So, they call these "Jump Ducks" for a reason! This 'greenhead' mallard made quite a splash leaving his roost! Good time to have camera ready...

I thought I was just getting some beautiful streaming rays of light through the storm. In addition, captured this petitioning face upturned toward heaven. Amazing light play through the storm clouds!

Buzzard's Roost! If you look out your window and see this lot lined-up, its going to be a bad day. There are those days when you feel like folks just want a piece of you!

Sandhill Crane Pair in Salmon River Valley, Idaho.

Osprey with large fish. Salmon, Idaho.

Great Blue Herons occupy nearly every nest in the rookery! Top right nest . . . male on left and female on right.

Great Blue Heron on approach to nest. Those are some BIG bird feet!

Male Great Blue Heron busy adding sticks to the nest.

Male Great Blue Heron brings a stick to add to the existing nest.

Great Blue Heron rookery on the Salmon River between Challis and Salmon Idaho. This rookery contains over 100 nests.

Going to a lot of trouble to keep the cows out of the creek! Headwaters of the Lemhi River near Leadore, ID.

Salmon River Heron rookery. Male and female on one of over 100 nests.

Salmon River Heron rookery display between mated pair.

Heron in Salmon River rookery.

Male Osprey delivers dinner to the nest on the Salmon River just below Salmon, Idaho.

Male Osprey on Salmon River just below Salmon, Idaho.

Ice Wall
Zermatt Resort
Midway, UT

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Mountain through ice arch.
Ice Castle
Zermatt Resort
Midway, UT

Three Pillars
Zermatt Resort
Midway, UT

Pillars on Midway Ice Castles
Zermatt Resort
Midway, UT

IceScape
Midway, UT

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Ice Sculpture
Midway, UT

Reflected Ice Sculpture
Midway, UT

Ice Sculptures
Midway,UT

Ice Surface
Midway, UT

Juvenile Bald Eagle
Springville, UT
17 JAN 10

Common Goldeneye
Male and Female
Springville, UT
16 Jan 10

Northern Harrier
Springville, UT
16 Jan 10

Cooper's Hawk?
Springville, UT
2 Jan 10

Juvenile Red Tail Hawk landing in the big dead tree just south of Thanksgiving Point west of I-15 frontage road.
Utah County
22 Nov 09

Rough Legged Hawk
Springville, Utah County
West of I-15
5 Jan 10

Rough Legged Hawk
Springville, Utah County
West of I-15
5 Jan 10

Young Bald Eagle
Utah County
Frontage Road west of I-15
Springville
10 Jan 10

Utah County
11 Jan 10
West of I-15 at
Springville.

Utah County
11 Jan 10
West of I-15 at
Springville.

Utah County
11 Jan 10
West of I-15 at
Springville.

Utah County
11 Jan 10
West of I-15 at
Springville.

Utah County
11 Jan 10
West of I-15 at
Springville.