on it.  So a whole new learning process .  It has been many months since my last posing. Hope it will not take so long between the next two.  Kitfoxgal.

Black-necked Stilt

 Black-necked Stilts wade in the shallows, picking delicately at the tiny creatures on the water surface.
They are noisy.   Even more so when something goes near their nesting area.  

 Small groups nest on open flats near water.  They lay their eggs on bare open ground.  Their eggs are a blue-gray color.
Their numbers have been increasing in recent years.  Photos was taken at Illipah, just yesterday.

This Black-necked Stilt, DesertDale took this at Ruby Lake.

White-breasted Nuthatch

 This White-breasted Nuthatch was taken at the Visitor's Center near Frenchglen.
They are common in a mature woods.  They are a loners.
The Nuthatch's feed on insects and seeds.

This White-breasted Nuthatch was taken at Patton House in Arizona.   They are seen on trunks or major limbs.  They often are climbing  head down.

DesertDale took both photo.   Sorry about the delay in posting, as he takes enough photos to be posting at least once a week.
 Kitfoxgal

Evening Grosbeck

 The Evening Grosbeak are common but irregular in a mixed forests.  They are almost always seen flying over head and perched in tree tops.  They are often seen at bird feeder.  They feed mainly on insects and seeds of trees.

They have a massive head and  bill.  They do have large and short feather tail. .  The female has a pale bill, dark lores, white wing patch and  a greenish nape.

Enjoy the posting.  Kitfoxgal