Pristine Hike in the Pioneers
Sawtooth National Forest, ID
Friday 11 August 2017
88 °F
Today my family planned on hiking up to a high alpine ridge called PK Pass; however, the road was blocked off due to it being washed out so we hiked up the beautiful forest road through a secluded valley in the Pioneer Mountains instead! Make lemonade out of lemons!
Male WILSON'S WARBLER:
Male WESTERN TANAGER:
Many butterflies were along the trail including this guy!
RED-TAILED HAWK:
Dusky/Hammond's Flycatcher:
YELLOW-RUMPED "Audubon" WARBLER:
Ate lunch on a boulder at this beautiful location!
Pine Squirrel:
Male LAZULI BUNTING:
Family of CHUKARS on the way home:
Stay tuned! I am going owling soon!
Good birding,
Henry
World Life List: 931 Species (no recent life birds)
The butterfly is one of the Western Fritillaries- there are several kinds, all pretty similar to each other. We have different ones in the Midwest, all beautiful. What scenery!
by Liz Cifani