Coyote Wall – The Labyrinth Hike
Monday, I took a trip to eastern Washington to hike the Coyote Wall-Labyrinth Loop. It was gorgeous! The sun was shining, the wildflowers blooming, and yes, the birds were singing! A perfect spring day to skip work and go for a hike. The labyrinth trails are just that- a tangle of trails up, over, and around the…
Sauvie Island
For my first March trip I opted for Sauvie Island. I was most excited to see raptors, sparrows, waterbirds, and for the opportunity to practice geese identification. I gained life experience points when shortly after arriving I realized that I’d left my camera memory stick at home and didn’t have a spare. In this moment I…
Shillapoo Part II
Early morning on the way to Shillapoo I noticed a large flock of Sandhill Cranes in a farm field. I stopped in the middle of the (low traffic, no shoulder) road to quickly capture the moment. “Often heard before seen,” these tall birds have a distinctive loud, resonant, “wooden-sounding bugle with rattling or rolling quality.”…