Sept 17 – Sandhill Crane

June 12 – American Avocet in a row

August 26 – 2 Pronghorn youngsters

July 5 – Avocet chick in adult’s reflection

August 26 – Young Wilson’s warbler

August 26 – Black-crowned night heron

July 5 – American Avocet

July 5 – American Avocet and chick

June 12 – Pair of Black-necked stilts

April 9 – Pair of Gadwalls take flight

April 9 – Greater Scaups chasing female

April 3 – Meadowlark calls for a friend

April 3 – Meadowlark looks for open patch

April 3 – Northern Shoveler

March 10 – Tundra Swans falling out of the sky

March 10 – Tundra Swans morning routine

March 10 – Common Goldeneyes

March 10 – Male Common Goldeneyes

March 10 – American Wigeons

March 10 – 1000 American Pintails at Benton Lake

March 10 – Pintails were startled

March 10 – Pintail courtship flight

March 6 – Tundra Swans liftoff

Nov 6 – Water reflections with Merganser

Nov 6 – Water reflections

Sept 14 – Brewer’s Blackbird at Benton Lake

Sept 14 – Young Common Yellowthroat at Benton Lake

Sept 14 – American Pipit at Benton

Sept 14 – Lincoln Sparrow

Sept 12 – Baby Antelope

Aug 13 Merlin at Benton Lake

Aug 13 Swainson’s Hawk

Aug 12 – Young Marsh Wrens

Aug 12 – Female Shoveler

Aug 13 – Ibis preening

Aug 12 Black-necked Stilt reflection

June 11 – Eared-Grebe has fish for Female

June 10 – Grebe family

June 3 – Sandhill Crane parents with very young colt

June 3 – Common Yellowthroat

May 30 – Sandhill Crane near nest at Benton Lake

May 25 – Cinnamon Teal

May 25 – Yellow-headed Blackbird

May 9 – White-faced Ibis

May 9 – Black-necked stilt

May 9 – Eared grebe pair in pond 3

May 8 – Duck and Antelope at Benton Lake

May 8 – Male and Female scaups with a Eared grebe

April 27 – Swainson’s Hawk on usual tree at Benton Lake

April 27 – Blue-winged teal pair

April 24 – Male Sharp-tailed grouse dancing

April 14 – Tree sparrows have arrived

April 4 – Coyote passes by and stands for a portrait

April 4 – Short-eared owl flying by

April 4 – Short-eared owl flying towards me

April 4 – Short-eared owl in the blue hour

March 26 – White tails jumping

March 26 – Common Goldeneye at Benton Lake

Nov 19 – Tundra Swans at Benton Lake NWR

Nov 19 – Female Northern Harrier at Benton Lake NWR

Nov 7 – Still 75 Tundra Swans at Benton Lake NWR

Nov 6 – Swan conversation

Nov 6 – Swan and ducks

Oct 30 – Snow Geese show up at Benton Lake

Oct 30 – American Tree Sparrow

Oct 30 – Pintails lifting off

Aug 30 – Damsel fly at Benton Lake in the evening

Aug 30 – Young white-crowned sparrow at Benton Lake evening

July 9 – Male Northern Harrier

July 9 – Female Northern Harrier

June 19 – Short-eared owl chases female northern harrier

June 19 – Eared grebe with 3 babies

April 14 – Meadowlark shaking off the night

March 30 – Male Sharp-tailed grouse at the Lek

March 20 – Tundra Swans on a cloudy afternoon

March 19 – Wigeon pair on island

March 19 – Rough-legged hawk

March 19 – Northern Pintails at Benton Lake

Dec 31 – Heart-shaped Pine Cone Landers Fork

Dec 31 – Pine Cone Landers Fork

Dec 31 – Ice Grid on Landers fork

Dec 31 – Ice in animal footprint

Dec 12 – Detail of frost on tall grass

Dec 12 – Sharp-tailed grouse in the morning

Nov 8 Sharp-tailed grouse at Benton Lake

Oct 31 American Tree Sparrow

Oct 31 First Roughie of the season

Oct 31 Raven gets a Halloween treat

September 27 Great Horned Owl flying past

September 27 Great Horned Owl at Benton Lake

September 27 Sunrise at Benton Lake

Aug 24 Young Red-breasted nuthatch

Aug 24 Northern Harrier diving

Aug 7 Curlews at Benton Lake

Aug 2 Savannah sparrow bristles at Hawk

Aug 2 Young Wilson’s Phalarope

July 27 Ring-billed Gull with crawfish

July 26 Pelican flying

July 25 Heron in the reeds

July 19 Young barn swallow tests his wings

July 19 Contest December Reflections

July 19 Franklin Gulls chillin

July 19 Forsters Tern attacks

July 19 Coot mom and babies

July 5 Forster’s Diving

June 29 – Young Upland sandpiper

June 20 Eared Grebe with baby

June 15 – Female Gadwall

June 15 – Killdeer broken wing

May 18 – Meadowlarks

May 12 – Eared Grebe

May 3 – Female Shoveler

May 3 – Upland Sandpiper balancing on fence

April 22 – 1 Buffleheads landing

April 22 – Buffleheads in formation

April 23 – Northern Lights

April 14 – Horned Lark

April 9 – Magpie at Benton Lake

April 9 – California Gull at Benton Lake

April 1 – Goldeneyes at Benton Lake

Dec 8 – Moonrise : 1 day past full moon

Dec 8 – Road from Benton Lake Wildlife Preserve

Dec 7 – Loggerheaded shrike

Sept 10 – White Faced Ibis

August 14 – Avocet and Heron

August 14 – Black necked stilt chirping

August 14 – 2 Black-necked stilts

August 14 – Ferruginous at Benton Lake Liftoff

August 14 – Black necked stilt dragging toes

August 11 – Morning Avocet

August 11 – Willet flying

July 30 – Flying Lesser Yellowlegs

July 29 – Greater Yellowlegs

July 29 – Black crowned night heron

July 29 – Long-billed curlew

July 29 – Wimbrel

July 11 – White-face Ibis – Benton Lake

June 25 – Common Yellowthroat

June 23 – Black Neck Stilt

June 23 – Common Yellow-Throat

April 1 – Sharp-Tailed Grouse