by wilderness | Jan 17, 2013 | 2013 trips, backpacking, birds, camping, eagles, Goshute, raptors, trail work, trip spotlight, wilderness
The view from high in the Goshute MountainsToday’s WV service project spotlight falls in Elko County in the Northeast corner of Nevada. Altering the path of Interstate 80 is the Toano Range and Goshute Mountains, offering the distinctly rugged and remarkable beauty of...
by wilderness | Jan 26, 2012 | birds, nature, raptors, snowy owls, wildlife
A snowy owl in New JerseyIn keeping with the recent raptor theme, here’s a neat article on a fascinating development taking place right now in the northern United States. Birders call it the snowy owl irruption.Translation: a lot of snowy owls.Unless...
by wilderness | May 11, 2011 | nature, raptors, video, wildlife
For those of you who have enjoyed following the Decorah, Iowa eaglets, which were featured on this blog last month and are rapidly growing up, here’s another healthy dose of “reality TV” straight from the Big Apple – and with plenty of drama to...
by wilderness | Apr 12, 2011 | Arizona, Johnny Cash, music, nature, raptors, southwest, wildlife
We often see California Condors on the North Kaibab service trips, lazily soaring in thermals or perched on snags in the areas above Kanab Creek. They are huge, very distinctive looking birds with large numbers on their wings (this is a picture of number 33).I...
by wilderness | Apr 4, 2011 | eagles, nature, raptors, webcam
A live webcam trained on a nesting pair of Bald Eagles has been very popular lately. The eagles have been sitting on three eggs, two of which hatched over the past two days.Video streaming by UstreamThe male and female adults take turns on the nest, and bring food...
