I just have to say, I saw a Great Horned Owl in broad daylight sitting on a branch right above our heads today. The other cool part is, I am pretty sure it has a nest in this same park.
It was exciting. Pictures to come soon....

Spring

Before we get too far into Summer,

I figured I should post some of my Spring pictures from this year.

I love how different it is in every state.

It is still always beautiful and my favorite.

Even when we get cold/ snowy days like this still....

Kingbird

Red Tail Hawk & Baby

My mom & sister gave me a heads up on a large nest in Lehi.

It is on the edge of a neighborhood by a small field and very busy road.

(click on any picture to enlarge to see better)

I had no idea there was a baby in there. You had to look pretty hard to see it's

little head poking up. It was really high up.

The baby spread open it's wings and I could not tell where it's head was.

I could only see the one.

Tiny little head poking up.

This picture amazes me. This is the 3rd picture I took of just the nest.

I did not realize how out of focus it was until I got home and

to my surprise I had taken a picture of the baby.

I could not see it in the camera until later when I was closer.

Yes, she was screaming at me. This was the closest I got which was still across the street.
I do love hearing them though.

Yellow Headed Black Birds

I guess these are pretty common...?

In Utah at least.

This is my first time to see them.

They look cool, sound cool & there were lots of them.

But, I am glad they are not in my neighborhood kind of bird.

I would not want to wake up to hearing this! (click on Listen at top under description)

Another fun find today.

Pelicans

I did not expect to really see anything today.

I guess that is the best way to experience things is to be unexpected.

We were just standing by the lake watching the fish jump and in comes a Pelican.

Then, a second and a third.

They are big!

I never knew I would see Pelicans in Utah.

The kids and I were at Lindon Marina by the Geneva Settling ponds.

Elk Calf

My little guy and I were on a walking path on

the benches of the mountain

when we started to follow a small trail through the trees

about 10 feet back.

Not wanting to go any further we turned around and saw this.

It was sound asleep at first but our movement woke it up.

It was about 10 feet away from us.

It just stayed there and stared. I had no idea

where the mother was

or would not be able to see it coming before it was too late,

so we left pretty quickly.

It was so sweet.

I have never seen a baby elk before.

It was exciting to see it in the wild.

Baby Bunny

This is one of my favorite places to be.

Bagnell Dam area.

Beautiful all year round, but especially in the Summer months.

Driving along a back dirt road this cute,

really tiny one ran across in front of us.

Of course the pictures don't do it justice,

but I could have easily cupped it in my hands.

Sitting Pretty

Red Tail Hawk

Bottle Feeding The Calf

4 day old calf.

This poor little guy was a twin and the mother chose the other one.

It was so fun to get to help bottle feed it though.

Look how tiny he is next to my little guy.

Big Horn Sheep

Our family was sledding close by here when we finally realized they were there.

At first, I kept hearing a dog. So I thought. Then I realized it was a coyote.

It was going on and on.... It did not stop yelping. I am guessing it was calling out to others because it found food. I wished I had my binoculars. It sounded really close by and I could tell the direction it was coming from.

We went down a hill a bit when I finally spotted them.

I ran and got my camera from the car. I am guessing we scared the coyote off when we got closer. My husband took all of the close up shots. He found some tall grass to hide behind.

They kept hearing him and looking his direction, but did not seem to care
It would be fun to go back and find them with binoculars to read there tags.
It's cool to see the GPS collars on them.

This was a fun experience to be so up close in the wild.

By the way... They are on the top of the golf course on the edge of the mountain. Of course there is great green grass under all that snow.