April 30, 2018 - A few of the birds passing through the eastern slope of the Bighorn Mountains this week:

White-throated Sparrow -

 -Evening Grosbeak -

 

- Mountain Chickadee

April 29, 2018 - Spring is in the air; a pair of Golden Eagles.

April 28, 2018 - These fierce looking little creatures were weasels.  The skulls were found in Great-horned Owl castings.

April 27, 2018 - Show-Off.

April 26, 2018 - A Cooper's Hawk out by the front gate.

April 25, 2018 - It snowed two nights ago.  By noon yesterday the snow in the valley had melted and the Wolf Mountains shined brightly in the sun.

April 24, 2018 - Spring music at the Duck Pond; Western Meadowlark.

April 23, 2018 - Pale green spring in northern Wyoming.

April 22, 2018 - The House Finch is a very infrequent visitor here at the foot of the Bighorns.

April 21, 2018 - One of the tribe of midnight marauders that lives along Wolf Creek.  Raccoon.

April 20, 2018 - Old days, old saddle, Colt .45, old spurs, old ways.

April 19, 2018 - "Such a pretty bird..."  from the Ian Tyson song Magpie.

April 18, 2018 - "Saddle Riggin" - 1981

April 17, 2018 - American Tree Sparrow.

April 16, 2018 - A handsome young calf, and about the cleanest calf I have ever seen.

April 15, 2018 - Spring geese at the Duck Pond.  We need Spring.

April 14, 2018 - Mule Deer.

More Snow?

Merde!

 

April 13, 2018 - A family of Sandhill Cranes.

April 12, 2018 - Snow and drifts on Graham Hill.

April 11, 2018 - Sunday morning the elk were out behind the Duck Pond.

April 10, 2018 - Saturday morning the elk headed back up into the hills before sunrise.

April 9, 2018 - Friday evening the snow pushed the elk down off the hills and a few of them ended up in the yard.

April 8, 2018 - Whitetail doe.  More snow.

April 7, 2018 - Springtime in Wyoming and a corrugated metal roof.

April 6, 2018 - Two photographs of Teepee Ring Hill taken from the driveway this week.  First, a herd of antelope; and the next day, a group of elk with the main herd just over the hill and out of view.  Eight more inches of snow last night, and still snowing lustily.

April 5, 2018 - A full moon setting in the west long before daylight a few mornings ago.

April 4, 2018 - Another snow day, no work for the horses.

April 3, 2018 - Bright snow, 4 degrees F, tough Spring.

April 2, 2018 - American Goldfinch.

April 1, 2018 - Happy Easter; 12" of snow and 7 degrees F.