“Eastern Kingbird”

Today was a rather fun day.  Dennis Linghor, the Assistant Ranch Manager was with me today.  Being an avid photographer himself, he was happy to take me out on a wildlife safari.  We loaded up our gear, woke up at 5:00 in the morning, and hit the road looking for sage grouse.  Unfortunately, the skies darkened and a light drizzle killed our efforts.  We did however, visit a remote Indian rock.  These are large boulders with intricate carvings.  Evidently, offerings to the rock are still made by area tribes-people, as we found many artifacts.  We moved on from there and were able to get some great shots of many different birds, a few snakes, and some nice looking butterflies.  Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate with us for very long.  

As far as work on the prairie is concerned, we took down about a half-mile of barbed-wire fence, and put up electric fence in its place.  In the next week I have been informed that there will be a writer/author from The Reader’s Digest coming in to write a story about the project.  Well, waking up at 5:00 in the morning leaves you feeling tired quickly.  I am going to hit the sack early and start early again tomorrow.  Keep checking the species checklist as it is growing constantly.