Category Archives: Birds

Wildlife Loop Road

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Roger

We spent Saturday morning driving the roads through Custer State Park, with a side trip into Wind Cave National Park. The bison were penned in, I know, but it didn’t feel like they were — those parks are large. Western … Continue reading →

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Check This One Off My Bucket List

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Roger

As I was leaving Custer, headed back to our lodge with breakfast, I noticed a flock of Wild Turkeys in the parking lot of a rock shop/gift store. I pulled into the lot and took a couple photos. There were … Continue reading →

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Bird #61b — Dark-Eyed Junco (White-winged)

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Roger

junco hyemalis aikeni Wednesday, September 12, 2012 Sylvan Lake — Custer State Park, South Dakota Five or six White-winged Juncos were feeding on the ground on a gravel trail from the parking lot to the lake. I was able to … Continue reading →

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Bird #459 — Ferruginous Hawk

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Roger

buteo (hawk) regalis (regal, king) Tuesday, September 11, 2012 Badlands National Park, South Dakota — Sage Creek Road My wife and I were driving the roads through the park, seeing what there was to see. I knew the Ferruginous Hawk … Continue reading →

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Green Heron

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Roger

I took a stroll downtown the other night and walked though the small park along Route 14. On a cement wall maybe 20 yards from busy rush-hour traffic a Green Heron was doing what Green Herons do — standing quietly … Continue reading →

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