Texas Gulf Coast and Bosque del Apache NWR, New Mexico

During our recent trip to El Paso, Texas and Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico we dropped by to visit Ken and Dottie Short near Houston. They kindly escorted us to Goose Island State Park for some visiting time and some photo opportunities. Some of those images along with others from Bosque are below.

Mature whooping crane, imaged in Texas

Immature whooping crane in flight

Pair of mature whooping crane, imaged in Texas

Pair of mature whooping crane, imaged in Texas

Yellow crowned night heron close to the Gulf coast of Texas

Red tailed hawk

Great blue heron near the Gulf coast of Texas

White Ibis

Whooping crane

Broad winged hawk

Crested Caracara

Sandhill cranes in flight at Bosque del Apache NWR in NM

Sandhill cranes in Bosque del Apache NWR in NM

Sandhill crane in Bosque del Apache NWR in NM

Coyote and sandhill cranes in Bosque del Apache, NM

Coyote and sandhill cranes in Bosque del Apache, NM

 

Finally home again!

Our trip ended day before yesterday. Approximately 16,000 miles in 105 days. We will post the information in a few days along with the final images from Colorado. We hope you enjoyed our postings.

Larry & Marilyn

Rocky Mountain National Park

Today we drove the one way road up to the top of Long’s Peak. Even though we left before sunrise the wildlife was not cooperative. We did find a couple of obliging animals and at least one scenic image, posted below.

A view of the Rockies from close to the top of Long's Peak.

A marmot enjoying the morning sun

Ground squirrel

Colorado images

We are now in Colorado and spent a little time driving in the Poudre river canyon. Next will be Rocky Mountain National Park. Below are a few images from our visit to the Poudre river area.

Bluffs along the Poudre river in Colorado

Rafting on the Poudre river in Colorado

A hummingbird in Colorado

Profile rock in Colorado

 

 

Wyoming wildlife and scenes

Traveled across much of Wyoming the last two days. Stopped at Hutton Lake National Wildlife Reserve in southern Wyoming near Laramie for lunch. Discovered some lakes with a pair of American Avocets and several prairie dog villages. We also discovered a muskrat having lunch on one of the lakes. Below are a few images including a windmill and one of which we hopes shows the vastness of the Wyoming prairie.

Pair of American Avocets

American Avocet

Pair of American Avocets

Muskrat having lunch

White-tailed Praire Dog

White-tailed Praire Dog having a snack

White-tailed Prarie Dog near its den

Windmill on the Wyoming prairie

View of part of the Wyoming prairie

A little from Jackson Hole and some from near Dubois, WY

Below are a few more images from our trip, we hope you enjoy them.

Grand Tetons and lupine

Pintail and ducklings at Schwabacher Landing, WY

Another image of the Pintail and part of her ducklings

Osprey in flight near Oxbow Bend, WY

Forest Service Road 411 east of Dubois, WY

Osprey perched

Images from Idaho and Wyoming

We were without Internet for a couple of days. Now at a McDonalds in Jackson, WY and catching up with a few of our images from the last few days. We hope you enjoy them.

A glossy ibis at Camas NWR in Idaho

Bull moose at Camas NWR

Trumpeter swans at Camas NWR in Idaho

Shoshone Falls in Idaho

Lower Mesa Falls, Idaho

A photogenic snowshoe hare in summer dress at Yellowstone NP

Yellowstone Falls at Yellowstone NP

Wildflowers in Yellowstone NP

One of the many cauldrons in Yellowstone NP

Sheepeater Cliff

Tower Falls in Yellowstone NP

A wider view of Tower Falls in Yellowstone NP