tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24320924375312776752024-03-18T18:06:14.234-07:00Binoculars in the BackcountryBinoculars in the BackcountryBob Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947517142239842329noreply@blogger.comBlogger570125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432092437531277675.post-4063966188836767542024-03-18T14:58:00.000-07:002024-03-18T14:58:37.990-07:00Pictographs and Petroglyphs <p>We had thoughts of spending several more days in Utah, but the weather forecast convinced us we needed to scurry home. Since home was a mere eleven hours away, there was time to check out a few pictographs and petroglyphs. These are from sites along UT 313 and Sego Canyon.</p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmT0Yh1P6rgxncvLkTm7mubahV2Avd6s1FzABsw6UdgeOiYzZIjhdQMa90paPqzSAL4YNTt6HCaE-oz0_vafa5u-8DLsNviyejqMvj0QOJpQ100TgRiTuc3WpesVbWDmrVMT9GDPu6TwuZh4a7EOSv4If3DR0wO0q6_536hNjoKwI_85nUaYvCjn9D242b" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmT0Yh1P6rgxncvLkTm7mubahV2Avd6s1FzABsw6UdgeOiYzZIjhdQMa90paPqzSAL4YNTt6HCaE-oz0_vafa5u-8DLsNviyejqMvj0QOJpQ100TgRiTuc3WpesVbWDmrVMT9GDPu6TwuZh4a7EOSv4If3DR0wO0q6_536hNjoKwI_85nUaYvCjn9D242b=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNJgKs87mltOSXGgwmNhE1dt4mFq-fKd8xCTImMyLYG28kj4JHtCjRNuDVJlsqWjE6RVl3SIf1oofEvw0NkMigHrE4MoLUizNqvESD5bRaaW3jqri1yFik3LcWtSfb3JIzHyVI4n4SDX7rDziD66MNWDIX2-dGfKuzImkswZGUhtdmkT4IRYzMo77c5KTU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNJgKs87mltOSXGgwmNhE1dt4mFq-fKd8xCTImMyLYG28kj4JHtCjRNuDVJlsqWjE6RVl3SIf1oofEvw0NkMigHrE4MoLUizNqvESD5bRaaW3jqri1yFik3LcWtSfb3JIzHyVI4n4SDX7rDziD66MNWDIX2-dGfKuzImkswZGUhtdmkT4IRYzMo77c5KTU=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip5n0pSKbom9WyAzBsdpEOK_e2YUuXPDNMrtJmaYfUmTFiugiVPDs1xIbeqos1qgon06BjQ_o7_Tg35vGqlaYUI9gxaL3P5kUVleadSivDE9ewWZQfLddKGIIF3h_t84hjP2fFtxxjxkZWjVhs1hR3XjmTooTmawxXA674uSxmCYd86CghpXA86s642qFu" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip5n0pSKbom9WyAzBsdpEOK_e2YUuXPDNMrtJmaYfUmTFiugiVPDs1xIbeqos1qgon06BjQ_o7_Tg35vGqlaYUI9gxaL3P5kUVleadSivDE9ewWZQfLddKGIIF3h_t84hjP2fFtxxjxkZWjVhs1hR3XjmTooTmawxXA674uSxmCYd86CghpXA86s642qFu=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used d Stretch on this photo to enhance the colors.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCsHEJ7huKbMsyKZSfHomWFmABglitb6rU7i7mva_vgzd1tE7i1Jb2qoOIUAGCg-SaXD_3kR9AT6Uedl5todYFKxQoDA5Yog-9li47akjriDkSjfr8fsMftbP1x3H0ifK4i54T5IYPsofu53FlNghZZMONWksncpj_qoCgnSNal4uyT1D1ZqddVymSS8Qv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCsHEJ7huKbMsyKZSfHomWFmABglitb6rU7i7mva_vgzd1tE7i1Jb2qoOIUAGCg-SaXD_3kR9AT6Uedl5todYFKxQoDA5Yog-9li47akjriDkSjfr8fsMftbP1x3H0ifK4i54T5IYPsofu53FlNghZZMONWksncpj_qoCgnSNal4uyT1D1ZqddVymSS8Qv=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJJISK_C5R9HBNy66W7XGdfLqHHw3b52t3m6IZH4EgCERIvJIrCqfV_Z6tBkl7XkrzfWRqM468DMglCDnetK2I9r9IJZ4QjL8HtxCEjEnmphakYFrW2HL6lRgqtiT66sDMsykf6ryOSR-tmVvDkNTywBZQdpESKtg6vfSF0uUTF5JELOgdRkZ-mJ4Ur-Hd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJJISK_C5R9HBNy66W7XGdfLqHHw3b52t3m6IZH4EgCERIvJIrCqfV_Z6tBkl7XkrzfWRqM468DMglCDnetK2I9r9IJZ4QjL8HtxCEjEnmphakYFrW2HL6lRgqtiT66sDMsykf6ryOSR-tmVvDkNTywBZQdpESKtg6vfSF0uUTF5JELOgdRkZ-mJ4Ur-Hd=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>As you can tell from these two photos, the d stretch version causes the pictograph colors to appear to jump out from the surrounding background. With really faint pictographs, this is a huge help with seeing what was painted.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-V7PbXgNlk7hkW8pXy_VhenrsKQgD16RZwg8QHce8AD9bosfNI5mIbXz0ZwGn_L_3eZrxq_AqEXo8ZEHXK-0iewjNeST-h6rLOAgH4zXhe0nGN-O3h7BbE6l0vhQSlqoTP0pW2UCUXQo66csnuN6KAZF-gNS2FocHYq5-Y-svWDiWsRdXw-MZeT-ey73i" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-V7PbXgNlk7hkW8pXy_VhenrsKQgD16RZwg8QHce8AD9bosfNI5mIbXz0ZwGn_L_3eZrxq_AqEXo8ZEHXK-0iewjNeST-h6rLOAgH4zXhe0nGN-O3h7BbE6l0vhQSlqoTP0pW2UCUXQo66csnuN6KAZF-gNS2FocHYq5-Y-svWDiWsRdXw-MZeT-ey73i=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhE04NUen3-oCQWSxIV7csaEeVecea4kGDe-kyiA81GfTyAtMTBeTPu32do3gLOh6td8v1Hq89geBPElZk8Uc2-cjX7m9WskyP3c-DomVGGm2Wg0RI875t783vd2rl2oYG3ubwubQLdPKvxs75ek0eqKodqrIU_M-qj7TCwbqQyqWAiYZGnSTL8twPA2OM8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhE04NUen3-oCQWSxIV7csaEeVecea4kGDe-kyiA81GfTyAtMTBeTPu32do3gLOh6td8v1Hq89geBPElZk8Uc2-cjX7m9WskyP3c-DomVGGm2Wg0RI875t783vd2rl2oYG3ubwubQLdPKvxs75ek0eqKodqrIU_M-qj7TCwbqQyqWAiYZGnSTL8twPA2OM8=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br />This is commonly referred to as the Intestine Man Pictograph. Or at least the one in the middle is. It is one cool pictograph, but I was really taken by the one to the right. Up on his shoulders are small pictographs that look like they have wings. Birds? Insects? Unfortunately, we, read Bob here, didn't have the camera gear to take super close up photos, and I couldn't find any on the internet. I am curious. I read a blog post that descripted the six figures on the far right as macaws. Hmmm. I don't know, but I found the one with so much small detail to be fascinating.<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKPwTHmq8IAddub9ROknqyb6kXgG6nqAwsbnPK5Lz3XNLRoG93Xn_S2xcCAuAI1vMetPGvH1NO3D5dZHjb_i3pUBSPNpdJtw-Rub3BzkgPW1V3bnffw1MFuF1yrVSm5U1yYgom9HsdfyT6nCS9H1e3T7iefyidP149S-zyv3UxjMkvvd_HMY85nzSACocy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKPwTHmq8IAddub9ROknqyb6kXgG6nqAwsbnPK5Lz3XNLRoG93Xn_S2xcCAuAI1vMetPGvH1NO3D5dZHjb_i3pUBSPNpdJtw-Rub3BzkgPW1V3bnffw1MFuF1yrVSm5U1yYgom9HsdfyT6nCS9H1e3T7iefyidP149S-zyv3UxjMkvvd_HMY85nzSACocy=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixfMGhfcjeE4oIKd7RyUQ1vJQmtedJ6ldlCbwPmCYnwnKiUKjhmSHiYK14Dp2g5lJGhZuaCOS-7hn36EvsJwvXuYfVvnIMe_myqSCybkhUzoTuMZSAy5y2SjmywtVTS3nKqs67DegxFFOSj1rhAgglPHcTNLEvKxjq1sULN4ADftiNBcnxNBsQ5OitvOE0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixfMGhfcjeE4oIKd7RyUQ1vJQmtedJ6ldlCbwPmCYnwnKiUKjhmSHiYK14Dp2g5lJGhZuaCOS-7hn36EvsJwvXuYfVvnIMe_myqSCybkhUzoTuMZSAy5y2SjmywtVTS3nKqs67DegxFFOSj1rhAgglPHcTNLEvKxjq1sULN4ADftiNBcnxNBsQ5OitvOE0=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXj3wxTuKhtiuIGFDiG2FUSiF4-b1f1dJ2D5gRrlkYRslDvr2b_xfgqHXZ574zcZiICGSwVuBySs_RQSjZ5MrIDkBpge245n61uZ4Thd3jVW_qeu78qAIP2TMnR4X2g2GzkC01--5GHVuodok8_xzhpiMOf2h8zXRT26EPOQuXYH5yz4AJ2clgFM9sWv9z" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXj3wxTuKhtiuIGFDiG2FUSiF4-b1f1dJ2D5gRrlkYRslDvr2b_xfgqHXZ574zcZiICGSwVuBySs_RQSjZ5MrIDkBpge245n61uZ4Thd3jVW_qeu78qAIP2TMnR4X2g2GzkC01--5GHVuodok8_xzhpiMOf2h8zXRT26EPOQuXYH5yz4AJ2clgFM9sWv9z=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br />The rest that follow are from Sego Canyon. The canyon contains rock art from three different styles, and time frames: Ute a few hundred years old, Fremont 1000-2000 years ago, and Barrier Style, 2000-6000 years ago. There is also a ghost town and an old coal mine in the area. We didn't have time to check out the last two. <div><br /></div><div>First up is Ute pictographs. These are fairly modern as they come with horses, various human figures, shields, and of course vandalism. This canyon is so popular the BLM has installed an outhouse, so it is hardly surprising to see so much graffiti. <div><br /></div><div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGIsjKicSzjNRok0FTPqOwpUoFRq7OW4xe5WEYk-TQPB6Ae4uRPFIdEz5P44gSqMBmKyFwHZiirTA_WVuSOFmwZ0Rgr47FGjIZYzQ6EuuHZlPVTik0zsPUKsQx_ABveeHsqBgBhowvuFB53_-kqnxU_oNwuGxEtF5CC38luh1LORpdZbmUrkJlhfoYB8bp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGIsjKicSzjNRok0FTPqOwpUoFRq7OW4xe5WEYk-TQPB6Ae4uRPFIdEz5P44gSqMBmKyFwHZiirTA_WVuSOFmwZ0Rgr47FGjIZYzQ6EuuHZlPVTik0zsPUKsQx_ABveeHsqBgBhowvuFB53_-kqnxU_oNwuGxEtF5CC38luh1LORpdZbmUrkJlhfoYB8bp=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhypBJvmgpvpdM8jWBU1Snu2nMWoZ3kbGvBtw3V6Cx-wRqit-RzN48agr6e3RUmI7SpUea7IxeU3L2HEb9lPXKlkRS7bliPyKM7miqYFsHEVThWb3MYyLDuNqlx3xNVKqmsb2GQP0e3Kc6b4pap1UziQoWskwd4vRm4JtaGTxCRsEnLvZNkVFrOfcvK-kms" style="margin-left: 1em; 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When I first looked at the panel I did not notice that it was inscribed over the top of older pictographs. D stretch made the pictographs much easier to see.<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifZrrnhTDdPjAT0W_jhZXYs-zNG2Hu7xEN7Bg_aJk11OW8HhcvP4Hr8lG-9Zw7CcwNCgwzkUEXgBwM0RXVkFaEtkOlIh5fSrJpLY2KXFGfuKnaYhtYzDRC4q-D6pt31NWJysglrIo7ndzcpmhszJgLkVSKggF582WtfJuOJHO3njckZPmUCx1PLa3ojTkS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifZrrnhTDdPjAT0W_jhZXYs-zNG2Hu7xEN7Bg_aJk11OW8HhcvP4Hr8lG-9Zw7CcwNCgwzkUEXgBwM0RXVkFaEtkOlIh5fSrJpLY2KXFGfuKnaYhtYzDRC4q-D6pt31NWJysglrIo7ndzcpmhszJgLkVSKggF582WtfJuOJHO3njckZPmUCx1PLa3ojTkS=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK1_SySUrb7PP34IPQjVT_hGjmuYEHgp3rI-GG4Gz4T8QJ21IplNe_fzkPfSm8WAOYxq8UI5-OAaUkbVl-iEgeHfcpucbI4AwmTPYtQuzxpQDaYSEPoljGNHPftAi3HWkKaIRez5MP7ucmWJYeOPZgfjCbVhoqbqVkmG8B1CcR71pEJaCiASg3bOU86qUI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK1_SySUrb7PP34IPQjVT_hGjmuYEHgp3rI-GG4Gz4T8QJ21IplNe_fzkPfSm8WAOYxq8UI5-OAaUkbVl-iEgeHfcpucbI4AwmTPYtQuzxpQDaYSEPoljGNHPftAi3HWkKaIRez5MP7ucmWJYeOPZgfjCbVhoqbqVkmG8B1CcR71pEJaCiASg3bOU86qUI=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgU9Hki2N9Dl0A-nlGZr-w6ld6jex3W_sl9fQigBoi98ljusVWZnZat8B1prkqKE9JP5pm6S7FX0rj8mquye9pYLQlMGTSrw9WDzRK5Lha7CbL5NSMdysqHogb2hxlhtpxipFbo_ufSdeanuRUKr5YP3wRyXkr4x4Z_QkMfDNqRVxoCmpRq6nnp4YrcpFk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgU9Hki2N9Dl0A-nlGZr-w6ld6jex3W_sl9fQigBoi98ljusVWZnZat8B1prkqKE9JP5pm6S7FX0rj8mquye9pYLQlMGTSrw9WDzRK5Lha7CbL5NSMdysqHogb2hxlhtpxipFbo_ufSdeanuRUKr5YP3wRyXkr4x4Z_QkMfDNqRVxoCmpRq6nnp4YrcpFk=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr6fEarKnqKCQTnZoRWg3lw1EITpF65RyV8sD0P4eBS8R0q3qtEudtHAynOcFLu5CpQZSO7zySqUz0XsG1OF-cdLFHGSn1dk2-p_Nsd4wcwIhcuicN-vgAOp7Qn2sf3RJFFIH3_xFuwsiFIAoq4ShZE_R4SZD_eZNN90y1X6ilfJHBMpOqUqOk2z5CWh8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr6fEarKnqKCQTnZoRWg3lw1EITpF65RyV8sD0P4eBS8R0q3qtEudtHAynOcFLu5CpQZSO7zySqUz0XsG1OF-cdLFHGSn1dk2-p_Nsd4wcwIhcuicN-vgAOp7Qn2sf3RJFFIH3_xFuwsiFIAoq4ShZE_R4SZD_eZNN90y1X6ilfJHBMpOqUqOk2z5CWh8=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="text-align: center;">This was a favorite, and up so high, I only looked at it from below. Bob scrambled up to take some photos.</span><p></p></div></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07360061663154656729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432092437531277675.post-44360749660500086652024-03-11T14:59:00.000-07:002024-03-11T14:59:27.795-07:00Canyonlands -- Island in the Sky<p><span style="font-family: arial;">This was a full day at the Island in the Sky section of Canyonlands National Park. Our idea was to hike a bunch of short trails, and poke our noses over the many overlooks to see the Green and Colorado Rivers far below. We were successful at both.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We thought our first stop would be Mesa Arch. Nope, the parking lot was full of sunrise photographers. It is now a thing. So, off we went to Aztec Butte. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I hadn't done any planning for Canyonlands, other than the general, yep there are some overlooks and short trails. So, after our epic failure on Mesa Arch, Aztec Butte was the first trail we came to. I had no idea what to expect, but the interpretive sign said a mile and a half, and a couple hundred feet of up, so off we went. The draw of this hike is of course getting to the top of a butte and there is the even cooler aspect of visiting granaries, ancient food storage containers. At a couple hundred feet of up, it isn't a hard hike from that perspective. I was to learn later that the getting back down is the sporty part of the hike. I did part of it sliding on my butt. Bob walked down. Yes, my shoes were sticky enough, but my knees and courage weren't up to the task. We very much enjoyed the different granaries, which were built and used by the ancestral Puebloans. The were very cool and haven't been vandalized. Wonderful. The views were top rate as well.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKbBr1Tj8qNbfSTz6SV9etEF-UylnKO2svsV4u5U7AHirXC9D3JN_YIT-fxLc9qWRY2nWi0Lxd0P7uYTMSN57WzAd1B2HZLMCLctUJqJGtxmD_VsyQUCd8tp6Iz4EZAowxRsHsS3MeVfK2gdY0uFp2Mr3w-KmHjMMoayaqvPn06cZGd84-YpctgMN3jJ0E" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKbBr1Tj8qNbfSTz6SV9etEF-UylnKO2svsV4u5U7AHirXC9D3JN_YIT-fxLc9qWRY2nWi0Lxd0P7uYTMSN57WzAd1B2HZLMCLctUJqJGtxmD_VsyQUCd8tp6Iz4EZAowxRsHsS3MeVfK2gdY0uFp2Mr3w-KmHjMMoayaqvPn06cZGd84-YpctgMN3jJ0E=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Aztec Butte</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The current best guess is that it is a meteor crater, or a salt dome. Hmm, those sound like two very different geological processes to me, so it is interesting that what we see today could be the result of either. Whatever caused it, it is mighty interesting. It is another couple mile hike with nice views. <br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_MpGfdfV3eHArbjFYqmtBY0gPTxS9Pii8Ja0yj1l9IBpIsWOjlOqsY4VkYiceAapAN8MUFuFuIhw2L47gnP8h2t0YqI3B9aVSJJs39ol_KPlO0u7-faECApDZGGCX8sa1Poe0BLG_NgSfl4s6zGTtd28FkZiv128ux9Ocj44zfDMSk9sVmGOrvmBBNckc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_MpGfdfV3eHArbjFYqmtBY0gPTxS9Pii8Ja0yj1l9IBpIsWOjlOqsY4VkYiceAapAN8MUFuFuIhw2L47gnP8h2t0YqI3B9aVSJJs39ol_KPlO0u7-faECApDZGGCX8sa1Poe0BLG_NgSfl4s6zGTtd28FkZiv128ux9Ocj44zfDMSk9sVmGOrvmBBNckc=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEias5Q4ER3JPbIgo79CLDw2qCBBgpijbxJWMtcxiAPUoujbc74TUEgxSxO_kjpfykVSppm8mXlU2p5MkFf471bTbqJhIj_M-vSne6C2T_ntC__CcRuPqc4VuK094wlK6-wPUdkZBvkhVVPpWnI0XtZnrxiYEXTMBXgWYi_AU8eOlupFntuttO94tib0yxKv" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEias5Q4ER3JPbIgo79CLDw2qCBBgpijbxJWMtcxiAPUoujbc74TUEgxSxO_kjpfykVSppm8mXlU2p5MkFf471bTbqJhIj_M-vSne6C2T_ntC__CcRuPqc4VuK094wlK6-wPUdkZBvkhVVPpWnI0XtZnrxiYEXTMBXgWYi_AU8eOlupFntuttO94tib0yxKv=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Upheaval Dome Crater</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiABguFq9LAf-AsDUpE1gHWZHGYmlF35uYsf52kdpYXeDFIri9oS5NvTWO07a_10esNRp-tCCcoG15prXdgKCQgrCwZLyPwclHtdhX_t8UYcvbt6FPSoyPna72eHKqD7p4fl9hP9u0A0tUPA-rrzr08fphB9IitdwkIA4-SzrC7EEgSmY9VUm3GhWU4unmC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiABguFq9LAf-AsDUpE1gHWZHGYmlF35uYsf52kdpYXeDFIri9oS5NvTWO07a_10esNRp-tCCcoG15prXdgKCQgrCwZLyPwclHtdhX_t8UYcvbt6FPSoyPna72eHKqD7p4fl9hP9u0A0tUPA-rrzr08fphB9IitdwkIA4-SzrC7EEgSmY9VUm3GhWU4unmC=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">We next decided to climb to the top of Whale Rock, a fun little slickrock scramble. I really enjoyed this one. Nothing sporty about it, nice views, and not filled with people.<br /></span><p></p><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></blockquote></blockquote><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzdDiqDda0_lNsEGNLG9qu_DCrQjTZoCmYqnlDIa6UPjs8HR-a9ppW2drU7FBw3nwEed1SgKJAPFItNKF9TJRfkNT4e63swvOxgiJhv-LjBw-ybMVcq3q1trAa171o6CNtMidmACAt98NQ9dCANHEYTHK7eZtgWfd07GG3hcbBZFZ7bPQ7yZcbMyO6N69x" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzdDiqDda0_lNsEGNLG9qu_DCrQjTZoCmYqnlDIa6UPjs8HR-a9ppW2drU7FBw3nwEed1SgKJAPFItNKF9TJRfkNT4e63swvOxgiJhv-LjBw-ybMVcq3q1trAa171o6CNtMidmACAt98NQ9dCANHEYTHK7eZtgWfd07GG3hcbBZFZ7bPQ7yZcbMyO6N69x=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Whale Rock</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbp9EMahoRYkysCkwGezDBYkkdzdahQe5CxZeJtlUJwUmZDpOeBrUZbe6J43yTUswWay7LCTtIgKe99KxZ2UfTta7uYJglRkOgz8TgBeeH47GMYrEAyfe-WHgTDtM3HxEq2yJ-DHB5jYOr4nsPFkAhb3t2RbMepVdSgEgZXEXIKSlajdCQAmZyhqRR4lTV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbp9EMahoRYkysCkwGezDBYkkdzdahQe5CxZeJtlUJwUmZDpOeBrUZbe6J43yTUswWay7LCTtIgKe99KxZ2UfTta7uYJglRkOgz8TgBeeH47GMYrEAyfe-WHgTDtM3HxEq2yJ-DHB5jYOr4nsPFkAhb3t2RbMepVdSgEgZXEXIKSlajdCQAmZyhqRR4lTV=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUh6J_ySothCqFivtRjJwvAFbssveJx9_-g57KIcrnNghzZsZ2cYwqP6YARs6yR-RBkh_YceURGxDelzRN5Ap6c1ZdDACmAJvWDBFUrS0T103OYZ69b0e6VvgK-829ZPzUhrfA2idh5Ps7dO_42WkBQN7nePr24_LdBC7Ar35rj9I9LIUsiF68DhtwbjOQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUh6J_ySothCqFivtRjJwvAFbssveJx9_-g57KIcrnNghzZsZ2cYwqP6YARs6yR-RBkh_YceURGxDelzRN5Ap6c1ZdDACmAJvWDBFUrS0T103OYZ69b0e6VvgK-829ZPzUhrfA2idh5Ps7dO_42WkBQN7nePr24_LdBC7Ar35rj9I9LIUsiF68DhtwbjOQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeqV6AOut-lwZO3yNDlF8c7XEklCfr9CSjrjl_wjeApNub2_eYx79SO-s_r0oF99NgjMO2-nb5yVaKtiCuX32KpQY-kE5n3vz-hvPzExJmI_YpmmpLj4o4EqmO2IBtVqYCP0SAGFXFmQcVYGRbFDP4p7KaAgCJNCkt2hSf1rEgTSfJyRaK36SPAP2hFy0N" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeqV6AOut-lwZO3yNDlF8c7XEklCfr9CSjrjl_wjeApNub2_eYx79SO-s_r0oF99NgjMO2-nb5yVaKtiCuX32KpQY-kE5n3vz-hvPzExJmI_YpmmpLj4o4EqmO2IBtVqYCP0SAGFXFmQcVYGRbFDP4p7KaAgCJNCkt2hSf1rEgTSfJyRaK36SPAP2hFy0N=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The White Rim Overlook Trail was something that we had read about before the trip, so that was our next hike and lunch stop. We had heard parking was limited, and it could be tough to get a spot. Parking is four spots. I guess that qualifies as limited. We waited a few minutes and had a spot. Very nice. We headed out to an airy overlook, had lunch, and then visited another airy overlook. While the overlooks are grand and imposing, they are so majestic </span><span style="font-family: arial;">that my mind can't seem to take it all in. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYSpf2oL99zz-jpCv74AjpDufbGskUXKQoU_UfL5YwX0YWSh3_uK9cTbjWnk9zs8J_A8Ok9NwqqswLavekxFGLqS3xxxWv-fVa2E8A68XIucXaO0dDHOviF7vTaUSYzyO6IbQ92kgC1sElGcbrHQTT8gkdIPWNjFjrUkqPVDZJweMhzy0fQt4Wglg-isPn" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYSpf2oL99zz-jpCv74AjpDufbGskUXKQoU_UfL5YwX0YWSh3_uK9cTbjWnk9zs8J_A8Ok9NwqqswLavekxFGLqS3xxxWv-fVa2E8A68XIucXaO0dDHOviF7vTaUSYzyO6IbQ92kgC1sElGcbrHQTT8gkdIPWNjFjrUkqPVDZJweMhzy0fQt4Wglg-isPn=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Or maybe it is just canyon erosion.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhx342XU7H7GeMzsiD6A7kNAruyabTUMiFIRbm9uGc5l95riezLBBrBBDk2hQ7btyLVrF_p92JU6jrzc3vOsOYMkZVEm7iIliHXulhm8YcTiRwIhuWSlpTbM9bPjzMMzDRAicIfUfBgUP5iqYcT_SU8bB1P30p-ygZQkqCl2yFQMrNBjzNaZ2cd0Kdik1k-" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhx342XU7H7GeMzsiD6A7kNAruyabTUMiFIRbm9uGc5l95riezLBBrBBDk2hQ7btyLVrF_p92JU6jrzc3vOsOYMkZVEm7iIliHXulhm8YcTiRwIhuWSlpTbM9bPjzMMzDRAicIfUfBgUP5iqYcT_SU8bB1P30p-ygZQkqCl2yFQMrNBjzNaZ2cd0Kdik1k-=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Those towers are so large and look so small from where we are.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIGAXZ4OHUDRzB0WHWWe6Y8Vi15pWHJVlw9ScQw31fSXdVwLC2qt1J8n9_Qh5MEsiZf8Wb-d4WohNZ9LMfWX7y5fidBZvswqGSR2SQBgc-iu_N8DDRK01dk0nwBr7hIuIt3tbtGgWcAWyFC8QP5r-6is27GYRy0Ild_CBHJqmUFF2tVRFDIJrnnDOjzOrH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIGAXZ4OHUDRzB0WHWWe6Y8Vi15pWHJVlw9ScQw31fSXdVwLC2qt1J8n9_Qh5MEsiZf8Wb-d4WohNZ9LMfWX7y5fidBZvswqGSR2SQBgc-iu_N8DDRK01dk0nwBr7hIuIt3tbtGgWcAWyFC8QP5r-6is27GYRy0Ild_CBHJqmUFF2tVRFDIJrnnDOjzOrH=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We did stop at Mesa Arch on our way out. What a zoo. Lots of humans, most of which were well behaved, but definitely a few that should just stay home. Yikes. We probably should have braved the photographers.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-K5ZGDf5dNDRmZkTmqYn1RSgS7dzfiKu_wTN63t_FgieZy0-jBa7Vq1fsu_WuvYxsi3GOHiDDhqZm80zGjVWFptTF9PulD4ffy6iGZnn98JSIz-_FLCRtwQOqhMqHPeQ8w3WJEgvKxYZnxmDujpzkoA-qWYrE13qz-oVya4kAyUAFps8RNEQmC2K_IBTG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-K5ZGDf5dNDRmZkTmqYn1RSgS7dzfiKu_wTN63t_FgieZy0-jBa7Vq1fsu_WuvYxsi3GOHiDDhqZm80zGjVWFptTF9PulD4ffy6iGZnn98JSIz-_FLCRtwQOqhMqHPeQ8w3WJEgvKxYZnxmDujpzkoA-qWYrE13qz-oVya4kAyUAFps8RNEQmC2K_IBTG=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mesa Arch</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiba-rFnSEDcuRwIkg3NrlnjwOiYQn8Oy4f1DvwzNuLVJIRY44Yu6N09qc8xLIiccPLdL6_RAFxT1-gxnwiFKUirIj9hgGLc3s3DY-huEOWfczW39Voal_UPvYCUKsCexPwSm0uNKYE-jAV2NsOvab_ybr6-Y-Q88a6Wt2bWgGfaCr5b3w0cyy19dhGcg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiba-rFnSEDcuRwIkg3NrlnjwOiYQn8Oy4f1DvwzNuLVJIRY44Yu6N09qc8xLIiccPLdL6_RAFxT1-gxnwiFKUirIj9hgGLc3s3DY-huEOWfczW39Voal_UPvYCUKsCexPwSm0uNKYE-jAV2NsOvab_ybr6-Y-Q88a6Wt2bWgGfaCr5b3w0cyy19dhGcg=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">And finally, Bob's video compilation from the day. Here's a <a href="https://youtu.be/V6qZLrpP_lU" target="_blank">link to the YouTube video</a> for the email readers. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V6qZLrpP_lU" width="320" youtube-src-id="V6qZLrpP_lU"></iframe></div></div></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07360061663154656729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432092437531277675.post-33563583639093725562024-03-05T15:42:00.000-08:002024-03-05T15:42:28.042-08:00Arches Part 4 -- Escaping the Weekend CrowdIt was Saturday and we had a bit of Arches National Park to finish. It would be a good day for an early start. So, at sunup we were at Balanced Rock, then off to walk the Windows Sections trails. There is kind of a rat maze trail thing, and we attempted to see all the arches without too much backtracking. We definitely weren't the first ones there; those sunrise photographers beat us to it. After that, we ventured off the paved road to see Tower Arch. There were still plenty of people, but it was a lovely trail and we really enjoyed that area.<div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4sHNokONfKcEBW1tpAMN0yoaW-3PFJkbSr4zZzQqjNix2uwIYl4GajJpQHDrCJTJwi3oSJ_uN6eyfLKpoNldXx1VEXxOqANYpz76G4SkXvS6CbcvDPVOqO28RvBPuhyKgnAx9_STptruIOFbuONISA0gRr2vKyM0pN2SPFVnhUgjnyKttAJX1Ns0dlAOx" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4sHNokONfKcEBW1tpAMN0yoaW-3PFJkbSr4zZzQqjNix2uwIYl4GajJpQHDrCJTJwi3oSJ_uN6eyfLKpoNldXx1VEXxOqANYpz76G4SkXvS6CbcvDPVOqO28RvBPuhyKgnAx9_STptruIOFbuONISA0gRr2vKyM0pN2SPFVnhUgjnyKttAJX1Ns0dlAOx=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Balanced Rock</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHvMECr34hCJk5cy8nDCNUG_YXbAVIf4GVMLNl6v-PLjz5DFy3nazEERdo9fbJh1kc24qmr_bT0GNAAgj1C9PaxG00dZOJMIuRTPoDvkT-L160LNl35rNkFjSWF42AhuN2KzXdGRAGCAw9lDw6Dy3g7YCByZscvKZIGRtsTnGovWOnv81QmYMmGVPDWcM8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHvMECr34hCJk5cy8nDCNUG_YXbAVIf4GVMLNl6v-PLjz5DFy3nazEERdo9fbJh1kc24qmr_bT0GNAAgj1C9PaxG00dZOJMIuRTPoDvkT-L160LNl35rNkFjSWF42AhuN2KzXdGRAGCAw9lDw6Dy3g7YCByZscvKZIGRtsTnGovWOnv81QmYMmGVPDWcM8=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reminds me of the Eye of Sauron.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtgxKmrZfukbQ2uLlsHHlHjRVrJvO6VlnqoMHU-0NzidmtnfnR3y39AvK33felbaK7Dpbh2dpctTcXI4J1dNuxufbTZLCdsmIXO95dUQaiaf_8hLZe3j_zKxQ-GlHfSEpwHLjbsXyI7vk3f3IhHBEocf9D_vxTOWEpCSf9UKnkc4lbm9-tfrZDinbDlD9o" style="margin-left: 1em; 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And a <a href="https://youtu.be/iZ3ZX1GDYmk" target="_blank">link to the YouTube video </a>for those reading by email. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iZ3ZX1GDYmk" width="320" youtube-src-id="iZ3ZX1GDYmk"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07360061663154656729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432092437531277675.post-22027445527108470992024-03-04T15:52:00.000-08:002024-03-04T15:52:57.834-08:00Arches Part 3-- Devil's Garden<p>This is the longest trail in the park, and we had grand plans of a very early start, to enjoy our no people time. Alas, I forgot my hat, glasses binoculars, so we were an hour later than hoped when we started hiking. The parking lot is ginormous. OK, not Yosemite or Yellowstone large, but plenty big enough. I cannot imagine the crowds in the summer. Actually, I can, so we won't be there then.</p><p>What is the draw: the longest stone arch in North America. It is a mighty spectacular arch. After that the cattle trail, turns into a primitive trail, or if you will regular trail. The park service has up numerous warnings, probably a good idea, as we had to direct people to landscape arch on our way back, and there is only one other possible turn. </p><p>We enjoyed the first part of the trail very much. On our return route there is one sketchy steep slickrock to get down and I was mighty unhappy. Mighty unhappy. And I wasn't thrilled with the rest of the trail after that. A sloggy, sandy, no view trudge. I think it would be best to see the arches and turn around and see the arches again from another angle. Next time.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNMdAJzbE3UZ1oDfvYQMsCqMsIC4IVdlgSMQFB2QQcFFRs2rKlz-Q9Kv7VnQU9oGKVGXEGpCafMheVprbZkSsuOnCt-ENSbaAjBx_2iQ9O2zXqHz0KsNQaBSFRwFf5XsoPYNewjvmfixBbx0Zw0SQecmQ33Ar4Ys5_LgYrYjXCBsbg6yv9PCI5bpgPy4bh" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNMdAJzbE3UZ1oDfvYQMsCqMsIC4IVdlgSMQFB2QQcFFRs2rKlz-Q9Kv7VnQU9oGKVGXEGpCafMheVprbZkSsuOnCt-ENSbaAjBx_2iQ9O2zXqHz0KsNQaBSFRwFf5XsoPYNewjvmfixBbx0Zw0SQecmQ33Ar4Ys5_LgYrYjXCBsbg6yv9PCI5bpgPy4bh=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Landscape Arch. It is a nice one.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEji2647JmyJAE3PidkXr_a9lvmSkAuxky88tB5JK4bvL_i0ti3W5PntmZKqYW0iZmoSBl7gaox70bm4O1Ep7TrYnYgxBUsfBH-k5xcOaJfsJKcsdX5E-htoM_0xILIt72wl0K0qIvIALDq4dZ1am1Cbzu-0XjASBB7VINwinWLFz4A51PRUkWxOcdn8Tve1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEji2647JmyJAE3PidkXr_a9lvmSkAuxky88tB5JK4bvL_i0ti3W5PntmZKqYW0iZmoSBl7gaox70bm4O1Ep7TrYnYgxBUsfBH-k5xcOaJfsJKcsdX5E-htoM_0xILIt72wl0K0qIvIALDq4dZ1am1Cbzu-0XjASBB7VINwinWLFz4A51PRUkWxOcdn8Tve1=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first sights on the way to Landscape Arch.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhocEDS3lJVFR7_p40LvoJ1WvcxC0dTHZcdFUGGhByAqIqNfO4U2Zb94dZbmrXaCbdkRWeb12oXGesGh16huFjiadgikv9UXcGcPXx1B5WPDfWSnO2Q-KfXwmK0mP_UyNvcQONrnjwwvlktIrIU5IMFulA0rfHfB73GMDTRujv0TEN11M8Kz_ESZ9HNEwF7" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhocEDS3lJVFR7_p40LvoJ1WvcxC0dTHZcdFUGGhByAqIqNfO4U2Zb94dZbmrXaCbdkRWeb12oXGesGh16huFjiadgikv9UXcGcPXx1B5WPDfWSnO2Q-KfXwmK0mP_UyNvcQONrnjwwvlktIrIU5IMFulA0rfHfB73GMDTRujv0TEN11M8Kz_ESZ9HNEwF7=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bob performs a flying Rachel at Partition Arch.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8U9O-3U1a8jiG4yo97wJVr7ws3kHy4XjgsE42rQBZ71jpFj0L95BbXNrSB01VmOhiwH6c9H-JH-MZtrbOT004AR3Jmb3-WagOsDNQwopLe4rpemlqAKDd59sLtdET9pERYhJzIPiPIkuJQFl7cb1tlySe7Vnyg_Xo5ZLHLDnCQqEWiNi0XCdprepI_ill" style="margin-left: auto; 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Yes, that is where the trail is.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjidIuzYOhL7qMnr_YSchXZ68fXqN1TAxJahMcAbI0FQV1bO-vV8MJi6joK9FCe9rkSzPd0Isya1JCm8nD_-KFKOyPyzLqMyUV1-oRGa4iXoMTowyhsGVr7OnuzEaLObEM1P7h5ZWBooFjLf3ZiUoWw_kK_-5rXNLwAyEp_2L509zJkZ8QTXq5NHSlCwn81" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjidIuzYOhL7qMnr_YSchXZ68fXqN1TAxJahMcAbI0FQV1bO-vV8MJi6joK9FCe9rkSzPd0Isya1JCm8nD_-KFKOyPyzLqMyUV1-oRGa4iXoMTowyhsGVr7OnuzEaLObEM1P7h5ZWBooFjLf3ZiUoWw_kK_-5rXNLwAyEp_2L509zJkZ8QTXq5NHSlCwn81=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFZW6jtB9BqkKQa96E5YJ3tUtSCWDxNPx5-9ZQtuZ9lMEsZj9ZL38aRM7NrSfbvULnRNyqvyXnsPOZShYayXV6Vx3SlffgykKsk-Agjoi1TAdAd2F8h_RgTKiiHtzcfh6pjoQhBiyb2Q7lq77BfVBX8NN0x988b8hveS3ljrjka3JrZYAR4C0OC_puHp7z" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFZW6jtB9BqkKQa96E5YJ3tUtSCWDxNPx5-9ZQtuZ9lMEsZj9ZL38aRM7NrSfbvULnRNyqvyXnsPOZShYayXV6Vx3SlffgykKsk-Agjoi1TAdAd2F8h_RgTKiiHtzcfh6pjoQhBiyb2Q7lq77BfVBX8NN0x988b8hveS3ljrjka3JrZYAR4C0OC_puHp7z=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Double O Arch. Really liked this one.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhanksKzDFjwlEMhlnrcGzAtElfUow9CfYgtX3GrqyLx8PDM9ZvjO1f2kIYtM1uqajoj8G1ER05hmOgtcHwllxiU-8lh-x7ZM7vKVqUKWMunKM4W_7igS0pBvx0h_saWHAIXY1C8EcC-MxEo3l-G1-HqqdW7zXl8Y7Hk0h1QmuPzngVQPTwfTPo1CY7s2F1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhanksKzDFjwlEMhlnrcGzAtElfUow9CfYgtX3GrqyLx8PDM9ZvjO1f2kIYtM1uqajoj8G1ER05hmOgtcHwllxiU-8lh-x7ZM7vKVqUKWMunKM4W_7igS0pBvx0h_saWHAIXY1C8EcC-MxEo3l-G1-HqqdW7zXl8Y7Hk0h1QmuPzngVQPTwfTPo1CY7s2F1=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3G3mz6G6ya_ZDnIQ56j2hI8a30Kg8to_LTgj-g7w2Hrcu07UXWPL7I551oukb4EmFaoPj4awzMBBLz6pHWHfV6g_4AX3a1Aq2wtSwI_7EGxS5XiFBlVSHSv_JRxqNljskzwCutsqtKBzDcJUSVd3pTw0dxgx-eBpJzRskLQKyDz5VVOvhCkZyQ8BXmgJX" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMmbYC54ZwNYps99-doRilccZXczlggYqAD98bAHg3zMLzwk54psbNnufP_5nJb4Pynk89AaIPNLfkDIWC3EHdUxTZZz3G2ZR03S1iVFyuWdrVilCZ44XeqhIaA1Hry4CXJljp_RyuaRZdkFTcWIHdOAtR-8xEdvI8FSk4c6yHVPkAj5GuASF0iyK0R328" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMmbYC54ZwNYps99-doRilccZXczlggYqAD98bAHg3zMLzwk54psbNnufP_5nJb4Pynk89AaIPNLfkDIWC3EHdUxTZZz3G2ZR03S1iVFyuWdrVilCZ44XeqhIaA1Hry4CXJljp_RyuaRZdkFTcWIHdOAtR-8xEdvI8FSk4c6yHVPkAj5GuASF0iyK0R328=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Private Arch.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSxd6PE1mDAXibN3YvV48GyeTr3G5Qfw7qpMu6WXSC-d8VeYi_2g2lVRnwAQxvKDGuF2lyTl1YA9PjyD9xx74uWoBokucy9UOglsTsxvCf5frD9dUC25Vmp4OLAif0wYEofqCpnxxa80ZMztlcsOu_lrtxGyccYfEdg8CUZYB94n0ch7AUCTL0Sgumk_Pm" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTzTkMhhL-G1TxDxG2tTkPaRczzHRboM2olTlvH1lWDXgsQ1wxLIr8JaWFQIBC-UhlsmXnizHQ-jTVG31bwXEQxbPwOTzJc64s3v5oDs_rAQZEHtV8dE8io4RXZ-dtIwbJ1dgfYYEafDWH1bGTOjhZRWt_CKK4cPsKeeVEdmVW0ZAQZJcc3VvOi3TgqdZi" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTzTkMhhL-G1TxDxG2tTkPaRczzHRboM2olTlvH1lWDXgsQ1wxLIr8JaWFQIBC-UhlsmXnizHQ-jTVG31bwXEQxbPwOTzJc64s3v5oDs_rAQZEHtV8dE8io4RXZ-dtIwbJ1dgfYYEafDWH1bGTOjhZRWt_CKK4cPsKeeVEdmVW0ZAQZJcc3VvOi3TgqdZi=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pine Tree Arch</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0EUrN_v6YqaHYodwYyLar6qJiPllGYBgVwDOeXBIBpUf7Qf_Le1qMUu7II_mwWxPzlGa2W99jIi4vb8nh_Qj-S-MDB0tnI7adKh2NDUMfyvawk8Y9qK6rMwaLavrWzz-BUU61hecWkOckkmsrP2K08x4DYtOwe1eKO3XKHLBO7nLzKEt5PZfbxmQQMsbR" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibTyebNNORfVIF270s2WDe2HGfgUCvvwR4mJlAQ4nwOyuC3fXeGLsimQOYdQDrC6eByvgwVnBJVPPtXKfv0BfmLOsq8qM4j9nxIFMmGrXY0QIb_4WD281xpAgt5kTcdo-lPxxR2i7gVVI7ivfz8qaRkXztgYYxxkzI6FQ_AoiWofZRiMzkEfjoAK59Pdiv" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibTyebNNORfVIF270s2WDe2HGfgUCvvwR4mJlAQ4nwOyuC3fXeGLsimQOYdQDrC6eByvgwVnBJVPPtXKfv0BfmLOsq8qM4j9nxIFMmGrXY0QIb_4WD281xpAgt5kTcdo-lPxxR2i7gVVI7ivfz8qaRkXztgYYxxkzI6FQ_AoiWofZRiMzkEfjoAK59Pdiv=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tunnel Arch</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVN2WEPCVGvc49oZNqnaBDV7u8C0pGh9O1lf0byTNBdgZFC5HSTrCa9OtiEx_Wa6fgQBH6JLomMbYfl73O48Sid9yd0mFP5LwNCMe5UBAvi3-nbPb3CI37hQ8IfSkdzl259YK71WuX7wE7DE9eFewaPA2MjNqM5STDVmXhS-1335L3ooJzTTXKGVa2AVVv" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: left;">For those who like video, here is Bob's. <a href="https://youtu.be/a0f_DOJlDHM" target="_blank">YouTube link for those reading by email</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/a0f_DOJlDHM" width="320" youtube-src-id="a0f_DOJlDHM"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: left;">We also had time to visit more petroglyphs. These were a little more out of the way, and so were in pristine condition. Lovely. 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In fact, we were the first ones there. Nice. Very nice. With the early start it was a couple hours before we even saw another soul. Even nicer. If you do this hike, the park service really wants you to go on their ranger guided version, rather than on your own. Their version is two and a half miles in two and a half hours. We doubled the distance and time. We had a marvelous morning of exploration. We meandered, lots of fabulous sights to see, and plenty of pointless dead ends. We had lunch with a view. We saw a handful of other people all day long. Some of them were running through the area from arrow to arrow like it was a competition, and you got a prize if you finished fastest. How sad is that. Oh well, you do you. This is the Bob and Susan version.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgS5J5txEuDfW2rPnARX4WDD6ZDuRbyGv6cknym5fqz5RTUJNd40xx4j8ACi8i-YKheFclRRIVmBwz_XFPf6qM4u7OVr3hl2KzFH81aobNTQzbTf7n_EEEJHzDtss3n7T90xPNXdOnbi8zU5aCQN1FhJR8MLfaSjWEsXVUoRrxdZ1zCNjjotI0sSVfLtfG5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgS5J5txEuDfW2rPnARX4WDD6ZDuRbyGv6cknym5fqz5RTUJNd40xx4j8ACi8i-YKheFclRRIVmBwz_XFPf6qM4u7OVr3hl2KzFH81aobNTQzbTf7n_EEEJHzDtss3n7T90xPNXdOnbi8zU5aCQN1FhJR8MLfaSjWEsXVUoRrxdZ1zCNjjotI0sSVfLtfG5=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRObi13YCRsUkWLyOc-iirfxMXrDrPfuwaPNPl9nacQdcqTX3hhWlZo0Z8UgBFSAz3THvd08PE4O7XqjtB_oB4QYAGBTz1xKgEtDaHU14RowQyb09c_TYOt4CYo-SQ34kffqg4CFGNVc2MGYq6uOB3FtTLePBp_bxgNcdeIgriCFQ-nNeWbDyb1pBtovnU" style="margin-left: auto; 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For the average visitor to Arches, the answer is NO, definitely not. The park service has put up numerous arrows, but based on things we read on-line, the average hiker seems to have problems following basic directions and spends a great deal of time being lost. Even with the ranger to show the way, it is too physically demanding for most folks. The hardness factor involves lots of climbing up and sliding down. I spent a far amount of time on my butt sliding along, and had a couple of airy not happy spots. We thought this was the funnest hike in the park, but we spend our days getting cliffed out and having to backtrack. And we only hike on trails when we have to.</p><p>For those who want to see this hike as a video, Bob went all Steven Spielberg and made this 4 minute movie.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IMYlXAma8HM" width="320" youtube-src-id="IMYlXAma8HM"></iframe></div><br /><p>Video link for those reading by email: <a href="https://youtu.be/IMYlXAma8HM" target="_blank">YouTube link</a></p><p>Since we survived the doom and despair, oh my, of Fiery Furnace and still had a half a day left, we headed off to see more arches. We hiked to Sand, Broken and Tapestry Arches. A nice flat sandy trail, which we turned into a lolly pop loop by taking a trail cutting through a fin area.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhX-KeBtoqeIm5QE-5nmpnvGc9HE4U66fxevL6z-CVsoqYPzDGUh098m3YSzyeQLJaPKLD7UgYMrVW18dn9ARj-BCdnOihjUMhTb00XFZ7T1ht4kcyTZZdsaEQKnjiq1hVQTFKW17RxWfPYO7SMV-3Iyion2AuFLoDIMqld4C51Lb37w2EaaqcGDuPb4RTi" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhX-KeBtoqeIm5QE-5nmpnvGc9HE4U66fxevL6z-CVsoqYPzDGUh098m3YSzyeQLJaPKLD7UgYMrVW18dn9ARj-BCdnOihjUMhTb00XFZ7T1ht4kcyTZZdsaEQKnjiq1hVQTFKW17RxWfPYO7SMV-3Iyion2AuFLoDIMqld4C51Lb37w2EaaqcGDuPb4RTi=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg24s10jPft6mO3xihNr8UVodd_qORikdaWjUFt_aKNnXXKv0TuvOAUCCBebnbxyargyeUaSsevAZzhuEj2r6vxelE1eNiJ-naw_grtzZIuUyQV5PoqqYesoZnxzQfgFrbvwUIXXL874Nu5NLOXs4FkmursuYXBQw4tpxi3E945jBHp5UdGsi8jYAumbaiI" style="margin-left: auto; 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A couple days later, we were there looking at it up close and in person. It was just as nice as when we saw it 40 years ago. Since we had made the day long drive to get there, it made sense to stay awhile. As Arches National Park is becoming increasingly chaotic and congested, we decided to see everything that Arches had to offer, before moving on to other areas. Turns out, this involves quite a bit of hiking. Four full days for us to hike the Arches trails. </p><p>First up is Delicate Arch. This is the arch you see on the Utah license plate, or at least the pretty license plate. Their other big license plate version is an ugly advertisement for skiing. Those of you who are bored, can google the license plates.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW-Hdde3bYwp4qkJoVU_LOFfdbF1pg20P72bDpOmKG-Yg9d-qj_jwjI1Ok9rF_3gscP15tzefOLtnf1PFZ0xMmq_rC9h6H7gSUbFGN2dda0RTSoQoR66RKwQ-hvCpgjsL1Mjrspo-ArqYvAHSCdyfikg9YfA6NPVwqgHIR10Yp88t-9g22cefwxS_RsrFC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW-Hdde3bYwp4qkJoVU_LOFfdbF1pg20P72bDpOmKG-Yg9d-qj_jwjI1Ok9rF_3gscP15tzefOLtnf1PFZ0xMmq_rC9h6H7gSUbFGN2dda0RTSoQoR66RKwQ-hvCpgjsL1Mjrspo-ArqYvAHSCdyfikg9YfA6NPVwqgHIR10Yp88t-9g22cefwxS_RsrFC=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now where have I seen this image before?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEge4Faz-SGHc-Rud6tofqH-FiYxDmK2o1XhT5xYYoDX5MFLjwrhjcj7Q8I17yCpyM4MtJ9Ora84nwezD1XqJx6pVVECkCU8yYLQsXzR5D3U0P8fIpMPcBWXUcQXf8LwTAFr_DtfzLSwc3C3YBedO9d0sodgSLTYaSe3QHWlNTmybt0I5GcLDVyosjwUujfQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEge4Faz-SGHc-Rud6tofqH-FiYxDmK2o1XhT5xYYoDX5MFLjwrhjcj7Q8I17yCpyM4MtJ9Ora84nwezD1XqJx6pVVECkCU8yYLQsXzR5D3U0P8fIpMPcBWXUcQXf8LwTAFr_DtfzLSwc3C3YBedO9d0sodgSLTYaSe3QHWlNTmybt0I5GcLDVyosjwUujfQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivTXfoaeo4Up_GQk3x4XRD_wxbj8zSil5vev6VPupwIF_4MR1zXBtTMdJfb75fGaJaY-s4Y-MlnrgncN2qhvi9pbgck7p9fnPhngO4z_EtGm5oKs22ju278rfWAunkgbfuTa9TlfHw4PTQ8Te9qpUe-ohbc9B8aop6q7FOOH9j6aMnMui_P1bN5V1jAcQz" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivTXfoaeo4Up_GQk3x4XRD_wxbj8zSil5vev6VPupwIF_4MR1zXBtTMdJfb75fGaJaY-s4Y-MlnrgncN2qhvi9pbgck7p9fnPhngO4z_EtGm5oKs22ju278rfWAunkgbfuTa9TlfHw4PTQ8Te9qpUe-ohbc9B8aop6q7FOOH9j6aMnMui_P1bN5V1jAcQz=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bob under the arch.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgn9iQr71RP8drA2Kjc8tCY_9IzkNFuQk1m1OZmY5fzQfaBwfVSCmZlrNKuYKKFpAkDBuw6AFROVJEp5T-LrA_aWkvUXykq0cDM3BsaGSbN-VAktUFwT884F1DTlN2OTDkShPPMTLc1UB0dW0W0uNhz13na374tAEonL7PjqvHF1nVH24_4KfI2ZlFzyXWD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgn9iQr71RP8drA2Kjc8tCY_9IzkNFuQk1m1OZmY5fzQfaBwfVSCmZlrNKuYKKFpAkDBuw6AFROVJEp5T-LrA_aWkvUXykq0cDM3BsaGSbN-VAktUFwT884F1DTlN2OTDkShPPMTLc1UB0dW0W0uNhz13na374tAEonL7PjqvHF1nVH24_4KfI2ZlFzyXWD=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJVzxJkwduihn4Rlz0WQxwY0MbrJ3f68tsB5VSc3g_kNHCZVQhdEtwNHIg2euowj_16oYA5HrPKq5E4cTRj4HAiHQkKUc49N2STkq0TxBI42Iei7A7dQ2mHn07LbSByo6ZLB7TdrxJGi98cz2U7A3_OvBtygP1D9SI2FpK2S7wspKB-gqR7bwl64CuCq0J" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJVzxJkwduihn4Rlz0WQxwY0MbrJ3f68tsB5VSc3g_kNHCZVQhdEtwNHIg2euowj_16oYA5HrPKq5E4cTRj4HAiHQkKUc49N2STkq0TxBI42Iei7A7dQ2mHn07LbSByo6ZLB7TdrxJGi98cz2U7A3_OvBtygP1D9SI2FpK2S7wspKB-gqR7bwl64CuCq0J=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Delicate Arch from Twisted Doughnut Arch.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>There is of course other scenery to see along the way. Petroglyphs are the first interesting thing.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4GJb_k-KS5e2BR3OkiBnRXkpw3EelCZ3NW8zJgP_JgzUpnAWIKNOLH8RuL39Ih53LZK6bMkhoXiDJueoQLt-pza0-P1bADYY2u0T46ak5R98LQjMR8y7kKCPxI5N2vqEgHMHf5JkRLS7Lb9ZplITMGF8Y0VAIABnMMQzGg-0PX3I3z6kpmTJhT9aj2dfv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4GJb_k-KS5e2BR3OkiBnRXkpw3EelCZ3NW8zJgP_JgzUpnAWIKNOLH8RuL39Ih53LZK6bMkhoXiDJueoQLt-pza0-P1bADYY2u0T46ak5R98LQjMR8y7kKCPxI5N2vqEgHMHf5JkRLS7Lb9ZplITMGF8Y0VAIABnMMQzGg-0PX3I3z6kpmTJhT9aj2dfv=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDtt14Pf3P_KhN7e7zQGFnLZnWySx8m8Hvb0xQXYm9CrMfaU2I7bUQmeH_OTeP4flX6NMQJb8jtAamVeCFqvNDg1ZegbSB6wKd28qOIMVr0yG-LBuK1QePqaGuk0MaB0LO4t-yVv1_DkPmwj-wjZye-VFaC4FH2wNi1nxB2t85MdtOhRqVWnoG9xxfRIkb" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDtt14Pf3P_KhN7e7zQGFnLZnWySx8m8Hvb0xQXYm9CrMfaU2I7bUQmeH_OTeP4flX6NMQJb8jtAamVeCFqvNDg1ZegbSB6wKd28qOIMVr0yG-LBuK1QePqaGuk0MaB0LO4t-yVv1_DkPmwj-wjZye-VFaC4FH2wNi1nxB2t85MdtOhRqVWnoG9xxfRIkb=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Those are some sheer walls.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqpxQjKOTU9SQqSYHi9ZUfnYKn5j19tO7WUep7tymUH3yFF_ngE7MdFbhFzkfd9aA5WeMxSGuDGXPu8bC7LgUZ4Q2c-JTjQYYE2ZewB9X8a6Unhrf1DJF7yvKN0vxTQc8adFcJ2lQvamLwlKz9Ku3FVsVqsJYg2l3RVDZb0v83p3dggstjzuwRRNsQc2Hz" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqpxQjKOTU9SQqSYHi9ZUfnYKn5j19tO7WUep7tymUH3yFF_ngE7MdFbhFzkfd9aA5WeMxSGuDGXPu8bC7LgUZ4Q2c-JTjQYYE2ZewB9X8a6Unhrf1DJF7yvKN0vxTQc8adFcJ2lQvamLwlKz9Ku3FVsVqsJYg2l3RVDZb0v83p3dggstjzuwRRNsQc2Hz=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Twisted Doughnut Arch</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPnN9w-S8wO8-GL9YtPijDIhIb5a3S4v98HweubSMWN0ZIbdwMNNdTxsgdcrYVdOhAnwK7xpydoR-Ha3AhFipwJWg_XjEwBwpky1lvWp66I2AtcqOprQjKO0DBKWkXPVWtk1iyypO9mzET_geYLEsgGfbVHvj8xgedST5LqmCVLKx7uRNyqWLfaxKSWXtl" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPnN9w-S8wO8-GL9YtPijDIhIb5a3S4v98HweubSMWN0ZIbdwMNNdTxsgdcrYVdOhAnwK7xpydoR-Ha3AhFipwJWg_XjEwBwpky1lvWp66I2AtcqOprQjKO0DBKWkXPVWtk1iyypO9mzET_geYLEsgGfbVHvj8xgedST5LqmCVLKx7uRNyqWLfaxKSWXtl=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, there are some airy views along the way.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>After Delicate Arch, we swung by the visitor center to get our permit for Fiery Furnace. The park has a permit system on this hike to generate cash. It is the latest trend in the parks. Yes, your annual pass will get you in, but if you want to do anything, then that will be extra. They bill the permit as a way to limit visitors and keep the visiting public from dying of heat stroke by telling us some useful information such as carry water, and the hike is hard. The most useful bit of information for the average person, is stay off the cryptogamic soil as it is alive. </p><p>Cool sculptures in front of the visitor center.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8tzYoqqgDo5JEMq7UfbnwpZeuIfMVbAVBMOkuAh4ppKnAdF2aTBEjyIBi5dnry6lUOEu8a9ACsb7ty6lTilScYjzFgsinT7rO6gNQW7ZP11WRiqZjsCeG9HVq_khMPrqT3XT8w-pQQpA2Qz1IJ1fdidUqShByMDKePG8nm3RjLAXEtGyIT_6qGBRJnWNl" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8tzYoqqgDo5JEMq7UfbnwpZeuIfMVbAVBMOkuAh4ppKnAdF2aTBEjyIBi5dnry6lUOEu8a9ACsb7ty6lTilScYjzFgsinT7rO6gNQW7ZP11WRiqZjsCeG9HVq_khMPrqT3XT8w-pQQpA2Qz1IJ1fdidUqShByMDKePG8nm3RjLAXEtGyIT_6qGBRJnWNl=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYwHXed0mNIqVInZ8eg2EG6ZWo-fMmwNZ_stL2bK_021oR2KA8BHTeB0QhFlCnUtORog2Br4MGT2LKShpjdK9OAbLJoEfvRb8CKYx9qrACbFhXTZqVxsVZhhBFJ_CV1n-uiiN_90uxh57OipF9zSq2dpeP0p9zgxt4azV2nDRsA1W-Kexro46ZFjq4P-e8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYwHXed0mNIqVInZ8eg2EG6ZWo-fMmwNZ_stL2bK_021oR2KA8BHTeB0QhFlCnUtORog2Br4MGT2LKShpjdK9OAbLJoEfvRb8CKYx9qrACbFhXTZqVxsVZhhBFJ_CV1n-uiiN_90uxh57OipF9zSq2dpeP0p9zgxt4azV2nDRsA1W-Kexro46ZFjq4P-e8=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN6TWUFpy2hvf3iA5w3r2PoqEN9e-tTnD-G1DJw5BILdhdZAqWORCMCUon4OqghPpyh1FOJh2lTcBDLL4WKheTZEK-wxGZ9yDoHQkyp88wApqUHHs-tL-VLpBeK5yj_GzZF_nmC-nVL5JS19pYXd-h7bek3MBaFo3yRMsNjUX8TpWCFdN8YXuPUjSRAeB7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN6TWUFpy2hvf3iA5w3r2PoqEN9e-tTnD-G1DJw5BILdhdZAqWORCMCUon4OqghPpyh1FOJh2lTcBDLL4WKheTZEK-wxGZ9yDoHQkyp88wApqUHHs-tL-VLpBeK5yj_GzZF_nmC-nVL5JS19pYXd-h7bek3MBaFo3yRMsNjUX8TpWCFdN8YXuPUjSRAeB7=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmrfHJbV_TNA3SiRnblH1132KzCqYGmLowBOyMmHNqpfJO1bpJNOXooLnIssKKB4XvPRppQs9yjzBV80ViebxTq0PlShVFw9Ie8x9iFqJzqY6FGz8LZgHz9WnmbnzoUYh12ydHKmDAz4l7oZgnqIll1sySk3fdAfS_dRvLPN0HdMD97Oux-WM7I4mIwqB0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmrfHJbV_TNA3SiRnblH1132KzCqYGmLowBOyMmHNqpfJO1bpJNOXooLnIssKKB4XvPRppQs9yjzBV80ViebxTq0PlShVFw9Ie8x9iFqJzqY6FGz8LZgHz9WnmbnzoUYh12ydHKmDAz4l7oZgnqIll1sySk3fdAfS_dRvLPN0HdMD97Oux-WM7I4mIwqB0=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>We still had daylight after grabbing our permit, so off we went to Park Avenue. 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Lots of very cool images, that have been unfortunately marred by vandals over the years.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-CmIRd_AmLFOPpb9TG0wI1syE05-Hp08rOhiiWYD1JPr6SLFriO5OOxmvfoK5uPqo4K58kDfxOc20drEdysfSpY0K6rz0hKhZAvkreh0-Rzhx5lw2GadPlusxOhuOnHuXdT0Ap4StDai2Jvsfe0E--32QsD77h5hm4KiQXTQRlz7uBlDUaCX1XielQquY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-CmIRd_AmLFOPpb9TG0wI1syE05-Hp08rOhiiWYD1JPr6SLFriO5OOxmvfoK5uPqo4K58kDfxOc20drEdysfSpY0K6rz0hKhZAvkreh0-Rzhx5lw2GadPlusxOhuOnHuXdT0Ap4StDai2Jvsfe0E--32QsD77h5hm4KiQXTQRlz7uBlDUaCX1XielQquY=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitPR16Pyzhm1KtuUVOF53N4jvzeJ4KzdxStrqkv2QDtAHZZpVXvm8olOJh4zuyrAMGfwRmXmCnIz2brl6dilLZFsxc1Bi5W1e3OasAK5gr_sO4bQ87von9CkNdGRMZ6Ns3BqsxA6zPOaKaaeQp5Ks4dP5rJJBrjBERl7jDFT6eKt15xK2KDKa4gwVOGytg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Next up is the Fiery Furnace.</p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07360061663154656729noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432092437531277675.post-95754834979132762023-12-05T17:50:00.000-08:002023-12-05T17:50:33.227-08:00Ely, Nevada<p><span style="font-family: arial;">While researching for our eclipse trip, I discovered that Ely has an excursion train, the Northern Nevada Railway. This should not have come as a surprise to me as we have driven through Ely over a hundred times. But yep, it was news to me. How sad is that.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I will just start by saying we had a fabulous time. Our timing on weather wasn't the greatest. It was a bitterly cold spell, and we picked the coldest windiest day. Yes, two days before and two days after it was nice in Ely. Oh well. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A very brief history -- The railway started in 1906 for the copper mines and passenger service. Regular passenger service and the school train that carried high schoolers from McGill to Ely ended in 1941 with establishment of bus lines. For the 50th anniversary of the railroad, the passenger service equipment was pulled out of retirement and used in a celebration. This was the first excursion trip. In 1983 the Kennecott copper mine closed the mine and train, and by 1987 the Nevada Northern Railway Museum was formed. The National Park Service designated the East Ely Yard as a National Historic Landmark in 2006. And well they should, as it is a step back into a working railroad. Wiki has a nice history page here <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_Northern_Railway" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_Northern_Railway</a> which is where I gleaned some of this information.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYGF60VMMkMiRf5lvaDzS8_V8ei-zBNTI0sEVw38BlZzV-vFCohwjUr5lq10x29ExX9arePZBzIwLWrMlPyTQUGQqG6IU6d6ijMtyG8mrLn60bWtR6nYi9MzbXy4w1ZvV-4Kw2hmN52R_pkE6ovct9cqekGbwkq2_SLhLW-C-_Wt9lZ3g5sz93wQ4C7joE=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our train coming in to pick us up.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYGF60VMMkMiRf5lvaDzS8_V8ei-zBNTI0sEVw38BlZzV-vFCohwjUr5lq10x29ExX9arePZBzIwLWrMlPyTQUGQqG6IU6d6ijMtyG8mrLn60bWtR6nYi9MzbXy4w1ZvV-4Kw2hmN52R_pkE6ovct9cqekGbwkq2_SLhLW-C-_Wt9lZ3g5sz93wQ4C7joE" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJxtHc8yZzv6cj16aG4t57EZWFErskvz2y_hhjLFyjfVsTwJNNKjUtSfAClTgajyOmWX2wS18TWvMRoiO_QwI6t-5kDE35_p4TDLMIJsy3R1hx2n9nb-d3YwnSMq0vcvq6nrX4-6RjbmcEBidn6CORYSrJABL1O13Q3MM_KiBroImgkjD-AJw_8REJY5YF=w480-h640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yep, there is still a ticket punch.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJxtHc8yZzv6cj16aG4t57EZWFErskvz2y_hhjLFyjfVsTwJNNKjUtSfAClTgajyOmWX2wS18TWvMRoiO_QwI6t-5kDE35_p4TDLMIJsy3R1hx2n9nb-d3YwnSMq0vcvq6nrX4-6RjbmcEBidn6CORYSrJABL1O13Q3MM_KiBroImgkjD-AJw_8REJY5YF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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It headed up Robinson Canyon and the track was used to haul ore from the Ruth Copper Mining District. And did I mention, it was great fun. We started out in the passenger cars which were heated, and then headed out to the open air car. We thought we would freeze solid, but it was pretty nice. We also looked at the engine house. rolling stock, and associated buildings on our own before the ride. Next time, we will make sure we have time to go on the walking tour after the ride.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>And a brief bit on the locomotive 93 that pulled our train. She was built in 1909 and was made to haul heavy </span>freight<span>. In 1952 the other three locomotives supplies in 1909 were scrapped. In 1961 Kennecott Copper donated the locomotive to the White Pine Public Museum as an open air display. In 1990 after almost 30 years as a display 93 was traded to the Northern Nevada Railway Museum. And it 1993, she began hauling excursion trains. This was a brief return to service, as in 1995 she hit a car of railroad ties at 60mph and sustained significant damage. Once again 93 was restored and returned to service in 2002 for the Winter Olympics providing transportation to the Soldier Hollow facilities..</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Northern Nevada Railway has a page documenting what it takes to keep these steam engines </span>going<span>, which you can find </span><a href="https://dr.nnry.com/pages/40Rebuild.php" target="_blank">here</a><span>. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPDjp6mYjtZhddf00J6FqPv_jMp62dd0QiH8EdtaTI0Uac9LS8V1NL8aApKzi6y0aPszcW2SZxB4ZjFIj4IRaRcnVB75TxhT_9iNrjCsaIRLGOV2lGZR_3V7r7cMPpymTyrVXFM8vFfI5rkON663xV3jap1HP7LwqCLTL6mUOQnRCsgeQKFsaeTlVFDsBS=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of many informational signs about the buildings.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPDjp6mYjtZhddf00J6FqPv_jMp62dd0QiH8EdtaTI0Uac9LS8V1NL8aApKzi6y0aPszcW2SZxB4ZjFIj4IRaRcnVB75TxhT_9iNrjCsaIRLGOV2lGZR_3V7r7cMPpymTyrVXFM8vFfI5rkON663xV3jap1HP7LwqCLTL6mUOQnRCsgeQKFsaeTlVFDsBS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWTfGxDdhamHEd5Uka_w8aWZBi9DWaopRiKBpONvC5bWEFjyDpR3cmoHrK13G__WuOohn6NdhHnGIb5s0h9z7iyfOrL0MxCigQEaGGJMnjzzdWYX64Yq-T6mHjs21IAg_h1yQ7LNVIQBN6QbrD0i6V6J7jhkPCwwN9C_8MSSX4bowVmLKRfidl0y4i3unD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWTfGxDdhamHEd5Uka_w8aWZBi9DWaopRiKBpONvC5bWEFjyDpR3cmoHrK13G__WuOohn6NdhHnGIb5s0h9z7iyfOrL0MxCigQEaGGJMnjzzdWYX64Yq-T6mHjs21IAg_h1yQ7LNVIQBN6QbrD0i6V6J7jhkPCwwN9C_8MSSX4bowVmLKRfidl0y4i3unD=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">While we were in Ely, we also headed over to Great Basin National Park to go on the Lehman Cave tours. 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Not bad for a day in Ely.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjS4YxIcWfcnehLVD1no0MhR0h2V8-crZgVcbyFOC-17rARR9lusYPr4vsslsBVrtQdwqVBlvm_2A7m_Avod-l5jeiCtIB_aLsTv0AuwBbnFEKoA5YQCFJyy83OGQmD0UquiGLJPp_ZRbADHn6MQdNnosBf20kV6UC8JLkVbXHkw7JAmX2LWIEXNf2NkLzR" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjS4YxIcWfcnehLVD1no0MhR0h2V8-crZgVcbyFOC-17rARR9lusYPr4vsslsBVrtQdwqVBlvm_2A7m_Avod-l5jeiCtIB_aLsTv0AuwBbnFEKoA5YQCFJyy83OGQmD0UquiGLJPp_ZRbADHn6MQdNnosBf20kV6UC8JLkVbXHkw7JAmX2LWIEXNf2NkLzR=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After Ely headed to Idaho to visit with my mom. 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margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I thought this was weird.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh55_ERedVcgqmnIFzZQTJvAEsK2V5gPz9PpthmgQYc3Kn2mTFNPgC6SZf7aj1i5PRByl4KDJUzjF_n8oHXsGq1ExI1pS0069x2qUCYkTIDiAQLUvnQnSGvzyQfQfhyfkJwVMGPPv5ykLM3dRbmndWm2bMcUibp_Qu4bw95zIXV3v-1hBiVBAAYNbDDEOYq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAM5bzPsE2GZ0a_ZcgPc4Ayt6jvH_QoX2tdPqXudnckDrZwQWTYpCa6SFxPKZs7sRXSAfbwdFjUNWPn8KpsUgE81GO1z1z3_v4qGi8XNIviR7e7cauSJ99D2eCZLQ3vABsbb8FSfRm5PMe6dEdhnp_jp5TRVPYzQYmWY_Ezdkzz1FKzE6mLUvKsz5CnT4l=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And yes the old bridge is being covered with graffiti. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAM5bzPsE2GZ0a_ZcgPc4Ayt6jvH_QoX2tdPqXudnckDrZwQWTYpCa6SFxPKZs7sRXSAfbwdFjUNWPn8KpsUgE81GO1z1z3_v4qGi8XNIviR7e7cauSJ99D2eCZLQ3vABsbb8FSfRm5PMe6dEdhnp_jp5TRVPYzQYmWY_Ezdkzz1FKzE6mLUvKsz5CnT4l" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><br /><p></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07360061663154656729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432092437531277675.post-74045650771828054722023-10-27T18:50:00.000-07:002023-10-27T18:50:39.164-07:00A Quick Trip for an Eclipse<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> We found the motivation to go see the annular eclipse. Of course, we didn't plan very far ahead, so we camped for a couple days, which worked well as the weather was nice. Our friend BJ came along as well. Apparently, she didn't plan far ahead either. We headed up to central, middle of nowhere Nevada. On the way up we stopped to see a pictograph site and petroglyph site that had been on my list of things to do for several years. The pictographs were amazing. The colors brilliant, vibrant, and alive. And the site had not been vandalized as there is a huge gate protecting it. It was so lovely, we will go again. The petroglyph site sadly is being desecrated by every moron with a pocket knife. It was heart breaking. The petroglyphs are estimated to be 10,000 years old. 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The weather forecast was perfect. No clouds until after the eclipse was over. The reality was different. We awoke to perfect viewing conditions and set up to enjoy the show. Then, the clouds rolled in. What to do? Stay and hope they moved on before the main event, or move? We ended up racing south to where we could see the edge of the clouds, and set up again along the highway. The clouds made for fun viewing as they were thin and would roll in and out. And life was good until about 15 minutes before totality, when another big cloud bank was headed our way. We rushed south again and set up 5 minutes later out of the clouds. Wonderful conditions for the finale! Again we were right on the highway, but as I said, this was the middle of nowhere Nevada, and not a problem.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipIfVHMOO1h9IgxjvRpbsMq6Ql1_-lAb5fr6oe-3qtyisuRjh8E1tRCp9-v5eoITvikisvLI9Ojk08ehR5FwMq-UrzWKSuIPsAlOjNmOz6F8sYFDCjQks0JiLagqGv3fOPT2iTZEa5vdAHJVUfYXxV3r1gcYdBJurbhfknAjEXp-NjWwRgN8M949L9PlLo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipIfVHMOO1h9IgxjvRpbsMq6Ql1_-lAb5fr6oe-3qtyisuRjh8E1tRCp9-v5eoITvikisvLI9Ojk08ehR5FwMq-UrzWKSuIPsAlOjNmOz6F8sYFDCjQks0JiLagqGv3fOPT2iTZEa5vdAHJVUfYXxV3r1gcYdBJurbhfknAjEXp-NjWwRgN8M949L9PlLo=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8x_3HgmSPviTApbrr4F99xbrF8lm7g-lFWemMe-SZTBnajyB2M_3PkC9aonUsU4rcO-_9STfjQvwR-Jzrzc1zDEpLThrbx5Fg9y5W_rMkN99X0H_zv1z8NfXf4USCAZFmlyebmZH6fzuVWk18RPvrznDgDYHsFcQBgARGiZRuGOzY4iSa_z1x5aISYQbY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8x_3HgmSPviTApbrr4F99xbrF8lm7g-lFWemMe-SZTBnajyB2M_3PkC9aonUsU4rcO-_9STfjQvwR-Jzrzc1zDEpLThrbx5Fg9y5W_rMkN99X0H_zv1z8NfXf4USCAZFmlyebmZH6fzuVWk18RPvrznDgDYHsFcQBgARGiZRuGOzY4iSa_z1x5aISYQbY=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCMWjf7LbkTyho3YkqzQ_Mgepd4AB_1k2c1rKhaCoGyGhJaHCOl-uRKr_sQDc-DqfBH1aqCBUYXtSO0LHl12iRic3d1WuVzQ6cuNZw1xXlj1-uLpC7xpyaTCbJk7POCOdpD62pDN7JKUZEYG2CGdacO30Xn3-zkuskxDtP-JiOoiQEeSI1ObCsNdUmABI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCMWjf7LbkTyho3YkqzQ_Mgepd4AB_1k2c1rKhaCoGyGhJaHCOl-uRKr_sQDc-DqfBH1aqCBUYXtSO0LHl12iRic3d1WuVzQ6cuNZw1xXlj1-uLpC7xpyaTCbJk7POCOdpD62pDN7JKUZEYG2CGdacO30Xn3-zkuskxDtP-JiOoiQEeSI1ObCsNdUmABI=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNPEatBphipGrv4dbVgRJI0rTT3UnB2ZrTycd3F4YFmxxI6v496EPQfm1wFvXrIdiT3Kxrt4oj1iHpkjBzFJLmcnN2r5NFe71Ol-Fg461o0ogXyll2PkNgDQdZLE0t60aJuw3VSNfbyO7lkYl6e9MZk8QSRcHhtrZ01HWCEkjIh6O3HCjS6nSTop8Z2qg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNPEatBphipGrv4dbVgRJI0rTT3UnB2ZrTycd3F4YFmxxI6v496EPQfm1wFvXrIdiT3Kxrt4oj1iHpkjBzFJLmcnN2r5NFe71Ol-Fg461o0ogXyll2PkNgDQdZLE0t60aJuw3VSNfbyO7lkYl6e9MZk8QSRcHhtrZ01HWCEkjIh6O3HCjS6nSTop8Z2qg=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRQkszL_fKJXR52AtGKRJNVJ13rgLIazsFptI5EDkveGPh083EXRPgNBGq_fUHwfsopdcOPgw-MCj5_41PdMeD4NvE8JMCoC7GZVv1reLBCfUa7gMu2Bo33HO2neDRlFxdgZeg24QXDOJ9bsJcQ-pY1UT2b5j3NaIYwGEobPlwK_xJR2xTVPxt9LFqzWs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRQkszL_fKJXR52AtGKRJNVJ13rgLIazsFptI5EDkveGPh083EXRPgNBGq_fUHwfsopdcOPgw-MCj5_41PdMeD4NvE8JMCoC7GZVv1reLBCfUa7gMu2Bo33HO2neDRlFxdgZeg24QXDOJ9bsJcQ-pY1UT2b5j3NaIYwGEobPlwK_xJR2xTVPxt9LFqzWs=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcxmEb2WKW1Zsh-F574cJH5uLwc7nMwE8dSMvMkrCm1wP3hRoiCxJ0VrwI-6NvGpuCb1E4w1Izc2cljfF9x6XUr-ED5Yac7sQeAXFwAiwLD3rk_mD9toMwm1UrAFFH-WQNl_fJX8O9TeirFGonrZqSbgT4a5i5rKgHxZ1RkI4LoojB8EusYheEUEqFjxM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcxmEb2WKW1Zsh-F574cJH5uLwc7nMwE8dSMvMkrCm1wP3hRoiCxJ0VrwI-6NvGpuCb1E4w1Izc2cljfF9x6XUr-ED5Yac7sQeAXFwAiwLD3rk_mD9toMwm1UrAFFH-WQNl_fJX8O9TeirFGonrZqSbgT4a5i5rKgHxZ1RkI4LoojB8EusYheEUEqFjxM=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div></span><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After the eclipse we headed to Austin to see their museum. They are only open Friday-Sunday. We pulled up and a big sign said closed for the season. Oh no! A detailed sign said that if you wanted to visit the museum, all you had to do was call. Sure enough. A couple minutes later a very nice woman showed up and let us in. My highlights were the Singer sewing machines. They had one like my grandmother had, and then they had an older portable one. The portable one was amazing. The wooden box that protected it folded out into a table to be used while sewing. The patent label had dates around 1850, and Bob looked online and found it was being made at least until 1900. As it was portable, and I am sure meant to be taken by pioneers as they traveled west, it was small, half the size of the regular machine. It was also gorgeous. Mother of pearl inlays. Wow! A work of art. Definitely worth seeing. 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I thought BJ was going to cry. Fortunately, she recommended a hamburger place in Middlegate. Said she had never been, but heard it was good. A woman after my own heart, drive all that way for a meal. Forget it. We did follow her advice and enjoyed real food later that afternoon. But before real food, we had to take a look at Stoke's Castle and wander the graveyard. Stoke's Castle was built in 1897 as a summer home from the silver riches in the area, It was occupied on and off for less than a year, before the family moved on. We would hear of Stoke again when we swung by the mining ghost town of Berlin. As for the cemetery, yes, BJ and I had a good time wandering through it, or should I say both of them, as the Catholics and the protestants were separated by the main road. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpDrp6YwWxz9WwG8N4lE7o3IicPKJXAhPpPQA_CbmcUW-Y_tvTeWqd0P7v3Rgf2TvKDJx-x2-De-t2mi_7bM9hcooN6gsL-6weoPLWkKFkdJavT59eVwOtNhWn0c1CJ_j55UFxjGu-5VXO_KibRypJoz17NRKiisiW4YQ0tmm9V7maxmTDCjw3reoZ4f4Z" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpDrp6YwWxz9WwG8N4lE7o3IicPKJXAhPpPQA_CbmcUW-Y_tvTeWqd0P7v3Rgf2TvKDJx-x2-De-t2mi_7bM9hcooN6gsL-6weoPLWkKFkdJavT59eVwOtNhWn0c1CJ_j55UFxjGu-5VXO_KibRypJoz17NRKiisiW4YQ0tmm9V7maxmTDCjw3reoZ4f4Z=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjl6CHKXM3jQLBFUF-CBjCT_6a2AKrQbJj5K4QLB69md3bcfCghDmamUbJM-7AG2RZxEK2RHKt9xJDwJEjV2DHCdHrGYOxzjgrHpP1-QjvWxpVuZf5YgMa5CK0NBA9vhAEOn06ZNPohIAnTCmNSgK8y7ElhHtuGlXQt96-VeVC6pIA78gGNthWYhkRkH6Yz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjl6CHKXM3jQLBFUF-CBjCT_6a2AKrQbJj5K4QLB69md3bcfCghDmamUbJM-7AG2RZxEK2RHKt9xJDwJEjV2DHCdHrGYOxzjgrHpP1-QjvWxpVuZf5YgMa5CK0NBA9vhAEOn06ZNPohIAnTCmNSgK8y7ElhHtuGlXQt96-VeVC6pIA78gGNthWYhkRkH6Yz=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHYP3asc9zRiHFXxtqBcv4fbQ127xm_5h_Btncn9UiB9nUUuBFelcuuxrwRvqGmAuy2DY4fBqjZg3Efq4PopPjHfhPefmjDXM5dAwHihmL7mNv4tgw8CkLAhRfCsfGUQ49fpazIGzGnZ48TouF_NeLdrSeKtOrdv1baWT1ZbAvPAsyRoBqNmHsn0YHkQiO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHYP3asc9zRiHFXxtqBcv4fbQ127xm_5h_Btncn9UiB9nUUuBFelcuuxrwRvqGmAuy2DY4fBqjZg3Efq4PopPjHfhPefmjDXM5dAwHihmL7mNv4tgw8CkLAhRfCsfGUQ49fpazIGzGnZ48TouF_NeLdrSeKtOrdv1baWT1ZbAvPAsyRoBqNmHsn0YHkQiO=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Our last stop on our whirlwind tour was Berlin Ichthyosaur State Park. It contains a mining ghost town and the skeletal remains of several ichthyosaurs. On the Berlin mining town side of things, there are several trails with interpretive signs. Most of the buildings are reconstructed or stabilized. Many of the artifacts were brought in from other places to give a fuller understanding of what the town would have been like. As to when Berlin was a a happening place, the very late 1890s to early 1900s. By 1911 it had been abandoned. And J. G. Stokes of Austin Castle fame, well he bought the Berlin property and a couple mills in the area in 1898. He used the equipment from the mills he purchased to create the 30 stamp Berlin Mill. The mines at Berlin produced less than a million dollars of gold and silver.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNU1oP-okOvmnuec4pjGczFrJW4mTlMn3GDjBY_RuT3H6GAGiyFeLxwXKng6grb4xykmg52WDlTzU-sOSv5J_C6n2dGxsBd1JtCq_uETnsT5lcwT3T0HEDZOYfbXYBJIWrmOPBouBxDd1_1RkVKolXKW0o_DtQZduOOMBHTUHla8eptXIEEJ_ze9mdgvuN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNU1oP-okOvmnuec4pjGczFrJW4mTlMn3GDjBY_RuT3H6GAGiyFeLxwXKng6grb4xykmg52WDlTzU-sOSv5J_C6n2dGxsBd1JtCq_uETnsT5lcwT3T0HEDZOYfbXYBJIWrmOPBouBxDd1_1RkVKolXKW0o_DtQZduOOMBHTUHla8eptXIEEJ_ze9mdgvuN=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Some of the latest findings on why the skeletons all ended up together can be found here <a href="https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/ichthyosaur/" target="_blank">research</a>. They were discovered in 1928 and later Margaret Wheat convinced Charles Camp from Berkley to do the excavation. He had the vision to preserve the quarry for future generations to enjoy. And what was preserved is 8-10 partial skeletons. We walked around looking at the bones before the Nevada park ranger gave the tour. To us, it was simply a jumble. Ranger Jeff made it come alive. He pointed out things we wouldn't have figured out in a month of looking. We all really enjoyed the tour and recommend it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPfyE7NOj-mPHK2nFhvwFqgozAQ96nAHR_dfYdWgqSmY3v4nNFT_EZTu3ol3Yq_grfMkUx2F9FcLQv5bc8_965-XkSXMu2XKd94dDH56oMcDWtjY9t4_2BW-wwVEI2HhsS4Zjjlvc59pCG51nphi-bcDstjP22YA4XS2IeSTcY2bvBJlnERHWVhoQK77mz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPfyE7NOj-mPHK2nFhvwFqgozAQ96nAHR_dfYdWgqSmY3v4nNFT_EZTu3ol3Yq_grfMkUx2F9FcLQv5bc8_965-XkSXMu2XKd94dDH56oMcDWtjY9t4_2BW-wwVEI2HhsS4Zjjlvc59pCG51nphi-bcDstjP22YA4XS2IeSTcY2bvBJlnERHWVhoQK77mz=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px; hyphens: manual; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8lXSWCnb1WO8arQtv9RqWjTEpaiQSNVlxtyXLGj_z8zIFcdFCVZJYF8xJi5XGzYtVd7Wj1sX7Kir9wk5OxmaVWN8HhD341KzSlEkQ_Fn-AXazbNAsnQxGUYV67r0m6XYXvKt07UqxBtkl9INQmW5PedKRblZaQfkat3drKaec-RCCh9LxTUS44BMffP_H" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8lXSWCnb1WO8arQtv9RqWjTEpaiQSNVlxtyXLGj_z8zIFcdFCVZJYF8xJi5XGzYtVd7Wj1sX7Kir9wk5OxmaVWN8HhD341KzSlEkQ_Fn-AXazbNAsnQxGUYV67r0m6XYXvKt07UqxBtkl9INQmW5PedKRblZaQfkat3drKaec-RCCh9LxTUS44BMffP_H=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhASte_1tGbsCu5DuHC8SROTjS79nt_zgNHdNgAloYaQTHwlmL5_-EwKIbP7YzBiDcHGpwmTRbYB0EyZgPqiwsHEt9WMN1WmXoZ_1WUsiUOM8vmO1W1A4u2-EVH9iAcItFZlyHfy1GwgzFCCArHbZZR3gc6GRY6HtE7jr_BOfjrR3WVCoK-ifN2nTWRDxMD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhASte_1tGbsCu5DuHC8SROTjS79nt_zgNHdNgAloYaQTHwlmL5_-EwKIbP7YzBiDcHGpwmTRbYB0EyZgPqiwsHEt9WMN1WmXoZ_1WUsiUOM8vmO1W1A4u2-EVH9iAcItFZlyHfy1GwgzFCCArHbZZR3gc6GRY6HtE7jr_BOfjrR3WVCoK-ifN2nTWRDxMD=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></div><p><br /></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07360061663154656729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432092437531277675.post-74922149898820669922023-08-16T13:18:00.000-07:002023-08-16T13:18:55.141-07:00West Papua, New Guinea - Part 4 (Conclusion)<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTP0TabJNoiKfJRdpQr3WJ1yelkys1NyQmirJOOUG0ulKyLTXqz1O_rg39HA59FG9bZOYdmlnotdw_pgcTOu1buKeWbjbS8kvOEvhnP2EUqaEOt4p4Z54boHYwf7NeoWFDKdmgmG5P-NlFKXSP2x5S4tzyT71r7YHQ3nZhr9_crgCvNi3n7eqC3_r05jQ/s1000/wilsons_bop7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTP0TabJNoiKfJRdpQr3WJ1yelkys1NyQmirJOOUG0ulKyLTXqz1O_rg39HA59FG9bZOYdmlnotdw_pgcTOu1buKeWbjbS8kvOEvhnP2EUqaEOt4p4Z54boHYwf7NeoWFDKdmgmG5P-NlFKXSP2x5S4tzyT71r7YHQ3nZhr9_crgCvNi3n7eqC3_r05jQ/w400-h266/wilsons_bop7.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Wilson's Bird-of-Paradise</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In case you missed any of the earlier posts from this trip: </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://binocularsinthebackcountry.blogspot.com/2023/08/west-papua-new-guinea-part-1.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">Part 1</span></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://binocularsinthebackcountry.blogspot.com/2023/08/west-papua-new-guinea-part-2.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">Part 2</span></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://binocularsinthebackcountry.blogspot.com/2023/08/west-papua-new-guinea-part-3.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">Part 3</span></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">July 25 to August 3, 2023. From the Arfak Mountains we drove back to the coast city of Manokwari for an evening, then left early the next day for the Manokwari lowlands at the base of the Arfak Mountains. Here we would spend an afternoon and morning the next day to bird the unique lowlands habitat. By doing some hiking in an area our guides have been visiting for years we could get beyond the substantially logged flatlands and into an area of primary forest. Back in the lowlands now the temperatures were warm again and the humidity was off the charts. And to get there we would first have to cross a river. Our local guides were very helpful with the river crossing and carrying supplies for our hot days in the forest. The birding was fantastic but photography was tough. We had our first chance for King Bird-of-Paradise on this trail. King is a BoP that displays on a branch high in a tall tree constantly obscured by thick foliage. We got some decent glimpses of the bird but I couldn't get any photos. It was a disappointment but Iwein told me we would have another chance soon. </span></p><div><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwm3etQajCTh_PFgMKQuOAiDSOgLvax10B1DVkJSHgmgSkeZ4WWPlFrR70cuhRi3banzVshicarOZK9VNBQgaofNCytQlAIUeJ3wOHKuMHkynGYf-ocRs-gtmUwvOo9OYg4Zpm_8vp5itiqePStIK8wKp_mwTEB6-oyyKpThtBAb9rhj-bGPTWVCOvKDg/s2630/!!!%20Map.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="2630" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwm3etQajCTh_PFgMKQuOAiDSOgLvax10B1DVkJSHgmgSkeZ4WWPlFrR70cuhRi3banzVshicarOZK9VNBQgaofNCytQlAIUeJ3wOHKuMHkynGYf-ocRs-gtmUwvOo9OYg4Zpm_8vp5itiqePStIK8wKp_mwTEB6-oyyKpThtBAb9rhj-bGPTWVCOvKDg/w640-h356/!!!%20Map.png" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Locations discussed in this post: Manokwari town (red), Manokwari <br />Lowlands (green), Sorong (yellow), and Waigeo Island (blue)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6zIEpr-TZTFV9SsEvGybbxM2FTQ5cDu1F_x4XFkk6AAWBeL_J2vxc4yDWBy-G__iW7wGx2AGUdk3nPlwzncpGTMme6DSf-3UDz4HaLaG3QKs_DGWnhn2lNQ6IuGzr2sw6voDIn4k1b9zWkayVoIbgjv8CL5Fi4BNsKCXRrTfr_lCJUiwM0u-0VGj0kc/s1000/IMG_6638.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6zIEpr-TZTFV9SsEvGybbxM2FTQ5cDu1F_x4XFkk6AAWBeL_J2vxc4yDWBy-G__iW7wGx2AGUdk3nPlwzncpGTMme6DSf-3UDz4HaLaG3QKs_DGWnhn2lNQ6IuGzr2sw6voDIn4k1b9zWkayVoIbgjv8CL5Fi4BNsKCXRrTfr_lCJUiwM0u-0VGj0kc/w640-h480/IMG_6638.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">River crossing</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRbynyEV99XsQodMIuCBZ6DR1TBKmwRSmuZPV2a0UxNzJoLYvKAOvpkeYgrASHwGeMb6jBzuK5tMaChy8BBn3HbxK-e_WNnTjY3llXCtFBQxb2E6V5l7KuBcjLwoP1Jgd5UdNs0XtelNI7YWYLvvEz3qgYtP1rh6EGkqmiG7PuPfYHmJ-FNR_Jk9xAwc/s1000/IMG_6645.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRbynyEV99XsQodMIuCBZ6DR1TBKmwRSmuZPV2a0UxNzJoLYvKAOvpkeYgrASHwGeMb6jBzuK5tMaChy8BBn3HbxK-e_WNnTjY3llXCtFBQxb2E6V5l7KuBcjLwoP1Jgd5UdNs0XtelNI7YWYLvvEz3qgYtP1rh6EGkqmiG7PuPfYHmJ-FNR_Jk9xAwc/w640-h480/IMG_6645.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The trail to the primary forest hadn't been used in years so the local guys macheted the way</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilt2CUcWidmKqX-QeGkMJoYOWgyIkcctKqUuXpNe0O_U25RE-4lyx0LD4KiubNjhdETkielKu8XksLNZfrmzun2HCDqscbqpWk4RczpkjItigHJpwYl7gsm0ozDbYEPDtVRdC_NW02my6kLhuZMCKndg0kh9ozWT5aQG6tgfuTg6iT5F1kHNjNGq-2rco/s1000/IMG_6667.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilt2CUcWidmKqX-QeGkMJoYOWgyIkcctKqUuXpNe0O_U25RE-4lyx0LD4KiubNjhdETkielKu8XksLNZfrmzun2HCDqscbqpWk4RczpkjItigHJpwYl7gsm0ozDbYEPDtVRdC_NW02my6kLhuZMCKndg0kh9ozWT5aQG6tgfuTg6iT5F1kHNjNGq-2rco/w480-h640/IMG_6667.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Some really big trees</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7KUVV9AYeNFuJPXYVId9mXZ2ykayctAoSsQBOVrpL1Bnhq7Ppohbyd6VVru5mSyTKFDm77BjVW9iT4LrmTDKNaDuVhPxcLBSqJqXILRtyObA9JBz1B3lBA-BskWp7waOOUoBBXq8zcn6EEqYxEWxdgjudlM1p0axT8f4iRnlUZb58oCLtT74a1xHIjc/s1000/IMG_6669.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7KUVV9AYeNFuJPXYVId9mXZ2ykayctAoSsQBOVrpL1Bnhq7Ppohbyd6VVru5mSyTKFDm77BjVW9iT4LrmTDKNaDuVhPxcLBSqJqXILRtyObA9JBz1B3lBA-BskWp7waOOUoBBXq8zcn6EEqYxEWxdgjudlM1p0axT8f4iRnlUZb58oCLtT74a1xHIjc/w480-h640/IMG_6669.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Break time along the creek</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid01-VTUzjFkgeo9IQ18w36oXsmL0eGzGsfOZb0XFCoeOQlQF5dZv36RW30Hg5u7hn15WbFpcRYfzmn3fROSp9-d4_IX4ELq-Z6We80HqokLrWmEq_oWbuwZyvMv9fLLMO52bEJ7EArnbRrm7d_0RUoLJMK0SQshZcNvmgKo0rJzqg6hpvXAgWNweoO98/s1000/IMG_6679.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid01-VTUzjFkgeo9IQ18w36oXsmL0eGzGsfOZb0XFCoeOQlQF5dZv36RW30Hg5u7hn15WbFpcRYfzmn3fROSp9-d4_IX4ELq-Z6We80HqokLrWmEq_oWbuwZyvMv9fLLMO52bEJ7EArnbRrm7d_0RUoLJMK0SQshZcNvmgKo0rJzqg6hpvXAgWNweoO98/w480-h640/IMG_6679.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It can be really difficult to find the birds so high up</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbmDBRW21Gq960U8ha5Ps8gyN9rOY5xwKAtRZ9jmX2cvLhy6ijYWjFDKwZxLqgiFMVutwkdKQVSaB0LUCJBrJdyX4_bQXN_X4dRi70vpeZs4mSzBt2ddJ-N8aWERPt0zMskyj_VutJDitqwgWQWZvxT1FYsR7YT-9QZmVO9J94qP6lkQxJs1DdaEC63o/s1000/frilled_monarch.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbmDBRW21Gq960U8ha5Ps8gyN9rOY5xwKAtRZ9jmX2cvLhy6ijYWjFDKwZxLqgiFMVutwkdKQVSaB0LUCJBrJdyX4_bQXN_X4dRi70vpeZs4mSzBt2ddJ-N8aWERPt0zMskyj_VutJDitqwgWQWZvxT1FYsR7YT-9QZmVO9J94qP6lkQxJs1DdaEC63o/w640-h426/frilled_monarch.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Frilled Monarch</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>Back in Manokwari we boarded another flight the next morning, this time to the west coast city of Sorong. This is the home turf of Like and Iwein. We spent a day and a half in the Sorong lowlands looking for specialties of the area. There was a Twelve-wired Bird-of-Paradise display stump that we staked out for part of a morning. While the male didn't show up on the snag, we did see several females in the area, and lots of other nice birds too. After the early morning stakeout we went a short way down the road to a known King Bird-of-Paradise tree. This time after much trying we got some good views and even one photo opportunity as I contorted my body into a pretzel to get the tiniest of windows through the leaves to shoot him. Wow, what a bird! In a nearby forest we got fantastic looks at the lowland specialty Red-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher. </span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lWl0v5ctGk-8FWT6alWCHcE9L8wwZhGZc7_qYAzfpOdrHSbOc_BUAPG-ewQeTMZyk-RbQ8psP0DU98_5TmdjYyEVeNLN0rKHUmi0BHV9ghwg8CsdQVdfNJakycwldPn8GkKnhQJs5zOSqQx4cCk9xkvQMLyqnK9rEKevk3NloTP9KGnEowC8MBhGzWM/s1000/coroneted_fruit-dove.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lWl0v5ctGk-8FWT6alWCHcE9L8wwZhGZc7_qYAzfpOdrHSbOc_BUAPG-ewQeTMZyk-RbQ8psP0DU98_5TmdjYyEVeNLN0rKHUmi0BHV9ghwg8CsdQVdfNJakycwldPn8GkKnhQJs5zOSqQx4cCk9xkvQMLyqnK9rEKevk3NloTP9KGnEowC8MBhGzWM/w426-h640/coroneted_fruit-dove.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Coroneted Fruit-Dove</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8bPinyWSnEA5brlmNNPwBRsoqlXr2-KyQR6rSlegXN7LcBaA86mjrVxjrpEI2PDXhPJRHpxwYs5qbTLPcel5GGuc1zino9lCB9H9H4ZMLSbmlIhafR5zHYroIUbtpLlKOUNB__09yx1womdPwQaOhOI5Liiqcg9jt8lLtSoPlj5oLP8mmbvWmGvFHEE/s1000/gray_crow1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8bPinyWSnEA5brlmNNPwBRsoqlXr2-KyQR6rSlegXN7LcBaA86mjrVxjrpEI2PDXhPJRHpxwYs5qbTLPcel5GGuc1zino9lCB9H9H4ZMLSbmlIhafR5zHYroIUbtpLlKOUNB__09yx1womdPwQaOhOI5Liiqcg9jt8lLtSoPlj5oLP8mmbvWmGvFHEE/w640-h426/gray_crow1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gray Crow</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1uDb3caagDeTrvC1EcHuCoH8dqEyTetOt9WUhc6HUTSgw7_umYFzZEP-7lG6_P07O1GCYZ_o51IaNXY4qRYJw-ATmuU2wjKq31ellegKBFa9pW91my_QeOsHM9kBzEV69Hfn8ksAQhr9jp51t8d_yjpBiAyqYsxJQ8U0Yo-Dy_yS8vOcBujX8sVnn9o/s1000/gray_crow2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1uDb3caagDeTrvC1EcHuCoH8dqEyTetOt9WUhc6HUTSgw7_umYFzZEP-7lG6_P07O1GCYZ_o51IaNXY4qRYJw-ATmuU2wjKq31ellegKBFa9pW91my_QeOsHM9kBzEV69Hfn8ksAQhr9jp51t8d_yjpBiAyqYsxJQ8U0Yo-Dy_yS8vOcBujX8sVnn9o/w640-h426/gray_crow2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gray Crow</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94nHr7GNvoSgt67wPf_jC5cgkkg65IWKZ65da26isn_eLcnaWBm998Ki0y324mxqe75fZhCzgaOetHUcpZ_TnXAcou-wvoP1JDvqvYh52UUWQRpkFJYo0VipIIlTJpdhg2IjxlQYh2X5VhNCY11GUqBLcYSaHckp5Mh9LZnqFYKyL-exyRoL0tQ9uGjw/s1000/gray_whistler.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94nHr7GNvoSgt67wPf_jC5cgkkg65IWKZ65da26isn_eLcnaWBm998Ki0y324mxqe75fZhCzgaOetHUcpZ_TnXAcou-wvoP1JDvqvYh52UUWQRpkFJYo0VipIIlTJpdhg2IjxlQYh2X5VhNCY11GUqBLcYSaHckp5Mh9LZnqFYKyL-exyRoL0tQ9uGjw/w426-h640/gray_whistler.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gray Whistler</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gk0ic80KaNTTiEoqcfdJ6rx-SW9XYF0A9QNMoGDs216dhfuJ1M5sTVFnap81yxSdkKSMx1kR9KZ_K9WEp9oAEWOPCdHqWw8XCWlZoQk-dTfv8wBQwOc37qryqnvPTUUtRZdSwKYiRw5iiQwXZp4wEy5kC2dYtIJahDqGpq57ekEVCIbnXNuXpPh7Yoo/s1000/king_bop.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gk0ic80KaNTTiEoqcfdJ6rx-SW9XYF0A9QNMoGDs216dhfuJ1M5sTVFnap81yxSdkKSMx1kR9KZ_K9WEp9oAEWOPCdHqWw8XCWlZoQk-dTfv8wBQwOc37qryqnvPTUUtRZdSwKYiRw5iiQwXZp4wEy5kC2dYtIJahDqGpq57ekEVCIbnXNuXpPh7Yoo/w426-h640/king_bop.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">King Bird-of-Paradise</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15DmhfJagcf1Y0UwdroB74Ch5RxVRysiwscnoUTQAyrzGh_uQjLr0fITi_FjgE0XHo_8_uLWcj1agyQetTcnOIOmHDpCS9BXBhRXAuZ_gv1inWRWw9ceRlt0XDbMT2g_CqgfPcD78Zzn-728_G3Ohz5w8sbFCV_VAwovCqih2QFx21AcZbzS5aaEK-0I/s1000/lowland_peltops.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15DmhfJagcf1Y0UwdroB74Ch5RxVRysiwscnoUTQAyrzGh_uQjLr0fITi_FjgE0XHo_8_uLWcj1agyQetTcnOIOmHDpCS9BXBhRXAuZ_gv1inWRWw9ceRlt0XDbMT2g_CqgfPcD78Zzn-728_G3Ohz5w8sbFCV_VAwovCqih2QFx21AcZbzS5aaEK-0I/w640-h426/lowland_peltops.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lowland Peltops</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8A106CGntD_CvaINeTSm7fzXoWsLk6Dk6rSFf_73ulXXSJJJIgp2yt7w3EMPNvGRV1_kFTW6Uy5bulEtbkrHc5jTks83WV0CDrDHkufVJCgHKKR479PINrCuuxdyb6Y4cRJt8BYrjwvn52ERugTRWSorMXsKkj84QZsiOa9l3cVbpfWse-K1kKTFuo8U/s1000/pinons_imperial-pigeon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8A106CGntD_CvaINeTSm7fzXoWsLk6Dk6rSFf_73ulXXSJJJIgp2yt7w3EMPNvGRV1_kFTW6Uy5bulEtbkrHc5jTks83WV0CDrDHkufVJCgHKKR479PINrCuuxdyb6Y4cRJt8BYrjwvn52ERugTRWSorMXsKkj84QZsiOa9l3cVbpfWse-K1kKTFuo8U/w640-h426/pinons_imperial-pigeon.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pinon's Imperial-Pigeon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zUMx6ddX-FRTbcNsIG1LSXLjlq3Ni88Ea-D7UkgLwNk_Avyrrs9yDli5ZmcWW_swk7ZM-9nZ2QbX1FPV2GNt0vecrUFuIUhaA-2PXFCjz-sx6TcPoPuCbUmSQDAOKzIgv9BJX5aQZ8JsmjPwUGmAk2ZQMOEoITeN0Lt4jDCq38nFIe5oNjbv83BHxAc/s1000/red-breasted_paradise-kingfisher.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zUMx6ddX-FRTbcNsIG1LSXLjlq3Ni88Ea-D7UkgLwNk_Avyrrs9yDli5ZmcWW_swk7ZM-9nZ2QbX1FPV2GNt0vecrUFuIUhaA-2PXFCjz-sx6TcPoPuCbUmSQDAOKzIgv9BJX5aQZ8JsmjPwUGmAk2ZQMOEoITeN0Lt4jDCq38nFIe5oNjbv83BHxAc/w426-h640/red-breasted_paradise-kingfisher.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Red-brested Paradise-Kingfisher</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAftHvncCnzQcKWZ6oRo6AuaGdjU5cASvsOq0pL8Mz4MuJfSeQA4lPVwvTPp6EpwNTG8KXYAsiw7ObqT5bvnqYsIvHiwvOk4t4RhwmkYxRIOwEGziG1iUNi9xPinSiNldlAg3RwxoLIS8fjLNL4yqbj_DJ9DclISaDNkKvo1te6fK6GSsZxY7QktOypw/s1000/twelve-wired_bop.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAftHvncCnzQcKWZ6oRo6AuaGdjU5cASvsOq0pL8Mz4MuJfSeQA4lPVwvTPp6EpwNTG8KXYAsiw7ObqT5bvnqYsIvHiwvOk4t4RhwmkYxRIOwEGziG1iUNi9xPinSiNldlAg3RwxoLIS8fjLNL4yqbj_DJ9DclISaDNkKvo1te6fK6GSsZxY7QktOypw/w640-h426/twelve-wired_bop.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Female Twelve-wired Bird-of-Paradise</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>The final major destination of our trip was Waigeo Island, north of Sorong. A 2+ hour ferry ride got us there for a four day stay. Waigeo is part of the Raja Ampat archipelago and holds a number of endemic birds - none more exciting than the Red Bird-of-Paradise and Wilson's Bird-of-Paradise. Over the course of four mornings we would visit two times each at dawn a hide for each of the two BoPs. In the afternoons we would bird the surrounding forest and beach area for great birds. Every evening we would be out until late for nocturnal species. Sleep was in short supply!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhub0lc1bZEFTDq3K7LtYrkuPv7PjHSQiDqE5S_sNKkzajA8oYCVLqV_7dtfCK5USc8INcF6wI7pNWjTdstUqGW_UaiVCwiawvModjYD9-sseyi9kcP4SPKmHtCnylYeXGWUkVeDbkJ8WHqfiMMys6yhzlhR6LjGGCd3-7qqjoS0OYQ1Xdgtk6pb3YhW0Q/s1000/IMG_6727.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhub0lc1bZEFTDq3K7LtYrkuPv7PjHSQiDqE5S_sNKkzajA8oYCVLqV_7dtfCK5USc8INcF6wI7pNWjTdstUqGW_UaiVCwiawvModjYD9-sseyi9kcP4SPKmHtCnylYeXGWUkVeDbkJ8WHqfiMMys6yhzlhR6LjGGCd3-7qqjoS0OYQ1Xdgtk6pb3YhW0Q/w640-h480/IMG_6727.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Getting on the public ferry to Waigeo Island</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpgG9M9-MnTaPs5AGvTLpLPD1zsPXTjMr03feXvYgd6aeyXTktbcBmvmBDsSmb39hxlrs0SuuN5MqW6gN0i8OnBwJm4FK0T9OuPqPz6e8jAgiDp3c4GaNUBEc5eMScTGdaVHW7QSWLmgpZtqLPkzj8wCGKVrknD3DvgghJkm8WKaknVIlmose5v3bOlU/s1000/IMG_6740.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpgG9M9-MnTaPs5AGvTLpLPD1zsPXTjMr03feXvYgd6aeyXTktbcBmvmBDsSmb39hxlrs0SuuN5MqW6gN0i8OnBwJm4FK0T9OuPqPz6e8jAgiDp3c4GaNUBEc5eMScTGdaVHW7QSWLmgpZtqLPkzj8wCGKVrknD3DvgghJkm8WKaknVIlmose5v3bOlU/w640-h480/IMG_6740.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Arriving at Waigeo Island</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2kmsoAPqsLO5m0vRw021_Ln9tBVQXYu5GvXons7zMwjo0_IO6wYW7I3X1JYRgRsFSbYBMKqdV2mQzS64I7nRIYI3rb_ZJNQvPrmFhr_BWlWX_clfCa9W-1RYi4XH7fF8X6Qol3lG9yvk7we3guz7qNSnOHSUR5PjM0-Iy78fEGY_QhOPb6kdYDk4stQk/s1000/IMG_6744.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="1000" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2kmsoAPqsLO5m0vRw021_Ln9tBVQXYu5GvXons7zMwjo0_IO6wYW7I3X1JYRgRsFSbYBMKqdV2mQzS64I7nRIYI3rb_ZJNQvPrmFhr_BWlWX_clfCa9W-1RYi4XH7fF8X6Qol3lG9yvk7we3guz7qNSnOHSUR5PjM0-Iy78fEGY_QhOPb6kdYDk4stQk/w640-h258/IMG_6744.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from our lodge on the beach</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGtndPyY_Cw5fSurIHr5rwY_bGzZaq6Ztoe5MnCADzXX4AI7K4dyplGNIYRCRYz5WyzyqIMzbtMdErLrvVW1rbQHM_YBIrmjIQxUqlHYmiIKuhH2htuijHwqmtPywQDewZuIxrBbG7rUKRgePkuMwYggdH8tCGZiTStNNKzme66-Opa71RmQ4-N54rzo/s1000/IMG_6745.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGtndPyY_Cw5fSurIHr5rwY_bGzZaq6Ztoe5MnCADzXX4AI7K4dyplGNIYRCRYz5WyzyqIMzbtMdErLrvVW1rbQHM_YBIrmjIQxUqlHYmiIKuhH2htuijHwqmtPywQDewZuIxrBbG7rUKRgePkuMwYggdH8tCGZiTStNNKzme66-Opa71RmQ4-N54rzo/w640-h480/IMG_6745.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our bungalow on the beach for four days</td></tr></tbody></table><span><br /></span></span><p></p></div><div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">First up was Wilson's Bird-of-Paradise blind which we would also visit again two days later. We hiked about half a mile in to the hide in the dark getting settled in well before the bird arrived for his morning display. This species displays in a cleared ground court containing a few vertical sticks and surrounding forest. The male spends his morning cleaning the ground court, preening his gorgeous feathers, and calling. Should a female arrive he will do his best display from low on a vertical stick with the female looking down from above. If he is successful they will move off into the nearby forest to mate. This male was very active and did get some female action during our two visits. Photography and video were tricky in the very low light, but I'm happy with what I got. Again, my modern mirrorless camera came to the rescue. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgT_Ifo23Hs1cnhfkSnyqikIkOZV-rQ8h0cLfU46RlJwWYuotRBOAPP6ieEwDb_tWKP6JyV5OknZZnnArlS1fiSvp6EsSfSrikBHm9f29-DVJ2HaG_TXhpKmQsR9p8dT-o-niGJZAhpEYnpZhgsDgVlMoobQr55OjOxLrzsoTtHK_ffBaCM4w80ty4dS4/s1000/IMG_6757.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgT_Ifo23Hs1cnhfkSnyqikIkOZV-rQ8h0cLfU46RlJwWYuotRBOAPP6ieEwDb_tWKP6JyV5OknZZnnArlS1fiSvp6EsSfSrikBHm9f29-DVJ2HaG_TXhpKmQsR9p8dT-o-niGJZAhpEYnpZhgsDgVlMoobQr55OjOxLrzsoTtHK_ffBaCM4w80ty4dS4/w640-h480/IMG_6757.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">View of the ground court from inside the blind</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIIeogAvuidj17d-YtVW7Ev5-fgUiGNTI3ovE5axtDamX3PCf78h-GYwYFdjD-DTEIuQiykTAtrvH4ZVz3VqmAM43OI7iT-TfK1Hms0MwqhDLLUsl9DYp11fdwLLnzrouuvWvHHsdeKo5MPVlf_UVj2k56LcBE5IzQV9VqhqEb37MdZK8garCKCANR34/s1000/wilsons_bop10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIIeogAvuidj17d-YtVW7Ev5-fgUiGNTI3ovE5axtDamX3PCf78h-GYwYFdjD-DTEIuQiykTAtrvH4ZVz3VqmAM43OI7iT-TfK1Hms0MwqhDLLUsl9DYp11fdwLLnzrouuvWvHHsdeKo5MPVlf_UVj2k56LcBE5IzQV9VqhqEb37MdZK8garCKCANR34/w426-h640/wilsons_bop10.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For a short time there was an additional male at the ground court, <br />most likely a younger male learning how to do it. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjgrgO64qdo5YAwkR2OPETuyOEHd5LOVctiB0wD5ds2n91cE_dBltOzLS8O4M0uoHkIw0CQyaDXilFQdd4A2zDG6hWTkTAg0lhRSdCitVToReGAOjguqUhvC4xyP90T8H38986us7hfIX47wIdrwgJT6l0P4J4fsmLnU6YZCKFRd5ilTwRQo4JxYp6oh0/s1000/wilsons_bop12.jpg"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjgrgO64qdo5YAwkR2OPETuyOEHd5LOVctiB0wD5ds2n91cE_dBltOzLS8O4M0uoHkIw0CQyaDXilFQdd4A2zDG6hWTkTAg0lhRSdCitVToReGAOjguqUhvC4xyP90T8H38986us7hfIX47wIdrwgJT6l0P4J4fsmLnU6YZCKFRd5ilTwRQo4JxYp6oh0/w640-h426/wilsons_bop12.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4gVINrG_RzGVttJv-ZEFDv6UDjle5GzpFhD6w-yEoz9rrAcOzPCVnvg2nsEnvAhsKmwGW8CUjhmoq0gEbZ_fO31L_-hlyaoKl5Vxq93_1l0BFmWlmPQKAiaBwSzDyEHG8sJGNw-jwk10PQl4lvn75PVB1PbeaE3SCJSXL_yIepY8MapfgwoEQrPlyJw/w640-h426/wilsons_bop14.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Female Wilson's BoP</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/v8gMN-q4ydo" width="320" youtube-src-id="v8gMN-q4ydo"></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Video compilation of Wilson's Bird-of-Paradise activity over two mornings</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />For those reading by email, <a href="https://youtu.be/v8gMN-q4ydo" target="_blank">here is a direct link to the video of the Wilson's Bird-of-Paradise</a></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The other hide we visited for two mornings was Red Bird-of-Paradise. In this species, the males gather at a group lek high in some tall trees. For a couple of hours each morning the males will show their best to any arriving female. We hit this one perfect as it was nesting season for them and there were many females stopping by. The action was fast and furious as the males all competed for the attention of the females. The males dance and display on an open branch and if he is successful they mate right then and there. The photography and video conditions were very difficult as the birds were high up with a bright white sky in the background. But hopefully these images and video will give you a taste of the amazing lives of this species. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0G1ML5heIQ3tefo22ROXuqElhr__v_nJyGqpevJeqxHgnYYVeCho0gPiQ_TxO7UURO-T9uEuG_WQXtgMtLg_VYIbzrso15ePaBZv0hugXWiaPF1DqIzeWHGHeHKERB7l3VPeld_UrDxocPeU_DzCHePG271JsK8VGO9KBiqgo70AKYrLHjk81b27gRyI/s1000/red_bird1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0G1ML5heIQ3tefo22ROXuqElhr__v_nJyGqpevJeqxHgnYYVeCho0gPiQ_TxO7UURO-T9uEuG_WQXtgMtLg_VYIbzrso15ePaBZv0hugXWiaPF1DqIzeWHGHeHKERB7l3VPeld_UrDxocPeU_DzCHePG271JsK8VGO9KBiqgo70AKYrLHjk81b27gRyI/w640-h426/red_bird1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Male Red Bird-of-Paradise</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HmXAMV_wH-A" width="320" youtube-src-id="HmXAMV_wH-A"></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Video compilation of Red Bird-of-Paradise over two mornings</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>For those reading by email, <a href="https://youtu.be/HmXAMV_wH-A" target="_blank">here is a direct link to the video of the Red Bird-of-Paradise</a></span></span><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Other afternoon and evening activities had us in the forest searching for some specialties. The bird of utmost importance was the endemic Western Crowned-Pigeon. Like the Victoria Crowned-Pigeon we worked so hard for earlier in the trip, these birds would not be easy. Late afternoon searches on the forest edge would hopefully produce a bird or usually two coming out to be seen on the quiet trails. One afternoon we had some success as our local guide Marlon heard a pair moving toward the trail. We stood absolutely still and waited. As these huge pigeons came just to the edge they noticed us standing there. Not quite coming into the open they flushed with only unsatisfying looks by us birders. The next afternoon we tried the same area again, and while we could hear them not far away in the deep forest, no looks were had. As darkness started to get us we strolled down the trail back to our parked vehicles. With only a hint of light still penetrating the forest, somehow local guide Marlon spotted a pair roosting in a nearby tree. What amazing spotting skills! We got a scope on them and had fantastic views (spotting scopes gather light and give a much brighter picture than your unaided eyes). But there was absolutely no way to get a photo. I asked Iwein what he thought of putting a flashlight on them. He said if we did it at that time they would flush immediately. Wait 15 minutes and let real darkness set in and there would be a chance. I waited, trying my best to frame on the correct branch and pre-focus in near complete darkness. I so wanted this image... Finally Iwein asked if I was ready. Okay, lets do it. He hit the light and one bird immediately raised it's wings then slowly dropped them. But they stayed for about 30 seconds and many images were taken. Yay! </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzVg0Dmhvbt3PRsJVuiUL378wGT0TbLI3PYCxcd-r7D7fFm35gKdXJfk5BQp7xTyM_2Ui1mWd2yQuankQta75zcoLro3qrbZtPMaZThrNXkPtBeTi8fbQlZ3dO2iMGaFMRgkGSmXDnkAKb_y5LSmSAUPVEoE1Ycl7NPmBKxq-QE2PmUWM3Qe7Oet0Afi4/s1000/western_crown_pigeon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzVg0Dmhvbt3PRsJVuiUL378wGT0TbLI3PYCxcd-r7D7fFm35gKdXJfk5BQp7xTyM_2Ui1mWd2yQuankQta75zcoLro3qrbZtPMaZThrNXkPtBeTi8fbQlZ3dO2iMGaFMRgkGSmXDnkAKb_y5LSmSAUPVEoE1Ycl7NPmBKxq-QE2PmUWM3Qe7Oet0Afi4/w640-h426/western_crown_pigeon.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Western Crowned-Pigeon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>Other outings on the island produced lots of new sightings. We spent time at the beach and lots of time night birding. We even spotted the Waigeo Cuscus, and endangered marsupial endemic to the island, during one of these evenings. </span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMO_p_Qo5vB2b8HyMEva4mqDPahakzlAdaCXpN1T2gwb5C-DqFpQ-e8PdugdyKKw5o9ZSLEWv_wMRa_xHT8_LEpjSdpe7p5RZCfL-acF1BTIjdbRghEv8V3L8Ee7FvgbL6gdTyitp8Z3XU1eO4U_urmResj_z5FJ4FkkEF_VF-Ne7MWMASmdvTKY8AZ00/s1000/IMG_6748.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMO_p_Qo5vB2b8HyMEva4mqDPahakzlAdaCXpN1T2gwb5C-DqFpQ-e8PdugdyKKw5o9ZSLEWv_wMRa_xHT8_LEpjSdpe7p5RZCfL-acF1BTIjdbRghEv8V3L8Ee7FvgbL6gdTyitp8Z3XU1eO4U_urmResj_z5FJ4FkkEF_VF-Ne7MWMASmdvTKY8AZ00/w640-h480/IMG_6748.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssfZfmIRGG6UTz-6ExKgbo5-E156v2R28914Yj5eDclpSGeUwJcO_kVdYwINn9-XNlPgRI3RPEO6wMZvhVjurYShAVcLPuflWcezfHmPzuA3fChJfOdE4oB1lA1UbYUwCjYwmx5kYDXsESCcONvQfcmUVYxbsrYvF0j3luLFCDLi_IpzRoJlX9AMkceA/w426-h640/papuan_frogmouth1.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Papuan Frogmouth pair</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbEpO80PPqSSUEdIgW-h7LX3B-6rBpb7b4lybVbRrIjmIYG5VWOq09L2DgnTaWEeHPu4CnattVah7bbFPPgf9sKyeb-C4sXU-Lg2elWemsUCZImLvk-6Qtwy3VHnBA-U6ctzFAq5kpAzEpyMsJsurmfhH70lfERKTQE8jlCx1qfSpfR2Ijip0Ux0zq40/s1000/spice_imperial_pigeon1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZ2fidpEAx50_oGNt4NZIMY8-V0-ufjHdo5KjYfyIMiWSjM8_0uPXmLT9un6uzQUUzhW90dzyQfqcjzqdyGYc3qHUenm55MKXvjsEaGM9t8h1p_rLAEI1jRsabHOWFL14SxxveMASLz2Osquk-rgGUsNgVCJR8I7ciwU7--73jIa60r24702s4qv185Y/w640-h426/spice_imperial_pigeon2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Spice Imperial-Pigeon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqee1HVZThcZJfMhmyme8jKDbyc9JxWS0kRN9uuSGR_kPr5lfGFWmeLZL5AP_6PkPQKgMIBW8otbQlsg03muNwBS4Fj3_anZo3ychBp_zq6eYGk0GOhilGVNvZG-PBH5Bpmgd9HJ4ZIWenzWxnKiHaKMta2C9UHmW6uvhtatBP65UPBlv30admzSGQVcM/s1000/spice_imperial_pigeon3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqee1HVZThcZJfMhmyme8jKDbyc9JxWS0kRN9uuSGR_kPr5lfGFWmeLZL5AP_6PkPQKgMIBW8otbQlsg03muNwBS4Fj3_anZo3ychBp_zq6eYGk0GOhilGVNvZG-PBH5Bpmgd9HJ4ZIWenzWxnKiHaKMta2C9UHmW6uvhtatBP65UPBlv30admzSGQVcM/w426-h640/spice_imperial_pigeon3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Spice Imperial-Pigeon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMG416EF2TMTsUxUwTgIx006w6cM4xEWSboRuI175wJKzzC6fEpvH6eNywHx3LzCpHHlBG-rRsIaMclzFdTg7YbgPhdaciIxI_Ug5JbiNPCar7n6JAlT-xcjNiqX_xBYNRx0SyGdfawWx3_y3zw6tTMQj-eWYVhHZ_gipgVrXGzxxUJhA7rtOKNvaEA7w/s1000/spotted_honeyeater.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMG416EF2TMTsUxUwTgIx006w6cM4xEWSboRuI175wJKzzC6fEpvH6eNywHx3LzCpHHlBG-rRsIaMclzFdTg7YbgPhdaciIxI_Ug5JbiNPCar7n6JAlT-xcjNiqX_xBYNRx0SyGdfawWx3_y3zw6tTMQj-eWYVhHZ_gipgVrXGzxxUJhA7rtOKNvaEA7w/w640-h426/spotted_honeyeater.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Spotted Honeyeater</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOaavL0m8qNMe_Ad4zv9fuUc0zo7O6_nLfGSrgfZwgSW40-gtcFiCZqgzjkzEizAwtTY8cqxiYEpIh74u6qQIas0IiU41VeI4PW8KwGgOAnXStMdodckvgMalnixdtufwAyyU9am2eFvIFEpBrPCuoeI5KRee_B0FB7ya4q_Ng3f1Qnz96B8f3JfvU07I/s1000/spotted_whistling_duck.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOaavL0m8qNMe_Ad4zv9fuUc0zo7O6_nLfGSrgfZwgSW40-gtcFiCZqgzjkzEizAwtTY8cqxiYEpIh74u6qQIas0IiU41VeI4PW8KwGgOAnXStMdodckvgMalnixdtufwAyyU9am2eFvIFEpBrPCuoeI5KRee_B0FB7ya4q_Ng3f1Qnz96B8f3JfvU07I/w640-h426/spotted_whistling_duck.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Spotted Whistling-Duck</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJ3AAnrMsKgALcVsuMl-2JP8gH2U_gnsgKUckwH86pT6d-7Xyv2-GWkKJgdIUJ6OdMFkiApQNFtTMPK8mMsJRaIUh4Q3eC9hL2b5nC1PZyDBW77RFhq0vL2tLpmfz9L1HSpbSioxE3581HuDG7pHmXKoFVt0UKCzJ7LQvq9EHDHcxfZGOCWppK9lyWBA/s1000/waigeo_cuscus.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJ3AAnrMsKgALcVsuMl-2JP8gH2U_gnsgKUckwH86pT6d-7Xyv2-GWkKJgdIUJ6OdMFkiApQNFtTMPK8mMsJRaIUh4Q3eC9hL2b5nC1PZyDBW77RFhq0vL2tLpmfz9L1HSpbSioxE3581HuDG7pHmXKoFVt0UKCzJ7LQvq9EHDHcxfZGOCWppK9lyWBA/w640-h426/waigeo_cuscus.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Waigeo Cuscus</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcH68NYjI6ieSKHV_PZxLWA9oWZSEehdphIkivkxV4x15ODW3jPToDg1tpUKvigxq6peVDdRqk9vZ8OeO2tVn0uvblf7nGD1EjqJ6NPI9IsiJ4WuytsqSwNJzGIqjrX_6SAv-PSr6h8Mfpoi6FI0zO66YZOBMRgc9Zw6HiuW4lAoT25PKk_Oz5lsJbJbI/s1000/yellow-billed_kingfisher-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcH68NYjI6ieSKHV_PZxLWA9oWZSEehdphIkivkxV4x15ODW3jPToDg1tpUKvigxq6peVDdRqk9vZ8OeO2tVn0uvblf7nGD1EjqJ6NPI9IsiJ4WuytsqSwNJzGIqjrX_6SAv-PSr6h8Mfpoi6FI0zO66YZOBMRgc9Zw6HiuW4lAoT25PKk_Oz5lsJbJbI/w640-h426/yellow-billed_kingfisher-2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Yellow-billed Kingfisher</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDagetZILODhOLNezkMVHuMm2NJxwyxXxjZeH1cAVhNCLCP8XOnIpx_5cMMf1e2aWPoLYZ3iOIR0N5FZqlRkFT9aXp-SYLDPlRWt9aCHHLOj1rZgAmCASaPQV8pgo_oc2I-sdieCSXeC62iXb6XIWIyJvh1eNym2OApnBpk3W3oDZMrgbvP-iRo1P254/s1000/yellow-billed_kingfisher.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDagetZILODhOLNezkMVHuMm2NJxwyxXxjZeH1cAVhNCLCP8XOnIpx_5cMMf1e2aWPoLYZ3iOIR0N5FZqlRkFT9aXp-SYLDPlRWt9aCHHLOj1rZgAmCASaPQV8pgo_oc2I-sdieCSXeC62iXb6XIWIyJvh1eNym2OApnBpk3W3oDZMrgbvP-iRo1P254/w640-h426/yellow-billed_kingfisher.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Yellow-billed Kingfisher</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRNsbuPqJOxOPV9k4_-KKVfN_Gnwwn5splclY41Ij9G-CHkkxBofqPivCztK6cOgTa1LntguiVleYuGP2NZZipNM6LkJlcnFzXJmz0GDsdUqIFi0NLZS2jqwH7pFgtBls6azNEGFImnnuuJFCpYzo7Ai7WYcFZ-3j0FPIQOBiD6EQaHPf1nr6R9AUDiw/s1000/yellow_breasted_boatbill.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRNsbuPqJOxOPV9k4_-KKVfN_Gnwwn5splclY41Ij9G-CHkkxBofqPivCztK6cOgTa1LntguiVleYuGP2NZZipNM6LkJlcnFzXJmz0GDsdUqIFi0NLZS2jqwH7pFgtBls6azNEGFImnnuuJFCpYzo7Ai7WYcFZ-3j0FPIQOBiD6EQaHPf1nr6R9AUDiw/w640-h426/yellow_breasted_boatbill.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Yellow-breasted Boatbill</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWc1blchph86ST9oN-utMRpv72jRAWHzwTXk0M3YwMrEVv3KJRcr1Z_d2leQombDVP-bnR2tB9fNXVmOWQAWG4FFFpf2Yx9E4gwvqKC1kO15l1dldAxssw_jQIKdzr2kpgTycmrxxt9tRv7MXVnzzF1VuTQDAnYLEP_jJCYU_hUD7FgA8XSX2FmY_k5I/s1200/great_cuckoo-dove.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWc1blchph86ST9oN-utMRpv72jRAWHzwTXk0M3YwMrEVv3KJRcr1Z_d2leQombDVP-bnR2tB9fNXVmOWQAWG4FFFpf2Yx9E4gwvqKC1kO15l1dldAxssw_jQIKdzr2kpgTycmrxxt9tRv7MXVnzzF1VuTQDAnYLEP_jJCYU_hUD7FgA8XSX2FmY_k5I/w426-h640/great_cuckoo-dove.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Great Cuckoo-Dove</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-MpQhXXGfnbgxIyXUym1nIFoGfRni6W8T0q5BJdtuJklD0rYM570-7kZ-uxLIqtf4efZUhb_u8GJ3Bu86QmW39xLvpTOCCWgQjt37NlQpsti2GQnZ_vUJhc4OQjAIGF1NdsLzBO-8wqF9ejwE-SdLZxYDrRnqUww-zI4si-nB-4jFqLAjFfG59u8eqs/s1200/marbled_frogmouth.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-MpQhXXGfnbgxIyXUym1nIFoGfRni6W8T0q5BJdtuJklD0rYM570-7kZ-uxLIqtf4efZUhb_u8GJ3Bu86QmW39xLvpTOCCWgQjt37NlQpsti2GQnZ_vUJhc4OQjAIGF1NdsLzBO-8wqF9ejwE-SdLZxYDrRnqUww-zI4si-nB-4jFqLAjFfG59u8eqs/w426-h640/marbled_frogmouth.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Marbled Frogmouth</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>After our outstanding days on the island we took the ferry back to Sorong for one final day of birding. Returning to the lowland forests near Sorong we added a few more missing species, including a flyover of the difficult Papuan Owl and endemic Black Lory, and wonderful looks at a nemesis bird for the entire trip - Papuan Pitta. The pitta is a deep forest ground dweller and we'd heard their mournful call any time we were in the lowlands for almost the entire trip. But it wasn't until the final day that we finally got to see one. </span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKMjPYug6e-7_9SztLgdQrF4R4XtfboKlrRZKegJDeVnd3tGl35EOHS3AMexMHaSCjsG1veHnzJS5QHutAXcGIzoTvXHio-Yo5XQfUHgQ6rbFiUiPlZOQP77Lk8iWujWSqxoBzOiYYnrP3lnzgOJG4Xj-KQ-OB7zzLCaYHbxcHDYbGpDWCWbwHIxj0Hk/s1000/IMG_6891.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKMjPYug6e-7_9SztLgdQrF4R4XtfboKlrRZKegJDeVnd3tGl35EOHS3AMexMHaSCjsG1veHnzJS5QHutAXcGIzoTvXHio-Yo5XQfUHgQ6rbFiUiPlZOQP77Lk8iWujWSqxoBzOiYYnrP3lnzgOJG4Xj-KQ-OB7zzLCaYHbxcHDYbGpDWCWbwHIxj0Hk/w640-h480/IMG_6891.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2DsanqUQ4KFVL2KPzHOf6pXr3MsIpsaYhz-Fkr22ojgezrsmqSo2MKFS4PgpyzmzGYCS6QbB-XpFw6X6fuyav8TnULnkY-YG4COPvbGs5iRbjC7IgimeO1emVV01vo_Sxbjiknzc5GCHorgQO4jhDuUeoUd7ZfX0JhLyWF7Q_xaO4U-2T2FiidP5fu8/s1000/IMG_6900.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2DsanqUQ4KFVL2KPzHOf6pXr3MsIpsaYhz-Fkr22ojgezrsmqSo2MKFS4PgpyzmzGYCS6QbB-XpFw6X6fuyav8TnULnkY-YG4COPvbGs5iRbjC7IgimeO1emVV01vo_Sxbjiknzc5GCHorgQO4jhDuUeoUd7ZfX0JhLyWF7Q_xaO4U-2T2FiidP5fu8/w640-h480/IMG_6900.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnw4aicyi_13OwWNLqqfpTb2vFAHHt2U--bM5VVI1uR9H7EykYQ-PXrGHs1zEbBeNi3FcWMyqkiIsOJ6L4W0ScAWY7R2uTVt-XyTzsxoSy0XDeh62XOl_SmmDJ7KcGkSltjJZ1TmO0KpQKXr5ftPOQhOeTHFFo337KCTB9BU97FPpXs8MSUsH5mRdlMwY/s1000/papuan_pitta1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnw4aicyi_13OwWNLqqfpTb2vFAHHt2U--bM5VVI1uR9H7EykYQ-PXrGHs1zEbBeNi3FcWMyqkiIsOJ6L4W0ScAWY7R2uTVt-XyTzsxoSy0XDeh62XOl_SmmDJ7KcGkSltjJZ1TmO0KpQKXr5ftPOQhOeTHFFo337KCTB9BU97FPpXs8MSUsH5mRdlMwY/w426-h640/papuan_pitta1.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Papuan Pitta</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4bKn7kCkYfFFmgeRPlqNUPJ2jY0dqfpCyMEryqKSu6IM1E8-EQ3_tck9Dzcm7vVcI0Wur_lLLcI-iw3nGz5i-ovQW7XLBEpT-fJ6GC8ikq5CrKRy_XL2oJebuqLhOF8iP3G4gv5YBY6pRMwbeQjUs8kdnbA3WpA5PtTe5dkGHNgqDJP87XqvXoEwqBQ/s1000/papuan_pitta2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4bKn7kCkYfFFmgeRPlqNUPJ2jY0dqfpCyMEryqKSu6IM1E8-EQ3_tck9Dzcm7vVcI0Wur_lLLcI-iw3nGz5i-ovQW7XLBEpT-fJ6GC8ikq5CrKRy_XL2oJebuqLhOF8iP3G4gv5YBY6pRMwbeQjUs8kdnbA3WpA5PtTe5dkGHNgqDJP87XqvXoEwqBQ/w426-h640/papuan_pitta2.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Papuan Pitta</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>Thanks as always to our special friends Tim and Agnes for another wonderful trip together. Our guides Like and Iwein of <a href="https://www.bird-watching-papua-adventure-travel.com/" target="_blank">Papua Expeditions</a> were outstanding and we can't thank them enough for a perfectly executed trip and a special time. For anyone reading this and considering a trip to West Papua, we highly recommend them.</span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIG-LInQr9Ab8tsgotAoeqwnT07eIpiXue5XJvr7qRrSpUd4_5A__VOm09mpmnxvGa0w91NdTt_LVcvEcZLIjO61pREcRhfcTgjP9f2qrRDLzPfG5IYKrAHHu9aWdJC4eyfXbDCiKhUcyfSxW3d3wfQBcbtUXgtMjtHtUObQzESR4csVPKCB15aJPV1A/s1000/IMG_6936.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIG-LInQr9Ab8tsgotAoeqwnT07eIpiXue5XJvr7qRrSpUd4_5A__VOm09mpmnxvGa0w91NdTt_LVcvEcZLIjO61pREcRhfcTgjP9f2qrRDLzPfG5IYKrAHHu9aWdJC4eyfXbDCiKhUcyfSxW3d3wfQBcbtUXgtMjtHtUObQzESR4csVPKCB15aJPV1A/w640-h480/IMG_6936.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The sun sets on our final evening of the trip</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJ3brDsV27LQDhnK-_40ZRmy-sYh7CGiuU5BUGljepDDq5QnjhhfniM-Rlz-3_-2Po49Go9B6mD0ackY_v3E7v1CTuADGZIEnZE2n13yKkDbgUWtlSQEifJRzAjyxeQOO6mvVbJeaj1rxW5tyYiJze_oBT4DmcplIeUlauAYPBT3VjmGaGnFiJsZ8sGg/s1000/IMG_6926.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJ3brDsV27LQDhnK-_40ZRmy-sYh7CGiuU5BUGljepDDq5QnjhhfniM-Rlz-3_-2Po49Go9B6mD0ackY_v3E7v1CTuADGZIEnZE2n13yKkDbgUWtlSQEifJRzAjyxeQOO6mvVbJeaj1rxW5tyYiJze_oBT4DmcplIeUlauAYPBT3VjmGaGnFiJsZ8sGg/w640-h480/IMG_6926.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And no kidding, there really was a rainbow</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p></div>Bob Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947517142239842329noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432092437531277675.post-32897508797497455032023-08-11T15:39:00.002-07:002023-09-26T19:21:26.281-07:00West Papua, New Guinea - Part 3<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgRj20Itxas1pjR7A5GeGMeIYYpOYLsO-9SKoAzQdePpLIEPKuG_Eenp_ATtYemu8n-rRyNHxpZt-rB2w8PUEcke9za4X8uz457UF6wm7JKjwLZKQHXPZispxx-OFmLf0OZku1J3XfDfLQtq2t5o0HpXe5WNOir5hneJGBwOKP_wgtXAhyqtS5PMEBlU/s1000/papuan_scrub_robin5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgRj20Itxas1pjR7A5GeGMeIYYpOYLsO-9SKoAzQdePpLIEPKuG_Eenp_ATtYemu8n-rRyNHxpZt-rB2w8PUEcke9za4X8uz457UF6wm7JKjwLZKQHXPZispxx-OFmLf0OZku1J3XfDfLQtq2t5o0HpXe5WNOir5hneJGBwOKP_wgtXAhyqtS5PMEBlU/w400-h266/papuan_scrub_robin5.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Papuan Scrub-Robin</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">July 20-24, 2023. On the fourth day of our visit to the Arfak Mountains we were offered a hike to the top of Mt. Indon. This would get us to a higher elevation with the associated species that don't occur lower down the mountain. And if we took the offer we could start early enough to try for the difficult and rare Black Sicklebill (a Bird-of-Paradise) near the top. But we would have to start very early and climb a mountain in the dark. Oh sure, we're in!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The high elevation Black Sicklebill wasn't a sure thing, in fact it was unlikely to see it on it's display snag. This is a species with no permanent blinds in the area so we would head up with time to construct a temporary blind. We were awake at 2:45 and on the trail by 3:15. To the location where we would set up for the sicklebill was 1.1 miles with an elevation gain of 1500 feet. That is STEEP! And in the dark. And on a slippery mountain trail. We made it in an hour, much faster than guide Iwein expected. He said in 20 years of hiking this trail, we did the climb faster than any other group. Yay us. Iwein put up some camo netting in the copse of tree roots and covered us with ferns. We waited. As the light increased we could hear the bird calling, often times right above our heads. But he never landed on his display snag. Oh well, such is the life of a birder. Iwein came and got us at 7:15. He knew if the bird hadn't landed on the snag by then it wasn't going to happen. We continued our day with much still to find. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2Rkm9UhlPZYNIQuvmqyGfK8wHNHMz5LiuEAtZBqyz-U33Id4aWMc9CO7Z-Qnz2EVzv1owprbtG5uqgY6-aReT6EGLtt8WG4wCeUFEsk8IirbHQj0BYR9-_jqaaiCqo7c_w-mLx1MF75M8wl_TMFsQPWmB_yJSaKsQvl-c6gxT0IJ4SeiGjzbo5YPcx4/s1000/IMG_6503.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2Rkm9UhlPZYNIQuvmqyGfK8wHNHMz5LiuEAtZBqyz-U33Id4aWMc9CO7Z-Qnz2EVzv1owprbtG5uqgY6-aReT6EGLtt8WG4wCeUFEsk8IirbHQj0BYR9-_jqaaiCqo7c_w-mLx1MF75M8wl_TMFsQPWmB_yJSaKsQvl-c6gxT0IJ4SeiGjzbo5YPcx4/w640-h480/IMG_6503.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>We moved up to the top at 6600 feet elevation where lots of higher montane species awaited us. We birded the high elevation for the rest of the morning and into the afternoon finding many great species including Smoky and Ashy Robins, Lesser Ground-Robin, Arfak Honeyeater, Mountain Mouse-Warbler, Mottled Berryhunter, and more. The high montane forest was spectacular and we really enjoyed the day. </span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBGjMrQ_IAy2yZnnJ18CggQu0AVFqoyFx_nMGspSLJC4wikBcJgGhNjgsekGVpg295PmROKFnW1yUaMj_cKpWfd5kNFS5Wg1wfCjKjH3ctLGgp3V0EAh5KRmw4PlPNCVgi0c7o62B9lS1AXs-jzsvsFQpw5-9uYDiOw-KfObBbTdMzT5yBEmffnk4zeE/s1000/IMG_6508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBGjMrQ_IAy2yZnnJ18CggQu0AVFqoyFx_nMGspSLJC4wikBcJgGhNjgsekGVpg295PmROKFnW1yUaMj_cKpWfd5kNFS5Wg1wfCjKjH3ctLGgp3V0EAh5KRmw4PlPNCVgi0c7o62B9lS1AXs-jzsvsFQpw5-9uYDiOw-KfObBbTdMzT5yBEmffnk4zeE/w480-h640/IMG_6508.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggZGpMy9aZnC2zJMHb_yEJ4ShUdwKRbkqKzxdigBCTHGBJDp2uXI6xLxFqJwLWDiH4hSG-vIVzrAcwffiyVYyI1tAY2BZQ9kEcMjqloNcjeji1WOdUxQWL8qyHWxQ2XANcqWr_jN5y-2BJXAPTAWJOLyER7Lu1bEYXFL5Rp2KiYOm-iz11RB2fFZXgi0/s1000/IMG_6530.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggZGpMy9aZnC2zJMHb_yEJ4ShUdwKRbkqKzxdigBCTHGBJDp2uXI6xLxFqJwLWDiH4hSG-vIVzrAcwffiyVYyI1tAY2BZQ9kEcMjqloNcjeji1WOdUxQWL8qyHWxQ2XANcqWr_jN5y-2BJXAPTAWJOLyER7Lu1bEYXFL5Rp2KiYOm-iz11RB2fFZXgi0/w480-h640/IMG_6530.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>Early in the morning of day 5 we were back in a blind for a new BoP, this time a Vogelkop Lophornia. A half mile hike with 500 feet of descent (in the dark of course) got us to the blind. The Lophorina is a relatively small bird-of-paradise who does his display on a fallen log in a clearing. The locals had also placed a pandanus fruit at the edge of the clearing to attract other birds to the area. We had quite a bit of action during our time in the blind including some displays by the Lophorina and many other species coming to the fruit. The best sighting of the birds coming to eat the pandanus fruit was a young male Black-billed Sicklebill which was quite rare in this area. And because we were in the hide, all kinds of birds just passed through keeping us busy with sightings all morning.</span></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcw3XBHM06VSjdS-7YxQE4DGHrmD2hEhz_5xoVoPBfgN4Tw04gC4gkADIsVoQKwVUyWAY_argq4eHtSfD5xmUN5g9br_U77PpvSn7WR6WCNU1mlDFpOt8X4R0xW4ZW1F68WqjE-dzxrDmJ0OxSOBuldakeVjHMoFw9_35QAxULu0MUoXvtjwqaAU-C1MQ/s1000/IMG_6532.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcw3XBHM06VSjdS-7YxQE4DGHrmD2hEhz_5xoVoPBfgN4Tw04gC4gkADIsVoQKwVUyWAY_argq4eHtSfD5xmUN5g9br_U77PpvSn7WR6WCNU1mlDFpOt8X4R0xW4ZW1F68WqjE-dzxrDmJ0OxSOBuldakeVjHMoFw9_35QAxULu0MUoXvtjwqaAU-C1MQ/w640-h480/IMG_6532.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Clearing and display log of the Lophorina. Pandanus fruit hanging in the back of the clearing.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45b2uAjOUkTo5UA_9joi0jx9zoS7VpjQ85-0ajiOuhraSr39Hm-zSaA8K-VM9DjpyLO6_JJdxg92GhbKlBphb9tcaDsqlZfgyfWET-VAUMoNYYUyll33IOsz_TqmYnXcDigxTprqxCS8T2yVAsUANsAV77SMtRlfvIOO4cppIbi-7Pddcg6TYTtR1uek/s1000/IMG_6533.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45b2uAjOUkTo5UA_9joi0jx9zoS7VpjQ85-0ajiOuhraSr39Hm-zSaA8K-VM9DjpyLO6_JJdxg92GhbKlBphb9tcaDsqlZfgyfWET-VAUMoNYYUyll33IOsz_TqmYnXcDigxTprqxCS8T2yVAsUANsAV77SMtRlfvIOO4cppIbi-7Pddcg6TYTtR1uek/w640-h480/IMG_6533.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our view from the blind</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjda2AUhHMlpnqdxAfffCD4grKkmHyI1tQD9AzhGhAt164i56ibdiUFeqCYZeNGgmk1wCB6k1u0seeWFyXl1eWbcvQfdMpAHMyGUMUzK4WGQO6gf6mfzj-XPs-YiwwH4TgX2BrZ1q_6Zj1wpvcXTgXC-wY2K680CBYDAP3C9vM_VHHXkEUwsOVUVqUqtXk/s1000/IMG_6536.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjda2AUhHMlpnqdxAfffCD4grKkmHyI1tQD9AzhGhAt164i56ibdiUFeqCYZeNGgmk1wCB6k1u0seeWFyXl1eWbcvQfdMpAHMyGUMUzK4WGQO6gf6mfzj-XPs-YiwwH4TgX2BrZ1q_6Zj1wpvcXTgXC-wY2K680CBYDAP3C9vM_VHHXkEUwsOVUVqUqtXk/w640-h480/IMG_6536.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This hide was made from bamboo poles and leaves</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9Yhq0nRbUNQRBVijmhC3POS1SKer3gTUCPhRPgruj_-Q-ozINffdWvKI2uAQW6IyJ8j1-V55Mc8exUxY-pw1v1eSyut7EFA6nWFw1turnH94G2hc8OmRwNuWCCDpE1gqjdZf_8NN0Z4UD467Nvxa5XpmMh6JoeDdzHG8gndOfEBMRZ9gz3r6dwdOQn4/s1000/voglekop_lophorina4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9Yhq0nRbUNQRBVijmhC3POS1SKer3gTUCPhRPgruj_-Q-ozINffdWvKI2uAQW6IyJ8j1-V55Mc8exUxY-pw1v1eSyut7EFA6nWFw1turnH94G2hc8OmRwNuWCCDpE1gqjdZf_8NN0Z4UD467Nvxa5XpmMh6JoeDdzHG8gndOfEBMRZ9gz3r6dwdOQn4/w640-h426/voglekop_lophorina4.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Male Vogelkop Lophorina tries to entice a female to his display log</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgri85DCCidBBXd2aUELDEAonlT3AmXiR4hl8BV0WZAcLBuOJd1DhqE9aDljWvjy3vjwSmf5E5llesliF458SD275g-3h-knkSjEhkUd_X7z3_CIMDGwHMV7tN0olNPW044iUSylhqlIwQbNoVVISfZCj0iQqyHzYvEbrx_W5lQWRzp6t6RveZqs4ToyEk/s1000/vogelkop_lophorina2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgri85DCCidBBXd2aUELDEAonlT3AmXiR4hl8BV0WZAcLBuOJd1DhqE9aDljWvjy3vjwSmf5E5llesliF458SD275g-3h-knkSjEhkUd_X7z3_CIMDGwHMV7tN0olNPW044iUSylhqlIwQbNoVVISfZCj0iQqyHzYvEbrx_W5lQWRzp6t6RveZqs4ToyEk/w640-h426/vogelkop_lophorina2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Male Vogelkop Lophorina shows off his amazing feathers</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTnHHfKKjyB8R0x5kHMoAu1uF-R3al7OPn0d4cjTgrWr8IuUuJ-VyfjinufuF9rm70bqkXCh6BTQ0aGIRj11lYS5vA6iNX_IcBX9HenyzID7X0cc08vQoHBJOL1J18-SZlxvFerz4_xn7fgVIlCX00robO4Nw7G1LG0IMUgbllYIqYwhaRS8ZHvEX-Cc/s1000/vogelkop_lophorina5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTnHHfKKjyB8R0x5kHMoAu1uF-R3al7OPn0d4cjTgrWr8IuUuJ-VyfjinufuF9rm70bqkXCh6BTQ0aGIRj11lYS5vA6iNX_IcBX9HenyzID7X0cc08vQoHBJOL1J18-SZlxvFerz4_xn7fgVIlCX00robO4Nw7G1LG0IMUgbllYIqYwhaRS8ZHvEX-Cc/w426-h640/vogelkop_lophorina5.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Male Vogelkop Lophorina shows off his amazing feathers<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpu17QOJwAbb2WKag0WI7B5lTeTLGRZbsFXz6hK8RsW2eko1C9Mag_2pqWR57zFAVvf_dK7QyBvdOYjvdGK44R4t7htp3lxY_gt3UsgNhprJEc4HLlFPpXETzXSyKMRb72lDRt4iqNq6ZtbmFgna7abmfd1lvd49xtt8Z9LTztW_1p_tkcMF5lkN9uK0Y/s1000/vogelkop_lophorina6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpu17QOJwAbb2WKag0WI7B5lTeTLGRZbsFXz6hK8RsW2eko1C9Mag_2pqWR57zFAVvf_dK7QyBvdOYjvdGK44R4t7htp3lxY_gt3UsgNhprJEc4HLlFPpXETzXSyKMRb72lDRt4iqNq6ZtbmFgna7abmfd1lvd49xtt8Z9LTztW_1p_tkcMF5lkN9uK0Y/w640-h426/vogelkop_lophorina6.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Female </span>Vogelkop Lophorina</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnajOGNNHFaIXNCtgeuKD8RZQGnNOfA8PFNcmm9X_JydkiugleeGUDP10FuLw4qFM9jQnNtQbIQcOEDTAzAOsnNJErtzUiAqBuoi4tHavPbILxrqZabPtpgkNI_iSlX75CtKgWD0n21uGpqmxHz1SlxPFkuap-Sse2aYCR-C3HBufv5SzHCKSpjhaLekA/s1000/vogelkop_lophorina3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnajOGNNHFaIXNCtgeuKD8RZQGnNOfA8PFNcmm9X_JydkiugleeGUDP10FuLw4qFM9jQnNtQbIQcOEDTAzAOsnNJErtzUiAqBuoi4tHavPbILxrqZabPtpgkNI_iSlX75CtKgWD0n21uGpqmxHz1SlxPFkuap-Sse2aYCR-C3HBufv5SzHCKSpjhaLekA/w640-h426/vogelkop_lophorina3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Female Vogelkop Lophorina<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2uHGarJOxmez7_0FEamuQKTYWj0XpEfQoO3qAPMSA6gmVLz_Hz4vp3iitAqzuIbkMsvPfN-pZ9zPH8UmNh2OCEOtnFOnl2RH5U6mqTdcB1OzzKNgEl8CKw1wTMpJVF6aDArNf5_-hgCPgEV7yMcvAnPtbGHKZNO9jsEEJJDkizYQ6FBpIj6CU5Yy2I8/s1000/vogelkop_lophorina1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2uHGarJOxmez7_0FEamuQKTYWj0XpEfQoO3qAPMSA6gmVLz_Hz4vp3iitAqzuIbkMsvPfN-pZ9zPH8UmNh2OCEOtnFOnl2RH5U6mqTdcB1OzzKNgEl8CKw1wTMpJVF6aDArNf5_-hgCPgEV7yMcvAnPtbGHKZNO9jsEEJJDkizYQ6FBpIj6CU5Yy2I8/w640-h426/vogelkop_lophorina1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Female Vogelkop Lophorina<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I did get some video of the male Lophorina on his display log. This isn't his full blown display but does show him trying to entice a female to his log. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="307" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DWGsJdsa3k0" width="370" youtube-src-id="DWGsJdsa3k0"></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Video of Vogelkop Lophorina</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For those viewing by email, <a href="https://youtu.be/DWGsJdsa3k0" target="_blank">here is a direct link to the YouTube video</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After leaving the blind and climbing back up the hill, we did some general road birding near the village with some of the locals. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PJX5tcz3m-jpyR7UPuIC1iclqaBHOEa-1CY3cKF0y-2UB8v-C3jPVp9KWuhSdT462lcepM1f7AwktQsPzy1xunR4v-8ACG5BKyFVoHapu51M-uYSVU1zO6-b4BaQwD9km8Mu9TM_BRMvcnm_HpAvj0LfCjxH7mYMmW-rj0JaiXaJI7gojyLQME2rep4/s1000/IMG_6548.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PJX5tcz3m-jpyR7UPuIC1iclqaBHOEa-1CY3cKF0y-2UB8v-C3jPVp9KWuhSdT462lcepM1f7AwktQsPzy1xunR4v-8ACG5BKyFVoHapu51M-uYSVU1zO6-b4BaQwD9km8Mu9TM_BRMvcnm_HpAvj0LfCjxH7mYMmW-rj0JaiXaJI7gojyLQME2rep4/w640-h480/IMG_6548.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ754zJr4R2tSGlROoqVDn11kC60Vn_0mttz23oDUU3fdRpj-SHdB7jGUHYWjHVTtu6QCC7Kg7AKliEZVKH-RnKfqtMOTW07orAzFDMfIlMSB2hv3rKJEMZshGHkGtVur0Fz-O95b87lLkHIIVJla7xEGEDVC-Ik-Hoo-s3WtvVnl2dt96NgJ3UtOoLK0/s1000/IMG_6549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="1000" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ754zJr4R2tSGlROoqVDn11kC60Vn_0mttz23oDUU3fdRpj-SHdB7jGUHYWjHVTtu6QCC7Kg7AKliEZVKH-RnKfqtMOTW07orAzFDMfIlMSB2hv3rKJEMZshGHkGtVur0Fz-O95b87lLkHIIVJla7xEGEDVC-Ik-Hoo-s3WtvVnl2dt96NgJ3UtOoLK0/w640-h364/IMG_6549.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Kn4e7sv5N4Ntz2NTbb09TSDVG2qfXo31VpGGlQ-KnbvnlcLQ03luHL3IT-jkmsxlDUUD-nEQ_8RZO1LXuXc_1u1Rmbrw53yQdUqH0lDJHZAM_ElOJ1aisF3Ptx5JAldcBJ_378d9oXkkjvVhqns95ExFjwN3mGAchvd5TKF2uYX1GwVSOQgM19QrIJc/s1000/IMG_6550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Kn4e7sv5N4Ntz2NTbb09TSDVG2qfXo31VpGGlQ-KnbvnlcLQ03luHL3IT-jkmsxlDUUD-nEQ_8RZO1LXuXc_1u1Rmbrw53yQdUqH0lDJHZAM_ElOJ1aisF3Ptx5JAldcBJ_378d9oXkkjvVhqns95ExFjwN3mGAchvd5TKF2uYX1GwVSOQgM19QrIJc/w640-h480/IMG_6550.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPD4l6ZfXaRuarLC6jh0iOLIkLUe4vnfSJRGplOuRq04GwYkg27xWQlJTTlFw_LpQGBbjCOLtqTtULoPjDjDuad-hO7k1Ep98Yv0sUwXyt-_LpjxFAE374VS-0011vguw--PgWSyWpI5Fl02H6nVOT7k31sU9aHlDRUdpvIbcYRziJJoHw2ASnMKenjY/s1000/variable_goshawk.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPD4l6ZfXaRuarLC6jh0iOLIkLUe4vnfSJRGplOuRq04GwYkg27xWQlJTTlFw_LpQGBbjCOLtqTtULoPjDjDuad-hO7k1Ep98Yv0sUwXyt-_LpjxFAE374VS-0011vguw--PgWSyWpI5Fl02H6nVOT7k31sU9aHlDRUdpvIbcYRziJJoHw2ASnMKenjY/w640-h426/variable_goshawk.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">White morph Variable Goshawk, a stunning bird!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>In the afternoon we had the opportunity to follow one of the local guides into the forest for a day roosting Mountain Owlet-Nightjar. How these guys can find these tiny birds roosting in the densest of forest settings is beyond me. But I'm glad they can, and I'm very happy to have made the slog into the forest to see it. </span></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbikEV8Wo15KZIDHpLMD9WeG7Q5BOSoE7acoxeA0u747PEkmAbIMgcW3HBgQl1k08d5Byd4AqVX081e4dBSnHwKmk-N7hQV-dlh-K9OvANCR4J19cGypJpsgACsDROF_Q5fakCBaT7C63k55LEPavIjxSII9WloRb_u5tmg2vEkSWD1HEnEPZMROAIG-M/s1000/mountain_owlet_nightjar.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbikEV8Wo15KZIDHpLMD9WeG7Q5BOSoE7acoxeA0u747PEkmAbIMgcW3HBgQl1k08d5Byd4AqVX081e4dBSnHwKmk-N7hQV-dlh-K9OvANCR4J19cGypJpsgACsDROF_Q5fakCBaT7C63k55LEPavIjxSII9WloRb_u5tmg2vEkSWD1HEnEPZMROAIG-M/w426-h640/mountain_owlet_nightjar.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mountain Owlet-Nightjar</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The following day we were up early (see a pattern here?) for the one mile trek to a Lesser Bird-of-Paradise lek. Arriving at dawn we settled in for the show. Lesser BoP males gather at the tops of very tall trees to strut their stuff. This particular setting wasn't great for photography but we did get to observe a lot of action when the occasional female would drop by. After an hour and a half of so of action it was over. We spent the rest of the morning slowly birding our way back up the mountain to the road. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwKRpLBF3RQK-9stdjfp01Y9HjbgQ2RNb_XhgmOs94Ti-bsIRO60RcImXkQV6kwvS-JLD7EIymVPZ5DTxSxYmFi0wmykImoxeA8Te3pNlAW3F3AWCb6ExxcR7M5f8c1X1F_pIQ6By8ZlQKpTisNsuhGNDju3IZnWy81g819d4g-jImp4SADIBpSEQIig/s1000/IMG_6568.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwKRpLBF3RQK-9stdjfp01Y9HjbgQ2RNb_XhgmOs94Ti-bsIRO60RcImXkQV6kwvS-JLD7EIymVPZ5DTxSxYmFi0wmykImoxeA8Te3pNlAW3F3AWCb6ExxcR7M5f8c1X1F_pIQ6By8ZlQKpTisNsuhGNDju3IZnWy81g819d4g-jImp4SADIBpSEQIig/w640-h480/IMG_6568.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lesser Bird-of-Paradise lekking treees</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLNzi7DH95ynsa27P-s22VNVnk7Eg-Kyit3k76__glHnePHh6W7vj2YhEFtJXZfulViFbxpqsSiIKHzA7UF3hHT6opan2uiZeIrrBCmhgYEz4Io5Pg8qA-ie_0JgJo1aiDNnSZUpvz5YKbtHn3yn4lCtMnLgyo0ojBdGgu4hyLjtosvunNwtappKc644/s1000/lesser_bop.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLNzi7DH95ynsa27P-s22VNVnk7Eg-Kyit3k76__glHnePHh6W7vj2YhEFtJXZfulViFbxpqsSiIKHzA7UF3hHT6opan2uiZeIrrBCmhgYEz4Io5Pg8qA-ie_0JgJo1aiDNnSZUpvz5YKbtHn3yn4lCtMnLgyo0ojBdGgu4hyLjtosvunNwtappKc644/w426-h640/lesser_bop.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Male Lesser Bird-of-Paradise</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>The typical crappy weather in the afternoon pretty much shut down the rest of the birding day.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">At this point in the visit to the mountains we had seen all of the possible BoP species and were given a choice for repeat visits. Susan and I opted to try again for Magnificent BoP the next morning, this time in a different hide than the one we visited days before. Thankfully it was a relatively easy and short quarter mile walk to the blind so we got to sleep in to all of 4:30. As it turned out, this male Magnificent BoP had no better luck attracting females than the one we had seen before. He spent the entire morning calling from the trees above the ground court and had no luck. So as the morning went on we thought our luck had run out as well. And then magic happened and a pair of Papuan Scrub-Robins wandered right in to the ground court like they owned it. Papuan Scrub-Robin is one of the most secretive species there is anywhere - there are very few images of the species and most sightings are nothing but a glimpse of a bird in the forest if you are really lucky. Imagine our shock when not one, but a pair walked into the clearing and went about their normal activities for over 10 minutes. The male even hopped up on several perches and sang his heart out for us! Of course I took tons of images and minutes of video. Our disappointing morning had just become the experience of a lifetime. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2Nb6rxQF0Ynb935qSa66EvJpolV8u7osMP_dP6PHgJohYLxgqgMpSg3OvdSEc_y0STopvGZwwpfpQ5E5-6WjufU36r0snjCZxcqqQbX6NZFzP7M6cA4bQbM1lZ8kogLkguFRYaWdp023fGAknqErorKslvsph8vHLDfDDmhHMIk6ztHdNhEw8GwKzdU/s1000/IMG_6582.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2Nb6rxQF0Ynb935qSa66EvJpolV8u7osMP_dP6PHgJohYLxgqgMpSg3OvdSEc_y0STopvGZwwpfpQ5E5-6WjufU36r0snjCZxcqqQbX6NZFzP7M6cA4bQbM1lZ8kogLkguFRYaWdp023fGAknqErorKslvsph8vHLDfDDmhHMIk6ztHdNhEw8GwKzdU/w640-h480/IMG_6582.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">View of the Mag BoP ground court from the hide</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1Oq2Ig4XFwCY0k23o76NRQJFtO04lTrbavmKuhNIV46uLzWZ9uYFwtav7H6SRQGlCmVfbo3xiVuReY6j_Z4BQghUG_4snT1czAacPmR7CgILzAVqj4kWPdirPl124rAQIfarwwofaXsj_iTw9c63IFu1PMZDEyE9bdXj-anjolIiwTiD74qxRy84Gcc/s1000/IMG_6584.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1Oq2Ig4XFwCY0k23o76NRQJFtO04lTrbavmKuhNIV46uLzWZ9uYFwtav7H6SRQGlCmVfbo3xiVuReY6j_Z4BQghUG_4snT1czAacPmR7CgILzAVqj4kWPdirPl124rAQIfarwwofaXsj_iTw9c63IFu1PMZDEyE9bdXj-anjolIiwTiD74qxRy84Gcc/w640-h480/IMG_6584.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The little hide in the forest</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubLbngmsyP5Te9h7gevOez7ys9OOgnKY9IAjKMU0YCcx_Cj3a5irdcBxbaxRxM1u1foJjwRj5fG7vE4xoO7pliMPllXXCVyHMv-hig4T74KrIRBctERulb8fCb2spGHB1SmEJqh6m9aGq-DcgWWB15y-vU_ta6AwLk3jXbBwidlyIxK4TtXuTc_UGRnE/s1000/papuan_scrub_robin1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubLbngmsyP5Te9h7gevOez7ys9OOgnKY9IAjKMU0YCcx_Cj3a5irdcBxbaxRxM1u1foJjwRj5fG7vE4xoO7pliMPllXXCVyHMv-hig4T74KrIRBctERulb8fCb2spGHB1SmEJqh6m9aGq-DcgWWB15y-vU_ta6AwLk3jXbBwidlyIxK4TtXuTc_UGRnE/w640-h426/papuan_scrub_robin1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Papuan Scrub-Robin</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTZ1xq8AdoTUoN-w-SWfcskmSsY5jjavQ7b8YGyVj4Vj26cIE6HCQNQ42XI5rFAiFoi4eOKkHOUB9YsjA8RyXHduTGrrY679oY0fRhoYdWzJddlxuRkmLaa6ZPWfhgL2gCkQxmICffmoB7yWfANzFsWFN69Vi9QKo8NwyionRb4SkmlqMPMSt5zA_vyg/s1000/papuan_scrub_robin2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTZ1xq8AdoTUoN-w-SWfcskmSsY5jjavQ7b8YGyVj4Vj26cIE6HCQNQ42XI5rFAiFoi4eOKkHOUB9YsjA8RyXHduTGrrY679oY0fRhoYdWzJddlxuRkmLaa6ZPWfhgL2gCkQxmICffmoB7yWfANzFsWFN69Vi9QKo8NwyionRb4SkmlqMPMSt5zA_vyg/w426-h640/papuan_scrub_robin2.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Papuan Scrub-Robin</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruEZuWh4TIT3F3i8Pt8b6s0m7EYsG5O8nPctQs3hGrZDmNSejjQnqnHWR-ke9eTgclM3H4pGwg9r2h1Sxc2wG1Sx6LtTTN4A32FYqbesMElru-bQK1qm5bjFslyty2WMLWEtrQDSdH1C8tzrTY7jGPtRoQXEm0S10KlAo3Gxm58eBNbssTJs19MWKtUU/s1000/papuan_scrub_robin3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruEZuWh4TIT3F3i8Pt8b6s0m7EYsG5O8nPctQs3hGrZDmNSejjQnqnHWR-ke9eTgclM3H4pGwg9r2h1Sxc2wG1Sx6LtTTN4A32FYqbesMElru-bQK1qm5bjFslyty2WMLWEtrQDSdH1C8tzrTY7jGPtRoQXEm0S10KlAo3Gxm58eBNbssTJs19MWKtUU/w640-h426/papuan_scrub_robin3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Papuan Scrub-Robins</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_AbxTFqNxfxBGMRlGzNC1cdLGk1i6rbA7Ry4Ubk_EHlvaYpV1CahMnbNR6VPjLehN_yY8fjf8Cy0Saq3C_yJ__traJ5gnjCzKzzoDjblIR90iwpckxY33-9-mBLQl9nFc8htIHnOFGPGOexV2XZvsIDaHia96mkhdHWq1zmz3DkleC1mCm1wRFUvots/s1000/papuan_scrub_robin4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_AbxTFqNxfxBGMRlGzNC1cdLGk1i6rbA7Ry4Ubk_EHlvaYpV1CahMnbNR6VPjLehN_yY8fjf8Cy0Saq3C_yJ__traJ5gnjCzKzzoDjblIR90iwpckxY33-9-mBLQl9nFc8htIHnOFGPGOexV2XZvsIDaHia96mkhdHWq1zmz3DkleC1mCm1wRFUvots/w426-h640/papuan_scrub_robin4.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Papuan Scrub-Robin</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaY4qBn_J13jtCtHdVfA-oPy383CZOsF9jLjpXi-pqbqVu16NX1rmBasfJF9zcFFwA5UuCp6YlmSgZ3UBf5zr5WNpAUTVd-n8G36ckOPbyNgJ1sR_z3m-OyBLh7TfccUqvM0xs4AYEUS2OsmevF-t78ECzxTNg28TG2aC1S3ssY28ZQMql9AssIDlrqJA/s1000/papuan_scrub_robin5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaY4qBn_J13jtCtHdVfA-oPy383CZOsF9jLjpXi-pqbqVu16NX1rmBasfJF9zcFFwA5UuCp6YlmSgZ3UBf5zr5WNpAUTVd-n8G36ckOPbyNgJ1sR_z3m-OyBLh7TfccUqvM0xs4AYEUS2OsmevF-t78ECzxTNg28TG2aC1S3ssY28ZQMql9AssIDlrqJA/w640-h426/papuan_scrub_robin5.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Papuan Scrub-Robin</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1cvaMZtXwCzqclHLryzYcz4hUxiaNYlsJQh0jYHmS0MuwI_1u771Sp77ln3SciRVl7oQLnoEAznS08dHRQGtX4pWkJkIZnmZcRzm70QR0PkjoVFdxVHAtZfbteMJUZn4CjP16oF4AibdZnApTKNaQw0G2UJVPa2crLnxcl0fVCgRxWG34bf8yp2udKE/s1000/papuan_scrub_robin.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1cvaMZtXwCzqclHLryzYcz4hUxiaNYlsJQh0jYHmS0MuwI_1u771Sp77ln3SciRVl7oQLnoEAznS08dHRQGtX4pWkJkIZnmZcRzm70QR0PkjoVFdxVHAtZfbteMJUZn4CjP16oF4AibdZnApTKNaQw0G2UJVPa2crLnxcl0fVCgRxWG34bf8yp2udKE/w640-h426/papuan_scrub_robin.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Papuan Scrub-Robins</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xYrcMDfoCwk" width="320" youtube-src-id="xYrcMDfoCwk"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Video of Papuan Scrub-Robin pair</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For those viewing by email, <a href="https://youtu.be/xYrcMDfoCwk" target="_blank">here is a direct link to the YouTube video</a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We did a little road birding later between rainstorms, tallying a few more species. </span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7VUwW-wjLXA7MKFBpYX0DcY9HRnVpUYzIhq1MKskY8emngvyaiZpKSw7EfZk8LE0aRnuCWuwjZIXxUefNjXnHkpZ-LjiCHUCoWvYGPdUl9VDlO4lgD1DKenhO5Dly3dpSNh0gQpSdzAJGXLp4A0VxDD2twVQ8mtu__SrrIuoZ_AO76Q-xGDdglF01mQ/s1000/IMG_6588.jpg"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="1000" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7VUwW-wjLXA7MKFBpYX0DcY9HRnVpUYzIhq1MKskY8emngvyaiZpKSw7EfZk8LE0aRnuCWuwjZIXxUefNjXnHkpZ-LjiCHUCoWvYGPdUl9VDlO4lgD1DKenhO5Dly3dpSNh0gQpSdzAJGXLp4A0VxDD2twVQ8mtu__SrrIuoZ_AO76Q-xGDdglF01mQ/w640-h328/IMG_6588.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Nj3VDBtcfOX-7zXJD-UT2sQbt83Ley9IjDBgtgXi599734AYUOyR4Hli4mI3MjbirlqYi80BQNP9ydfvqH8ZU3NKgkSi1Lk7Pc5vra2mh50SlgF19oVGHSX8k4XcNIZxvSTvqqLk73JnFVJexNsd5QMqHiAp7RFgSy9xE2XoiWm9hLBvYE0IwEWC5Tk/s1000/honeyeater.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Nj3VDBtcfOX-7zXJD-UT2sQbt83Ley9IjDBgtgXi599734AYUOyR4Hli4mI3MjbirlqYi80BQNP9ydfvqH8ZU3NKgkSi1Lk7Pc5vra2mh50SlgF19oVGHSX8k4XcNIZxvSTvqqLk73JnFVJexNsd5QMqHiAp7RFgSy9xE2XoiWm9hLBvYE0IwEWC5Tk/w426-h640/honeyeater.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Arfak Honeyeater</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fH5bby2XwSmQaW4qCkewiV0scFIDxK6zxXFqBvDgSCbPSLw5JoIMHFnodYHrQad5V-gQF_-oGm1lrdzYtnnNknzWA173M0HncEsIZ9kN6HHwIvVLyau0RMWv9VeuHTqDcjLTJs8aJ1rfhOjKNGQB6LBcsx1_JHwS8rDhEHFFRU98IzLSI31dt_jUhV4/s1000/ornate_meledictes.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fH5bby2XwSmQaW4qCkewiV0scFIDxK6zxXFqBvDgSCbPSLw5JoIMHFnodYHrQad5V-gQF_-oGm1lrdzYtnnNknzWA173M0HncEsIZ9kN6HHwIvVLyau0RMWv9VeuHTqDcjLTJs8aJ1rfhOjKNGQB6LBcsx1_JHwS8rDhEHFFRU98IzLSI31dt_jUhV4/w426-h640/ornate_meledictes.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ornate Melidictes</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>On our last morning we chose to return to the Lophorina hide hoping to get a better display out of the male. He didn't perform any more than our previous visit, but we did get a life bird sighting of Trumpet Manucode at the pandanus fruit. </span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimyds0ow_4n-_yMzq3a7ynTwOqdhZv-tC-US9qdVz1oeglO8_R57a542l8U73bAKVE28cv-b4VAmT_qA6QvSMmQCXpmCQ85O6HZ9HZztUhrGosLFXyeqZSTA4NZJ4sQ8ZoMHQNkKOblYno0AQ_BzLRX7CKeklA6ksHhw6azkNdcYBDtL886NEnjxrN0sM/s1000/IMG_6599.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimyds0ow_4n-_yMzq3a7ynTwOqdhZv-tC-US9qdVz1oeglO8_R57a542l8U73bAKVE28cv-b4VAmT_qA6QvSMmQCXpmCQ85O6HZ9HZztUhrGosLFXyeqZSTA4NZJ4sQ8ZoMHQNkKOblYno0AQ_BzLRX7CKeklA6ksHhw6azkNdcYBDtL886NEnjxrN0sM/w480-h640/IMG_6599.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These are some mighty steep trails</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFvTHVq1jGnPhZ-CTCutgLiIK7_NZ0Jz8v8w62auV7ihzN2Sh-FmWaRl2gTpwVO6ybr13xtEfIy1XehKC2WSE9DVR8ClgpHHwuWVDjn91VM9XXUbu3nEF4xPp0hECEokZOF0O9H2zaeMirLBVNH_UtjuU6UBax9bOMTlUl7fNL_8Gf2XBcw8s-DbV9js/s1000/trumpet_manucode.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFvTHVq1jGnPhZ-CTCutgLiIK7_NZ0Jz8v8w62auV7ihzN2Sh-FmWaRl2gTpwVO6ybr13xtEfIy1XehKC2WSE9DVR8ClgpHHwuWVDjn91VM9XXUbu3nEF4xPp0hECEokZOF0O9H2zaeMirLBVNH_UtjuU6UBax9bOMTlUl7fNL_8Gf2XBcw8s-DbV9js/w640-h426/trumpet_manucode.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Trumpet Manucode</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_O66F1SPW3WVMC7z9u2mjDQpVHBHCWAqFfqp9NJiIGpNYXjupV_cXn1FEruFBxeiGuk9cMYet0CDVAmXcCJapAOuqW9fIl8N_h8NOEsfdFm4g-F4zP0ALc5t-0KG9hBCIdn5Il3x8z55pzHannxfbU_nDmUSuqbmaOP-ZiKmQds36kMuK0w6oiUocKZ4/s1000/vogelkop_lophorina5-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_O66F1SPW3WVMC7z9u2mjDQpVHBHCWAqFfqp9NJiIGpNYXjupV_cXn1FEruFBxeiGuk9cMYet0CDVAmXcCJapAOuqW9fIl8N_h8NOEsfdFm4g-F4zP0ALc5t-0KG9hBCIdn5Il3x8z55pzHannxfbU_nDmUSuqbmaOP-ZiKmQds36kMuK0w6oiUocKZ4/w640-h426/vogelkop_lophorina5-2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Male Vogelkop Lophorina</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />That afternoon we packed up and headed down the mountain to continue our adventures in West Papua. But that's a story for another day.</span><p></p><p><br /></p></div>Bob Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947517142239842329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432092437531277675.post-57694121629810879022023-08-09T16:29:00.001-07:002023-09-26T19:12:24.546-07:00West Papua, New Guinea - Part 2<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1eKmGy5shoN84-VEMt7AqaSzEyRFeQTaKy_vunIKJ6bkDS2sCp_oVY1fTlXv7R64seEZUm8Thcb4jUGN7W9kFIUM_TJ4N3u_8oBT55Mtib7U9OqaR-R_jTpDjS-H3cl2p4hzr7T8ld7CXLpPJ8oC3Gb0IJsJbKMf82Fgg3UFG2SPajC1PP6vAJe3d-8/s1000/western_parotia5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1eKmGy5shoN84-VEMt7AqaSzEyRFeQTaKy_vunIKJ6bkDS2sCp_oVY1fTlXv7R64seEZUm8Thcb4jUGN7W9kFIUM_TJ4N3u_8oBT55Mtib7U9OqaR-R_jTpDjS-H3cl2p4hzr7T8ld7CXLpPJ8oC3Gb0IJsJbKMf82Fgg3UFG2SPajC1PP6vAJe3d-8/w400-h266/western_parotia5.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Western Parotia</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;">July 17-19. From Jayapura and Lake Sentani we took a morning flight to the coastal city of Manokwari. Upon arrival Like and Iwein gathered up the supplies and transportation we would need for our week in the remote Arfak Mountains. The drive took us along the coast then up into the mountains to our accommodations in a small village at an elevation of 5000 feet on the flank of Mount Indon. Our guest house was a wooden building with no utilities but in a beautiful setting. Like and Iwein brought everything we would need for our stay including food, drinking water, cooking equipment, and a small generator. And thankfully while the humidity was still brutal for us desert rats, the temperatures were much more moderate now that we were at elevation.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Arfak Mountains rise precipitously from the coast and reach a high elevation of 9,695 feet on Mt. Arfak. This is also one of the rainiest places on earth with 400 inches of precipitation falling annually. We had decent weather overall during our stay, but did get to experience some rain nearly every afternoon and evening. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The land we were in is owned by various clans, each with a small village of a few families. During our stay we would visit the lands of two of the clans who maintain the trails and blinds (hides) for the Birds of Paradise. This is a lawless area with strict local control of the land by the individual clans. And they don't all get along with their neighbors which made for some interesting stories told by our guides. Like and Iwein have spent years developing relationships with these clans. It was they many years ago who opened up this area to birding and taught the locals how to create infrastructure and birding opportunities, and generate income for the villages.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbd5sVDyz0IsFim8P2LwusLGa3CEc-_lwlxbjmlhBiFUqEqnFVHSmk5Ukq3raDkRXtmaj2tLXPrDZJaNeTFeoDgkD1VoNvm3faVhOdCn_4xxeA6CZDIUEuPjKUqvD-GIRXvwhcQ4izN_wf5g-oa9ienDLFbb3jRqz2ZGhlSwRWIBnH5rhu5Yv_zX3UJQE/s1387/!!Map1.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="1387" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbd5sVDyz0IsFim8P2LwusLGa3CEc-_lwlxbjmlhBiFUqEqnFVHSmk5Ukq3raDkRXtmaj2tLXPrDZJaNeTFeoDgkD1VoNvm3faVhOdCn_4xxeA6CZDIUEuPjKUqvD-GIRXvwhcQ4izN_wf5g-oa9ienDLFbb3jRqz2ZGhlSwRWIBnH5rhu5Yv_zX3UJQE/w640-h410/!!Map1.png" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Flying from Jayapura to Manokwari on the bird's head peninsula</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiteg3rVBjsdbYvA7Xj9s-59bbAxQe3otb1YDd1TTzpyZ21mngd9WXaAPmyM3kpmtJ6lyUy20QWdwWNR8dyOTFkDD9QlS06F3Xsw_XUFFtpsksUIeOdFeVWqUYOm0gLssMhTRPwSuShW09wy-rvm0GwdCTJxqSE_8BMMrRiDLZrYBU7iO2eRWV-x-I3odc/s1240/!!map2.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="1240" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiteg3rVBjsdbYvA7Xj9s-59bbAxQe3otb1YDd1TTzpyZ21mngd9WXaAPmyM3kpmtJ6lyUy20QWdwWNR8dyOTFkDD9QlS06F3Xsw_XUFFtpsksUIeOdFeVWqUYOm0gLssMhTRPwSuShW09wy-rvm0GwdCTJxqSE_8BMMrRiDLZrYBU7iO2eRWV-x-I3odc/w640-h402/!!map2.png" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The red dot is the location of the guest house</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7gfMeCJYulooxMJ1r_K0uG3L57kqsA-DM1hHBRURe2Sie-38sljTisuw-SiMH4MTmQdq9XeQcL2N7-hpU6JMAZCGdVWJ5G6ZOKIQdnwbm0E3g77Qa8jEnZlkV1_CtlD8yDjpDbAYlhwbWjVn1FTVtdQshtm-2SMD5AYnWVFlUjfCZkN8szqMFYdbulzo/s1000/IMG_6452.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="1000" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7gfMeCJYulooxMJ1r_K0uG3L57kqsA-DM1hHBRURe2Sie-38sljTisuw-SiMH4MTmQdq9XeQcL2N7-hpU6JMAZCGdVWJ5G6ZOKIQdnwbm0E3g77Qa8jEnZlkV1_CtlD8yDjpDbAYlhwbWjVn1FTVtdQshtm-2SMD5AYnWVFlUjfCZkN8szqMFYdbulzo/w640-h276/IMG_6452.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">View from the guest house deck</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For the next week we would participate in one of the toughest yet most satisfying birding experiences of our lives. Right from the start I had some business to attend to. Earlier in the trip Susan had reached the lofty goal of 5000 world species seen (with the sighting of a Salvadori's Fig-Parrot) but I still had a few to go. During our late afternoon walk on the road in front of the guest house it didn't take long. In this remote location nearly every bird was a life bird. Within minutes I had the fourth new bird I needed with this normally deep forest skulking Blue-gray Robin poking its beak out on the side of the road. Of the 18 species we tallied on our brief outing before darkness got us, 15 of them were life birds. This was going to be a fun week.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7mqawL5BWMy1b5ADvqsl_KTXNyp5ZtZfnePmH2DfkczJo2SmeVwaO6ss9LkNXUBcYCcXMq3alkqo5PCy1uzqcyZi0mkSQcT3RzdACJ0R6AdHhWP4gpiZDMGNeW1ohtQViAGB63SigK92RSoqwI7UUnu1RyPswyY_hSsZuHw-oTI8ENIuXQcW8QDbGO4/s1000/blue-gray_robin.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7mqawL5BWMy1b5ADvqsl_KTXNyp5ZtZfnePmH2DfkczJo2SmeVwaO6ss9LkNXUBcYCcXMq3alkqo5PCy1uzqcyZi0mkSQcT3RzdACJ0R6AdHhWP4gpiZDMGNeW1ohtQViAGB63SigK92RSoqwI7UUnu1RyPswyY_hSsZuHw-oTI8ENIuXQcW8QDbGO4/w640-h426/blue-gray_robin.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Blue-gray Robin</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrBxeLesLir1mAxhggxd4wfprp_7V2q0Q5xfiwrKjUyAHE65JmVpTNB1xn_9oux3bv4nmlPVhT41Z2F9vz5rVvobAQkrKmsNBD7nVZGMspSI3JUr3S2TZTFT3WbMQZujXPvbizOCgnZpGYnwBXUUr9I8JwtbMBeNinPZSTsVCEEpApypAJRcE6MyNJTA/s1000/IMG_6456.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrBxeLesLir1mAxhggxd4wfprp_7V2q0Q5xfiwrKjUyAHE65JmVpTNB1xn_9oux3bv4nmlPVhT41Z2F9vz5rVvobAQkrKmsNBD7nVZGMspSI3JUr3S2TZTFT3WbMQZujXPvbizOCgnZpGYnwBXUUr9I8JwtbMBeNinPZSTsVCEEpApypAJRcE6MyNJTA/s1000/IMG_6456.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrBxeLesLir1mAxhggxd4wfprp_7V2q0Q5xfiwrKjUyAHE65JmVpTNB1xn_9oux3bv4nmlPVhT41Z2F9vz5rVvobAQkrKmsNBD7nVZGMspSI3JUr3S2TZTFT3WbMQZujXPvbizOCgnZpGYnwBXUUr9I8JwtbMBeNinPZSTsVCEEpApypAJRcE6MyNJTA/w640-h480/IMG_6456.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The day ends in the Arfak Mountains</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Birds-of-Paradise (BoP) are members of a family of birds, Paradisaeidae, which includes 45 species in 17 genera. Almost all reside only on the island of New Guinea. The males of many of the species are adorned with decorative feathers that they display to entice a female for mating. Males can take up to 7 years before they are suitably attired and mature enough to attract a female. Each species has a specific behavior and elaborate mating rituals. In some, like the Red and Lesser BoP, many males congregate at the top of high trees early in the morning for short time advertising their prowess to any female that arrives. Females will watch the displays and select the most impressive male for mating. In other species, like Magnificent and Wilson's BoP, a single (usually) male will occupy a "ground court" which is meticulously maintained every day. If a female shows up the male will preform his display from low on a small vertical tree trunk, and if deemed suitable will get to mate. King BoP, while in the same genus as Magnificent and Wilson's BoP, display on a branch high in a very tall tree that is fully leaved. This makes King BoP among the most difficult to observe, especially their displays. The parotias also maintain a ground court but perform their exhibition with an intricate dance on the ground. Loriphonias dance on a fallen log in a clearing. Twelve-wired BoP and the sicklebills do their thing from the top of a single tall snag. For a number of species, suitable sites are few in the dense forest and used for generations of males. This makes locating a site relatively easy for the local people who are adept at moving through the steep mountain forest. Over the last 20 or so years blinds and trails have been constructed by the clans at particularly good sites that are within a reasonable hike from a road. As long as birders arrive at the hide in the dark, before the bird arrives for the morning, and are well behaved and quiet, the show goes on. This is much like attending a grouse or prairie-chicken blind in North America. Get in in the dark, be very quiet, and you will see something amazing. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">On our first full day we were up at 4:30 for an early hike in to our first BoP blind. It was about half a mile up a steep muddy trail and we were in by 5:30. There was much anticipation as we awaited the light and the bird - a male Western Parotia on his ground court. When he arrived it was still almost too dark to see him only about 50 feet away. First tasks, clean the ground court by removing fallen leaves and such. Then jump up on a branch and start calling. Got to get those females attention! Lucky for me and my photography there was no real action until the light had improved to at least tolerable. This is deep in the dense forest and even though the light improved somewhat durning the next couple of hours it was still very poor light and high ISO shooting. My modern mirrorless camera came to the rescue on this day. I can only cringe at how awful the images would have been with my old DSLR cameras shooting at over ISO 10,000 just to get a little bit of shutter speed. And back in the film days? Forget it. There is a lot of not much happening as the male preens and cleans the court, continuously calling to attract a female. When a female or two finally arrive its time for action. Our male displayed probably three or four times during our three hours watching and it was glorious. I could try and describe his elaborate dance, but pictures and video will do much better than I ever could. Unbelievable.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1zpDh_lyTgPSCVt5X6DddX1Zkbt11ub6Zf6lx8E1d5ptGlTnBZwNo5IQSwWTlmbzLAW9VjbfQB-SGrpvEILm4M-xz09HLIWX4Cnadej98ya4mHnTjHyMtdAqkxPU9_1rZXgCa0pnKUbpR0m311pgBIxxMtD9d6oVtOQjlkgTOmzeQvh2XjfkvxAmDdQ/s1000/IMG_6461.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1zpDh_lyTgPSCVt5X6DddX1Zkbt11ub6Zf6lx8E1d5ptGlTnBZwNo5IQSwWTlmbzLAW9VjbfQB-SGrpvEILm4M-xz09HLIWX4Cnadej98ya4mHnTjHyMtdAqkxPU9_1rZXgCa0pnKUbpR0m311pgBIxxMtD9d6oVtOQjlkgTOmzeQvh2XjfkvxAmDdQ/w480-h640/IMG_6461.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hiking to the blind in the dark</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhagRMd4NRqjrRMB11__TNnmfMtCdyj9mZ1eL8PjoAz6SZ2k_LsWKNBZMiAKXKX_e-t5sngS70VzD_70q0ngMJmquRFZiHORml16ILK79s6rkvJry2WvEsLhYON925Sv5XijCUAI-Rus2thlfFrh_sMgYGYbqnj3Bxh-38MKlYGww3dhcxixv8pWwL6e4/s1000/IMG_6466.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhagRMd4NRqjrRMB11__TNnmfMtCdyj9mZ1eL8PjoAz6SZ2k_LsWKNBZMiAKXKX_e-t5sngS70VzD_70q0ngMJmquRFZiHORml16ILK79s6rkvJry2WvEsLhYON925Sv5XijCUAI-Rus2thlfFrh_sMgYGYbqnj3Bxh-38MKlYGww3dhcxixv8pWwL6e4/w640-h480/IMG_6466.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The display court photographed from the blind</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8z_CiWxoFz4EtKCRXvrk4N4B7kC8F-Km0wQA7Zc-b_yNlFuyMnPN4je_DEFqcN3EaQdlzzIdAlwcYXD-iFy7zM65hjfvy2zXiFMq81ZOOpTeShEn23hDk5otBX7bwMPGTuxHEEVYFdC0KOXB37POzYUsaBi3ILYTtfsKgC9Z8qlQ757VlegMe52LQ5U/s1000/IMG_6470.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8z_CiWxoFz4EtKCRXvrk4N4B7kC8F-Km0wQA7Zc-b_yNlFuyMnPN4je_DEFqcN3EaQdlzzIdAlwcYXD-iFy7zM65hjfvy2zXiFMq81ZOOpTeShEn23hDk5otBX7bwMPGTuxHEEVYFdC0KOXB37POzYUsaBi3ILYTtfsKgC9Z8qlQ757VlegMe52LQ5U/w480-h640/IMG_6470.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The blind photographed as we left</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyX0XwctftVO-4VF4h2XVZCi-ccusUAJ_3l8v33o3uu7opT94kFL_-1XUeGPJEO_y9jivrhhL47sBtACcU2fv2dz1Yl4j-iy0r4KZKlwpq-bZQfrXjLc1E2ub2HOF9Zp5amks4FLols6CRqQK4FbrcuEAuY3t1eBe31yx5ovf0prK9qM4pciXhO-Vwfo/s1000/western_parotia3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyX0XwctftVO-4VF4h2XVZCi-ccusUAJ_3l8v33o3uu7opT94kFL_-1XUeGPJEO_y9jivrhhL47sBtACcU2fv2dz1Yl4j-iy0r4KZKlwpq-bZQfrXjLc1E2ub2HOF9Zp5amks4FLols6CRqQK4FbrcuEAuY3t1eBe31yx5ovf0prK9qM4pciXhO-Vwfo/w426-h640/western_parotia3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Male Western Parotia</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-E8AV1Erji9yoX2pWtyAb2lJHbhpnoPlHF7ZX8pLkEaCjeBcc86qoxJrn3LbMrhbX_2wTc1nBGmA7Oe54CW0v3qOJujp8KvgWbsxAq7wmYpZHhu5rAgE0HjXDVaOqDkS96RzhqgbO3YkmFOOvN5g4vQhvdHosKgUHNutSMI-706pehyIb1w9VHffvXk/s1000/western_parotia2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-E8AV1Erji9yoX2pWtyAb2lJHbhpnoPlHF7ZX8pLkEaCjeBcc86qoxJrn3LbMrhbX_2wTc1nBGmA7Oe54CW0v3qOJujp8KvgWbsxAq7wmYpZHhu5rAgE0HjXDVaOqDkS96RzhqgbO3YkmFOOvN5g4vQhvdHosKgUHNutSMI-706pehyIb1w9VHffvXk/w640-h426/western_parotia2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The male Western Parotia performs his elaborate dance.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqz0nycbnapD03S8QGwijEokCPLo_2K-qqFIRo0J_MlXt2t8f3x1ptLbtipVeve-ue3PH8gVvog1cdblcOm5aHb9--520TReuhtx6JaUqrVo61slL8FegLPoIMGVZfvHKf0pZMuwCc0Hr2sv4uh8QTCi9bU_mHwHw3onYEgsVyaz3frHqOclxKVgUpJo/s1000/western_parotia.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqz0nycbnapD03S8QGwijEokCPLo_2K-qqFIRo0J_MlXt2t8f3x1ptLbtipVeve-ue3PH8gVvog1cdblcOm5aHb9--520TReuhtx6JaUqrVo61slL8FegLPoIMGVZfvHKf0pZMuwCc0Hr2sv4uh8QTCi9bU_mHwHw3onYEgsVyaz3frHqOclxKVgUpJo/w640-h426/western_parotia.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Female Western Parotia</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIR6l9SMJzU_7K-OpB2V8fiTemD72MafmgsauQsE0XnfITnfuATzYoTDhGAhkqHtq8SJVSOhHfZ8i_ffDTixIFjueUGp9txzc3L47Hf6Ci7_o00ckKdsVIjP5W3qhuuuqAaIu0IOujX6BzRW0RybEtkuogsAOXOi_QqJfoBKHZtP5Az9Tq-75se-mTsUc/s1000/western_parotia4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIR6l9SMJzU_7K-OpB2V8fiTemD72MafmgsauQsE0XnfITnfuATzYoTDhGAhkqHtq8SJVSOhHfZ8i_ffDTixIFjueUGp9txzc3L47Hf6Ci7_o00ckKdsVIjP5W3qhuuuqAaIu0IOujX6BzRW0RybEtkuogsAOXOi_QqJfoBKHZtP5Az9Tq-75se-mTsUc/w640-h426/western_parotia4.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Female Western Parotia</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/h_H4k5oH1rY" width="320" youtube-src-id="h_H4k5oH1rY"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Video of Western Parotia</div></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For those of you viewing this post by email, <a href="https://youtu.be/h_H4k5oH1rY" target="_blank">here is a direct link to the YouTube video</a>.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The action was over by 9:30 and the male had moved off into the forest to feed and rest and whatever else parotias do to occupy their time. Not too far away was the bower of a male Vogelkop Bowerbird, this also with a permanent blind. Bowerbirds are a family of birds from Australia and New Guinea. The male constructs an elaborate bower, or structure usually made from twigs and dried grasses. Each species builds a specific shape for the bower unique to that species. He then adorns his bower with colorful objects arranged in specific patterns. Females determine the suitability of the male based on his bower construction and the decorations. In the old days the decorations would colorful berries, flowers, and the like, but these days plastic items seem to be much more popular. At this bower, our bird favored blue, yellow and red bottle caps, along with other plastic items including a toy car. Bowerbirds are never satisfied with the arrangement of their decorations and are constantly moving things around. When we arrived at the blind he wasn't in attendance of the bower, but it wasn't long after we settle in that he flew in. I think he knew we were there but is conditioned to having birders in the blind. I've included a video below that shows him going about his tasks. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBANT-ed7gwXNLtLTLYrQkKKHee7ypUmsa-SrpWiN4ABGXRJuk8IA0TKnsGLfXAQnTOYMY1GUO7441T8eeLrG6rLypy_HzydhluU6ATeEmyxt74N50YQT3qO6--DCmGjaBCGc2-0kFueqdYVhHsWaozC1-OkPSoy0bxnHZnIP-WxPh9dC6-fVNLIwM_os/s1000/IMG_6477.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBANT-ed7gwXNLtLTLYrQkKKHee7ypUmsa-SrpWiN4ABGXRJuk8IA0TKnsGLfXAQnTOYMY1GUO7441T8eeLrG6rLypy_HzydhluU6ATeEmyxt74N50YQT3qO6--DCmGjaBCGc2-0kFueqdYVhHsWaozC1-OkPSoy0bxnHZnIP-WxPh9dC6-fVNLIwM_os/w480-h640/IMG_6477.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We're off to see a bowerbird!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoE2-8gvfY7Cqem9EaEV7qeZwY5N-nL-bxs0kzn37M_sxFJOtaSbvv4xzVRH7OEoo5bkEwCPSAJlAprLGeBzNUg5UGyg87oRBzA3x-FA_ITEr5ftcjBq2h0i3lbsFnJeqsCxGyzqCJ8L2VaWCN4cEgYCWVGQkMiDa0T8N7ZMzkcSEzvQzbeiia-eHNG2M/s1000/IMG_6479.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoE2-8gvfY7Cqem9EaEV7qeZwY5N-nL-bxs0kzn37M_sxFJOtaSbvv4xzVRH7OEoo5bkEwCPSAJlAprLGeBzNUg5UGyg87oRBzA3x-FA_ITEr5ftcjBq2h0i3lbsFnJeqsCxGyzqCJ8L2VaWCN4cEgYCWVGQkMiDa0T8N7ZMzkcSEzvQzbeiia-eHNG2M/w640-h480/IMG_6479.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Vogelkop Bowerbird's elaborate bower that stands 4 feet tall</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UmtksTjAred9CQIB9I0lPrBPyMrWEXCPLz3pfCpR62adIBvAp_TVbSbUUfkHfH5pmH8FdhTr_RkPAfuVAthtm0nUxfP-2R2dj7-WKz2T5d775KKVcIzGXXQl_jNbG4aFw018pz0U_wvWJHQoE0LhBEVTGnti4vu7VoAT_5lamkOSp9x7vHJbyGd6Fx8/s1000/IMG_6486.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UmtksTjAred9CQIB9I0lPrBPyMrWEXCPLz3pfCpR62adIBvAp_TVbSbUUfkHfH5pmH8FdhTr_RkPAfuVAthtm0nUxfP-2R2dj7-WKz2T5d775KKVcIzGXXQl_jNbG4aFw018pz0U_wvWJHQoE0LhBEVTGnti4vu7VoAT_5lamkOSp9x7vHJbyGd6Fx8/w480-h640/IMG_6486.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVXrT0CeUsT5ulP51pH1iCNQRVPV4kGmDYHIgAcXl4la9oWMaOugbQQKHRgPPwBQu5cqO-FmsiQW5Wy-EyakAVTNRmiodHGl4AV3swVYbNcbWp38-MrrUSFogoEw2E-uyubIwDu96Ms39mIJ4J19KO1GWycvuxR3cgS_j_NoNYExJY3mrDE2cgnQfemc/s1000/vogelkop_bowerbird1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVXrT0CeUsT5ulP51pH1iCNQRVPV4kGmDYHIgAcXl4la9oWMaOugbQQKHRgPPwBQu5cqO-FmsiQW5Wy-EyakAVTNRmiodHGl4AV3swVYbNcbWp38-MrrUSFogoEw2E-uyubIwDu96Ms39mIJ4J19KO1GWycvuxR3cgS_j_NoNYExJY3mrDE2cgnQfemc/w640-h426/vogelkop_bowerbird1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Male Vogelkop Bowerbird</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvemGxzrCZg9O3t6pnQdWM9joW5S9IBHbv9ntT-wyUzNYknRNqISxRN8SB2qXZTn-hURNq_xZVtSUmdzUlYNIddmU9Fz3YbyHolYjNi-TGZho5OmFXbMNBPQU4V8hmvxgl-xZIwSIzu7jCJONMPIc4kiIpAyJv4Xh_uC2I-r_R-P0mEtDgCcZaiyltCQ/s1000/vogelkop_bowerbird2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvemGxzrCZg9O3t6pnQdWM9joW5S9IBHbv9ntT-wyUzNYknRNqISxRN8SB2qXZTn-hURNq_xZVtSUmdzUlYNIddmU9Fz3YbyHolYjNi-TGZho5OmFXbMNBPQU4V8hmvxgl-xZIwSIzu7jCJONMPIc4kiIpAyJv4Xh_uC2I-r_R-P0mEtDgCcZaiyltCQ/w640-h426/vogelkop_bowerbird2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIzQzat06swoaersuV9dTsq4wxOHZtOghFwqgdswD4IzhTzv9VZQ8TxRPoAPdSCESG98eR0C4qB17gA0BCIRlQI2eKnXojKXQlzVOlCg8wTDTswYUuG8z8OTJtR8DZHvFlZPYOm16xk3iyDSZS5BMxa6CUR4Lr5lj8lE2jjHbfqDt8luQ3DSfFF3Rjyc/s1000/vogelkop_bowerbird3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIzQzat06swoaersuV9dTsq4wxOHZtOghFwqgdswD4IzhTzv9VZQ8TxRPoAPdSCESG98eR0C4qB17gA0BCIRlQI2eKnXojKXQlzVOlCg8wTDTswYUuG8z8OTJtR8DZHvFlZPYOm16xk3iyDSZS5BMxa6CUR4Lr5lj8lE2jjHbfqDt8luQ3DSfFF3Rjyc/w640-h426/vogelkop_bowerbird3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zj5s7SEw-vA" width="320" youtube-src-id="Zj5s7SEw-vA"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Video of male Vogelkop Bowerbird as he goes about his business</div></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For those of you viewing this post by email, <a href="https://youtu.be/Zj5s7SEw-vA" target="_blank">here is a direct link to the YouTube video</a>.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Later that afternoon we had the opportunity to drive over to a nearby village and join one of the locals for a short trek into the forest to the day roost of a Feline Owlet-Nightjar. Way too cool. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfQpgj35Ipvb54UyyJqFDLU-1doDeTJKNjf9XwcuPP3-fGHE9Jl2Hu1wxlOQ9AIhU-tNhrWFpBts7WBeQ9bZ3wlM3SD3kbZvACfUqp3znrh8-yhdZKsXL3bk_rljJSikQhouILDTMq_8LrHY6UMxdMTeCHCLOqBYkQymw6vB49r4B0qpjb34CaKBKtBI/s1200/feline_owlet-nightjar.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfQpgj35Ipvb54UyyJqFDLU-1doDeTJKNjf9XwcuPP3-fGHE9Jl2Hu1wxlOQ9AIhU-tNhrWFpBts7WBeQ9bZ3wlM3SD3kbZvACfUqp3znrh8-yhdZKsXL3bk_rljJSikQhouILDTMq_8LrHY6UMxdMTeCHCLOqBYkQymw6vB49r4B0qpjb34CaKBKtBI/w426-h640/feline_owlet-nightjar.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Feline Owlet-Nightjar</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />The next day we were awake even earlier for the longer and more strenuous trek to the ground court of a Magnificent Bird-of-Paradise. After a mile+ of slipping and stumbling up and down steep muddy trail in the dark we arrived at another permanent blind. Here we would have our first small disappointment. Breeding season isn't perfectly timed between all these species of BoP, and even birds of one species in separate areas can be at different timing in the breeding. And so it was with our Magnificent BoP on this day - the male came to his ground court, called all morning, and no females showed up. So while we got to see all the beautiful colors of this remarkable bird, we did not see a full display. During the morning at least one female looking bird showed up and we got really excited. But the behavior of the adult male indicated that this new bird was a young male in immature plumage (they look like females). </span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvngU85S2czDZMG1YgDTNnx8-TGAgQT-4WM1g9yppLQF9NE_cr8nQBjXadCbJUPBt_vWBIqxLkkw1HhrH-7edOd8UuOoa4TRR3-ZS7mU6TTe08LlVG_h976hbosn4aqdMuxtEOWDv0zuTYBAraRIy9uei8DoTIefKXLT4ZgarQAA8IJWcsyeftBR5SN08/s1000/IMG_6491.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvngU85S2czDZMG1YgDTNnx8-TGAgQT-4WM1g9yppLQF9NE_cr8nQBjXadCbJUPBt_vWBIqxLkkw1HhrH-7edOd8UuOoa4TRR3-ZS7mU6TTe08LlVG_h976hbosn4aqdMuxtEOWDv0zuTYBAraRIy9uei8DoTIefKXLT4ZgarQAA8IJWcsyeftBR5SN08/w640-h480/IMG_6491.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Magnificent BoP ground court</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fa9UBK-2BxVRuxeZ3oLBNFzyi80Z72Un-pBfSO9phVH-fecFd7sSDvu2OsPFgOcpVBu9_FnXep1wp5vd9PHczbkTbJCQPC0OpY4ujr9Jlom_YiXLrXYDpM7cCAvz58zs5BqHcB6Nrgjv4kZJZKIh9b3NEQXXumxg9w67ro5kYQIZ-VUVOciSsOHBzos/s1000/mag_bop1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fa9UBK-2BxVRuxeZ3oLBNFzyi80Z72Un-pBfSO9phVH-fecFd7sSDvu2OsPFgOcpVBu9_FnXep1wp5vd9PHczbkTbJCQPC0OpY4ujr9Jlom_YiXLrXYDpM7cCAvz58zs5BqHcB6Nrgjv4kZJZKIh9b3NEQXXumxg9w67ro5kYQIZ-VUVOciSsOHBzos/w640-h426/mag_bop1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Adult male Magnificent BoP</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoj4xM9fvXKRh8Hyj6Y83LzKZUV_yihrI3v5V6X4aEOByGjz36StjsDC0GV2hmL3ut46RFEpW5Pbsy3_iwSoBljWnwVg_VG0zryB68BS4nBz2I3US-ey_AQ0ADnGS5bTHx-Cy1D5X-HP8fXGMR_gWLr6_fzlR57kWKJcWCZvrFot7Lq_qv5A6PdfhKeKs/s1000/mag_bop2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoj4xM9fvXKRh8Hyj6Y83LzKZUV_yihrI3v5V6X4aEOByGjz36StjsDC0GV2hmL3ut46RFEpW5Pbsy3_iwSoBljWnwVg_VG0zryB68BS4nBz2I3US-ey_AQ0ADnGS5bTHx-Cy1D5X-HP8fXGMR_gWLr6_fzlR57kWKJcWCZvrFot7Lq_qv5A6PdfhKeKs/w426-h640/mag_bop2.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Immature male Magnificent BoP</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsCo0MgnBKMwU12LtB6u8_H27KAGSezJkCuQfXKNmCNaH3kVr3n1lStgQDOZMbew3ZPaVFWqTPJkWkhcTOtrv8gQwPctq_FLdz99lA8ab2h3K8bsLh38_w92_6SDqYSavob1mjfk0eE5qg7EmeDRsxj_NeFurDkrUCWjdwMpTLcOHPOd7BKyIJIBnwTE/s1000/mag_bop3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsCo0MgnBKMwU12LtB6u8_H27KAGSezJkCuQfXKNmCNaH3kVr3n1lStgQDOZMbew3ZPaVFWqTPJkWkhcTOtrv8gQwPctq_FLdz99lA8ab2h3K8bsLh38_w92_6SDqYSavob1mjfk0eE5qg7EmeDRsxj_NeFurDkrUCWjdwMpTLcOHPOd7BKyIJIBnwTE/w426-h640/mag_bop3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Adult male Magnificent BoP</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2n8PZ3bCYYtohrLTGSkzFDBKuxKXC2bLajETfRFJQIndW8DApHI5ZSb3Lt5Kp8Gc0eFaX3dpeSMGqywX9_faH3-kH4EE-BV5wglZLcBq5tsAnoF7ao1gwNZpsLSnbT2GJKRI6qiCYc8-mbfLbbFfGvSOC8ANDUkr7OQmbJ9qmfTPE9KTAmATEhj5ICM/s1000/mag_bop4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2n8PZ3bCYYtohrLTGSkzFDBKuxKXC2bLajETfRFJQIndW8DApHI5ZSb3Lt5Kp8Gc0eFaX3dpeSMGqywX9_faH3-kH4EE-BV5wglZLcBq5tsAnoF7ao1gwNZpsLSnbT2GJKRI6qiCYc8-mbfLbbFfGvSOC8ANDUkr7OQmbJ9qmfTPE9KTAmATEhj5ICM/w426-h640/mag_bop4.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Adult male Magnificent BoP</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4Ng2kYxEfoUx_cp_heeYIWB1yGOlz4dma5oVc4bYLTcHv3ClJOYFu_4Mgw6S1X137-Y3dBgR4qQ_pD7L73cFgVAQRCW5T2lv6ROXS727-7Ox5LOHJYJKYNQVa3-RDNJlvsgFMAmsvTqymYvVvb8amvq9oMImwe0-mi6_ha6zCSrg68ikDJhcGQgRJfc/s1000/magnificent_bop.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4Ng2kYxEfoUx_cp_heeYIWB1yGOlz4dma5oVc4bYLTcHv3ClJOYFu_4Mgw6S1X137-Y3dBgR4qQ_pD7L73cFgVAQRCW5T2lv6ROXS727-7Ox5LOHJYJKYNQVa3-RDNJlvsgFMAmsvTqymYvVvb8amvq9oMImwe0-mi6_ha6zCSrg68ikDJhcGQgRJfc/w640-h426/magnificent_bop.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Immature male Magnificent BoP</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />From the blind we slowly birded our way back to the guest house tallying a number of new birds arriving back late in the afternoon. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ05DaeAZXeKDpH9MkoqnjZc1qlJIT8cW9RKZ4_sVcEH14EhyqF22ykFM9HMBzCJ5zkz0e9bhKkPNN6B1yTOV4BfNW8Y6CMkqe1X1UTQr0dAG-Hn6mbkKT7ckYFh7ayYlcSSOGJNuv06092qJcfTSBlaHK6ro4zGMk3onluSj7530N2ocYRCzXq5r8WSs/s1000/IMG_6497.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ05DaeAZXeKDpH9MkoqnjZc1qlJIT8cW9RKZ4_sVcEH14EhyqF22ykFM9HMBzCJ5zkz0e9bhKkPNN6B1yTOV4BfNW8Y6CMkqe1X1UTQr0dAG-Hn6mbkKT7ckYFh7ayYlcSSOGJNuv06092qJcfTSBlaHK6ro4zGMk3onluSj7530N2ocYRCzXq5r8WSs/w480-h640/IMG_6497.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birding the trail back toward the guest house</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I don't like to let these posts get too long so I'll end this one here. There's still lots of fun and excitement to come as we continue our adventures in the Arfak Mountains. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Bob Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947517142239842329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432092437531277675.post-86039505690954383442023-08-07T17:08:00.003-07:002023-09-26T19:11:05.889-07:00West Papua, New Guinea - Part 1<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3Pj2Aln6Km02IO3FuBdqTarzaIr4flhXAIJLlt6VDOZU4tiW2Ab61T5UBwKKsL7DchptKRs0kp4JFPbetIyP42EqhY1SeLmsjgJ1qFqQKdr9cB5ohCBNGnWm4bNe5K7wB2-Y16EijFT7U9g-rmgnpUnWYtuoZQt7PZkG2lbiJdqb6AfgmZQP3x-ibDQ/s1200/claret-breasted%20fruit%20dove.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3Pj2Aln6Km02IO3FuBdqTarzaIr4flhXAIJLlt6VDOZU4tiW2Ab61T5UBwKKsL7DchptKRs0kp4JFPbetIyP42EqhY1SeLmsjgJ1qFqQKdr9cB5ohCBNGnWm4bNe5K7wB2-Y16EijFT7U9g-rmgnpUnWYtuoZQt7PZkG2lbiJdqb6AfgmZQP3x-ibDQ/w266-h400/claret-breasted%20fruit%20dove.jpg" width="266" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Claret-breasted Fruit-Dove</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The island of New Guinea lies north of Australia and just south of the equator, and is the second largest island in the world (after Greenland). The eastern half of the island is the nation state of Papua New Guinea, the most popular destination for birders. The western half is Indonesian New Guinea (West Papua) and is comprised of 6 provinces, all part of the nation of Indonesia. Our destination for the month of July would be West Papua to see Birds of Paradise and a number of other species. West Papua is much less frequented by birders and a more rough tour experience. But as always we were up to the challenge. When it was all said and done, I would say this was by far the most physically demanding birding trip we've been on anywhere in the world. To maximize the number of species seen, a birder traveling to West Papua needs to be reasonably fit, able to hike steep muddy mountains (often in the dark), tolerate a warm and very humid environment, and arise each morning between 3 and 4 am - even after nocturnal birding the evening before until after 8 pm. We never passed up on an opportunity presented by our guides and thus maximized our time in the field and the number of species seen. 279 species were tallied of which an astonishing 215 were life birds. And this is for Susan and myself who both passed 5000 species of birds seen in the world (nearly half) on this trip. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Below is a link to the eBird trip report. A large number of the species we saw are listed as "Sensitive," so while the trip report lists them, there is no link to the actual list or location seen. This is routine action by eBird to prevent wildlife poachers from finding targets based on birder sightings. Unfortunately wildlife poaching is still ongoing in New Guinea.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebird.org/tripreport/144392" target="_blank">eBird Trip Report</a><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We traveled again with our wonderful friends Tim and Agnes. Our guides for this trip were the wife and husband team of Like (pronounce Leeka) Wijaya and Iwein Mauro of <a href="https://www.bird-watching-papua-adventure-travel.com/" target="_blank">Papua Expeditions</a>. Like is a native Papuan and Iwein originally hails from Belgium. They met and married 20 years ago while Iwein was birding his way around Indonesia and have been leading expedition birding tours in West Papua ever since. As a team they compliment each other very well and took fantastic care of us throughout the tour. Iwein is as good a field tour guide as any we've been with - instant and perfect recognition of every bird sound in the forest with the keen eyes and bird finding skills. Like is a master of organization, phenomenal cook (we spent 8 days in a remote camp in the mountains where Like prepared each meal), and is an excellent field guide and bird spotter. We couldn't have been in better hands for our month long trip.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After 5 airplane rides and over 48 hours of travel, we started our tour on the relatively small Biak Island off the north coast of New Guinea. Here in isolation a large number of endemic species have evolved and we were keen to see as many as possible. We did well after 4 days of searching, getting at least passable looks at almost all with only one as heard only (Biak Megapode). Physically this would be the easiest part of our trip as birding consisted of mostly short to moderate walks on relatively flat ground. It was a mild introduction to what was to come. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_qa3RxNVy5pX0DOuDmkFsonDnZr08Mt-eNJ8hYSRDIbnYMCW-AUxpbSuc23zbibhnFtZAgos6yBEd20TbE9qNAH8o8-pXFZsEtA4CgIqXtv4s0ZtHz_hDfs9Ocx_o1GR6zX8M23AQZScVbQNrdxviPQNxrMiRPkJ-CDk91hIGmibF_N5g1JR84TrsJQ/s1000/IMG_5917.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_qa3RxNVy5pX0DOuDmkFsonDnZr08Mt-eNJ8hYSRDIbnYMCW-AUxpbSuc23zbibhnFtZAgos6yBEd20TbE9qNAH8o8-pXFZsEtA4CgIqXtv4s0ZtHz_hDfs9Ocx_o1GR6zX8M23AQZScVbQNrdxviPQNxrMiRPkJ-CDk91hIGmibF_N5g1JR84TrsJQ/w640-h480/IMG_5917.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">48+ hours of travel is hard...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIZalL-bjMfl0DiJpyTfI8ZOeTd2DFfetTjNXTwhEELTrD5nGP0BJ4GrLrQPHr5_85hgwZ1uFcf0mMK05NvJbzDi3HvXgpNAn6NPOwrsLJjDQ1IDC-bTmI6yRoMzmL50gZ4UTSdwtoMVb6Us97F_Bp0KPbtvAICBgje0U50eN4gDLZKa3qi6GwKUZyy0/w426-h640/biak_paradise_kingfisher.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Biak Paradise-Kingfisher</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsPgpvQxLLA-A3jQ8rMiXvwMgFaDpZ4648L4LkpYSupT_AzW67jv6lNE40_ELlzkN3zqMPlRFuikIpeVNG3dFXf0wpc4YbfEADSsrE7ItUfWptvkCINzu-jitqH6CbWXazz_8HpfAHsPkaRU9vfPlZDK8CFG4orUv2TGi6Jo_olp9XWO-DhYNRvEIaC8/s1200/biak_pygmy-parrot.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Nkg9kG6AxHS0qKYGyhaBC4o7D-LzAS3HfeHqEA6HPDSen1kSIdrqMM5fdEILwr5p-vOEW6Aj0S9OeobquA-iw63htLqiNaz5z_eXb5V6yIRhcJj28UsnWIS_ISed2RbH4VzPA7KqyxZeyv2MsYhbgUVZr4haUKouVrg06i3qKcVNUR60Ea2UGiGw7lI/w640-h426/biak_scops-owl.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Biak Scops-Owl</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiV3S38mJIHlRAabSdbmK51ehZliGPIG_TlclVA8jNSUzjxjlSmsRWeKsAgCYnu5zhklap0fbsoTOifZ-kbmdqUNxyEStvbvYaJlusKhiHMZ1BHpFwzuKuHmRCsKxngCcH7giTRsh7RoA6TWEQHKk3n63-x6Ly3xhlghpoOSxWFDVgv1BjAP_XVHRcaQ/s1200/biak_white-eye.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPR77VsW9HLwkDksYk9Q1bOe7_kgkvlKlmZOAeuHl5iDr2vIWYQubvVfqGI1C3aSAfGL7uywx5fenHUrNji1FXDpZKW3H7eogO4NaSnLXdr17vhYmKWI0r6kloGMtVoWY3QdfsxrxlQaZnKXa34q3I39dFXygib2y2B83HheH3ULGEklE5TveAStxCmM/w640-h426/common_cuscus.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Northern Common Cuscus</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFFclQB5Lh9dQJ6YLdRtTih5k0B91r8Ma8akLZuzIBElNcJusRMDK1YLbqlrjhjto6n2tmee-1WfpsJBxzhs5mF7iWEVbWYGrnCX5GXSow8-5ETcl2fXzWfU85vKhJA04v64Kmd7sqQXkmbtGNHVCqY-dmuKzU7r0JzJsDmdoxmSuGwjZnid6DRCZ61Y/s1200/emporer_fairy_wren.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFFclQB5Lh9dQJ6YLdRtTih5k0B91r8Ma8akLZuzIBElNcJusRMDK1YLbqlrjhjto6n2tmee-1WfpsJBxzhs5mF7iWEVbWYGrnCX5GXSow8-5ETcl2fXzWfU85vKhJA04v64Kmd7sqQXkmbtGNHVCqY-dmuKzU7r0JzJsDmdoxmSuGwjZnid6DRCZ61Y/w640-h428/emporer_fairy_wren.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Emperor Fairywren</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_trka-lBznRRX1o3pRrEuzmdxLtKmZLh7UsDahTT_TrgaUQzmYR3HPHcCf7_hayrslc6FA0flGWVRHmGL7XsmJM-LKIj2tXTnt_Lfjqm2USH0vbSL8aWufhuZS56plXbZY7um4ruQGq4k57F-w_gULquemhzTIXcb9zliuwRNV-mDL5K1UOOXXDTV6E/s1200/hooded_pitta.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdp7XmIHcPz5UXRszmxjnlChIJZQI4piRp18WSOvpfHI82DY-T6-hXDz-gS-eHM-Sb9uLgK1RaGcYRsKYyvlfCVbHX03YpPA1p0ZLqLz4brGeF5dYZ6kLb-Es1_N09o_PbKsR9Pa9qk-BMLit849pB1AmQiBI3BNsr6fjYjRJzUhFpTLWnyFIh1_OsNk0/w640-h428/red-cheeked_parrot.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Red-cheeked Parrot</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxw652HZVusATMAweWFlvPABY3bGgKkR3dhersbg7KxGnlpzSicVNSg92-hxxMVyLmiLY8JdJ7r7NNgTqh8s1z7CVX_GWjg6ytNddLPK6NN99ZMw3mJvnf3_ZmpHllda_5oc9OjXmqkFZe0aQPIpMMUAnY9CMTT4QUu7PiFyEjmly2RmtXcIadmxM0Jjw/s1000/biak_paradise_kingfisher-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxw652HZVusATMAweWFlvPABY3bGgKkR3dhersbg7KxGnlpzSicVNSg92-hxxMVyLmiLY8JdJ7r7NNgTqh8s1z7CVX_GWjg6ytNddLPK6NN99ZMw3mJvnf3_ZmpHllda_5oc9OjXmqkFZe0aQPIpMMUAnY9CMTT4QUu7PiFyEjmly2RmtXcIadmxM0Jjw/w640-h426/biak_paradise_kingfisher-2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Biak Paradise-Kingfisher</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkedY1tIHALBHg19PSsUBJrm4kBgZfBYxX49eOXArwoPSjeQDRsJIa3seIgTgo6mG2us3W4DNtUPQ6EZstslysNbIpRINuY3dTNsz_7kit9UKlWRizw7JsPWPOXT1zmR8LLOpflg0_CNtcruIA2-Abtd-X0KFbreMfN5ssHTIxcAySV1oYd40mN_U37JM/s1000/long-tailed_starling.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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Here we would get our first taste of hot and humid hiking for really good birds. The grasslands around Lake Sentani produced some great birds including distant looks at the difficult Fawn-breasted Bowerbird. On our third day we set out on a 9 mile round trip expedition in the hot and humid swamp forest along the Muaib River. This is the home of the Victoria Crowned-Pigeon, a rare and difficult bird to see. This enormous pigeon is the size of a small turkey but can easily vanish in the dense forest. We had a large contingent of local villagers as guides, and were in good hands. This is a disputed area of local control and hadn't been birded in 10 years. But with better relations between clans it was determined safe to visit. Our local guides knew the territory and kept a lookout all day for the pigeon. It took until late afternoon to locate one, and then a pair, but successful we were. Our looks were distant and birds perched high in a tree, but the scope views were phenomenal of this spectacular bird. The crowned-pigeon gets it's name from the elaborate head plumes they carry - one of the more spectacular decorations in the bird world. Our late locating of the pigeon miles from the road made for a fast hike out arriving just as it got too dark to see without a light. We definitely got our money's worth that day. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2MBcDAwfg6T2t6APdGq0P9UXH0S_56OB732eDB9MEDL_0TXxQxQR6o8FhpsaUqA3fp0jF9nSMZHsUQTJBpbxfblJTOB6xsnEujZVAH8eS2EtGZpdunbQRA2SRuR-tqpcpHn21PShAAAg5EhwRxZbYmkcg8K55Pyctp6ut31XZbW7LwHPE0aEB8fgXi8/s1000/IMG_6288.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2MBcDAwfg6T2t6APdGq0P9UXH0S_56OB732eDB9MEDL_0TXxQxQR6o8FhpsaUqA3fp0jF9nSMZHsUQTJBpbxfblJTOB6xsnEujZVAH8eS2EtGZpdunbQRA2SRuR-tqpcpHn21PShAAAg5EhwRxZbYmkcg8K55Pyctp6ut31XZbW7LwHPE0aEB8fgXi8/w640-h480/IMG_6288.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Flying into Jayapura and Lake Sentani</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRi8njCj5SOYRBAefk8s56RXf_1nKYL__XaAoo8CAHHH_T2apQDg4v8H2jNKEgeI9JOITngJRKcd-ltm7hyvw3LLIYgetuWw8V1DqZZGOj_ZAhglxwmHZHFkf191HdLlaCZoHlZjnHQr2TPtnB_ztw70IiIKb4K1RQBBogXFKfpDUjCBQRJ1Ik90rBcY/s1000/IMG_6296.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="1000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRi8njCj5SOYRBAefk8s56RXf_1nKYL__XaAoo8CAHHH_T2apQDg4v8H2jNKEgeI9JOITngJRKcd-ltm7hyvw3LLIYgetuWw8V1DqZZGOj_ZAhglxwmHZHFkf191HdLlaCZoHlZjnHQr2TPtnB_ztw70IiIKb4K1RQBBogXFKfpDUjCBQRJ1Ik90rBcY/w640-h360/IMG_6296.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lake Sentani</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rHVdUrwpyej_eICGdpre3XzLRn9BAt_35vF43Uavu2O4nmPL9jsFDYFueuSmdrQ_g3Ed_u9iwHe9dgXidi60GB858lLYR22wHVm3erQDzhZRvDZUvJRRvHNeGtVi2a0aFLrRzVO9m0K7DWQKdxTOqOQ61NFqRciBVFq9VpmiMIwVI-xu3RanU1L-uaU/s1200/black-dragon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rHVdUrwpyej_eICGdpre3XzLRn9BAt_35vF43Uavu2O4nmPL9jsFDYFueuSmdrQ_g3Ed_u9iwHe9dgXidi60GB858lLYR22wHVm3erQDzhZRvDZUvJRRvHNeGtVi2a0aFLrRzVO9m0K7DWQKdxTOqOQ61NFqRciBVFq9VpmiMIwVI-xu3RanU1L-uaU/w426-h640/black-dragon.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dragonfly</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zMTE_BwygpDaQCCfJ1RuiSXHmpK1AIim6_psk9EVfOuP7Q_VhuLx1ZHYtJqnUky_ipW4q4pSAoEex0jp13j5-BG-qHdXCUgM9s_n-Pqocltp_6_Vgbl1Pm7VPWxpvaaQD2t7g1msCzvzMoRiXJW4BXO9LP1wL19h6nY9TmP1pS5qU01lz1GmtODCp-E/s1200/blythes_hornbill.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zMTE_BwygpDaQCCfJ1RuiSXHmpK1AIim6_psk9EVfOuP7Q_VhuLx1ZHYtJqnUky_ipW4q4pSAoEex0jp13j5-BG-qHdXCUgM9s_n-Pqocltp_6_Vgbl1Pm7VPWxpvaaQD2t7g1msCzvzMoRiXJW4BXO9LP1wL19h6nY9TmP1pS5qU01lz1GmtODCp-E/w640-h426/blythes_hornbill.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Blyth's Hornbill</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1Fj-q4ceyhMMmSaQh8Z2v89xyB_VBB9iadotDrRE-W9WhuG2hoBEpaX-BulCs3sIw0izCga_mxMgeAHyVDAAZ4tpQZ1Mh_thXf1elN_M1vMMAObV7202h8vHKJ5Rjh6NJNEvf0tg6dNoppS3gBfPPz-rvKvfWJnBqm7xRTleGJoVfYMf-nARr6d7_aI/s1200/great_munia-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="801" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1Fj-q4ceyhMMmSaQh8Z2v89xyB_VBB9iadotDrRE-W9WhuG2hoBEpaX-BulCs3sIw0izCga_mxMgeAHyVDAAZ4tpQZ1Mh_thXf1elN_M1vMMAObV7202h8vHKJ5Rjh6NJNEvf0tg6dNoppS3gBfPPz-rvKvfWJnBqm7xRTleGJoVfYMf-nARr6d7_aI/w428-h640/great_munia-2.jpg" width="428" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Grand Munia</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzsz7RT0rwK9g4qdxghi_dD1guyw82kiXl8jDXzwvsDCVwz5SkMsofHxAmEqzaKEkvFZX7PD41ou-HyYbjXB2rfoIOuOj8U0FOo3MgNKdELMr6ViY3Y4HsxXyDKGuLrauKcMsbxqiZwHHlvDig-GYo-XzB7hewgUqfml-kmX88jCFUtcMz6PbFtV_TQk/s1200/great_munia.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzsz7RT0rwK9g4qdxghi_dD1guyw82kiXl8jDXzwvsDCVwz5SkMsofHxAmEqzaKEkvFZX7PD41ou-HyYbjXB2rfoIOuOj8U0FOo3MgNKdELMr6ViY3Y4HsxXyDKGuLrauKcMsbxqiZwHHlvDig-GYo-XzB7hewgUqfml-kmX88jCFUtcMz6PbFtV_TQk/w426-h640/great_munia.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Grand Munia</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXE7qSPR47kg-TkhrsdFsxMqiDw64b2PQGg8JSXxydZwZ0YYAER2I0maFFf-x0OWmjhnfnDPaKTz8TvXKpwfQ9IxQBtA-RXtgboxw1P9aXyBsooidQfkjYC9LShc_w_Uzd9wr5qeHKDtienNQWFIOyzbudbCYdKtW3Oyk8nKXCOIfddk0giwE_tNygp7o/s1200/painted_grasshwak.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXE7qSPR47kg-TkhrsdFsxMqiDw64b2PQGg8JSXxydZwZ0YYAER2I0maFFf-x0OWmjhnfnDPaKTz8TvXKpwfQ9IxQBtA-RXtgboxw1P9aXyBsooidQfkjYC9LShc_w_Uzd9wr5qeHKDtienNQWFIOyzbudbCYdKtW3Oyk8nKXCOIfddk0giwE_tNygp7o/w640-h426/painted_grasshwak.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Another cool dragonfly</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1lMkQUA0yva2RjtoybsO4Bgt2lEYdlFDFnRA4-3ZLIGLZGXeY2l1wL7tW3twdHt80rJ7G8y3CiZuQPvElW0e2yYwtibdoyrEhb-gsUxNLvC1PgER-uR0WnBve9Ty4UE9j1MG16Xvbjuf24LQq5kLfMqWZ_ENeh0VG2F8ed-YZYp3uPGsZ6vPh8C18TY/s1200/papuan_harrier.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1lMkQUA0yva2RjtoybsO4Bgt2lEYdlFDFnRA4-3ZLIGLZGXeY2l1wL7tW3twdHt80rJ7G8y3CiZuQPvElW0e2yYwtibdoyrEhb-gsUxNLvC1PgER-uR0WnBve9Ty4UE9j1MG16Xvbjuf24LQq5kLfMqWZ_ENeh0VG2F8ed-YZYp3uPGsZ6vPh8C18TY/w640-h426/papuan_harrier.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Papuan Marsh-Harrier</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Next up is a week-long adventure in the remote Arfak Mountains, and our first real looks at Birds of Paradise!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Bob Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947517142239842329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432092437531277675.post-17927214118848797952023-07-03T12:02:00.007-07:002023-07-03T12:02:39.776-07:00Eastern Sierra Cousins<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Typically in June we are in the Sierra high country. With the record high snow fall and slow melt out, we have chosen to focus most of our time on the other side of the Owen's Valley. We have spent enough time in the Sierra to enjoy the snow, cross some sketchy snow bridges and look at avalanche debris, but haven't felt the need to do anything heroic. The high country needs some time to melt and dry out. Fortunately, there are plenty of flowers in the dry mountains. These trips were inspired by an email from our friend Hikin' Bill. He sent out photos of some beautiful cactus, and we decided to investigate. Lots of new to us flowers awaited. We thoroughly enjoyed our time in the Whites and Inyos.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiADQpC_iOGvs8cqR9LvaKnyVqQDIeZhSS8ODKsZMIeI-iphCWGnz8M6CtdwH0OZMFIFcJvecFb4x7VF2bRCocJALHThvfgBibxpOkwW1cnAt1q9UwatQ33azjuVkkwW3qZCDfj1ZI1zF-RHHck2kSPpiuEcsR1YA7wMLDqi1vZMrnijHs0oUhgb62R8eHh" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiADQpC_iOGvs8cqR9LvaKnyVqQDIeZhSS8ODKsZMIeI-iphCWGnz8M6CtdwH0OZMFIFcJvecFb4x7VF2bRCocJALHThvfgBibxpOkwW1cnAt1q9UwatQ33azjuVkkwW3qZCDfj1ZI1zF-RHHck2kSPpiuEcsR1YA7wMLDqi1vZMrnijHs0oUhgb62R8eHh=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mojave kingcup cactus, <i>Echinocereus mojavensis<br /><br /></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3TxfV_dStOT0Ff86vjRnexPz-GY27sFf2mudaR-MLMPUKuTtFH5bUdEIesiOW-VXWuk-kpZNg5b7Hq88oIb1mG6kwQ2wPyQaIyDENR4Pz_9T8V9ghX65Z5MOkUrJ1EJk1wG_yvhD-iOFeK3gKFvhmGB4leGdeZfpw_vSaUdrnIGsOnYafzEfAD3qmPo/w426-h640/_G6A1462.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="426" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As you can tell, I like these a whole bunch.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3TxfV_dStOT0Ff86vjRnexPz-GY27sFf2mudaR-MLMPUKuTtFH5bUdEIesiOW-VXWuk-kpZNg5b7Hq88oIb1mG6kwQ2wPyQaIyDENR4Pz_9T8V9ghX65Z5MOkUrJ1EJk1wG_yvhD-iOFeK3gKFvhmGB4leGdeZfpw_vSaUdrnIGsOnYafzEfAD3qmPo/s1200/_G6A1462.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_BtsGEoBduLGWuNc8kM__szR4zToQeAPiPeq8fMvrw2P9AiriSkAg0qT0lGufcqCMHYUuo6jTO5J_jQElnruPwQ5j6oyYlA9oNehJcYjE9qxdh0guI41AbGLBTQRn37UY_zmQwn147CWPgULpf_wfMDGWtljQHoPPXBkxskGY99l0_goK5pz6AOz73WID=w480-h640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, these were one of my favorites. So different.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_BtsGEoBduLGWuNc8kM__szR4zToQeAPiPeq8fMvrw2P9AiriSkAg0qT0lGufcqCMHYUuo6jTO5J_jQElnruPwQ5j6oyYlA9oNehJcYjE9qxdh0guI41AbGLBTQRn37UY_zmQwn147CWPgULpf_wfMDGWtljQHoPPXBkxskGY99l0_goK5pz6AOz73WID" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmmr7rjB5x8iK3489ZPxVBckttTQSj-GBelTwdUR1ezXtkBAcUOYUoUUMiIi4KXotsHah25QkUQliEkG0p19xzhjTzlOUE3TtSBRJsWb2sdW_vnU-C8P4e0eDYzKjfPFoZPP4oT7pHmxhp2XMQ9LPI7f6NarK9dZESpzMmk7sKRfxA0P8PiejbcBa1t8/s1200/Caulanthus%20crassicaulis%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmmr7rjB5x8iK3489ZPxVBckttTQSj-GBelTwdUR1ezXtkBAcUOYUoUUMiIi4KXotsHah25QkUQliEkG0p19xzhjTzlOUE3TtSBRJsWb2sdW_vnU-C8P4e0eDYzKjfPFoZPP4oT7pHmxhp2XMQ9LPI7f6NarK9dZESpzMmk7sKRfxA0P8PiejbcBa1t8/w640-h426/Caulanthus%20crassicaulis%201.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our typical hiking scene, Juniper Peak.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyJ-GUmq8hCKfS9G-2diAX3y72HJwOTgKN-MxDZBlC-WaAwOXspwWy0dnTF0g3nXQEiTbHhXfUBnNPHiXs3DFshnqLof16uYAUXHxuhwulJLMjTA80yvqd4XFW-2ouU57fh53QPIM5TmeY3A3XQN7eNBYIGbbO3s6bO3FF67Mu5v1MK5plGuqZs95xPPG6" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyJ-GUmq8hCKfS9G-2diAX3y72HJwOTgKN-MxDZBlC-WaAwOXspwWy0dnTF0g3nXQEiTbHhXfUBnNPHiXs3DFshnqLof16uYAUXHxuhwulJLMjTA80yvqd4XFW-2ouU57fh53QPIM5TmeY3A3XQN7eNBYIGbbO3s6bO3FF67Mu5v1MK5plGuqZs95xPPG6=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mojave kingcup cactus, <i>Echinocereus mojavensis<br /></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEix_rjt-U_ES4ufWqwdfq3CB9xhqLSt5MOWUvEi-wNr7UiFgZIwBCHF33jp5AgUJ3eop5s_MGDWhiSJB96PfA27uTcT5_wl4jEA5bEpFjr38RxPwpw1l6HdpzOAYLuvBoc7BAhJsGLZ3_eruVyuIu1_WeB41MC6WRg7PgrvalYifyQSnOcWaQKzcOT9ruvr=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ok, I really like these too.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEix_rjt-U_ES4ufWqwdfq3CB9xhqLSt5MOWUvEi-wNr7UiFgZIwBCHF33jp5AgUJ3eop5s_MGDWhiSJB96PfA27uTcT5_wl4jEA5bEpFjr38RxPwpw1l6HdpzOAYLuvBoc7BAhJsGLZ3_eruVyuIu1_WeB41MC6WRg7PgrvalYifyQSnOcWaQKzcOT9ruvr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: start;"><i>var. erinacea</i></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8Iv1a9eB7-5AJdQVRLVMuEZDSHjbOElc5fj9QnOuM2_M8PORNtha5SR0E-fpfZY5KYu3ymUI4Sa4tM1T2kD_Lq-iO_N_LlQeEiwmCR3KdpovIp-L-bI81foNHJHBqCqZjYVGpapANd5JRrwrJEw3i8IUx7X8fsFQmLygsq8k_chggoDzR6j---5k-DCRF=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bob is hiking in the brush with Waucoba and Andrews in the background.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh33tQNiD3O1XC5OLhqA98Jr-30VTDtldQulrUuEK8yCH14SpMEzAS1lG87YHz8EIcQNC7LQKLvzVQdPdXmp4ZZtQ23OUf2O7GqXc3Ty3oadVQxgqyLskGNlb22D-jycm7ndNw8lsmGqRvaPoYZoAGhAURkU9C7FBtLXMLQi2d-iGclxwdmMSkWw8SjAP1a" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Chuckwalla, <i>Sauromalus ater</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu6pbIZe-vLUlN5b50K9ZNpOaWZdiFmqn5LB9p_T26XbFIRfvaoNbSUckwWzFyGuZsKBSF2DY_LLfMC8kKFDtouLt_ao6_k4WtFHoM8yqYDz0jMGWUaeA-458v7Fp7tb8Y16xC04KZYt6I294xzuvBcIAKOufsX_jl_7JGx0PYQjuDaKb5wMywVtwD-bHw"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiohBYRLnKThcwI28KqxIMQ2OYdT9Pu2kjwkjT8AngZTOU600FsJXiSyKSGL2-4pwxzYGJ4Z0IDJo2hstU3kZAYw438Ulc7G85dW_hZ_ACXOoRZpqI_HS0_EQj0YE_R3Cs9SBKqn0KB5rqvsEyS6r0c9XJWXmkj-_tNBOyz0biXmK7V1qPNKBEsPUOiUNB" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZxNrtvGtDKWKqs70k7RX4EPMBhsdeADk0K3K-BrQYTyVk4JBGLQ93SD1i-4N0X9j_2tfvdcxYCv7vV5wY2w_AgeafKi2qZHTc1XeDYs-2cpnOLZsSopqJPWeaSGPZ-N0bD6EQmb9DDVK3eqHKqqhg26GNpT99IA38lB6d7c6TT-WzjSzOaHxJbaPjeyKx=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Clustered broomrape, <i>Aphyllon fasciculatum</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tSs_4VP_JHrexFVvg0lIZku7XV6w0ESla8LHZHFQVPGN29bTn4IYJ_Mo1-ynNmiZJGoIjz6BbAjXMAnL48funJCfsh7CbFWOvfhddevmHHSu6pyS2g_bdGAZRT46RmGu6-sts8XII7Hz7YpKpgf6EnGPJdz3X0wj_ELacN8VanojTxLMql6u6hCZbDo/s1200/Phlox%20stansburyi%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tSs_4VP_JHrexFVvg0lIZku7XV6w0ESla8LHZHFQVPGN29bTn4IYJ_Mo1-ynNmiZJGoIjz6BbAjXMAnL48funJCfsh7CbFWOvfhddevmHHSu6pyS2g_bdGAZRT46RmGu6-sts8XII7Hz7YpKpgf6EnGPJdz3X0wj_ELacN8VanojTxLMql6u6hCZbDo/w640-h426/Phlox%20stansburyi%201.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cold desert phlox, <i>Phlox stansburyi </i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Y0E74kk619tJvWvi31n65edzbg_QGdLzqWAogBQVQCI7HED5Fg7gRLSbPdj9KYcw6gLz-HCBRfmdaxdGo6-lU_M0r9cirCJPpG6wHTiGUykB8t-m_Fevrf_j4CuqebRxvf0pAw65OBIKZKWDFNQbYvBIn1ud_A6N97og61Va_RiCIkUR1EYVfV56pCk/s1200/Phlox%20stansburyi%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj__HFQHBaJRa9MXlbRQ9vLf-RoC7sB_B_nIymP87uVUUvJHLYpa1e8aYQ0y-J3-UjOddyKmbyI7QpFpFTMWnrr2ihyWFJ6P-yeaizPyUP6CXZLXt72SfZU_X19aTyxxVKrtYANXrnylEUTYAPgIngdXzdKqyZNR8x5FTuRJH5Ja0H4s5jKMh5pzEcHLgVb" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj__HFQHBaJRa9MXlbRQ9vLf-RoC7sB_B_nIymP87uVUUvJHLYpa1e8aYQ0y-J3-UjOddyKmbyI7QpFpFTMWnrr2ihyWFJ6P-yeaizPyUP6CXZLXt72SfZU_X19aTyxxVKrtYANXrnylEUTYAPgIngdXzdKqyZNR8x5FTuRJH5Ja0H4s5jKMh5pzEcHLgVb=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We found 11 ancient native house rings and there may be more.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs4muKiEVCUHNn-2EQHyC9V41Taj8u3_eeYAycCKyINCE_Fyqh7MbGj7-2_fACRmEK9QHG6sF-FW0xBf3KMLVqekPFXS6WJaeZjOank2Y7zmZTLHMOfpegqXUk9AFfdBPxLosxSuL4lnb4rDbL72yjS6vNaGUG3Bq-nYk1ovbgSLSDtTbWVR87GVGr45Sq" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs4muKiEVCUHNn-2EQHyC9V41Taj8u3_eeYAycCKyINCE_Fyqh7MbGj7-2_fACRmEK9QHG6sF-FW0xBf3KMLVqekPFXS6WJaeZjOank2Y7zmZTLHMOfpegqXUk9AFfdBPxLosxSuL4lnb4rDbL72yjS6vNaGUG3Bq-nYk1ovbgSLSDtTbWVR87GVGr45Sq=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Crested onion, <i>Allium atrorubens</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXgn-nhrahGLPGq9jc-2m_EW0_PRF4rmH6xEbqxM_lEmKz8QjVj-uKqNOwgD6AVKoK97-CPp2atBPnT_FFgx9P13nll-2v0_L0EzalM25PwNkfrnW4MbJ1fwuraOSuIvfJdCmtmKJDMnLKRI-oYOmRg54QIg3S8vkpzSLrKyS05UdjP0fPlvKHfkJ5pY7k" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXgn-nhrahGLPGq9jc-2m_EW0_PRF4rmH6xEbqxM_lEmKz8QjVj-uKqNOwgD6AVKoK97-CPp2atBPnT_FFgx9P13nll-2v0_L0EzalM25PwNkfrnW4MbJ1fwuraOSuIvfJdCmtmKJDMnLKRI-oYOmRg54QIg3S8vkpzSLrKyS05UdjP0fPlvKHfkJ5pY7k=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Parish's larkspur, <i>Delphinium parishii <span style="background-color: #f8f8f9; text-align: start;">ssp. parishii </span></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f9; text-align: start;">Grizzlybear pricklypear, <i>Opuntia polyacantha </i></span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f9; text-align: start;"><i>var. erinacea</i></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiC_GFEvUCaNR6QYD5SPRSRVPQV-ZL6rMHV9N8xZXYUMtt4xblAkjhlgxK_yBm9n422tWSZ-zF60FviKpsT0mSU3Wp3c_RDdtJ0I2xB9kbKlMctjQSMn-oPL1BurrHgGL2LbRaMfD9ctxvNsrTWjleUArep0OtC4dbdKyN5fNieClbYCy8fh8uWQGdJ3k3H" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiC_GFEvUCaNR6QYD5SPRSRVPQV-ZL6rMHV9N8xZXYUMtt4xblAkjhlgxK_yBm9n422tWSZ-zF60FviKpsT0mSU3Wp3c_RDdtJ0I2xB9kbKlMctjQSMn-oPL1BurrHgGL2LbRaMfD9ctxvNsrTWjleUArep0OtC4dbdKyN5fNieClbYCy8fh8uWQGdJ3k3H=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf-f2ceiYEeNV2VjcT0fCFG82t8Y_PuSWxqG9dij4doTOzJuwZgfnrtc2yBHnjhzm8KZVTCzn2TMPQi8dH83-baxuEhfQLRZRnEIpUaS7VNtXPwpC0x5TxhRgRSZ3ZkNHBQ_5rMuOu3ovqdclXat7lmZMW8hV02cfX-hgEYBe8Gypul6rZ-k14VBwIDn_T=w480-h640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pinyon mariposa, <i>Calochortus bruneaunis</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf-f2ceiYEeNV2VjcT0fCFG82t8Y_PuSWxqG9dij4doTOzJuwZgfnrtc2yBHnjhzm8KZVTCzn2TMPQi8dH83-baxuEhfQLRZRnEIpUaS7VNtXPwpC0x5TxhRgRSZ3ZkNHBQ_5rMuOu3ovqdclXat7lmZMW8hV02cfX-hgEYBe8Gypul6rZ-k14VBwIDn_T" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiS_NtGPNVmc6HnOGTbRhQbelBeRYQEitKTTzhtjtDUG6yfFXi4HBCmZu45LPd_liGXeMJAaXrkzFm1FfPUh9uYvujp_7hVD_2zuh9_AclvDlf7uzhW8nuwL-r2t6ihzT-qigm7Bzy9QD_2DCzjOpNFnnpq39pjaGa0TohmB3OV4PPWMMOaweht39XtnLTi=w480-h640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Red mariposa, Calochortus kennedyi var. kennedyi</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiS_NtGPNVmc6HnOGTbRhQbelBeRYQEitKTTzhtjtDUG6yfFXi4HBCmZu45LPd_liGXeMJAaXrkzFm1FfPUh9uYvujp_7hVD_2zuh9_AclvDlf7uzhW8nuwL-r2t6ihzT-qigm7Bzy9QD_2DCzjOpNFnnpq39pjaGa0TohmB3OV4PPWMMOaweht39XtnLTi" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLkQ-8zfCVWdxg56alg1Afh4QOgmUHPUqMJ43dhf9ELDFCxTSXZff26B7qL-vUNmYORvhUkz9LI_Pg19gdR5uSEGlVdFyGdDJ5W3QlUMIiKWjn9LindTxWsUYW4RbqKWWkJLeL0MHQBSe2toCe38RFkcZrSH_VjodJy_q5ri0kK4Qv0d3CE4mj1DZYl_iQ=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lilac sunbonnet, <i>Langloisia setosissima ssp. punctata </i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaoThyK6xLDlUiFR-RFU7Cg1sDajWFnqBqbo6-Iv3Xl0G49qbY5XHpeat6WJXwWF3NZ-B1X95gFHGmIaMHVM0bMkjRyYKlvB2DDJkaw5w50AKvTIsE9Rq7v3BXKtLNNDvOXoDIwDKVdF26JyAi2hA1H_4F-ri-UPflasOU5QRFlyZfVJT_LSvufwQcW0MC=w480-h640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Calico cactus, <i>Echinocereus engelmannii </i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaoThyK6xLDlUiFR-RFU7Cg1sDajWFnqBqbo6-Iv3Xl0G49qbY5XHpeat6WJXwWF3NZ-B1X95gFHGmIaMHVM0bMkjRyYKlvB2DDJkaw5w50AKvTIsE9Rq7v3BXKtLNNDvOXoDIwDKVdF26JyAi2hA1H_4F-ri-UPflasOU5QRFlyZfVJT_LSvufwQcW0MC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ok, I liked these a lot too.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRuq0wcOnzbIciKa_j-Fz8czwOd82sK4QJQSUO05loP3O4_kep6f1sas7JFRqst4KBJgMhB5ETSvwO0ws0IbunH13r0QluXy_i693PwCUDQRioxhiZr2kGIsP--8B_9WBPt7kbCUXeFumrN9WNqPGxErDAaq4ZX5Y9UQ_Ym44UrOhpJP0ehLQFqJf4sw01" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtjppIfrlbO1JZ3UZsU46JTmWqPXe1e-lT3NUf7HM37u_Pj0WP01nDdbtWAcxNuaVcCoD_jpAVEWJD_ienTOQI-8YJ3c_-gmZFN9oaq3mAErLJ5i_8m0uXPsNV-ew9DGGRWHjlp_VO9MTf2UbbAnu7i87KCzHsLrQr9PGvRGFuDVkbkx4_4EBEqYBIZfKX=w480-h640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Death Valley phacelia, Phacelia vallis-mortae</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtjppIfrlbO1JZ3UZsU46JTmWqPXe1e-lT3NUf7HM37u_Pj0WP01nDdbtWAcxNuaVcCoD_jpAVEWJD_ienTOQI-8YJ3c_-gmZFN9oaq3mAErLJ5i_8m0uXPsNV-ew9DGGRWHjlp_VO9MTf2UbbAnu7i87KCzHsLrQr9PGvRGFuDVkbkx4_4EBEqYBIZfKX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigeAwR8nA4LJhk3WrxXVeoR_ltChNc5KPpK6Y7DMwftbYgBgIfeT28lNMynowhPIyfxQ4BlnqvOnj7Qp82-aF1OW5dxwNnuPhHMAizM1i2RjhUPHueFgmolsz_ziX2yMxszS1ktpObBoDMOybnQEpw5MBNiQnpHM7vYJJ3tB8iLwAPd0zByKj2Y_0eylq4=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Rose heath, <i>Chaetopappa ericoides</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigeAwR8nA4LJhk3WrxXVeoR_ltChNc5KPpK6Y7DMwftbYgBgIfeT28lNMynowhPIyfxQ4BlnqvOnj7Qp82-aF1OW5dxwNnuPhHMAizM1i2RjhUPHueFgmolsz_ziX2yMxszS1ktpObBoDMOybnQEpw5MBNiQnpHM7vYJJ3tB8iLwAPd0zByKj2Y_0eylq4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVl-aQa4zyWtMR_daffm4KXAo76hz5ww9cMDKNINWfQEfNJ9UzL9ThDt5qCvU6pM2qL8-vW4qwd7kp5uFWD51TgNKo7eNMv757ing9-qT6tzKmDroVHy9a-XpJEHZSy75CnmCIIctqlKLI_ndI0U0kUkDETmgnrADfEH6KjTnP4hg6B8WrIuxZ_lHttnFe=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the Sierra. Still plenty of snow up high.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVl-aQa4zyWtMR_daffm4KXAo76hz5ww9cMDKNINWfQEfNJ9UzL9ThDt5qCvU6pM2qL8-vW4qwd7kp5uFWD51TgNKo7eNMv757ing9-qT6tzKmDroVHy9a-XpJEHZSy75CnmCIIctqlKLI_ndI0U0kUkDETmgnrADfEH6KjTnP4hg6B8WrIuxZ_lHttnFe" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgKfS5dAb1socwDyJP9G5YC5Qb8R91-R0sWhJ11AXyRlh9SirzpHaBgZbdP96xJTS_lzEn-fMuQmroPGUW_cEDsyeEwV7ihEpmscNAQv7MDPalj2Hbdz6gF1oTa81uNOzMta2e8_D1U1FWFFKlcqCohaJHPeW2DwmDWulAVEQtzu3dN4o4LAoJngeI6kXf=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Rayless shaggy fleabane, <i>Erigeron aphanactis</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgKfS5dAb1socwDyJP9G5YC5Qb8R91-R0sWhJ11AXyRlh9SirzpHaBgZbdP96xJTS_lzEn-fMuQmroPGUW_cEDsyeEwV7ihEpmscNAQv7MDPalj2Hbdz6gF1oTa81uNOzMta2e8_D1U1FWFFKlcqCohaJHPeW2DwmDWulAVEQtzu3dN4o4LAoJngeI6kXf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMGPU0chUiJpw3hNr5jgSYdu4wjc0eo_YPJzScEPO7rbGKqbSz5SUvk6NJcyBIq0dN9f2xgokmaV2tjBbFj1mGl862KevekCkCvvkq_XD86OUaDrdAWkxIoyIv9z5a4EqN7aVaWh7J-Y-seGmlqctgjgSDHWbvrXf8thYjhcCB5KwaKf3FuUA7fH59d_Ol=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eureka Sand Dunes</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMGPU0chUiJpw3hNr5jgSYdu4wjc0eo_YPJzScEPO7rbGKqbSz5SUvk6NJcyBIq0dN9f2xgokmaV2tjBbFj1mGl862KevekCkCvvkq_XD86OUaDrdAWkxIoyIv9z5a4EqN7aVaWh7J-Y-seGmlqctgjgSDHWbvrXf8thYjhcCB5KwaKf3FuUA7fH59d_Ol" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeEGnKPckf8_oxrrGIWu6zwSOSDuf9dQuL-IASybfqojvqTozzIGxRY1T6ITZKmAV0NfmxFhGZMCbvMRKPYfDhiz2SfHHiXcKeFKhM3rgaYn9_rnNbQaP3Vng0nVNBfNrfS0Sn65RP3HTBdQYBA3tnAlmYr_fI0RqIY-Hx2z8Zyd2sUhSRbZ2Ma5P_quIY=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bitter root, <i>Lewisia rediviva</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeEGnKPckf8_oxrrGIWu6zwSOSDuf9dQuL-IASybfqojvqTozzIGxRY1T6ITZKmAV0NfmxFhGZMCbvMRKPYfDhiz2SfHHiXcKeFKhM3rgaYn9_rnNbQaP3Vng0nVNBfNrfS0Sn65RP3HTBdQYBA3tnAlmYr_fI0RqIY-Hx2z8Zyd2sUhSRbZ2Ma5P_quIY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiKVDm81_ebCoQfPScpP2QcSsFD9TlVNYbRJWdLgMIaw_q1tYRCLJvdHiiJS0b8SbP6wJC22mr0nRr7kgdT__ccMPn67LyWpObjEUOU6iMamwO4jBkKVcWqqnAxaU4RGhZBBVCga_SWCfeupK6jeSKCQLTKRnMUmX3jUDGhAzarcV4ZnM0Gnk2y8hytyRE" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwxpGaaXrQAkpxtYYHjO_nmxFEk94xcS5Ny3cxSsY-rWRwe_ChzxSMGKx28fntVvtgWypKREaTYDEizPerS0U4v3GD1atvWon94-sp80HyuVSezvvtzALRDA_UubH5NTLUcTnhRyf0UGR3-OCkh70YRcjcNs6SGVcCvZq9KAi2Mx6qpTBylnduls7-6gC_=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We did bag a few peaklets during our hikes.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwxpGaaXrQAkpxtYYHjO_nmxFEk94xcS5Ny3cxSsY-rWRwe_ChzxSMGKx28fntVvtgWypKREaTYDEizPerS0U4v3GD1atvWon94-sp80HyuVSezvvtzALRDA_UubH5NTLUcTnhRyf0UGR3-OCkh70YRcjcNs6SGVcCvZq9KAi2Mx6qpTBylnduls7-6gC_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDEBjgVZ9KURu7BrZmpsq04FGPJBXTVlzWBUafRCdIIkmTAxWQ_1THmMmfl9OTgx36urrfgwiYjj9MLy0D9MeYGY6dzeUpTgSWtRK1RgbHEEjHEX8iKVAwlf-1Y3rwJJYDxmG12-4RUG15A2RaWLC6N4Ywi4XmbsOwRdSKi0-Flsad-bp4dVjq4Pg-Q-5Z=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from up high is mighty nice.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDEBjgVZ9KURu7BrZmpsq04FGPJBXTVlzWBUafRCdIIkmTAxWQ_1THmMmfl9OTgx36urrfgwiYjj9MLy0D9MeYGY6dzeUpTgSWtRK1RgbHEEjHEX8iKVAwlf-1Y3rwJJYDxmG12-4RUG15A2RaWLC6N4Ywi4XmbsOwRdSKi0-Flsad-bp4dVjq4Pg-Q-5Z" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGzKAFeg9wHZR_DWV81xnkT2sCpwPcql3U1pErNW5KNo_XrvTZn7bCoJRNR2z4GpeF5-GBhJnsT-JH1cUsR5FSwY_9l0jSVUxSKCkfqT5_wNPFbs1U8YGBW8PSkQFKZ4ewKHIpce0nFlg8s087xT4URXRAfx1sMMjKiztCWpohQXZrGA5OQ9TPZ6zbuXbN=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Mountain is actually white with its snow covering.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGzKAFeg9wHZR_DWV81xnkT2sCpwPcql3U1pErNW5KNo_XrvTZn7bCoJRNR2z4GpeF5-GBhJnsT-JH1cUsR5FSwY_9l0jSVUxSKCkfqT5_wNPFbs1U8YGBW8PSkQFKZ4ewKHIpce0nFlg8s087xT4URXRAfx1sMMjKiztCWpohQXZrGA5OQ9TPZ6zbuXbN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCAVD_k9ny8ECMlQy_3xeERWntLet8c4jTAVNLvVe6zCRV8_-DEvwOhG4fhAyckbRw4TaDKqJ6DzbY8yf1YEKkSp3BJRpBT4Y0NkA_iK_SR3JC7pL0UbA87UG4x3JjEgII3gJdCBBP5tOrfKQOWtglewZ-ygyM7spcAf3l8wskccBYGcRAxpmpHaEI4BJI=w480-h640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f9; text-align: start;">Grizzlybear pricklypear, <i>Opuntia polyacantha </i></span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f9; text-align: start;"><i>var. erinacea</i></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCAVD_k9ny8ECMlQy_3xeERWntLet8c4jTAVNLvVe6zCRV8_-DEvwOhG4fhAyckbRw4TaDKqJ6DzbY8yf1YEKkSp3BJRpBT4Y0NkA_iK_SR3JC7pL0UbA87UG4x3JjEgII3gJdCBBP5tOrfKQOWtglewZ-ygyM7spcAf3l8wskccBYGcRAxpmpHaEI4BJI" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVHNJ37DT7WVKRXBtsuDv5bytlL3APF0Mzbrkz8VgE5y4iUgpQFb4GdS0zv1KYuMt07IU2CUgiFr2A9EZWjgm64DPO8_G1brqU6l1Uv8_BAYmE4U5AvMnaf9P5glxmaVX2AHeZofo92lLEmyeTSjKQ1c4wuTcHqSRN94KP5U7nC_1XzkO5T-UzLw2vtWEX=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cushion Buckwheat, <i>Eriogonum ovalifolium</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVHNJ37DT7WVKRXBtsuDv5bytlL3APF0Mzbrkz8VgE5y4iUgpQFb4GdS0zv1KYuMt07IU2CUgiFr2A9EZWjgm64DPO8_G1brqU6l1Uv8_BAYmE4U5AvMnaf9P5glxmaVX2AHeZofo92lLEmyeTSjKQ1c4wuTcHqSRN94KP5U7nC_1XzkO5T-UzLw2vtWEX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7Qz1DYE3irinFUZH1kgpM-WdJyFPNrBiFyPi2slfHb6cmOpniY3tQb_iP2frSEXvFfek-ccWx7tAtvA7fqahBl1nfQn4KH6LE-Q_Dx91sQlk7yBMfdvWqfPiTahUT5-5y0RwWBJxXun2c6e7xSaeq4NVnTnFuIHVJUoChWTPTFFpiLrhC-hcAFlgUoTSV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7Qz1DYE3irinFUZH1kgpM-WdJyFPNrBiFyPi2slfHb6cmOpniY3tQb_iP2frSEXvFfek-ccWx7tAtvA7fqahBl1nfQn4KH6LE-Q_Dx91sQlk7yBMfdvWqfPiTahUT5-5y0RwWBJxXun2c6e7xSaeq4NVnTnFuIHVJUoChWTPTFFpiLrhC-hcAFlgUoTSV=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsSZsKjq4lck_EFRTXLlWVyyC8O7d_Ra95jN-kzU3FoUqzoRCiA35R41fUfv43PlUmp8kIEC_k1BmLCSWPKKPhAWCh6G3r2opUgzZ6r6eqjy12MTt2w2NNhNtiD6axANr1hRKop604h959AxGHt8at6a_HVffmtfHM2ERpLC2J4hvEqk8e83qGyG0FL9Ry=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lewis' flax, <i>Linum lewisii </i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsSZsKjq4lck_EFRTXLlWVyyC8O7d_Ra95jN-kzU3FoUqzoRCiA35R41fUfv43PlUmp8kIEC_k1BmLCSWPKKPhAWCh6G3r2opUgzZ6r6eqjy12MTt2w2NNhNtiD6axANr1hRKop604h959AxGHt8at6a_HVffmtfHM2ERpLC2J4hvEqk8e83qGyG0FL9Ry" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: start;">Fineleaf hymenopappus</span>, <i>Hymenopappus filifolius <span style="background-color: #f8f8f9; text-align: start;">var. nanus </span></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5oovvC1T0ueuNKEvLuuR24CAfnRUIVns8jFGGkQ31yTYNuz4om8H7m2RIVwnnaU2TV4BtEIrhbM_wQuZMBUrx5O1_c2CaQ1ClNoAVbHr3RdB0_wCuYu2uQ6GUR8nTErE61BfwRrNaj8SBc0rLvg4b2UdhlPMLfCCQ6WVDi2zTGfFt4sP68O3UGpUfJ4/s1200/_G6A1934.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5oovvC1T0ueuNKEvLuuR24CAfnRUIVns8jFGGkQ31yTYNuz4om8H7m2RIVwnnaU2TV4BtEIrhbM_wQuZMBUrx5O1_c2CaQ1ClNoAVbHr3RdB0_wCuYu2uQ6GUR8nTErE61BfwRrNaj8SBc0rLvg4b2UdhlPMLfCCQ6WVDi2zTGfFt4sP68O3UGpUfJ4/w426-h640/_G6A1934.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Rose heath, <i>Chaetopappa ericoides</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjamBoe43l20yzhXUwQ_UNHVTi8aipKrz6NEKKpfG3txxR4AEWTHrD-OWwXllvevX-okBksOfGCqPMRSu1QlS54L8OxbggdVmRkedq7pg4dW7NqBgg5rVAyziiqqHwOrTlexMCBkThWpp4lk553mwACT0HgrMvlIC3Obc5BwbUnENNw8G_SADwU8-93tWIc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mojave indigobush, <i>Psorothamnus arborescens</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsZy_uK9GaIZPDEJP2Xpg-8XXgkOpS_FoHIEYQw4E9DTNyol-2NInLSPN9rUqryUUBrwa2Pl2kAMuDfBRZfVJtvTOi_ppVe08zZUBJ9sAJUmEY2bL-BzMZBQYLiSlSFJq_2D_J3Nm0C8uwfqFxkMF3yIVsxsCYyWEfn24ODsAUO_cZcWREghAbtrXpLUkG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghJN2IdvZrSX-E9mjvCgzymPlj_DgDg0guQ6I2bYLWOwFWAvGWoUXzzS3EbxLFFabpf9pDUJieIPDbnz5JA6zJzX-7UqiZsXrrLeDWPDGBlffmrVtwvpmYhEG4ijz8iHn-GHxJHV4yi6dAPj-w6w1fR2l7JJI-Wds5j8fdR68-uphHtPUbZBVlb3JduRLV" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJD18yn7hMOMmxEX8hhgOpgkl9gP4SHA7lXfYnQxwCWkAknxWoOPLVYXww_-K2Bvy0ZNdYwsXD2MFp1OJXvy6-miv8PM08bERtM7RsBQXD9F_TxoEmeYRnMqueQDoOQOWoUPllFa0BMZb0UIeMNZV_F-XIShpKCEmtuapqtnL_E_FUPvnrA7QV4KPed6X-=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mojave sandwort, <i>Eremogone macradenia</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJD18yn7hMOMmxEX8hhgOpgkl9gP4SHA7lXfYnQxwCWkAknxWoOPLVYXww_-K2Bvy0ZNdYwsXD2MFp1OJXvy6-miv8PM08bERtM7RsBQXD9F_TxoEmeYRnMqueQDoOQOWoUPllFa0BMZb0UIeMNZV_F-XIShpKCEmtuapqtnL_E_FUPvnrA7QV4KPed6X-" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig1w83XtutYN7Sk5PUrpV6Z_fRxhOF9e_AXJAi_Wb00fdYowWYkoXvXXc98D4FwEchDd8kqzmJ2C03nBJjaH55t7R8his8Czpu4PHpQdS4kl7jCuG-1bxiSExtiWJaCCsUI8sNdDlez6V-9VpEwOsmOGaMwmDr59ReD4eZDZOZ144hPh3SNSZQu639s3st=w480-h640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Beavertail cactus, <i>Opuntia basilaris</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig1w83XtutYN7Sk5PUrpV6Z_fRxhOF9e_AXJAi_Wb00fdYowWYkoXvXXc98D4FwEchDd8kqzmJ2C03nBJjaH55t7R8his8Czpu4PHpQdS4kl7jCuG-1bxiSExtiWJaCCsUI8sNdDlez6V-9VpEwOsmOGaMwmDr59ReD4eZDZOZ144hPh3SNSZQu639s3st" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Booth's evening primrose, <i>Eremothera boothii</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitNnVQkMnQzkebZCjXEeKaqD9c0zaM_SqflFesEzlnCwQbxaOpxXZ553XCNZNBy0VzCM5Ne72BbD3CH3E0LhOjTqT0NF4aRdR6hoNbneDPkPRslehUGG-PNASymO1Ov59ba-OIZ9RRYTHg7CvDB0ZZpaEY1oacwFk7QXL1dO99yMGKp04fCxr93cxwxjwp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR5JwqysaX2helNhAtBrCOk-gLYb7eV26MPHUy34M4SdGCq6uliSK8ohcTE8HMwdQ2Z4JKctJ3S4TZlEq31huRH-WFv76GNVweKEy2GJ4fEVE8lT5TRVk2Vq9tfeptM-nPEdHQlLznfvyPIGxqvRAnkmaiNYnUXY3QR5saN5mYIT3MqmglzLMqqALuzOv-=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Skunky monkeyflower, <i>Diplacus mephiticus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR5JwqysaX2helNhAtBrCOk-gLYb7eV26MPHUy34M4SdGCq6uliSK8ohcTE8HMwdQ2Z4JKctJ3S4TZlEq31huRH-WFv76GNVweKEy2GJ4fEVE8lT5TRVk2Vq9tfeptM-nPEdHQlLznfvyPIGxqvRAnkmaiNYnUXY3QR5saN5mYIT3MqmglzLMqqALuzOv-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This cabin was completely unexpected. Most cabins in the area are associated with mining, none of that here. Other times we have found cabins on old stage lines, or for ranching. Neither of those seem to fit either. Another guess was cutting trees for charcoal, but the Veedol motor oil company didn't come into existence until 1918, and that seems too late. So, my best guess is a mine we don't know of. This cabin had a stove, so it was used for more than just a very temporary shelter. A mystery.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8YflqdOzWPuTqMGhCR7_099b_pYiF0hmLZP87OVSUUDa3JsJOU9BbSiStYpvw5L4nX-WnQiOHSWQiTGBjLLNaRlNrRASAkuExGh3M1W_MwUze5mm8w7f5yPWATJfUkti-x2MRZIacfwGlmUHioizZqBBDI5lrwUitZ27Ad9ZwLFj2QlZPdzZ4_FYkZeLq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8YflqdOzWPuTqMGhCR7_099b_pYiF0hmLZP87OVSUUDa3JsJOU9BbSiStYpvw5L4nX-WnQiOHSWQiTGBjLLNaRlNrRASAkuExGh3M1W_MwUze5mm8w7f5yPWATJfUkti-x2MRZIacfwGlmUHioizZqBBDI5lrwUitZ27Ad9ZwLFj2QlZPdzZ4_FYkZeLq=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNILyglCb9cp8hMyM49D6pxZNsmxRvEivLlJe15tHPRD7mwxXX7oEB6NT30sRxIkD8pV3FE47AVA1PHK7fZdE8rNff1TYLeZMV2zaD3Xl5CMRa68LMEn7OqCCu2_MLcIuSICR6PxBT5A4Dd9DcSg_yeWnOlfsHhArklkFsYC6yK5LlMWqUom_ZmyTc7Vge=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Desert Lantern, Oenothera deltoides</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNILyglCb9cp8hMyM49D6pxZNsmxRvEivLlJe15tHPRD7mwxXX7oEB6NT30sRxIkD8pV3FE47AVA1PHK7fZdE8rNff1TYLeZMV2zaD3Xl5CMRa68LMEn7OqCCu2_MLcIuSICR6PxBT5A4Dd9DcSg_yeWnOlfsHhArklkFsYC6yK5LlMWqUom_ZmyTc7Vge" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhimgaMHyPZuD2_JWHR6Nz4P4ngo_mhyW3oCoxhSvc75SM8j9U49J99PVif6RG-l2D2ussX8o6hFhyqJgsQBVYwfTOCfXD4qze2R6ETBsCLvZ9vGp5tsTnjV6ZnVkQIk-KZ_ThbprWf0GERH1jziHEg02XLORQsNxovHHuWOITbB0km2xzs04Gm7BzhaMf7=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tufted townsendia, <i>Townsendia scapigera</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhimgaMHyPZuD2_JWHR6Nz4P4ngo_mhyW3oCoxhSvc75SM8j9U49J99PVif6RG-l2D2ussX8o6hFhyqJgsQBVYwfTOCfXD4qze2R6ETBsCLvZ9vGp5tsTnjV6ZnVkQIk-KZ_ThbprWf0GERH1jziHEg02XLORQsNxovHHuWOITbB0km2xzs04Gm7BzhaMf7" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, they are very small.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpNpu29mWHwRhzeZJ7cJ2bGEBXRBjTlkUGUeHUAga_T4jsC9OJWlgnrqvimhKAyDDcDeVVDvP4Xd583u-P2Gz1I9rarvdFI2wxbY11gc3in_091VlzM_OVGLUmcvX_J_RfPzlPmhFpPrWgA_mCNusJQcW_5Jc03L5FUUxcmIYbHTqUsiEpJAOcmFqd7Q/s1200/_G6A1899.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT66kKNFTeBCfaBdI2MPNbh7UyjpXJ3zEwx66bwh-isPZT9HCeTFx7jr-4GNjzKH1E4iIRMZKibubZkKRruaGdxXZAmSDqUq_TkaP7N4zBw7cFspleOIqRUxApuoyoj_JK4eyuiLExBYupTtWPQPoogbWyJe6Km3Xo9MI_F9RrqtG0BjhSZLMSh1QP4TA/s1200/_G6A1920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">King's bird's beak, <i>Cordylanthus kingii </i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1WjKRlepNKzIsJQMTyN1hD_wM9ux3059yiA2jw8Gt9QkDGea8wBuDtTmEkZReddAvmvw2hi-58biNbaoBlLoX7xAM1wcQwkjL8Oaz7rDEY0p05ak44RA_9xqFhPc3XVJfBbBvhFy7i4MtO_X-U2BNcf7vtux3d-7e1K9gEUe_NnD34euCB2DvmEIhTl2t" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjly5iI8ENke7CbzVdQWHq4TNN1j83DC4hZw4uSEi2vtgoqThZR3cmrQpvr7MHeAHK0gn7DN9YLChI-D2pmqOfpqe_QS4kho7tF4BkeQBBKG93LQ1fzZjLHRHr7DU71GIuePz7tc4Xwv3nUE-yWgKNqhSQ5vwkCIAaTEAPn67cGlpM_oAaVf6_k1o6q0vJW=w480-h640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is an old paintbrush.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjly5iI8ENke7CbzVdQWHq4TNN1j83DC4hZw4uSEi2vtgoqThZR3cmrQpvr7MHeAHK0gn7DN9YLChI-D2pmqOfpqe_QS4kho7tF4BkeQBBKG93LQ1fzZjLHRHr7DU71GIuePz7tc4Xwv3nUE-yWgKNqhSQ5vwkCIAaTEAPn67cGlpM_oAaVf6_k1o6q0vJW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfrP1MNbYpFAcgbONrnmVesJaZqwpIf28BqVNsSi8WEgvhVkLUVnhIbpTgHCuKyn2jaVSV1deYSZ6XKw2QakvXu7ZUptQ1RBmCGGAfzV-o6fndglnx0ZagyrCAC8ydzxbkuykee-Yq7WAGKxfRX7lhJZ9GEE2rOz5ygt8lmYhv16I_p0QZUyimNVSEcSGG=w480-h640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Utah juniper, <i>Juniperus osteosperma</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfrP1MNbYpFAcgbONrnmVesJaZqwpIf28BqVNsSi8WEgvhVkLUVnhIbpTgHCuKyn2jaVSV1deYSZ6XKw2QakvXu7ZUptQ1RBmCGGAfzV-o6fndglnx0ZagyrCAC8ydzxbkuykee-Yq7WAGKxfRX7lhJZ9GEE2rOz5ygt8lmYhv16I_p0QZUyimNVSEcSGG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcSaWLVyraWpHyM0rrywPHLHyGk0JVTHrqRVJWbgOvUVsCYq4nVLVBbC7QzZGzJrQtEDP9IR6YCK-miCJCc637NU9pMAwU1Ovxd-DhoZmvSQbwkzD5sYIookO_UtCIyvMwRnRtvAYgJVK7NekCwIq7osbp-I_eS0h9WJjWF2dUQDgxdxlTtt2a2adpnhX7=w480-h640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Heartleaf jewelflower, <i>Steptanthus cordatus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcSaWLVyraWpHyM0rrywPHLHyGk0JVTHrqRVJWbgOvUVsCYq4nVLVBbC7QzZGzJrQtEDP9IR6YCK-miCJCc637NU9pMAwU1Ovxd-DhoZmvSQbwkzD5sYIookO_UtCIyvMwRnRtvAYgJVK7NekCwIq7osbp-I_eS0h9WJjWF2dUQDgxdxlTtt2a2adpnhX7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgT7uXF07WqeC-o88vYKBU9b8OqAP0KWA0G93WIO8YSpT7vPxlJjjqoirEDcbsLhdb_ZLyDR-5dLoKP50Sa-mKGoaWTv5WtWgx6Z5uiuqTxy5UF5Jkoajq5b5dY6zwgJxjL-WrILFn7RUl_jOVkzO5ETvpiMst3-cqN9xAhgczx62VSQNhttSnsZJDD6ZwF=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Torrey's milkvetch, <i>Astragalus calycosus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgT7uXF07WqeC-o88vYKBU9b8OqAP0KWA0G93WIO8YSpT7vPxlJjjqoirEDcbsLhdb_ZLyDR-5dLoKP50Sa-mKGoaWTv5WtWgx6Z5uiuqTxy5UF5Jkoajq5b5dY6zwgJxjL-WrILFn7RUl_jOVkzO5ETvpiMst3-cqN9xAhgczx62VSQNhttSnsZJDD6ZwF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKgvKXgVIiCqVMr2ZtY8qmUWUvX9Wdx0j4mDFLpjYpOtTpuCDk60Tqh87W9mkJFAoeu5EZnasZerGar4KcjAj2qsKDg-euFlV7CPLW801NGPIVwlh3sjnQibuNKaerzzs37PN2-2kyfs70ZnPJCk2UVo8-fOT-cKaac-peEHz8Qx5LEHuKgj7m89tHbT81=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh82ydWS294GR4oNZ-4PFQ1LzsGZkrgWu_UM3b6f2aU-xvQw7_19IiSbL8gHMB5ZhdtcGlQCSrs4nKTdmI8Xr9dKIptjp_YiLK6EomcgTuulchttSKk2Vofvm497vgZJJ9gH-jDmif1eYn79m5mObl0yW3WIXORoWeA4_uE-C4iwBbielWJcnTv7-8n9gfQ=w480-h640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fossil worm tracks</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh82ydWS294GR4oNZ-4PFQ1LzsGZkrgWu_UM3b6f2aU-xvQw7_19IiSbL8gHMB5ZhdtcGlQCSrs4nKTdmI8Xr9dKIptjp_YiLK6EomcgTuulchttSKk2Vofvm497vgZJJ9gH-jDmif1eYn79m5mObl0yW3WIXORoWeA4_uE-C4iwBbielWJcnTv7-8n9gfQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipKebhIuXb-M2dQ9JnhoAIfGeTKqFd0QCBnLiMiREitOx5J7_mp_tfnuAEW8hJbJlx0xBX36gajoYla0rzyprYn50Rl-pMzlVkvBhyvHQLuDuOg6Rcqd0O3--lik7SZeklgYBVRL8M1ZXdcUJ_zvmqttPaUK2B-USIqelm5xhz_0PYmFDpazp30iUdehpP=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pinyon mariposa, Calochortus buneaunis</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipKebhIuXb-M2dQ9JnhoAIfGeTKqFd0QCBnLiMiREitOx5J7_mp_tfnuAEW8hJbJlx0xBX36gajoYla0rzyprYn50Rl-pMzlVkvBhyvHQLuDuOg6Rcqd0O3--lik7SZeklgYBVRL8M1ZXdcUJ_zvmqttPaUK2B-USIqelm5xhz_0PYmFDpazp30iUdehpP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGrkKJkQVKeRAd0hKLTVX7sowppsQNRbxBie3UK7LAfIqQU2zs4EX99oFPMJkgcaWUUHYXwBn4sjHHxn9mL1-QEJ46nDaW5ccPeQwPdPrtThREHPvX9Qry1Pdl07ifZbGBwNj_U8lgFLaXfvDS-0Id3GAVmXEvdnyCGh0457rUOluXBg1UJum31MzCnU/w640-h640/bee2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pinyon mariposa and native bee pollinator</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGrkKJkQVKeRAd0hKLTVX7sowppsQNRbxBie3UK7LAfIqQU2zs4EX99oFPMJkgcaWUUHYXwBn4sjHHxn9mL1-QEJ46nDaW5ccPeQwPdPrtThREHPvX9Qry1Pdl07ifZbGBwNj_U8lgFLaXfvDS-0Id3GAVmXEvdnyCGh0457rUOluXBg1UJum31MzCnU/s1200/bee2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgM-vK9vbzYTWYGn4NmUl4s6DW7K3zXw2etGs2aL5CtZYudLqm-sAc591NTaRLWMZKgOu8CZXFLvhze02pQE7iMw6tJPRRrJTicVyth1MvNh1AouNLi4mjrTVVaAwWx9a3WB50wemYUtBLhQ7iYL4mgEnrjclC-Ba2Q5l0cXRdv8uoND7ZZN_obHoboY/s1200/_G6A2221.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgM-vK9vbzYTWYGn4NmUl4s6DW7K3zXw2etGs2aL5CtZYudLqm-sAc591NTaRLWMZKgOu8CZXFLvhze02pQE7iMw6tJPRRrJTicVyth1MvNh1AouNLi4mjrTVVaAwWx9a3WB50wemYUtBLhQ7iYL4mgEnrjclC-Ba2Q5l0cXRdv8uoND7ZZN_obHoboY/w426-h640/_G6A2221.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Inyo Frasera, <i>Frasera puberulenta</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">On several hikes we heard vireo singing. As both plumbeous and gray are possible we would track them down and get a good look. One time we were lucky and had Gray Vireo. This is the much rarer of the two. Even better, we were able to watch the parents feed a fledgling just out of the nest. Very, very nice!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPaGFIZnIPMIdgm4Me03fytq3EAMaJKMuJ0T3KCA_-A1bNDKPICqvubTvp5v__rKW6ga7VJx76l3P2cLGuRFYh28csME7zs1HZi8GoYz1gba00NHxTseE_DCOej_coQM2kDqeMIdRmIs-5DSpdx7AxGVIdvvSpiXbrLGp8IF-GnBBNfhmSHVydtxzF0M/s1000/_G6A1996-Enhanced-NR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPaGFIZnIPMIdgm4Me03fytq3EAMaJKMuJ0T3KCA_-A1bNDKPICqvubTvp5v__rKW6ga7VJx76l3P2cLGuRFYh28csME7zs1HZi8GoYz1gba00NHxTseE_DCOej_coQM2kDqeMIdRmIs-5DSpdx7AxGVIdvvSpiXbrLGp8IF-GnBBNfhmSHVydtxzF0M/w640-h426/_G6A1996-Enhanced-NR.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gray Vireo fledgling, <i>Vireo vicinior</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6jqQzLwTILiBEyToqEtUadQHxiukV2S8T8XJwOZE1Rq6TIqgWAfrPZ797sylIXrmvRE_VyuzHwIq7-LTzjJZaNgeU67liuIa4Q3_6j_lL4oHRhU9-8xnDWKsa__rJhCjr9eipe3ZDCoqmK4sjBDSEUTtAifKhJySvaZd2aalndjrDZuFuBHeCjoGaeY/s1000/_G6A2028-Enhanced-NR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6jqQzLwTILiBEyToqEtUadQHxiukV2S8T8XJwOZE1Rq6TIqgWAfrPZ797sylIXrmvRE_VyuzHwIq7-LTzjJZaNgeU67liuIa4Q3_6j_lL4oHRhU9-8xnDWKsa__rJhCjr9eipe3ZDCoqmK4sjBDSEUTtAifKhJySvaZd2aalndjrDZuFuBHeCjoGaeY/w640-h426/_G6A2028-Enhanced-NR.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Adult, with lunch for the fledgling</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A few photos of snow hiking this spring. The first is Bob crossing the sketchy snow bridge. Next is the avalanche debris in Tyee Lake. Yes, it is well on its way to being a meadow. And finally Lower Lamarck. What appears to be open water is ice. It melted and then froze over again. Happy spring.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr4hiucFVNrdSkeA4E-5UCS1jvyLVYpDzTLl3nDup4bFxsr4deOb4j-jFMtfXZK1Xs8-PkeTEVaqKNK94-w_jNMjKlt2X5DH9E-8CsPiqBqEFYGqHLYDnHwAvIKtjGsBnYizwrzITsMD6OAd2dO2OxHjz2zt2j22VgNhPwA2y-PNc0g9nA4D_kckRUgv4J" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr4hiucFVNrdSkeA4E-5UCS1jvyLVYpDzTLl3nDup4bFxsr4deOb4j-jFMtfXZK1Xs8-PkeTEVaqKNK94-w_jNMjKlt2X5DH9E-8CsPiqBqEFYGqHLYDnHwAvIKtjGsBnYizwrzITsMD6OAd2dO2OxHjz2zt2j22VgNhPwA2y-PNc0g9nA4D_kckRUgv4J=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj29BsW30-UdtRezETR6uIchnlikzwoOwd-bOzr_nMdIhx2u0R7lfLK3AvpwgVwyEeJ3_T38gzXcRf25qalxiOplPdNyIen2qF_tdH_ZCFKjJzgsnzdMB9iBAy7YdiUI3oyHwW1XwDaZ9jQ6_ZC9CtzB25w3Jl6JynPgNpUEWmxhFEeCLTV3-cci7oxRY--" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj29BsW30-UdtRezETR6uIchnlikzwoOwd-bOzr_nMdIhx2u0R7lfLK3AvpwgVwyEeJ3_T38gzXcRf25qalxiOplPdNyIen2qF_tdH_ZCFKjJzgsnzdMB9iBAy7YdiUI3oyHwW1XwDaZ9jQ6_ZC9CtzB25w3Jl6JynPgNpUEWmxhFEeCLTV3-cci7oxRY--=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9qt3jJt_YiTf05VAd0E0L7PyVIBOmvbDvMcE_MOZnBRWlcMsYkev6ZV6mwlNi_bjSpjm5pK8dyEyWdkexJ1Nwb3oXkarP0d00Eh3eFOM_y4ARML__TVxdTBnuGtLxfdBQyH_sQ5ARdyz56Mk54rO9QpZAKCB3QRy-a2sd1gvRewP9zFe1CqQtlfXSgszk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9qt3jJt_YiTf05VAd0E0L7PyVIBOmvbDvMcE_MOZnBRWlcMsYkev6ZV6mwlNi_bjSpjm5pK8dyEyWdkexJ1Nwb3oXkarP0d00Eh3eFOM_y4ARML__TVxdTBnuGtLxfdBQyH_sQ5ARdyz56Mk54rO9QpZAKCB3QRy-a2sd1gvRewP9zFe1CqQtlfXSgszk=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07360061663154656729noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432092437531277675.post-7704357820203132252023-06-28T16:10:00.001-07:002023-06-28T16:10:21.818-07:00Spring Moves Upslope<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Living on the east side of the Sierra gives us access to a long glorious spring. It begins in February in the desert and ends in July in the high country. Right now, we are in mid-elevation spring. The huge flower fields are done, but the interesting flower species continue. We meandered over a fair distance to see specialty flowers from the Greenhorn Mountains, to Tehachapi and up to Bishop.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioFLfYVE8b6m7N7sC4kQ2U9yOSDBX21yufbyajK3Qc1o_ZKgSHVJ7eRYLhta9sgeZp9mUZE3yzuYZUspHF17raaits5rnehBmoaYsIzhapfhnm4dSbkSNQXl_Q-KenbAcIA68bJCCmQPHi3Onagn08Xf1YqWgiBVhTjBudWwT6c4RP67lxf1XdjLzuvw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioFLfYVE8b6m7N7sC4kQ2U9yOSDBX21yufbyajK3Qc1o_ZKgSHVJ7eRYLhta9sgeZp9mUZE3yzuYZUspHF17raaits5rnehBmoaYsIzhapfhnm4dSbkSNQXl_Q-KenbAcIA68bJCCmQPHi3Onagn08Xf1YqWgiBVhTjBudWwT6c4RP67lxf1XdjLzuvw=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The last of the flower fields in the desert Sierra Canyons.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">First up is the Greenhorn Mountains. It used to be a lovely cedar shaded walk, but now that it is burned up, it is hot and depressing, except for a couple glorious flower species. They are worth a hot hike.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwC1EYpAaZPfMhi6qeIZ2GNagcz-HE6Rus4wSSw8Edg5qjcwbmlLSHvF6F3cF9Dcs5Cujo_rWc7oKdyUCwzwJXG0bQg_Gt-020sF5N_80kOI1D8R13x5HME-VqJOBvYI0SlXNTlx-9rjt1A_B8oAkk6AU5UjqjzU-kjaWrLCwGs1v8rtgrfh2BPCcvWw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwC1EYpAaZPfMhi6qeIZ2GNagcz-HE6Rus4wSSw8Edg5qjcwbmlLSHvF6F3cF9Dcs5Cujo_rWc7oKdyUCwzwJXG0bQg_Gt-020sF5N_80kOI1D8R13x5HME-VqJOBvYI0SlXNTlx-9rjt1A_B8oAkk6AU5UjqjzU-kjaWrLCwGs1v8rtgrfh2BPCcvWw=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Greenhorn Fritillary, <i>Fritillaria brandegeei</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Next up was a trip with our friend Georgette to the Tehachapi's for Spanish Needle Onion. It was a fabulous display.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRqymJaCB5NfQJA0wymV7RLmM-vjeCaMZ_OW77CGmiSpTx5VCCq7huHvzIv2JQaw_m7bh_HV_h-w7_MjclxELT3e5YVWTRoAIw1D7vzBtOx8vqIyZ_GIiWdnxbELG0IvN4RsJ_RAECO2iv4uCb6BZNXUgQiaICYDvkC8SEYM9u1nA36XkJCSP1whL3Sg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRqymJaCB5NfQJA0wymV7RLmM-vjeCaMZ_OW77CGmiSpTx5VCCq7huHvzIv2JQaw_m7bh_HV_h-w7_MjclxELT3e5YVWTRoAIw1D7vzBtOx8vqIyZ_GIiWdnxbELG0IvN4RsJ_RAECO2iv4uCb6BZNXUgQiaICYDvkC8SEYM9u1nA36XkJCSP1whL3Sg=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Spanish Needle Onion, <i>Allium shevockii</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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These aren't the widespread Sierra version, but instead are <i>Triteleia piutensis</i>, one of the rarest species of flowers in California. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBC4rdGJA-9DjPGUXEpZqwQTniQP98vijh_gI1lzL5snQ9mRpLpLW7EreeN1nqd0T9ub9VLqfHVqzqYQwK-HBAcRwrnN65rRvbEBSSpQqcF0cIKVBJ710cxcSra3lt7YASsOyW2hyem-66u2PyIm5evCHNTMbhP3hzrBnPC_XjqRzxCW9K86527VxeRA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBC4rdGJA-9DjPGUXEpZqwQTniQP98vijh_gI1lzL5snQ9mRpLpLW7EreeN1nqd0T9ub9VLqfHVqzqYQwK-HBAcRwrnN65rRvbEBSSpQqcF0cIKVBJ710cxcSra3lt7YASsOyW2hyem-66u2PyIm5evCHNTMbhP3hzrBnPC_XjqRzxCW9K86527VxeRA=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We also did a couple hikes in the southern Sierra and came up with some rarities, and others that are widespread but lovely. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikQIEBhYbb-IXMl_j54krCYGUvVj364EaWWIRUOea_tvsIIRdSkgEfsqnH_ceSYm9MusCUVF6QUBRCcXH52YgkykUAJybpo_7Do4Zq2wTVOWj65MyXMT69-XfSquzMJeKGzbhy3LkJA1mui3ExbyzDsL2XfNBuBCf4iio9a-1M_uYVGZhGJwZL4vBMyw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikQIEBhYbb-IXMl_j54krCYGUvVj364EaWWIRUOea_tvsIIRdSkgEfsqnH_ceSYm9MusCUVF6QUBRCcXH52YgkykUAJybpo_7Do4Zq2wTVOWj65MyXMT69-XfSquzMJeKGzbhy3LkJA1mui3ExbyzDsL2XfNBuBCf4iio9a-1M_uYVGZhGJwZL4vBMyw=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ok, it isn't a flower, but what a beast of the White lined Sphinx Moth it is.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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I have been wanting to see the rare San Luis Mariposa in the worst way. While we were there we also had the possibility of seeing Clay Mariposa and Club Haired Mariposa. We saw two of our three species, and picked up a bonus, White Fairy Lantern. It was a long, but glorious day. And it all started at a Costco parking lot. Who knew it provided convenient access to a trail system where we had a few old gps waypoints. Right out of the car we found an abundance of Clay Mariposa Lily! What luck! These are a mixture of photos from both of us.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirrJ3JsDZEi_hkLZru6PbKxZ3xWl0FazR3mbZRfH23bVh6aGIm40GnVrIOiESAlfeV5Gj9rpkIAjjcCNJKUWUdermRNs5uVLNGMxiZWjZK6sOrK_y-Adtq57CBGWdmxCwm6ZDyroZe8wcyNV928CFQn4YNOI7xSvgPiQMWDpMKmszdP8FtlrR98K6TJ02s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirrJ3JsDZEi_hkLZru6PbKxZ3xWl0FazR3mbZRfH23bVh6aGIm40GnVrIOiESAlfeV5Gj9rpkIAjjcCNJKUWUdermRNs5uVLNGMxiZWjZK6sOrK_y-Adtq57CBGWdmxCwm6ZDyroZe8wcyNV928CFQn4YNOI7xSvgPiQMWDpMKmszdP8FtlrR98K6TJ02s=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1Rd3Pj0hvEyMZjsMpl30U0ekAq75ecx_2WABxqa5dCz58lyAr9kgfQMlRZ3GjMTmNXiQt8nl_4Bt5upWE1zvEOSB8rZp6DaYujQ37zTpTbhrrhTGkZykEwVVQ2vy-AHDVcJ64vNTPAosZkY3ReB9KcJjb0gR_yI84IfwjmQwaB30asSlsjwFIvldxytmB" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZM5NILrEgAK5kuoEIDfB8CGQBAP0XqCrkW9Gtzr8VOnNhN32cL_6FTjJ5K0gtKlJQtynXv0BoabTVRwJfVmSWquIABLdxYufCOi35XHmdNgoNfUbytqJux35Sgg0SFX-Chl713070n02Q9MT3bjYMJynhKBgKjxDDdb0WRecaBPng_4QcCDwvZX8SkXA/w426-h640/_G6A9557.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We took a few other flower photos as we continued our search, but we were focused on the prize.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqHqsWOqEsjQwVh1vSZdL7WDq0zsofi_rS0dMDkPi3IXlY8fSllb8VoPvNQ56UnfdLybimb-T69sw22YaUoZxx7C730uJwnPR5bxFhBNEG0g8Hy-ah3zmlmhefBKP2tz5YktE5TzO5PtbK7TPUjo0PhlYJGPcYIFUEFtqfbOg1K05hm8A88S9kUkDoaD0J=w480-h640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Botta's Clarkia, <i>Clarkia bottae</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqHqsWOqEsjQwVh1vSZdL7WDq0zsofi_rS0dMDkPi3IXlY8fSllb8VoPvNQ56UnfdLybimb-T69sw22YaUoZxx7C730uJwnPR5bxFhBNEG0g8Hy-ah3zmlmhefBKP2tz5YktE5TzO5PtbK7TPUjo0PhlYJGPcYIFUEFtqfbOg1K05hm8A88S9kUkDoaD0J" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyqrkF9TQqYiOgH8PPq_OYmI92-Y_ZSftVK35YLUG0gwJ53y2ucfp-5_wR9ivUgsG151Och2lyHVh9i7-J5VzUGCdNncOFVyw14qDM27LxVJUOMpBH-TCflO9DOZ-ipgw-SlO9Ch70eKQV7zf44bmMh4kaRGnMUosmOlmU7NQiEzS8gS9exlN4UISvRQJr=w480-h640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cardinal Catchfly, <i>Silene laciniata</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyqrkF9TQqYiOgH8PPq_OYmI92-Y_ZSftVK35YLUG0gwJ53y2ucfp-5_wR9ivUgsG151Och2lyHVh9i7-J5VzUGCdNncOFVyw14qDM27LxVJUOMpBH-TCflO9DOZ-ipgw-SlO9Ch70eKQV7zf44bmMh4kaRGnMUosmOlmU7NQiEzS8gS9exlN4UISvRQJr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbMJ4MmXyz0nsdr86gGQPG_SIkUKZXnBkvIRuvrYZfSR2wB6eUlEKbfJkKR9Rf4IGC8AYtcN-UUWzqqRGMxJzbKclbu1Z1P6TfqyOVeZ5UH-gIds3ACOBneo1H-s8Xgj03z62PwkdbQY8MMgvq9wx118jrkYDeG6DN8Z7YEr0xAq6fxXCulf5azOaM8VcN=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hayfield Tarweek, <i>Hemizonia congesta</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbMJ4MmXyz0nsdr86gGQPG_SIkUKZXnBkvIRuvrYZfSR2wB6eUlEKbfJkKR9Rf4IGC8AYtcN-UUWzqqRGMxJzbKclbu1Z1P6TfqyOVeZ5UH-gIds3ACOBneo1H-s8Xgj03z62PwkdbQY8MMgvq9wx118jrkYDeG6DN8Z7YEr0xAq6fxXCulf5azOaM8VcN" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyCU5RCsXnyG8Qzs8ku6_QHeDfXAVfCME_rpzyhKsg1P4yF9vZYRrN3PpB499MIOJw45MHjDfeS-cTLY7Xo7OTf3lHprbQOvedxKTrH3oxSrzxI2R2twA0flecCsgZnGybHjNFOCn-741gS8cAg9HiEEKwMQKdMlN3wdelhVWcFgNJ3sh9Ad8WKTmXtsR7=w480-h640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fringed Checker Mallow, <i>Sidalcea diploscypha</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyCU5RCsXnyG8Qzs8ku6_QHeDfXAVfCME_rpzyhKsg1P4yF9vZYRrN3PpB499MIOJw45MHjDfeS-cTLY7Xo7OTf3lHprbQOvedxKTrH3oxSrzxI2R2twA0flecCsgZnGybHjNFOCn-741gS8cAg9HiEEKwMQKdMlN3wdelhVWcFgNJ3sh9Ad8WKTmXtsR7" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0lw4YZIJfhZjyQIbQ5S7RuD1IGRGxOWGqid3AE40Dou0uyUyVvt7JTmYaufeIGm-K4VN4gGXw7zb2DGDFKkl0ZYc0laMhd_Fj1E1zQIidtywfD0O0VkEnKtI5KYiYJNopaFr8Mq4PSU0ubiRFc-SPPWUpXmraih9KF_T4j8MlTiK-qXEJpnRzDCAnrwuR" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After about an hour of tromping around and checking all our way points, I was reduced to taking photos of onions. I like onions, so I wasn't completely despondent, ok, maybe I was, and then I found one! The prize! Oh my, they were tiny and hiding in the dried grass. What a thrill it was to see this adorable little flower! We spent over an hour with them. Once I had found the first, and we had a search imagine, we found at least a hundred plants in the area. While I managed to make my phone warm by taking so many photos, most of them were destined for the trash can. 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We had time to check another area on the way home, and while we didn't find Club Haired Mariposa, we hit the jackpot for White Fairy Lantern. Not a bad way to end our flower searching day.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0TEgJBDNt59wopZBrpxr8wJPSYfCHZVLG3nyph1R5buvRk27HusI6DAAtGEq0wBZ8eaS0s2B88L9IzbF9xRqwpRo35PCkaT63i0wBPNQahKqWymejYrON_IAqeEbGYdKIaaP5qdaFrXeYJzXLb02tFwRn0eQyX_mqyNOQH8iIEQO1SKbbrcwPxUFbME/s1200/_G6A9747.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0TEgJBDNt59wopZBrpxr8wJPSYfCHZVLG3nyph1R5buvRk27HusI6DAAtGEq0wBZ8eaS0s2B88L9IzbF9xRqwpRo35PCkaT63i0wBPNQahKqWymejYrON_IAqeEbGYdKIaaP5qdaFrXeYJzXLb02tFwRn0eQyX_mqyNOQH8iIEQO1SKbbrcwPxUFbME/w480-h640/_G6A9747.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">White Fairy Lantern, <i>Calochortus albus</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I am now up to 247. Guess I'll have to make another trip and try for 250. <a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S140919361" target="_blank">eBird list</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07360061663154656729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432092437531277675.post-65664113109913619842023-06-19T18:00:00.000-07:002023-06-19T18:00:30.368-07:00A Bit of Idaho Spring<p>We make a spring trip each year to Idaho to visit my Mom, celebrate her birthday, help in her garden, and see a few flowers. This year we added in a few of the National Park Service units, a niece's wedding (Congratulations Nichole and Adam), and a visit to our sister-in-law Cynthia. It was a whirlwind trip.</p><p>Our first exploration day was to Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument and Thousand Springs State Park. We walked part of the Emigrant Trail, saw the fossils in the museum, and birded. Lots of water in the area, and many places to do quick checks for birds. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfZK44nHgxrDmED8Bjiu6ip7BIzMCuNlVN47XztlVPmUHjjXHOIBJLqjKZulyZ7RaojJQk85a826C96hjnt3hgKSBV6DfkCX0v0jWijAZhG3oMmtFfpQutxE1incjFatwrZTgaI_kziaiw8b_Dl0cgQVzZzIU0PZ0d1FKYIcDTquH8mrtecHXz4UukQw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfZK44nHgxrDmED8Bjiu6ip7BIzMCuNlVN47XztlVPmUHjjXHOIBJLqjKZulyZ7RaojJQk85a826C96hjnt3hgKSBV6DfkCX0v0jWijAZhG3oMmtFfpQutxE1incjFatwrZTgaI_kziaiw8b_Dl0cgQVzZzIU0PZ0d1FKYIcDTquH8mrtecHXz4UukQw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Elmer the fossil prehistoric horse.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>We also stopped by Malad Gorge State Park. The highlight is the pedestrian bridge across the Malad River gorge. From there you have views of the springs gushing over the edge, the Devil's Washbowl, and you can bounce up and down when the 18 wheelers go by on the adjacent highway.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGH1dazTUNNdfJ9R2fC-mc4V4b2HC8WaVwzZ-roCjdnlqoIDgaZ02FH4T35DqSpsdTggBRv3uF5h2dOugIW3Hv4gPlgfbXUE9i-Jnl4WH4W6kjO1qNHrwyopY6cYfXVloWaiz_4aGiqAnpDxtKJ2gEgWKt9NdcZ4_Cz3v5JicpEBi9rDvhRp116KwYEg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGH1dazTUNNdfJ9R2fC-mc4V4b2HC8WaVwzZ-roCjdnlqoIDgaZ02FH4T35DqSpsdTggBRv3uF5h2dOugIW3Hv4gPlgfbXUE9i-Jnl4WH4W6kjO1qNHrwyopY6cYfXVloWaiz_4aGiqAnpDxtKJ2gEgWKt9NdcZ4_Cz3v5JicpEBi9rDvhRp116KwYEg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAHrMB9eM_nYO0bop8MfyjwYgm2tdc9zYMi1WnQmixtMc-MTz0cp43FxJu-fcHK3r2g_84SQO0AHadXdVOCXKqdWsPZOVEZ_q0jhLV6dg3dTSlYxlDEqP3DfEuT7R5yETJcWZvBO13ADiLKucqtamcBfF1KHfqfYFrN_Oo1iaaXBZhT6vOuulqaXyj1Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAHrMB9eM_nYO0bop8MfyjwYgm2tdc9zYMi1WnQmixtMc-MTz0cp43FxJu-fcHK3r2g_84SQO0AHadXdVOCXKqdWsPZOVEZ_q0jhLV6dg3dTSlYxlDEqP3DfEuT7R5yETJcWZvBO13ADiLKucqtamcBfF1KHfqfYFrN_Oo1iaaXBZhT6vOuulqaXyj1Q=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_5O4b1pPVlqNI5f7GC0yDylSQpM5VTW5XkvRPBHDTqX1Cpicce3rNubPdSjtxkNP7LjEmDUP4pUALJ7z6Yvn5cMGVLq6O3ZTtkUFLfMIZeXaYR3sEhuVs901hGdWF-lx0to_cZDMj-rvCFgc5dyOzF-Ey_HptOuOMahhhhOTmd4XhqEt8bokeDH7LHg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_5O4b1pPVlqNI5f7GC0yDylSQpM5VTW5XkvRPBHDTqX1Cpicce3rNubPdSjtxkNP7LjEmDUP4pUALJ7z6Yvn5cMGVLq6O3ZTtkUFLfMIZeXaYR3sEhuVs901hGdWF-lx0to_cZDMj-rvCFgc5dyOzF-Ey_HptOuOMahhhhOTmd4XhqEt8bokeDH7LHg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Minadoka National Historic Site was the next national park service unit we visited. Like Manazanar in California it was where people of Japanese ancestry were held during World War II. I wasn't expecting much as it is relatively new but ended up being very impressed. The film was deeply moving and was told by survivors of the camp. They had a powerful voice for the injustice of what happened to them, and a vision of why we shouldn't forget, and what we can do for a more just future.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWsHMFh7t1ToGggYSW5olBRMhKGTsPZpQVMUSVL6AKXd9PKBvgVXttMcQiEt7Ml6AAbGteHzc_OtBywsp2FZpIZdgFSwBRGyQt114DdxH8Xfdb9Z85muT2Dpp1JzWHN0sN8f-88BSGKd1Fh6LXmvS2QNpq_eZllqT5Xhkz9ibvi4yTLyYKzjxiwN-Yhw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWsHMFh7t1ToGggYSW5olBRMhKGTsPZpQVMUSVL6AKXd9PKBvgVXttMcQiEt7Ml6AAbGteHzc_OtBywsp2FZpIZdgFSwBRGyQt114DdxH8Xfdb9Z85muT2Dpp1JzWHN0sN8f-88BSGKd1Fh6LXmvS2QNpq_eZllqT5Xhkz9ibvi4yTLyYKzjxiwN-Yhw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first stop was a look at the Snake River in Twin Falls.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Having only eBirded in southern Utah I added 47 birds to my Utah list. Ok, my whole list is only 159 species, so it wasn't that hard. We had 56 species for the day, but somehow it didn't seem very birdy. Like most places this spring, there was plenty of water. At the visitor center we ran into an old Model A car group. I really liked the radiator cap and it seemed appropriate for a wildlife refuge.</p><p><a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S139486115" target="_blank">eBird list</a> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrT3jAyQpi0PPGDBoLGtVVC04-9nAGsOMUkoWHek7e_6QTcvo59TDDoMZJ7_eXzHWosRwLMXOszMw_M6xwDoYs2-9j2jGdkLj7J6DsJwJJ_QyOEE8HpctVATavaFGkKTRjL8oF9AV2bASnUCaI0PIJdLMrcA9xNUpfFqkpkEzYalau6TRyjwmy61BYvg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrT3jAyQpi0PPGDBoLGtVVC04-9nAGsOMUkoWHek7e_6QTcvo59TDDoMZJ7_eXzHWosRwLMXOszMw_M6xwDoYs2-9j2jGdkLj7J6DsJwJJ_QyOEE8HpctVATavaFGkKTRjL8oF9AV2bASnUCaI0PIJdLMrcA9xNUpfFqkpkEzYalau6TRyjwmy61BYvg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOl32vvwmByt31ikn_YMSSvf2PVcKhfRBb_RF_5NyBjSRXxcKk3qhzub_rBC4fFNQY9PPWhP8EA6m_5Vzj-SY2d8tjzhx8gxRJIiLE_PA53kewgz3WryOuSgUMTS7UgpmYPSn9brd7PeZrCnspekSmE2cfXNipSTNxo3ieRN3vBfiRwMB0Pjc51yP0QQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOl32vvwmByt31ikn_YMSSvf2PVcKhfRBb_RF_5NyBjSRXxcKk3qhzub_rBC4fFNQY9PPWhP8EA6m_5Vzj-SY2d8tjzhx8gxRJIiLE_PA53kewgz3WryOuSgUMTS7UgpmYPSn9brd7PeZrCnspekSmE2cfXNipSTNxo3ieRN3vBfiRwMB0Pjc51yP0QQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhemkxId4HRd0qRaE5dQ5896tutMG2qU59JAkJngeJ6f7UBvkVzWVEXuT6pfL_a93FnJ460oH-IDSP8zxqSOhAgLW_JzYDkd_9GM5wFZyIl1qlBT_YbUI7EXS9fkJ3TcHa1USxHDWpp5CY2KrhO29PFxs9o2sEKXqbjMZU1zWgVKhewdhuHKds0um0Dw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhemkxId4HRd0qRaE5dQ5896tutMG2qU59JAkJngeJ6f7UBvkVzWVEXuT6pfL_a93FnJ460oH-IDSP8zxqSOhAgLW_JzYDkd_9GM5wFZyIl1qlBT_YbUI7EXS9fkJ3TcHa1USxHDWpp5CY2KrhO29PFxs9o2sEKXqbjMZU1zWgVKhewdhuHKds0um0Dw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7S74r3t56r9v9Ee0QwbJxVnm7WYIos6XGvLveSxKAO1JgCaRSOMJ7g0VodBctL3jNPAWDxz7PXo_kkUKwKibcetg9hUstQgAE0Ja7SVjMja6QAsJdwoWtjjSXlOjlnfDSONIVZ3nMqtHDWU3Qvp4JaAyVFw-pw4FgKAPidnkmHkuiJ8zb29wsec8E2g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7S74r3t56r9v9Ee0QwbJxVnm7WYIos6XGvLveSxKAO1JgCaRSOMJ7g0VodBctL3jNPAWDxz7PXo_kkUKwKibcetg9hUstQgAE0Ja7SVjMja6QAsJdwoWtjjSXlOjlnfDSONIVZ3nMqtHDWU3Qvp4JaAyVFw-pw4FgKAPidnkmHkuiJ8zb29wsec8E2g=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicyCvxcZJZZd_o2XuzlMqdeTWXAyj3Fa1P8FVb5mlsUjhbh0UdUpMcRRrJ3Y_3I88tN21Bc6twwZJig4SX4m_IGbowOdR9krGxxPBYNgPiC5dov7FxLptCmcLUi5Ja-KLVskOWozMM2Df_HNasZ2mshCqqlWFPALXVj1jaihEFGoKPPCy1_PK9omBzJw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicyCvxcZJZZd_o2XuzlMqdeTWXAyj3Fa1P8FVb5mlsUjhbh0UdUpMcRRrJ3Y_3I88tN21Bc6twwZJig4SX4m_IGbowOdR9krGxxPBYNgPiC5dov7FxLptCmcLUi5Ja-KLVskOWozMM2Df_HNasZ2mshCqqlWFPALXVj1jaihEFGoKPPCy1_PK9omBzJw=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nichole and Adam, the happy couple.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>On the way north to visit with Cynthia at her new house, we made a stop at what used to be Indian Rocks State Park in Idaho. We were looking for petroglyphs. Eventually, after a two mile four wheel drive expedition in our Subaru, we discovered we were on the wrong side of the highway. Eventually we made our way to the correct side and saw a few very nice petroglyphs. From talking with another couple, we suspect there are many more petroglyphs in the area, but as it was both late and raining, further searching will have to wait for another day.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhBXsl0hdwsGOZPkkObZ2C1c1bDoliV8RHeMZt9Zw_FpOcGk1uF_lkUlha3phZXQekN6qtLwqnkLjKZvsmWzSHP2RsujJ1lMQ9UzxQ53NXwIN9Wcw0QHhUu24CRutN_WdzC89ci6G2oENkA-OPBldFosdI_kSEZo41PhgRYtdNPTVt7PS9JKH9kGkoEw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhBXsl0hdwsGOZPkkObZ2C1c1bDoliV8RHeMZt9Zw_FpOcGk1uF_lkUlha3phZXQekN6qtLwqnkLjKZvsmWzSHP2RsujJ1lMQ9UzxQ53NXwIN9Wcw0QHhUu24CRutN_WdzC89ci6G2oENkA-OPBldFosdI_kSEZo41PhgRYtdNPTVt7PS9JKH9kGkoEw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOGtChpoYzUT6KVsSC5l22RHodEmTNLL5-AHryTaiJPTfy0CurfYgza2Ray8SDP_tpAfc_mT7lno4exKgsMWanl7jfGE1IM6h0ac7kqPvrae3wgkhxFj4GCH4IDsnXYjc53eycNh0RZP-MMATgBm8I9lyUz0whi0ZOzv-Z0OdBXJnl6vdciEzzFXHIOw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOGtChpoYzUT6KVsSC5l22RHodEmTNLL5-AHryTaiJPTfy0CurfYgza2Ray8SDP_tpAfc_mT7lno4exKgsMWanl7jfGE1IM6h0ac7kqPvrae3wgkhxFj4GCH4IDsnXYjc53eycNh0RZP-MMATgBm8I9lyUz0whi0ZOzv-Z0OdBXJnl6vdciEzzFXHIOw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6JZ9SX-D5siHnOE0Bzq2NILmr-wBAFAYaqDdNmq4hyOFmvDNdS-oC2Eo77Cn_jJvpU5Vqpw8-huMRqpd2Tk7xZep1QxxVq62OZYfbmjFBgUTXSgjo2aByAqqZGaYrbIrCmI70peZNGRTMxzH37BmaXbuvEuL-rGwqVoc9whd6PTPzGRapU5xQBqnOJQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6JZ9SX-D5siHnOE0Bzq2NILmr-wBAFAYaqDdNmq4hyOFmvDNdS-oC2Eo77Cn_jJvpU5Vqpw8-huMRqpd2Tk7xZep1QxxVq62OZYfbmjFBgUTXSgjo2aByAqqZGaYrbIrCmI70peZNGRTMxzH37BmaXbuvEuL-rGwqVoc9whd6PTPzGRapU5xQBqnOJQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>We took Cynthia out to some of our old birding haunts, Camas National Wildlife Refuge and Market Lake. We were hoping to see a moose. No joy there, but we did have a nesting Sandhill Crane next to the road, a couple of Trumpeter Swans, and my 257th species for Idaho, a Red-breasted Merganser. We also ran into a group banding birds. Always fun, especially, when we got to release the birds.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QAxN165VJ2Q" width="320" youtube-src-id="QAxN165VJ2Q"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUXojPz-_qBPpl-b5IMTVguDKUhbiOu3G3DzJOzI6jVpBw2Sa5FqxikmvvfKEgI1L5NG0JY6fu5oe9-pN-kTbMc5eQ6u7TgWtJ2bxuJ9J7VsdYepbVC5n1lmqWKLBzR7e-v4d3q-nwMivtKN_Px0QeG7xaAb0BVyWMhtUipOVXUZxT5-t9TchYSf7/s1000/sandhill_crane.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUXojPz-_qBPpl-b5IMTVguDKUhbiOu3G3DzJOzI6jVpBw2Sa5FqxikmvvfKEgI1L5NG0JY6fu5oe9-pN-kTbMc5eQ6u7TgWtJ2bxuJ9J7VsdYepbVC5n1lmqWKLBzR7e-v4d3q-nwMivtKN_Px0QeG7xaAb0BVyWMhtUipOVXUZxT5-t9TchYSf7/w640-h426/sandhill_crane.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Our next adventure was Camas Prairie Centennial Marsh. Yes, time to see the camas lilies. This year our favorite spot to photograph the flowers was underwater. Oh, bother. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTpFmQMbEaROu5mQSsqU-3pa8U4TfRmW8ADZgGMgjiPkTa-ejJM5ZsnvQ1Uz_N-qkJJpFTl-wIPW2yAuYiFLNjuMgTkDqGFV8e9D3f2LDvlB3rzgi9OUISU2AJewNzJbIaAHMQ_0Uc0iDVVcpuEQn1H-1nVlURk4kAe2YGogQO8XYhcJBjF7npGqA68Q" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTpFmQMbEaROu5mQSsqU-3pa8U4TfRmW8ADZgGMgjiPkTa-ejJM5ZsnvQ1Uz_N-qkJJpFTl-wIPW2yAuYiFLNjuMgTkDqGFV8e9D3f2LDvlB3rzgi9OUISU2AJewNzJbIaAHMQ_0Uc0iDVVcpuEQn1H-1nVlURk4kAe2YGogQO8XYhcJBjF7npGqA68Q=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camas Lily, <i>Camassia quamash</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The park service's estimate on peak flower bloom was a couple weeks in the future, but we went anyway and it was fabulous. We hit peak bloom time for the onions and Spotted Fritillary! We thoroughly enjoyed it, and will try to go back during peak for some of the other species. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilwKomqdhcO6XadF9fvK-uuEy1ApGRRYDJ7BlS39kCioHbZ3DqOVomCPdakI9BxOR0v2T2s7NKklTXL-YmCY7ojm3YGmTVi5EhTVF1E2HVE58t_sJRQkVlv-PqLfEvJzedU04qRrXpikcPEQ5Mguj6khIY7yg6e7BRLPCtEIkjbW4hYNSVM9CHCx_m2g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilwKomqdhcO6XadF9fvK-uuEy1ApGRRYDJ7BlS39kCioHbZ3DqOVomCPdakI9BxOR0v2T2s7NKklTXL-YmCY7ojm3YGmTVi5EhTVF1E2HVE58t_sJRQkVlv-PqLfEvJzedU04qRrXpikcPEQ5Mguj6khIY7yg6e7BRLPCtEIkjbW4hYNSVM9CHCx_m2g=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNqODYcSp4_F3HIL6zfmvSuIIgR9iRzkh65A4byQ2O3U1k5DJbOWEqsxnCzIE91p63WfaJkympYaG2mUcmCSMBoTNd_8YGYvzqU4hhLouRtDqINbBs3QyoSoN8I50h_yFbSaLbw_38VDmirgBwENOJPNStHSSJ2CylTMtbKMyBi6cR9LFIMD4qfnj0gw" style="margin-left: 1em; 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And got a bunch of badges.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEif1CN8XqKu9AntikSodR02al1cYYniEq_ZrYrBWkCZsn81oBMw8fEfdFhuWo3kfASbjyZe72KAEmn8_Gbf1YEcQ1EGl4euRemxX7amJ2JIoYEl3NQrQlOy90JXfRv2zrZvwaiBkwp--1J7cTiWXkIdjwzKRz46iGwFQ4Zwhwoj3zjB7Ij3VBP14nRf5Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivFAH3wOxXbf0iBV2-7V5SWOi-3L-wUwEYd9hxnGYS4DDjj9r-ND1BY63ex2DxEGGWSjzZ_vVQzqKlKQFB0RqqyEsZTTi0y5Gq1WMuIS-IFFSbMRVh8Viw3ryPtsxtJLZDfT40bRZqqu2LsS0qCDhyBpQV6e8TtDwKnHcUTlf_dAPzJaed8q1UdGMlbg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivFAH3wOxXbf0iBV2-7V5SWOi-3L-wUwEYd9hxnGYS4DDjj9r-ND1BY63ex2DxEGGWSjzZ_vVQzqKlKQFB0RqqyEsZTTi0y5Gq1WMuIS-IFFSbMRVh8Viw3ryPtsxtJLZDfT40bRZqqu2LsS0qCDhyBpQV6e8TtDwKnHcUTlf_dAPzJaed8q1UdGMlbg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of Mom's flower beds.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhg9MhRbXRmO0unrTNdpPYurzXIPEPgFbv88kvsIonJC6M_VZvlKnuJMvLeFeYFFlGmAJ4HMJ5u3lXgKTtkMxfHtnHjvBm7wf9qkezbjPCaIA0PcFCGetid9zs_9WPdebDEwDqfj4poUsziivrbPBuIu0Y0oihxvqLXRG8w1kOzQKlPSIwgyUZtjyYqKg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhg9MhRbXRmO0unrTNdpPYurzXIPEPgFbv88kvsIonJC6M_VZvlKnuJMvLeFeYFFlGmAJ4HMJ5u3lXgKTtkMxfHtnHjvBm7wf9qkezbjPCaIA0PcFCGetid9zs_9WPdebDEwDqfj4poUsziivrbPBuIu0Y0oihxvqLXRG8w1kOzQKlPSIwgyUZtjyYqKg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy birthday Mom!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Flowers in Nevada on the way home were very nice as well. When it next rains, we will have to spend a couple days admiring them. Who knew Nevada could have superblooms.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVCotp1RnLvVyTdflHTLneD58l0NupaLqs5W1z6iiwPVw8Ny9BxVku4SiUp5ZZJbzHPIYXe96zSBR6r5U233c_R-hq1suBjf0mqc1HnBOGmviXmHbNYFL5Jc3-O-Yhik515LKqZFfgI8Niwlqsqfw-CcS9SvuPg3LaxCMQAAIphycCK62ibWEIZ8rrHw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVCotp1RnLvVyTdflHTLneD58l0NupaLqs5W1z6iiwPVw8Ny9BxVku4SiUp5ZZJbzHPIYXe96zSBR6r5U233c_R-hq1suBjf0mqc1HnBOGmviXmHbNYFL5Jc3-O-Yhik515LKqZFfgI8Niwlqsqfw-CcS9SvuPg3LaxCMQAAIphycCK62ibWEIZ8rrHw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arrowleaf Balsamroot, <i>Balsamorhiza sagittata</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Needle Peak wasn't even on my radar, Striped Butte on the other hand, I have looked at from afar several times and thought, I need to climb that. So, when our friend Howard, proposed the trip, we said count us in.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaxtwRh8Dv-ABGDa71acmLgsVfqdWYD_rTYzJKG3ZRSqBQ99u3H3felFRx_ScdKSiRlAO8edxFmTFLS2YiKnuvVGMQz3wRNXwZMnbAZP4_Dri_nB3aOxjuVDEIgYNNOBbSthgEpLFq--JJ5xbcwSEaj02bDZhZFf2VPDRSDrsT2d7Ya8zTXjCTe_Fu8w" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaxtwRh8Dv-ABGDa71acmLgsVfqdWYD_rTYzJKG3ZRSqBQ99u3H3felFRx_ScdKSiRlAO8edxFmTFLS2YiKnuvVGMQz3wRNXwZMnbAZP4_Dri_nB3aOxjuVDEIgYNNOBbSthgEpLFq--JJ5xbcwSEaj02bDZhZFf2VPDRSDrsT2d7Ya8zTXjCTe_Fu8w=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Striped Butte</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>We also got to see a few interesting desert flowers, do some four wheel driving, visit some back country cabins, and check out some petroglyphs. Not bad for three days. We had thoughts of spending more days exploring, but based on a high wind forecast, and gorgeous flowers at home, we were content with three days.</p><p>We started off our journey with peak of desert flowers. Very nice.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPEqEzWk3ukTwi9ChGWqZILiK_80Do0nqV7E6VQRi2d_b5EEKOFSASjHLUKREA6b2v7XGyx1tzrAHoAB-7dJ9or0Q_v2ZYdY5cO77hTAN_0zk3-aE55qvrxPc_v50OKcz4dCri19ITsdFjw5H3sdJreYDyY1hnxbWx18aeCzsl3Lupe-YshPCZP8wohw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPEqEzWk3ukTwi9ChGWqZILiK_80Do0nqV7E6VQRi2d_b5EEKOFSASjHLUKREA6b2v7XGyx1tzrAHoAB-7dJ9or0Q_v2ZYdY5cO77hTAN_0zk3-aE55qvrxPc_v50OKcz4dCri19ITsdFjw5H3sdJreYDyY1hnxbWx18aeCzsl3Lupe-YshPCZP8wohw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Desert Five Spot</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVeHdRjitY6tJCZLCsZRxx4tsYDRPUuMIbgtVnz6UkP12l3sORlmu9KvVDQe0lNMn2YWL3NQUxN_I3ChhZDWMNAHchS7cCpU8iHC3wYUHLf9oy80fhUlJ0SuEq62jnrUfSZPXq-o36eWVnt6Dk52BJeq3um5LlY-68UPuus60hYIrg8CAZ2H9p5C8BaQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVeHdRjitY6tJCZLCsZRxx4tsYDRPUuMIbgtVnz6UkP12l3sORlmu9KvVDQe0lNMn2YWL3NQUxN_I3ChhZDWMNAHchS7cCpU8iHC3wYUHLf9oy80fhUlJ0SuEq62jnrUfSZPXq-o36eWVnt6Dk52BJeq3um5LlY-68UPuus60hYIrg8CAZ2H9p5C8BaQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj44FJkqEUdQz_RHbHBeRkLBFJUCsWEmSSfl9gayVx9fyEUmfMlVxEXzYQBjhboCybeY3nVv5riIVLzFbbv14y89gP2gfxteLC_NPRYQxvbUiS6X22DyMsFp5OqeiEu7XLiheApoh66ud9vQMrbf_NGDu1yvNgCVsQBT_phZfULQZseYCOCZBenV90snA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj44FJkqEUdQz_RHbHBeRkLBFJUCsWEmSSfl9gayVx9fyEUmfMlVxEXzYQBjhboCybeY3nVv5riIVLzFbbv14y89gP2gfxteLC_NPRYQxvbUiS6X22DyMsFp5OqeiEu7XLiheApoh66ud9vQMrbf_NGDu1yvNgCVsQBT_phZfULQZseYCOCZBenV90snA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rock Nettle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgt4EAlhSprzW-qHFDVyoAQe-EJX-J2-Lvbz8Qkc3qOHbqkD11n485fH9x1V-oIeOXayP_5-QSmvcisnuxRmvcICUvpR6vBx7dNb8JhBAqthNWryLa5R91R701k-V0auakWj_DIf8p7knmffHPg9Xbn6Eoog5S0HZ7C8Fcvf9Ku0VwzjyljaKMVXwC-dQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgt4EAlhSprzW-qHFDVyoAQe-EJX-J2-Lvbz8Qkc3qOHbqkD11n485fH9x1V-oIeOXayP_5-QSmvcisnuxRmvcICUvpR6vBx7dNb8JhBAqthNWryLa5R91R701k-V0auakWj_DIf8p7knmffHPg9Xbn6Eoog5S0HZ7C8Fcvf9Ku0VwzjyljaKMVXwC-dQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gravel Ghost</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhX6zOQT9aFOs-k782FFQJSW7CIN4nciwMY6Y6Y7b0NAX17BcdwW1WjI4XgAkF3qrlqgpZPyvM45Rbm0lngcFx4X7eupCXMkxMZ37bldLLeYsA0ndfA2Us532e64W5jwi_vVmSMwUd_5gTjsEeNeHQKK9zDZkb_uKcK8wpXvfvVeh2f6imRLc4InWqdTQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhX6zOQT9aFOs-k782FFQJSW7CIN4nciwMY6Y6Y7b0NAX17BcdwW1WjI4XgAkF3qrlqgpZPyvM45Rbm0lngcFx4X7eupCXMkxMZ37bldLLeYsA0ndfA2Us532e64W5jwi_vVmSMwUd_5gTjsEeNeHQKK9zDZkb_uKcK8wpXvfvVeh2f6imRLc4InWqdTQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cliffs on the drive in.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>We drove up and over Mengle Pass. Most of the road isn't too bad, but there is one short section that requires care.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4lqIIh4NC71KLvOzBOgyXOjvn7Wo4v2zljIEU4tcWxbqv6MOMzmkn2pNtSiPXN-mTnFzpkfBOOJsZFMnVb0hZ3W8CmZNEauMAF5ybDHrNYkXaW-UHso4-yBrw7t5ytLaPa6TJSp_kPA6kt__5D0h9FPTDLvbtdZyUpNNTqlOXiGz8Ejk9g1XsZ2n2kw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4lqIIh4NC71KLvOzBOgyXOjvn7Wo4v2zljIEU4tcWxbqv6MOMzmkn2pNtSiPXN-mTnFzpkfBOOJsZFMnVb0hZ3W8CmZNEauMAF5ybDHrNYkXaW-UHso4-yBrw7t5ytLaPa6TJSp_kPA6kt__5D0h9FPTDLvbtdZyUpNNTqlOXiGz8Ejk9g1XsZ2n2kw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mengel Pass</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZF6UnKpDzL1vAwePUP-mPg-pou3VsijrIId_OmDU3lVd1PM6l9-cSsPxfXbDidk2OhUZZaSI-MwxXrOTSmt5hhEk2kWOfnWrq6kWGpJ1z2neFcUKHJ5hjy7XmBbpJIdsZLapSO7phqchfRtcbEbxX-jYp-aO5lJDFY8YojVEYmB_5-2u1uxb93Bsw_Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZF6UnKpDzL1vAwePUP-mPg-pou3VsijrIId_OmDU3lVd1PM6l9-cSsPxfXbDidk2OhUZZaSI-MwxXrOTSmt5hhEk2kWOfnWrq6kWGpJ1z2neFcUKHJ5hjy7XmBbpJIdsZLapSO7phqchfRtcbEbxX-jYp-aO5lJDFY8YojVEYmB_5-2u1uxb93Bsw_Q=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisrF1KhcnXSG9J5y0KGtO_irdzS1-pTC-6FO2Art-UKbiXGYYuGSjCmODZPBJvdIyp1C-scJqv-Z8nPMxeQR9kNBA_6oZArnYmT_bL90clJbwqCQbH4N1xzkusduA_5Do9wxgkwLCpswyRZhuwHBUNefcxECMvfSwtinD9WrLW5E2S5Ob6lo5JBjv0Mg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisrF1KhcnXSG9J5y0KGtO_irdzS1-pTC-6FO2Art-UKbiXGYYuGSjCmODZPBJvdIyp1C-scJqv-Z8nPMxeQR9kNBA_6oZArnYmT_bL90clJbwqCQbH4N1xzkusduA_5Do9wxgkwLCpswyRZhuwHBUNefcxECMvfSwtinD9WrLW5E2S5Ob6lo5JBjv0Mg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPMtusa3-lm5EhumaJyr6rkV5ORIkYI0BBNFgIzW_eePQfGuteLxrFC3RK8raK_iutXgOwi_pBm5m_UiOs2qUgA5raoqxV51tOyZdjlgBLX-0Q5XXcKQnBqPHdmM4s0d6S0KYuiOR967K7SBSBSQ0f62J-BSyt0e4WEkpSw5vj4Xv1JyASsyb1M_etZg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPMtusa3-lm5EhumaJyr6rkV5ORIkYI0BBNFgIzW_eePQfGuteLxrFC3RK8raK_iutXgOwi_pBm5m_UiOs2qUgA5raoqxV51tOyZdjlgBLX-0Q5XXcKQnBqPHdmM4s0d6S0KYuiOR967K7SBSBSQ0f62J-BSyt0e4WEkpSw5vj4Xv1JyASsyb1M_etZg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>After our short stretch of four wheeling we were at the cabins. 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Five of went for it. BJ decided it would be her goal for the following day and she would try to rehydrate. Yes, it was hot on the drive in.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHVANMqGAAIbMK_jloj5dxHHNUUyGbK8PRg0EhgfjzISqeehj1jMDgClSUlDfRPasO-L2neY7UmFkZCxXmNh6afbz-XNtZJhRLIcGGG25ZSb-jH736wT1O4s-YAd3UKCSUMchgiORX4Upy_UBYIUt-IftAhxsUdDbd17OClHLh-i__mV-4ndt9CMxdgA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHVANMqGAAIbMK_jloj5dxHHNUUyGbK8PRg0EhgfjzISqeehj1jMDgClSUlDfRPasO-L2neY7UmFkZCxXmNh6afbz-XNtZJhRLIcGGG25ZSb-jH736wT1O4s-YAd3UKCSUMchgiORX4Upy_UBYIUt-IftAhxsUdDbd17OClHLh-i__mV-4ndt9CMxdgA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the top of Striped Butte.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkSyClBr40pKiu_KGyDAO2G772zLwY-6qs7ykfPi3LtG4n9Ao0Mvg3L1wanvfD70yZcPvEoYORYRxnAgXe7jTDXYEVFtrBz9JoycxgninfJ6k5fkPGB4oGlaHpuEpRKECwgIi33UX05ct2osLTAAXWiK8cnMCFw_isRiN65ZfzopStu1Z6UscNjlh-Jw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkSyClBr40pKiu_KGyDAO2G772zLwY-6qs7ykfPi3LtG4n9Ao0Mvg3L1wanvfD70yZcPvEoYORYRxnAgXe7jTDXYEVFtrBz9JoycxgninfJ6k5fkPGB4oGlaHpuEpRKECwgIi33UX05ct2osLTAAXWiK8cnMCFw_isRiN65ZfzopStu1Z6UscNjlh-Jw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chuckwalla</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuW5d4ZUxBq7oMY5fDvs5KkGYYaGB1zjZQ1L7XP14OeSsWrCZP5Gy-uN-oaJqdN0c01CmyIuRLct2gGxeJALdCQaK1eHZumyGRMTm2ZfKyE8XBiKzm2oZxVjLR275EiRrmfKg9P8KtZk2MF5a5dh6ohdfdpyU3y3T5SLFd-k-ZSTsFNUROsYl9r1G1KA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuW5d4ZUxBq7oMY5fDvs5KkGYYaGB1zjZQ1L7XP14OeSsWrCZP5Gy-uN-oaJqdN0c01CmyIuRLct2gGxeJALdCQaK1eHZumyGRMTm2ZfKyE8XBiKzm2oZxVjLR275EiRrmfKg9P8KtZk2MF5a5dh6ohdfdpyU3y3T5SLFd-k-ZSTsFNUROsYl9r1G1KA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No idea what this flower, but I got a nice sharp shot of a tiny flower so...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwQ3BjRx71WUxJMD1CoZXbBum6SidhYeABeQLUntCawEvtlkqHjXgS2Gq3zhm8g9-lZkaIPmQLjSCxkwg9s8HyDEk0-tdUfANXHoa11v0wnaFvR_tgutVivrZpcAtJybLvxA_FCFa90uhBRjrs6vMQm9dnDQQExjSsLdEKGcxybN9feiXbSwWgTm0Avg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwQ3BjRx71WUxJMD1CoZXbBum6SidhYeABeQLUntCawEvtlkqHjXgS2Gq3zhm8g9-lZkaIPmQLjSCxkwg9s8HyDEk0-tdUfANXHoa11v0wnaFvR_tgutVivrZpcAtJybLvxA_FCFa90uhBRjrs6vMQm9dnDQQExjSsLdEKGcxybN9feiXbSwWgTm0Avg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Needle Peak. It looks kinda gnarly.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8107D7zLHikCZ95JzDZw7m8ZdUJGj28jsGY-QPw6C7ccMTVNvP36RyDuQDaWvKC-BY6RktRjZghjZkFDt24s2_49OfU0Q_Cj48ClddD6jhjeLte39Jm_5CS7P2zPf8RG1J6WQ31t9S8v3wtdjWIBGo9gJuzh0BQLaPELH0IDJG0ba5fU3DLk2ID8GgQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8107D7zLHikCZ95JzDZw7m8ZdUJGj28jsGY-QPw6C7ccMTVNvP36RyDuQDaWvKC-BY6RktRjZghjZkFDt24s2_49OfU0Q_Cj48ClddD6jhjeLte39Jm_5CS7P2zPf8RG1J6WQ31t9S8v3wtdjWIBGo9gJuzh0BQLaPELH0IDJG0ba5fU3DLk2ID8GgQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scarlet Locoweed.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEid3zA7Sl_zS_nOHsrap8s4TJ7FjeXVAhUG531RNZ71JyW_T4u4xdF97LNcTiyAG16YH_2KEJ4Rl8iKSYSUTyoEfFfCg3aD7lBmeEJ2TDvIKB_JLsCEyMSSaE66pIArBguPewmicbnziN2ngk1IInKv5GpLJ5lLf0EINF0f_0lLimMvMCVqmHvD_o5StQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEid3zA7Sl_zS_nOHsrap8s4TJ7FjeXVAhUG531RNZ71JyW_T4u4xdF97LNcTiyAG16YH_2KEJ4Rl8iKSYSUTyoEfFfCg3aD7lBmeEJ2TDvIKB_JLsCEyMSSaE66pIArBguPewmicbnziN2ngk1IInKv5GpLJ5lLf0EINF0f_0lLimMvMCVqmHvD_o5StQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKWzUg6VBPxXdwzN2dXHoiWy097wylDXrP1cbkItMErLb3EEkwVSGNC69DwuU8bE5gbFdGKD-kkPh8jBZ9RyG7l-oj0VPMXKvcUDu6ULk4wrOxHheShbSYY5gBLLnr_8lXdijCqTzUT24z-syooNbRnpAO7ata6QbuiNGwH0sqa3k-aTO_acWXvv6vbg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKWzUg6VBPxXdwzN2dXHoiWy097wylDXrP1cbkItMErLb3EEkwVSGNC69DwuU8bE5gbFdGKD-kkPh8jBZ9RyG7l-oj0VPMXKvcUDu6ULk4wrOxHheShbSYY5gBLLnr_8lXdijCqTzUT24z-syooNbRnpAO7ata6QbuiNGwH0sqa3k-aTO_acWXvv6vbg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiA24BVHAjONDi0okeOX_WVX5ZUxDCJPBmQrhfJ4yY_wpUdtw-J6fuxkjB13J_8wzKDIqJik8Fn-srCzNFqboW22K_rhnfwv_9vfhKU3a8ObLi00BNf1aCOcn7dzMNKS1u6zPrQZoMOSh2mayPr8RYPX62JI2tzYEBkeuResLxqg4pmcvge8D_KnoIbsA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiA24BVHAjONDi0okeOX_WVX5ZUxDCJPBmQrhfJ4yY_wpUdtw-J6fuxkjB13J_8wzKDIqJik8Fn-srCzNFqboW22K_rhnfwv_9vfhKU3a8ObLi00BNf1aCOcn7dzMNKS1u6zPrQZoMOSh2mayPr8RYPX62JI2tzYEBkeuResLxqg4pmcvge8D_KnoIbsA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Striped Butte from another angle.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>Bob, Bob, and Susan got an early start for the top of Needle Peak as the forecast was for wind later in the day. Howard and Chandler followed about an hour later being younger and faster. BJ headed off to climb Striped Butte as she didn't join us the day before. It was beautiful early in early morning light.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkclRy-e3wBLhBiJsWuliSMzBvYAJZJCP-uYMNkVze-hGOGMfrHG-TkJ6CDYGhETApulX5-e19IqA1IbiYZU9J4e431oAr7Pz6Di51JN3POGN4h2t-GLCOQyIM59VeSOxY6FlaOoxMaPgD02R5JlE1IbIKGUc3fbq32xs1ZbSGJjW-JGcjZZSQN2I2iw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkclRy-e3wBLhBiJsWuliSMzBvYAJZJCP-uYMNkVze-hGOGMfrHG-TkJ6CDYGhETApulX5-e19IqA1IbiYZU9J4e431oAr7Pz6Di51JN3POGN4h2t-GLCOQyIM59VeSOxY6FlaOoxMaPgD02R5JlE1IbIKGUc3fbq32xs1ZbSGJjW-JGcjZZSQN2I2iw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipS1SvLYVh-zpfcKwJ74qzFp2FKr0wXtj2WpnfmEot-kya2ZPnzWtJVwBqiceRxsgbwH0K2zCcKMAEzjHNBnBXqCa49FaliHkS4ft_ySGo4CSxJAizYrzSRVcxFxXRe8FB9kQ5ssKfyJrGtMFTEsYgNEmCx6jrvyTVgA68XVv0pWhbHoF77X8mvJd2lA" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I will be extra careful and slow on the way down.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkpYqjQ5BC2CocPN56MnNWFLrwrH7LpgMD2JO-D4hrBddIyKzhqkr5Gg9c2yBl2-o6W7aq_6XKg5nD59o1Fz39hXkHLSoot4MZpbvl4CwRjSkaU8zaKmJknObEe3Efz8erQhjnVcoege47BNcXN6h6L0nIAn5faMyX6AFbf3rOEyPldyVZexbGKpRadA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkpYqjQ5BC2CocPN56MnNWFLrwrH7LpgMD2JO-D4hrBddIyKzhqkr5Gg9c2yBl2-o6W7aq_6XKg5nD59o1Fz39hXkHLSoot4MZpbvl4CwRjSkaU8zaKmJknObEe3Efz8erQhjnVcoege47BNcXN6h6L0nIAn5faMyX6AFbf3rOEyPldyVZexbGKpRadA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj7Fa8vvwOxylEKGQ0qq78wRaBYmNd_k6L9ODt8mG8YTO4X5XPUd-GLUKsp3zJctGh4w75hfSbrtinnPWh_Mg6vSM-cGq3p3GLKX42VJDy7lVjUrfk8zOOJ1ixwXBNHmakHR-bg_IG0w_gB66hhnplyIoLR2uUHQqJrAPyTw9xVCy-AAhQpmrBTng12g" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I knew there were several scattered petroglyphs in the area and had planned to spend about an hour. We spent three hours and can't say we did a great job searching the area. Here are a few highlights.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCuGyarE436kEmc7YAwUN7adeHl6813P9tXzQifAoll1fI8GNVPa_JXV-N9nqxpK7UFNO7zR-Rm8KZVTCyue4kiib1gl3iOjv5gFPtgQi4ya_WBMa9ilFYTPziklZj1_QHuyvAFwCYyxbTv1O5_Ntd6gv5127mKsEfn9Cx6YYkDCQkvXjkD7J5-pF0eg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCuGyarE436kEmc7YAwUN7adeHl6813P9tXzQifAoll1fI8GNVPa_JXV-N9nqxpK7UFNO7zR-Rm8KZVTCyue4kiib1gl3iOjv5gFPtgQi4ya_WBMa9ilFYTPziklZj1_QHuyvAFwCYyxbTv1O5_Ntd6gv5127mKsEfn9Cx6YYkDCQkvXjkD7J5-pF0eg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Donkies!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Hope this isn't a modern fake.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKf6DQTzP66WJvAlR0OdqKaR35r61BRVwMMKYA45YJKFwPFXvFzdknTAlU16MUgJd20ObEDq4KEm9HFpOThTzeJZir4Fj6V-gUFQwYQIf29VIUXZV7S6VaVeVNtQ-AzGB5jZpcgYWekgw9Vw1p_6-JutCy8vY5rGdVxmts0uMK9NEnKF43zn02xX4byw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKf6DQTzP66WJvAlR0OdqKaR35r61BRVwMMKYA45YJKFwPFXvFzdknTAlU16MUgJd20ObEDq4KEm9HFpOThTzeJZir4Fj6V-gUFQwYQIf29VIUXZV7S6VaVeVNtQ-AzGB5jZpcgYWekgw9Vw1p_6-JutCy8vY5rGdVxmts0uMK9NEnKF43zn02xX4byw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhx13gqQAzdg5CRPQdwfktWHzj0pcGNZCkRcLaq-tlxVbuShRrpg_ZX9hpm4qYJmwpbvj5_CkJSiqVkrTteQX6_dI3L5KU2oTpC_NJvdOVIUGOm50pMikIsKjzKECSEar9jyTSM7hHSI3xUbNrWARdITxhwiTPLlv8BUKL1vYSs24qzw3C63AMvlihqfw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhx13gqQAzdg5CRPQdwfktWHzj0pcGNZCkRcLaq-tlxVbuShRrpg_ZX9hpm4qYJmwpbvj5_CkJSiqVkrTteQX6_dI3L5KU2oTpC_NJvdOVIUGOm50pMikIsKjzKECSEar9jyTSM7hHSI3xUbNrWARdITxhwiTPLlv8BUKL1vYSs24qzw3C63AMvlihqfw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We head out through Warm Springs.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMiuf-5VrM8mXCiYdMiYrM7QCZtOjLJFlqIJOOScL7lRRjjoTrV16hcFw7btgWmr_FdnkKaxGgpGhn3qqecZnyWozxRrmFzS_TDlJGM4Ez9Uv_xLBRQQmYHiHd7RCkZPTnNEmzWJTn69ZgRxVFrricoD8Jy6H0Vjoj2QeVqAXhVfeqD7BU9Uwi4W7x5A" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMiuf-5VrM8mXCiYdMiYrM7QCZtOjLJFlqIJOOScL7lRRjjoTrV16hcFw7btgWmr_FdnkKaxGgpGhn3qqecZnyWozxRrmFzS_TDlJGM4Ez9Uv_xLBRQQmYHiHd7RCkZPTnNEmzWJTn69ZgRxVFrricoD8Jy6H0Vjoj2QeVqAXhVfeqD7BU9Uwi4W7x5A=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of the old mining buildings. Lots of new flood debris.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxdJj9nFfHe8Mm9BOwYG2rFv19JDW_EZlnBM82qSLf9C5DQZf51VWxUkmEVPYt9FNUMH-UCi79C9rj0oNsRi1wZnSAVAIptQru4Qu_kUnMl53BfaapGsxmdyCoQ2WtbLH7ThwmrXm1M4wpoTIj5ce1XZQt_PIbGkjjO7fyrrU03L8XkBOnvZ9T8fs1Ww" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxdJj9nFfHe8Mm9BOwYG2rFv19JDW_EZlnBM82qSLf9C5DQZf51VWxUkmEVPYt9FNUMH-UCi79C9rj0oNsRi1wZnSAVAIptQru4Qu_kUnMl53BfaapGsxmdyCoQ2WtbLH7ThwmrXm1M4wpoTIj5ce1XZQt_PIbGkjjO7fyrrU03L8XkBOnvZ9T8fs1Ww=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy29AcWT0DZYTUSjF0_8-CyhdF5SeYZnG3Mag5giup5MtEUhNbn8_Q7ek1z1hoP8ATMBhcEtYUnMd8Difr4UBgZFHEQU9bu1t-lEQYGppopxGbQNb6kgstrk4JrqLnGfG2XeY7dDhdH5lGkegFg5Y7UTKHG7M0v9ONTH_ACCFqdQhKoE3KiN7-NP0asg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy29AcWT0DZYTUSjF0_8-CyhdF5SeYZnG3Mag5giup5MtEUhNbn8_Q7ek1z1hoP8ATMBhcEtYUnMd8Difr4UBgZFHEQU9bu1t-lEQYGppopxGbQNb6kgstrk4JrqLnGfG2XeY7dDhdH5lGkegFg5Y7UTKHG7M0v9ONTH_ACCFqdQhKoE3KiN7-NP0asg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbYfoqd6jASsQnGjiQA2SLFNai2rihoUbbFWeaFE8q5345o2plV0EXFpR8khJ29gLifmbwaV0ZEmFyD0FXYTC9BIii-f5m5FazQzN94InThgU8D-rL6HbKo6WO8aK07uHVke6THkFfPOu7kL3lazfaM6brutJ1wFpwA5kasP8dPVWLjjCfzNn25rfwTw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbYfoqd6jASsQnGjiQA2SLFNai2rihoUbbFWeaFE8q5345o2plV0EXFpR8khJ29gLifmbwaV0ZEmFyD0FXYTC9BIii-f5m5FazQzN94InThgU8D-rL6HbKo6WO8aK07uHVke6THkFfPOu7kL3lazfaM6brutJ1wFpwA5kasP8dPVWLjjCfzNn25rfwTw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07360061663154656729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432092437531277675.post-17490225406852714802023-05-11T17:16:00.001-07:002023-05-11T17:16:49.343-07:00Carrizo Plains<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwrOlIX4_J52w4fKI2ONLekdjzr92XhHjWT2d5VemkyW_Pfb747jQplBpLILaWwzLpuul0SZpeMi-92M1Bhu_rYGk1l9Ez7gSn312hfXOjwAdXx9eP8OJY7SpODuJojpVD0NC6uRmM54B1DPay1NjRtjqY144Un9R52ZS7D-fAJcu0t3sTcJ6dQiR2Kw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwrOlIX4_J52w4fKI2ONLekdjzr92XhHjWT2d5VemkyW_Pfb747jQplBpLILaWwzLpuul0SZpeMi-92M1Bhu_rYGk1l9Ez7gSn312hfXOjwAdXx9eP8OJY7SpODuJojpVD0NC6uRmM54B1DPay1NjRtjqY144Un9R52ZS7D-fAJcu0t3sTcJ6dQiR2Kw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most folks travel to Carrizo for the glorious colorful hillsides.</td></tr></tbody></table> Like thousands, tens of thousands, who knows, maybe even hundreds of thousands, we made the trek to Carrizo Plains. Unlike like most of those folks, we wanted to see a specific flower, and feared we would be too late. Yes, years ago, we made the trek and only had seed pods to show for it. This year we scored! Mostly we found seed pods, but the cool weather held flowers on a few plants. We were thrilled! And what flower would be worth multiple trips, Stink Bells, Fritillaria agrestis. And why are they called stink bells, because they reek! Awwff, they are nasty. Ok, that is Susan's opinion. Bob on the other hand said they didn't smell good, but they weren't that bad. They look amazing. Loved them. Will do another trip for them, but am not planning on sniffing them again.<p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlMkbkRPzjEN-t0sQviSlN21n-vaI_I0qh1G-40Rn4qBeA3pD1GAHqRa1kyqxbh8J5xcnBpH_NcFo-2jWhsYsYRhVOFMpedtmr-O9SACG44NCX4K91gRFoPPeKRlYf4wHd2_WKJIi32o61pRs2EXJvc6Hq17_-YP2swTEdiNnO2lBspLoiFkESju6zFQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlMkbkRPzjEN-t0sQviSlN21n-vaI_I0qh1G-40Rn4qBeA3pD1GAHqRa1kyqxbh8J5xcnBpH_NcFo-2jWhsYsYRhVOFMpedtmr-O9SACG44NCX4K91gRFoPPeKRlYf4wHd2_WKJIi32o61pRs2EXJvc6Hq17_-YP2swTEdiNnO2lBspLoiFkESju6zFQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNA2xxrv23FE6PoylV_g5eA4hPkPNGr1GstIjrh24a5L4cyR7r2uj_UtSDS8vVQt2c5OWdcz_77Xo0iLJ4N6iT6oHxllF2pOAdpf5VWDVfFcul8zJIlFoiR3nPplVm2KrX27yQdTs7UrnEsseZSt-M2q1L9T0lBHUWZiot8Lv3XLlXKfRZHOpc2I-y6Q" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNA2xxrv23FE6PoylV_g5eA4hPkPNGr1GstIjrh24a5L4cyR7r2uj_UtSDS8vVQt2c5OWdcz_77Xo0iLJ4N6iT6oHxllF2pOAdpf5VWDVfFcul8zJIlFoiR3nPplVm2KrX27yQdTs7UrnEsseZSt-M2q1L9T0lBHUWZiot8Lv3XLlXKfRZHOpc2I-y6Q=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, we drove by Shell Creek. These are goldfields.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieiqDgDYaDAFlHgJqcvfB5cApuFKTYtyRUcDkxHJzLuMMLoSQnjylMWz6cTcM-HB1MctGle-8yb81zJQxYhMjJeCB-pjaWhYSIDKsxZtfaGBsZv_W9jOsagKdtv9AwU63Quo9AhKIaPeINwiOvvKeo62GwDqoYf73t6rKZINfBjQ8zNW2e6xX0l36_eQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieiqDgDYaDAFlHgJqcvfB5cApuFKTYtyRUcDkxHJzLuMMLoSQnjylMWz6cTcM-HB1MctGle-8yb81zJQxYhMjJeCB-pjaWhYSIDKsxZtfaGBsZv_W9jOsagKdtv9AwU63Quo9AhKIaPeINwiOvvKeo62GwDqoYf73t6rKZINfBjQ8zNW2e6xX0l36_eQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goldfields and Baby Blue-eyes</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR9MprmM0itUbrs_xMyp6GKIz1GvWJttel0NbWGq1erg9hEmmuHzT0LV9DRim79ViOjwcfwE1NiAgZWkhY5QqEX8HOHqKmc3245KyxnlyoEOx9-iv5wLBxT_8oEL1l37CXzgsbht5v-Bw6KJxOoxin4mFLUywz17chZ2YCQdKJzXz2Y3Ov7BxNbeuAYg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR9MprmM0itUbrs_xMyp6GKIz1GvWJttel0NbWGq1erg9hEmmuHzT0LV9DRim79ViOjwcfwE1NiAgZWkhY5QqEX8HOHqKmc3245KyxnlyoEOx9-iv5wLBxT_8oEL1l37CXzgsbht5v-Bw6KJxOoxin4mFLUywz17chZ2YCQdKJzXz2Y3Ov7BxNbeuAYg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07360061663154656729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432092437531277675.post-42115738120920234932023-05-04T16:21:00.001-07:002023-05-04T17:24:24.050-07:00West Side Canyons<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueQoJ1-v4yamXBVPpBGRxbnpXX0LxE2657Mer0jpMe5zVSF2_8BdMPTtxLIl9o5d5Fx6BoplHRueB6TG4fIXrmDOqeWssuVX8keRYy5Yh0z3sOOEbpuwuZFbk4kWBG7YjWyXtxmcgzv0vkcUoCNQRci3-ZB44Sfu9jLmvyC-pN0wz0GP0BkmfbY9d/s1000/forebay.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueQoJ1-v4yamXBVPpBGRxbnpXX0LxE2657Mer0jpMe5zVSF2_8BdMPTtxLIl9o5d5Fx6BoplHRueB6TG4fIXrmDOqeWssuVX8keRYy5Yh0z3sOOEbpuwuZFbk4kWBG7YjWyXtxmcgzv0vkcUoCNQRci3-ZB44Sfu9jLmvyC-pN0wz0GP0BkmfbY9d/w400-h266/forebay.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>We made many trips to the west side of the Sierra and were impressed with the popcorn flower and gilia this year. Yes, I prefer it when the fields are dominated by poppies set off with lupine, and there were some fine spots for those, but popcorn flower and gilia ruled this year. These photos are from several trips, and include mostly Susan's photos with a few of Bob's thrown in.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOyZO3FEVuTthJpnY6Dqr8yc6hL6rFNBvgxdkVkvlNh1t5c5lWI1_gKZmZYoimdFSeoYAb-CUCldlh2-jVqCfBx3LVnsF11ZyIb5Rcn9yZP_kh-rUfRuWT2QlPkD-ckh3ZOpc-Seo_uH1c5t6AleGldqeFS73K2vP1b9lHQPpxjIc8ige9BseptLIZwQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOyZO3FEVuTthJpnY6Dqr8yc6hL6rFNBvgxdkVkvlNh1t5c5lWI1_gKZmZYoimdFSeoYAb-CUCldlh2-jVqCfBx3LVnsF11ZyIb5Rcn9yZP_kh-rUfRuWT2QlPkD-ckh3ZOpc-Seo_uH1c5t6AleGldqeFS73K2vP1b9lHQPpxjIc8ige9BseptLIZwQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of popcorn flower.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Once this plant dries out, it is best avoided for the scourge it is. Huge patches of it are a sign of overgrazing. The seeds are beloved by Lawrence's Goldfinch, so it does have one redeeming feature.</p><p>The plant below, baby blue eyes is one of my favorites. I didn't see nearly enough of them this year.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9jSck2znpv-9bklic6ytQ5fpAECvtHf_OMIF0AvPqHaejQfNELSFl8QcO7z_IKGIuCBpM9nS00sJyvf-R-LNxQQZtVECOtReuBUjs9aCCcDfViUZSHSzv9sfOCkoR822vQnNTzA4VYKFPCv7FxdQnvbRzz6eKQvlqvVdd3c9Eti1dxDal7lA5Bu17vw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9jSck2znpv-9bklic6ytQ5fpAECvtHf_OMIF0AvPqHaejQfNELSFl8QcO7z_IKGIuCBpM9nS00sJyvf-R-LNxQQZtVECOtReuBUjs9aCCcDfViUZSHSzv9sfOCkoR822vQnNTzA4VYKFPCv7FxdQnvbRzz6eKQvlqvVdd3c9Eti1dxDal7lA5Bu17vw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii)</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYSbuuWKZAMqbxypKvRY_ziF4vbx08nZBgA8ky2iNYXtXs7YKSIJbJkffp-et7axXUAJPWTmuloAMl8qvE-FinRf3VqODVzsRGfVoQ8np813BfdnRXo6B0CwfqLznex84FhTAxRNY36bjOxcQaq3NPhjH41Z1_glI_vzs0k-Q4ej-MrNsDNBi-GTyrfA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYSbuuWKZAMqbxypKvRY_ziF4vbx08nZBgA8ky2iNYXtXs7YKSIJbJkffp-et7axXUAJPWTmuloAMl8qvE-FinRf3VqODVzsRGfVoQ8np813BfdnRXo6B0CwfqLznex84FhTAxRNY36bjOxcQaq3NPhjH41Z1_glI_vzs0k-Q4ej-MrNsDNBi-GTyrfA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Layered Cup (Peziza varia), we think. Definitely a cool fungus.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAjC-8TxmDwhdEPn-_RP3L1dReOOHmpVqqc9eKBcaIQw9JHDWOeGZrsym-4zQogoDrFEZxTSznAkTPvXitxo3GkvSAPU2ammf5CcsoEu0x2zFgu_VcH84abuL2dBZoZg_bmh8ElPj6UZH_Tu0eQ_dZxT9i8hMoEO6W89Y8Z8kW_7NdxP7KAthQroIP0g" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAjC-8TxmDwhdEPn-_RP3L1dReOOHmpVqqc9eKBcaIQw9JHDWOeGZrsym-4zQogoDrFEZxTSznAkTPvXitxo3GkvSAPU2ammf5CcsoEu0x2zFgu_VcH84abuL2dBZoZg_bmh8ElPj6UZH_Tu0eQ_dZxT9i8hMoEO6W89Y8Z8kW_7NdxP7KAthQroIP0g=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The streams were high this year.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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It just needs some poppies to go with it.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicxPi-p7G1yvKUxna1eXBy_7qpXdyFN05MzLX25nhfxCHvqsWsk-Cl3KDKe7gAuaLFW7j0c6c4eC-gImXjCa6XvfB2pUvIkY46da5tt5mA2pOGj8ZT-h4GsNETxBnEu6_2-NGmEoFXP6psGYdFJ40d6qjApe4XIY1-GTmVhNpwGqlxMf2Qgfqc7zzk1Q" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicxPi-p7G1yvKUxna1eXBy_7qpXdyFN05MzLX25nhfxCHvqsWsk-Cl3KDKe7gAuaLFW7j0c6c4eC-gImXjCa6XvfB2pUvIkY46da5tt5mA2pOGj8ZT-h4GsNETxBnEu6_2-NGmEoFXP6psGYdFJ40d6qjApe4XIY1-GTmVhNpwGqlxMf2Qgfqc7zzk1Q=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Dicks (Dipterostemon capitatus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc2N-JkUl6P-_c_htTiFoknbCGIprM9W2YZMUtCIielALjtw8ya7tD0BWSwjy5YFPyPoWISKtY-eUwVlvRpjOzzHVVcaj4tvqcNNIOHY8PcHv-LdbTgSl2ZJ68H9ZUDnV7nG3eRGVu7EcVYSZUxobWnfvnU2juQ5Yf-iT-AjpUN6QevHNMmXAE4Xek7w" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc2N-JkUl6P-_c_htTiFoknbCGIprM9W2YZMUtCIielALjtw8ya7tD0BWSwjy5YFPyPoWISKtY-eUwVlvRpjOzzHVVcaj4tvqcNNIOHY8PcHv-LdbTgSl2ZJ68H9ZUDnV7nG3eRGVu7EcVYSZUxobWnfvnU2juQ5Yf-iT-AjpUN6QevHNMmXAE4Xek7w=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oaks. Love rolling hills and oaks.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBOQS8qYui_q_T-oXtHLZdr4d2i4xbMVlMjkPOF0IHZyz3zHuzD-yvxamvNfSepPd66ZgTZzzmPCQ6IxT6O9aewgK_Zb9kihVM7KdKNS_qHeLTICOfuemBqGLrj8vcsCmrTTJIylMpa8B9zY9nu7sOMYH16CyfIFasC6IEH-Q3CIflpK1YZmlcOX_a/s1200/_G6A8451-Enhanced-NR_Long%20Edge_800x1200_H_100_pictus.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBOQS8qYui_q_T-oXtHLZdr4d2i4xbMVlMjkPOF0IHZyz3zHuzD-yvxamvNfSepPd66ZgTZzzmPCQ6IxT6O9aewgK_Zb9kihVM7KdKNS_qHeLTICOfuemBqGLrj8vcsCmrTTJIylMpa8B9zY9nu7sOMYH16CyfIFasC6IEH-Q3CIflpK1YZmlcOX_a/w426-h640/_G6A8451-Enhanced-NR_Long%20Edge_800x1200_H_100_pictus.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Calico Monkeyflower (Diplacus pictus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc_WTYwsFDNMoNft4BmHyEHtS-EQJCG-AyxYncZTNs1WNYz0WvsPr66-34n5gtFoqv4IYYm3c-6MRhrMXob6htXjFvJiHrZjkLfeDc3qZU2YwHuxoAFinU-7QSIZ0muekoJt9B62OZ76dRbotnHBJtfh869Tly-Rnj2J7jtvau108HsXASFzUFLKLs9g" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc_WTYwsFDNMoNft4BmHyEHtS-EQJCG-AyxYncZTNs1WNYz0WvsPr66-34n5gtFoqv4IYYm3c-6MRhrMXob6htXjFvJiHrZjkLfeDc3qZU2YwHuxoAFinU-7QSIZ0muekoJt9B62OZ76dRbotnHBJtfh869Tly-Rnj2J7jtvau108HsXASFzUFLKLs9g=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Calico Monkeyflower (Diplacus pictus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgp-kEFnRdLewqlELJ2vSsFfijvSc6yCTjnU4m_gHR2j8mSyj4e1zJZZi3tlOykMZElA8F_mQvXDxyJ8jhC5CQv8-YPZgwj47UzGXfnAUbBsTjGhFsJhfdMxip-813veMeNVZkYzLW3KCqv2aHVgXbQq4d-BWeAj4ueo-FZ_g9b7a9HsQBH8N07cJLmCw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgp-kEFnRdLewqlELJ2vSsFfijvSc6yCTjnU4m_gHR2j8mSyj4e1zJZZi3tlOykMZElA8F_mQvXDxyJ8jhC5CQv8-YPZgwj47UzGXfnAUbBsTjGhFsJhfdMxip-813veMeNVZkYzLW3KCqv2aHVgXbQq4d-BWeAj4ueo-FZ_g9b7a9HsQBH8N07cJLmCw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gilia and Owl's Clover.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_zcCDN067LEHoi9Ha0X6Wn7Q41-Wr5bgFLT01-b7Ir-GxL23DxyY42HCe27Di6sFkrRtiTQ15nBhfpYB0XRfbKfyZMKD5BvNDxuHAyfPLnnT0f4OBQemDRT-LpO7KT4NphkDlKiNn_qPMD_ZVCjj6AGZz0o43mdx8jbCv6t3dUwGC_yrtZNWWx_-DyQ" style="margin-left: auto; 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But there were many.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4zt5j5Ytai0cmquE_XNMr7f_F3ZoLu5pm620nQIopF36b4QYHGF5THEgE9xQgAFLfeyvr3Y1-Ppfo4YH85QhIPNDDxz1e5YDQpHiUxZN6AwSS9be1SFKdERMvavRfldtFCsIp7bO3QVW1kmeb-2ASL9Ccb8iy9eF1yVfNn7iKBuFxHBQwZDhlxSH74Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4zt5j5Ytai0cmquE_XNMr7f_F3ZoLu5pm620nQIopF36b4QYHGF5THEgE9xQgAFLfeyvr3Y1-Ppfo4YH85QhIPNDDxz1e5YDQpHiUxZN6AwSS9be1SFKdERMvavRfldtFCsIp7bO3QVW1kmeb-2ASL9Ccb8iy9eF1yVfNn7iKBuFxHBQwZDhlxSH74Q=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLb9MkC_-IUG5grUOcrcC0g7PYWTdjF98sbAnkR8W6mN19NUupGJNHdA0SnJbVgyqBBAxDn0ToytMp7creWb-4rtSnyfNeY5ZFqXKvPA0iH1haEn7NNIvMc01BMe7ggiWGWKJFl3eTkLBmlMoNniKQW-prKeJ8A1iejRsQ3vDjvVJgvvl6xr0c4zk5fA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLb9MkC_-IUG5grUOcrcC0g7PYWTdjF98sbAnkR8W6mN19NUupGJNHdA0SnJbVgyqBBAxDn0ToytMp7creWb-4rtSnyfNeY5ZFqXKvPA0iH1haEn7NNIvMc01BMe7ggiWGWKJFl3eTkLBmlMoNniKQW-prKeJ8A1iejRsQ3vDjvVJgvvl6xr0c4zk5fA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple Chinese Houses (Collinsia heterophylla)</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEho3AQo9q3IC34qXKQmmw3rbFdwg5GFx_dTO-gq5WSz8nfquHL16V_e6jzNRV76RfPew_NBMIm4C9r4DC1-h2C9Lq0yg2i8NAYYCbDKDO3yDel4PZ2eVq1bNpkHxRCyYhHHWrM_5qPImnWXziYJVCB7qHIbJuQI7KBl7vRbt1VPm1fKnn5f2Cx8ksMG2g" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEho3AQo9q3IC34qXKQmmw3rbFdwg5GFx_dTO-gq5WSz8nfquHL16V_e6jzNRV76RfPew_NBMIm4C9r4DC1-h2C9Lq0yg2i8NAYYCbDKDO3yDel4PZ2eVq1bNpkHxRCyYhHHWrM_5qPImnWXziYJVCB7qHIbJuQI7KBl7vRbt1VPm1fKnn5f2Cx8ksMG2g=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">California Newt (Taricha torosa)</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjips9-jCeEFOMAY0AtnWEf6ERU-gr-3HQAtNqMPegmYjDRDU3dZXs8P1hXS92PPszt4Sn3O8n7_IZiw7XY5RlIjM5vaMvecf69RqUgJ-NHhF1AaCDQg0QteNdaqxLvwbs8kh7F4Kvxnqn1uIXYrfSub1zgw1oWU3Y8MA7vQPa9EkMFqiBMpfS0CVmkGA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjips9-jCeEFOMAY0AtnWEf6ERU-gr-3HQAtNqMPegmYjDRDU3dZXs8P1hXS92PPszt4Sn3O8n7_IZiw7XY5RlIjM5vaMvecf69RqUgJ-NHhF1AaCDQg0QteNdaqxLvwbs8kh7F4Kvxnqn1uIXYrfSub1zgw1oWU3Y8MA7vQPa9EkMFqiBMpfS0CVmkGA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She is wiggling out of that small hole.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQKLN-FQONpFeMbMdrSjam8jM0i57G-_wO0VMZvrY8KkQtSJG00CdrEzUzYzksAn0JEbk5acp0wFl5AME0TPyBeaQIZvRund6jg031Hys5x0FoZaI-609iwXJv4DoUmt_xQPaTmzJOy1swUgBCBSL2ecauqR1qragV05gZlZg5F10pQGJrXHHMO05/s1200/newt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQKLN-FQONpFeMbMdrSjam8jM0i57G-_wO0VMZvrY8KkQtSJG00CdrEzUzYzksAn0JEbk5acp0wFl5AME0TPyBeaQIZvRund6jg031Hys5x0FoZaI-609iwXJv4DoUmt_xQPaTmzJOy1swUgBCBSL2ecauqR1qragV05gZlZg5F10pQGJrXHHMO05/w640-h426/newt.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQtvuU4MSJOFQj38Za3uo0ha4mzP4xdevMiJkuZs73heuy0GXOCow5ggXo9jxVf1WJ9UFrLCMZYwSGQomEOs3xl0-XJODeDLJTJzBTPy4vn6vRJ53m34fpjfTR_41VVqJ5Ni_KG9FbTAwk-JZpfeZLOxMh3gIuG7J9p_5xXX7ZKqwnAGMvS3Lo37WiEQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQtvuU4MSJOFQj38Za3uo0ha4mzP4xdevMiJkuZs73heuy0GXOCow5ggXo9jxVf1WJ9UFrLCMZYwSGQomEOs3xl0-XJODeDLJTJzBTPy4vn6vRJ53m34fpjfTR_41VVqJ5Ni_KG9FbTAwk-JZpfeZLOxMh3gIuG7J9p_5xXX7ZKqwnAGMvS3Lo37WiEQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bob is taking newt photos.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhogCaFbLImpQ9CeDUEettJ8KLDHIXGcx1ki-7bpAbvgG0OeXprOhfjC3AwawuX1vfQW0ffAkjKGlXqu6OnLHIV6HPlHF6EJEd4MCREbLbhAQ08Ir_QgpUuD-ZdfTs5ybFfvm1Yi02rtLXqL_vQkyqW9gmrC1PsT6uif5wC4c68DvE2NR8H8z2Qnf0ArQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhogCaFbLImpQ9CeDUEettJ8KLDHIXGcx1ki-7bpAbvgG0OeXprOhfjC3AwawuX1vfQW0ffAkjKGlXqu6OnLHIV6HPlHF6EJEd4MCREbLbhAQ08Ir_QgpUuD-ZdfTs5ybFfvm1Yi02rtLXqL_vQkyqW9gmrC1PsT6uif5wC4c68DvE2NR8H8z2Qnf0ArQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Newts and their egg masses.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeB8iQhG_N68K4Lk4ip0xBYHpbZk2Jl--NAgLyjr03lvnI67rTLNiHE1i8IwqEgvOxg0hIMCP_ig0pfxa9I3-nFLei_HI9RrtG4UsSU6dOh1NnKCSrhNv60vkSe8QC8oiSKfdWomoHS-vimsV6HLV9M96Rf0T1VgR3ggG0x_7gYlTwkAyivuqIX99O/s1200/_G6A8186_Long%20Edge_800x1200_H_100_larkspur.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeB8iQhG_N68K4Lk4ip0xBYHpbZk2Jl--NAgLyjr03lvnI67rTLNiHE1i8IwqEgvOxg0hIMCP_ig0pfxa9I3-nFLei_HI9RrtG4UsSU6dOh1NnKCSrhNv60vkSe8QC8oiSKfdWomoHS-vimsV6HLV9M96Rf0T1VgR3ggG0x_7gYlTwkAyivuqIX99O/w426-h640/_G6A8186_Long%20Edge_800x1200_H_100_larkspur.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kern County Larkspur (Delphinium purpusii)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidHjAB3L-lV3uneGyLUKysaCeSXp5xASCw9ZS4U1lJtMXG6F75TxnGte9L2CynXSP-aiBU4OWUdqEHD1pkOoRGLIeOweG5WPlbQ-Z5K1xp8r7pPDCI8lUhK2qhui-HbX0jnboBwfvWU8c_0y7DDBHKnx2auK9vX3cOUcwUMGzVSUgoQC5H-oG5LA8/s1200/_G6A8193_Long%20Edge_1200x800_H_100_larkspur.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidHjAB3L-lV3uneGyLUKysaCeSXp5xASCw9ZS4U1lJtMXG6F75TxnGte9L2CynXSP-aiBU4OWUdqEHD1pkOoRGLIeOweG5WPlbQ-Z5K1xp8r7pPDCI8lUhK2qhui-HbX0jnboBwfvWU8c_0y7DDBHKnx2auK9vX3cOUcwUMGzVSUgoQC5H-oG5LA8/w640-h426/_G6A8193_Long%20Edge_1200x800_H_100_larkspur.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kern County Larkspur (Delphinium purpusii)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHDeIErHmbYzt_XKStgjzuNLGRDDqPgQ6iaK7lCfmUglnu3WWB7cB-qVfZlvRfQ3OH6ObL4VwV_pj9uh-R2DowSDnSlRqabgHsRgFqfi-Tr0q-V-AlMe3o7av9I83_JPnI0dMgijT_F5Vk8egU7S4M7plL3_c2gbRQ78qdDNeR7Xlb08OXyk1LkPSi/s1200/_G6A8214_Long%20Edge_800x1200_H_100_larkspur.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHDeIErHmbYzt_XKStgjzuNLGRDDqPgQ6iaK7lCfmUglnu3WWB7cB-qVfZlvRfQ3OH6ObL4VwV_pj9uh-R2DowSDnSlRqabgHsRgFqfi-Tr0q-V-AlMe3o7av9I83_JPnI0dMgijT_F5Vk8egU7S4M7plL3_c2gbRQ78qdDNeR7Xlb08OXyk1LkPSi/w426-h640/_G6A8214_Long%20Edge_800x1200_H_100_larkspur.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kern County Larkspur (Delphinium purpusii)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2PnBGZJZPj7xI-4h33tEgWY9ChufPSnMtONVBzEFjkRBnQKj0i9bY5uTdFpfHf-Ps523mSd0GvT22uCC6B7b4bSDGpHqu3QyUue2SJoA3ZUlQTBod1III_JgdTCq41WIo6Kc0EimYNjmev35IGRz2zSFDzFGQiD40ccDcMlY6_63BefbIpO3_hvt/s1200/_G6A8228_Long%20Edge_800x1200_H_100_larkspur.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2PnBGZJZPj7xI-4h33tEgWY9ChufPSnMtONVBzEFjkRBnQKj0i9bY5uTdFpfHf-Ps523mSd0GvT22uCC6B7b4bSDGpHqu3QyUue2SJoA3ZUlQTBod1III_JgdTCq41WIo6Kc0EimYNjmev35IGRz2zSFDzFGQiD40ccDcMlY6_63BefbIpO3_hvt/w426-h640/_G6A8228_Long%20Edge_800x1200_H_100_larkspur.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kern County Larkspur (Delphinium purpusii)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhGNspK0fDvNYEPDydcFbxEL3ykGKiRtSjQDv7gPerqmwjfq7o_lEq1Xg-VuMOW9Zbl37kqYLzd05HOI9znGqBCSa_2dwjCI9zDpva0Z9H4Re_roNCoLp_KajRE7-zgMuRxy4FPXY10k-QDmzmTZct4ExwsV51h19ejyTIezDOTAKWykSeDthhg2Vw_g" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhGNspK0fDvNYEPDydcFbxEL3ykGKiRtSjQDv7gPerqmwjfq7o_lEq1Xg-VuMOW9Zbl37kqYLzd05HOI9znGqBCSa_2dwjCI9zDpva0Z9H4Re_roNCoLp_KajRE7-zgMuRxy4FPXY10k-QDmzmTZct4ExwsV51h19ejyTIezDOTAKWykSeDthhg2Vw_g=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus helleri)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAwVAUPcnDUSHXo12ebDKPWw1-bnV6cVShJ1wQbuYkUHzabT_mT24pojEADpuFTI8hfUENSd3ayJoe_ep6TJauBS0gGBHfWk4x5sHp5sFIbDl5UjzSxpx4ghqIgXkf0gnOrvJ5m6oiopFbo-r90ab-5NrWigP3vQ1tKiby8UUTeSxly4u0wAxDrYUKug" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAwVAUPcnDUSHXo12ebDKPWw1-bnV6cVShJ1wQbuYkUHzabT_mT24pojEADpuFTI8hfUENSd3ayJoe_ep6TJauBS0gGBHfWk4x5sHp5sFIbDl5UjzSxpx4ghqIgXkf0gnOrvJ5m6oiopFbo-r90ab-5NrWigP3vQ1tKiby8UUTeSxly4u0wAxDrYUKug=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is our third rattlesnake in a week. Time to move up slope.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07360061663154656729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432092437531277675.post-12712861199147542072023-05-02T15:00:00.004-07:002023-05-02T15:00:52.329-07:00Colorful CanyonFor those wondering what happened to us, we have been out and about enjoying spring, and now it is time to show you. <div><br /></div><div>First up is what we have named Colorful Canyon. A fun day with friends in the rocks and flowers.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWlOIt0OkAa_g59wgdk-F5lMuZf2mClCcDFWlNM7DUW9yiCXzi9e9TCYgSR0ghuUIz0Jwm-QCFvlawJpi98u5721hSgeFo2HU30kj_yfOGodi0tsMX6AA9rCYJp6bDc4cJXwEzwv-NUVIot2fTjrL6_LV-B4q3k4QSwnFf6S8pWiIExxvuVIqt3h_s7A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWlOIt0OkAa_g59wgdk-F5lMuZf2mClCcDFWlNM7DUW9yiCXzi9e9TCYgSR0ghuUIz0Jwm-QCFvlawJpi98u5721hSgeFo2HU30kj_yfOGodi0tsMX6AA9rCYJp6bDc4cJXwEzwv-NUVIot2fTjrL6_LV-B4q3k4QSwnFf6S8pWiIExxvuVIqt3h_s7A=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO_ObJiR-xTM750XZnfwEANfIuX2gSeEGw6XtZ9ED9lCZY1DqUR9kl-nn1bY7zlVoalh5P77LkR-rk6Nel16bi-btM73nZnoiOchPPhfSepR5qc0kHU5ogtsg9InefCG6wlB5RHB8bVCBJ2xXneLtVQoQlb0ekTRb6CDTIuuIfqE3GLoytO86OPgh3ng" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcHYbtvFdrf4IHs_t96k7lIO-XNfYBoRrRWPx4ZODZGKm0cco5USkkIZO7Z0GjejbPbYPYHaRmJcRgvi21ukKuVHARVoQtxYURNrVQhwm0ldZIYABw6fUcpa29JqiRLwPP8qoEh81Z_xGl2KMp8P4CQUtYmD3OXLHbI9AALu9jmpFpKMkrTV_wwmw/s1000/PR3__R5_6595-CR3_DxO_DeepPRIMEXD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcHYbtvFdrf4IHs_t96k7lIO-XNfYBoRrRWPx4ZODZGKm0cco5USkkIZO7Z0GjejbPbYPYHaRmJcRgvi21ukKuVHARVoQtxYURNrVQhwm0ldZIYABw6fUcpa29JqiRLwPP8qoEh81Z_xGl2KMp8P4CQUtYmD3OXLHbI9AALu9jmpFpKMkrTV_wwmw/w400-h266/PR3__R5_6595-CR3_DxO_DeepPRIMEXD.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-throated Tit</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">February 28 to March 12, 2023</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebird.org/tripreport/113724" target="_blank">Link to eBird Trip Report</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In case you missed it: </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://binocularsinthebackcountry.blogspot.com/2023/03/vietnam-part-1.html" target="_blank">Vietnam - Part 1</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://binocularsinthebackcountry.blogspot.com/2023/03/vietnam-part-2.html" target="_blank">Vietnam - Part 2</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The north of Vietnam is very mountainous and has long travel times between birding sites. But mountains are good, and the scenery was spectacular. We were making our way into the heart of the tallest of the Annamite Mountains and the limestone karst formations found there. From Ngoc Linh we traveled via Sa Mua Pass and on to Phong Nha National Park. This park is a very famous tourist destination, and scenery shows you why. The beautiful karst formations kept us gawking constantly. But there are great birds there too, so we had to take our eyes off the mountains once in a while.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wlmymcrAK9QRG2JwbCNRARO4E06oBbz-Ss6OYQHZNspoN_iZJdBx3Th-Sm1f2DsJbsKf6X4UCe9dPNJXAzh8uOBUoPWt6HkrpB7v_i5IvDH8l6N4kISLaKIbMdS6loikSC4URwK7fTqhaUSxC6OKRrzqOepGevIEZ1LpXttuCLOYFeKQaiJlKskk/s1200/IMG_9167_-1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wlmymcrAK9QRG2JwbCNRARO4E06oBbz-Ss6OYQHZNspoN_iZJdBx3Th-Sm1f2DsJbsKf6X4UCe9dPNJXAzh8uOBUoPWt6HkrpB7v_i5IvDH8l6N4kISLaKIbMdS6loikSC4URwK7fTqhaUSxC6OKRrzqOepGevIEZ1LpXttuCLOYFeKQaiJlKskk/w640-h480/IMG_9167_-1000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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There was a fantastic blind tucked away in the forest where we had an amazing morning surrounded by great birds. </span><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonG_xmgQyVdrozTZub6BfpwWUeoyCjgHDumlnPsW1d4aqddKz0jkoL2xmxF9E7U-pxf6ddJ3Lh-Yt7TudQx55vcRJ9caStQss5k1yA2-z-pNydKrPxJvMmUPUIcMj30Ore3K2hnv-e7CNgfVEiy8sdGi6sdaQe4ArMsQpgf6cGa3y-o0TLpj1Xe3z/s1200/IMG_5466_-1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonG_xmgQyVdrozTZub6BfpwWUeoyCjgHDumlnPsW1d4aqddKz0jkoL2xmxF9E7U-pxf6ddJ3Lh-Yt7TudQx55vcRJ9caStQss5k1yA2-z-pNydKrPxJvMmUPUIcMj30Ore3K2hnv-e7CNgfVEiy8sdGi6sdaQe4ArMsQpgf6cGa3y-o0TLpj1Xe3z/w640-h480/IMG_5466_-1000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Some birding on the way to Cuc Phong turned up a log of fog and not too many birds</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6eM9Pma3-zPsvb3sbcJc8d-B9jHRR5TiVoZ6m-fWlf_EEZpEVqusyQOXehBvMuGFSIFLpKpmKmRzlmfJ3pTnIuZrXL1_LgLQYNhNapm2rUzA89xeMKImi9qSezbM2BYQLylbVs8DcsuEcLXF2xWpC6-qlQBnZD0GNWUalEvCBPmFnQxyVqusOAhe/s1200/IMG_9334_-1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6eM9Pma3-zPsvb3sbcJc8d-B9jHRR5TiVoZ6m-fWlf_EEZpEVqusyQOXehBvMuGFSIFLpKpmKmRzlmfJ3pTnIuZrXL1_LgLQYNhNapm2rUzA89xeMKImi9qSezbM2BYQLylbVs8DcsuEcLXF2xWpC6-qlQBnZD0GNWUalEvCBPmFnQxyVqusOAhe/w640-h480/IMG_9334_-1000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And we did a bit of owling too</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnR9P5Cl6fSXqgILwq7DqBsoWZNlR7g49pF18drctKZWupUmDFV0M8G3Or-2W7b98K04mognasLNL6HLuGJ7eSxM7ZNGxwH2hpmvZMre58IRhJ6Vq5m2rmPqfip1jr2H1CiPdNSFJN8KUTiZFIADnxFA3yBbVb_UDKmrWPtR-mwDLorhqN_5vNnXky/s1200/bar-bellied_pitta_R5_4092-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnR9P5Cl6fSXqgILwq7DqBsoWZNlR7g49pF18drctKZWupUmDFV0M8G3Or-2W7b98K04mognasLNL6HLuGJ7eSxM7ZNGxwH2hpmvZMre58IRhJ6Vq5m2rmPqfip1jr2H1CiPdNSFJN8KUTiZFIADnxFA3yBbVb_UDKmrWPtR-mwDLorhqN_5vNnXky/w640-h428/bar-bellied_pitta_R5_4092-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bar-bellied Pitta</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_0JnVWLnLZXbvVpQ0Xy9IKfjPXMQhhPYe1yBToSxOR9y-gkcLktOX7QJkdjwx-JTw9xStHyLZ_XxWVPc-YpEBjDBew2zF6cJiTdARs9X3aWeT5sZ3FuFoItmAbCdU6Q2klZdlX2FMKHLTyWUcT0pORN8qbbt1gTl2axvg1d4ueyW3b6cs5VFoop_/s1200/blue-rumped_pitta_R5_4080-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_0JnVWLnLZXbvVpQ0Xy9IKfjPXMQhhPYe1yBToSxOR9y-gkcLktOX7QJkdjwx-JTw9xStHyLZ_XxWVPc-YpEBjDBew2zF6cJiTdARs9X3aWeT5sZ3FuFoItmAbCdU6Q2klZdlX2FMKHLTyWUcT0pORN8qbbt1gTl2axvg1d4ueyW3b6cs5VFoop_/w640-h426/blue-rumped_pitta_R5_4080-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Blue-rumped Pitta</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2grPCoLJape8lORwEizgoTIuukVycvbFmBiI9odcagvr3RujZulviSes-v3imjj7pkk_ZPzhYkvIa_iDdBa5I49fr5fqbBy1kJwOtO41fMYlmHLRUB24ObBll9L5KgPTD2Ycn3dPJ64vfwjCLsQGmZiNE9_G5zytQnN1HDwSS0Jt3QImM9Inkr-z/s1200/fujian_niltava_R5_4074-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2grPCoLJape8lORwEizgoTIuukVycvbFmBiI9odcagvr3RujZulviSes-v3imjj7pkk_ZPzhYkvIa_iDdBa5I49fr5fqbBy1kJwOtO41fMYlmHLRUB24ObBll9L5KgPTD2Ycn3dPJ64vfwjCLsQGmZiNE9_G5zytQnN1HDwSS0Jt3QImM9Inkr-z/w640-h426/fujian_niltava_R5_4074-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fujian Niltava</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5aUqN77NPPytNHz0-LvO-Bc11PKhx59SAhnoKo6catJ8MWB-IQLDVUjmEyayjN_JMjUuydKHRuyvqbF8pt9ehy2at0BJONkRdZy47AcCBYkqDHc_aR2u-XsZ_qQ1rNZOdAEWvkiNxNOsDCyjpWY9uqzP4WG6cAe47oujOYI4-2l8YdIoeLzLYCdC/s1200/japanese_robin_R5_4100-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5aUqN77NPPytNHz0-LvO-Bc11PKhx59SAhnoKo6catJ8MWB-IQLDVUjmEyayjN_JMjUuydKHRuyvqbF8pt9ehy2at0BJONkRdZy47AcCBYkqDHc_aR2u-XsZ_qQ1rNZOdAEWvkiNxNOsDCyjpWY9uqzP4WG6cAe47oujOYI4-2l8YdIoeLzLYCdC/w640-h426/japanese_robin_R5_4100-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Japanese Robin. While more common further north, this species is a super vagrant to Vietnam</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh945HkSA8qoDGCJRZ7fzUrm4t7rzyEATBTP6s2iGwZpX3yYFD_v923yg_bAsHcn49GWCXilSYk4Jkj7qCawZqr3cNurjdrYSum1Jfhho56jikfHPUOyxlZo61USMXUp1MHsHUGVMkSZ7rMqhmqAWTnd6BzM2EhZvAdb3ccCa8TpR2B5B7h10Hii3YY/s1200/japanese_thrush_R5_4180-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh945HkSA8qoDGCJRZ7fzUrm4t7rzyEATBTP6s2iGwZpX3yYFD_v923yg_bAsHcn49GWCXilSYk4Jkj7qCawZqr3cNurjdrYSum1Jfhho56jikfHPUOyxlZo61USMXUp1MHsHUGVMkSZ7rMqhmqAWTnd6BzM2EhZvAdb3ccCa8TpR2B5B7h10Hii3YY/w640-h426/japanese_thrush_R5_4180-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Japanese Thrush</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFuan-zR_a_OzWRFXrELu5PyYiyoAgQGuIfVd-MzTF4JQSVup2pT-o0VjP8UWlfjtRlcAJuXEdTtCQ7XVjgMwvrEvQ-5NSkAgtLSCprNXJaoU1lOVKVJ-gRRzOkGUxsE0zDZQeKyIDEhLZ34DFZJf4NTH9ba4Kzd52wtD0_TxJTAWM4akPJ_1U5Nd/s1200/japanese_thrush_R5_4222-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFuan-zR_a_OzWRFXrELu5PyYiyoAgQGuIfVd-MzTF4JQSVup2pT-o0VjP8UWlfjtRlcAJuXEdTtCQ7XVjgMwvrEvQ-5NSkAgtLSCprNXJaoU1lOVKVJ-gRRzOkGUxsE0zDZQeKyIDEhLZ34DFZJf4NTH9ba4Kzd52wtD0_TxJTAWM4akPJ_1U5Nd/w640-h426/japanese_thrush_R5_4222-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Japanese Thrush</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlKXxFMHPyRapeJs0sKWkBsOoLjHIsk4CP6RwGFQB-bUpouEOtwtGmfnUEQXkxkOtggHYDEJ8vYp3HMxuTlhQD9Lzl8q_GGLmPpjkC4ITtHSaEsG6mtcZdetsxVdNDv-cgBCKCKn7ICilpI-mLthMN8fc-SMGT7rvcT4Rm2LzMT3untiXE3QYPqam/s1200/rufous-throated_fulvetta_R5_4195-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlKXxFMHPyRapeJs0sKWkBsOoLjHIsk4CP6RwGFQB-bUpouEOtwtGmfnUEQXkxkOtggHYDEJ8vYp3HMxuTlhQD9Lzl8q_GGLmPpjkC4ITtHSaEsG6mtcZdetsxVdNDv-cgBCKCKn7ICilpI-mLthMN8fc-SMGT7rvcT4Rm2LzMT3untiXE3QYPqam/w640-h426/rufous-throated_fulvetta_R5_4195-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Rufous-throated Fulvetta</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSk_eG_cu_ej9vh8eyuOapBdRcaaF7c3y-toAGK5VFmGcLF374CvG4mytNq-EgBIQnMgligl5MCob7IJwq5jv0N9AUEQjWkPa8X25uxqowhnHG5-0HRxh-yi0cphPP-sMDcbgeqjAabj-eArSNBJosQEeJ4txdMWAzY1PFVDYD6028UwhLCTfxl3sJ/s1200/fork-tailed_sunbird_R5_4591-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="801" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSk_eG_cu_ej9vh8eyuOapBdRcaaF7c3y-toAGK5VFmGcLF374CvG4mytNq-EgBIQnMgligl5MCob7IJwq5jv0N9AUEQjWkPa8X25uxqowhnHG5-0HRxh-yi0cphPP-sMDcbgeqjAabj-eArSNBJosQEeJ4txdMWAzY1PFVDYD6028UwhLCTfxl3sJ/w428-h640/fork-tailed_sunbird_R5_4591-CR3.jpg" width="428" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fork-tailed Sunbird</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />From Cuc Phong we moved on to one of the real treats of the trip, the incredible Van Long Nature Reserve. Here the still water of the Hong River Delta meanders past massive karst limestone mountains that host the last remaining population of the critically endangered Delacour's Langur. With a total population of just 200 or so animals, seeing one in this immense landscape is difficult. We floated the marsh in a sampan for a lovely late afternoon of birding, scenery, and searching for langurs. There was even a great cave in the limestone to float the sampan into. With only minutes to go on our outing and daylight quickly waning, keen-eyed guide Tien spotted a small group of langurs high on a limestone ridge. 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A terrible photo at long range, but good enough for the memories.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Our next location of Cao Bang would be the worst weather we would experience on the trip. This location high in the mountains contains many great species and some endemics, but the socked in conditions made birding very difficult. After a day of no change, with nothing in the immediate forecast that looked promising, we move on a day earlier than planned. 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiq4Pji-5t3aBA1oP3W7CrTD1ul02qEPSdxNEx-0xkCoWsZv5sAN4-QfJp4PXJw_dzmMxfiGTqX-ykmBwD5kqpryIeKhvD4HfFTpwSHVbYdv9s7eOKovF3vAGk04xbYM-SIyDqbY32Whj5LzAgITx3Pp9AaGc8CL0c_nKYZ499MjxwPF0UwoCFkIc/s1200/pipit_R5_5108-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiq4Pji-5t3aBA1oP3W7CrTD1ul02qEPSdxNEx-0xkCoWsZv5sAN4-QfJp4PXJw_dzmMxfiGTqX-ykmBwD5kqpryIeKhvD4HfFTpwSHVbYdv9s7eOKovF3vAGk04xbYM-SIyDqbY32Whj5LzAgITx3Pp9AaGc8CL0c_nKYZ499MjxwPF0UwoCFkIc/w640-h426/pipit_R5_5108-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Olive-backed Pipit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tPWGaoCuL4h58D5yoAN3S1BW0iLOkAsLwFPmW1xpOf1lQH0WWQvVjcXR7AFjkPkwibtHE3XRY1K17A2Uy8b3tczn4rk0YNnitZRhsMY4H6X9WDxlxCk3WgIS5TmsM3VUaX1MDHPokH7N7ZyO8CHJLi5GSdol-wk67KZ3mX2ki0h3ojzn-p0Cigi0/s1200/streak-throated_scimitar-babbler_R5_5281-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tPWGaoCuL4h58D5yoAN3S1BW0iLOkAsLwFPmW1xpOf1lQH0WWQvVjcXR7AFjkPkwibtHE3XRY1K17A2Uy8b3tczn4rk0YNnitZRhsMY4H6X9WDxlxCk3WgIS5TmsM3VUaX1MDHPokH7N7ZyO8CHJLi5GSdol-wk67KZ3mX2ki0h3ojzn-p0Cigi0/w640-h426/streak-throated_scimitar-babbler_R5_5281-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Streak-throated Scimitar-Babbler</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">With extra time we moved west to our final birding location of trip, the scenic mountains of Mu Cang Chai. This area is famous for it's terraced rice fields and is a popular location for landscape photographers in June and September. We didn't see the lime green expanses of terraced rice, but did see some dramatic vistas and fantastic birds. There are no lodges or hotels in this area so we did what is locally known as a "Home Stay." This is similar to what we would call an AirBNB at home. Our host family was fantastic, great food and very friendly. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZH17v8uiwHreIBcP2Z13iB11VKI5ua4KsOWjP2vJanhBOXFhW4gYnGFFjjcfwvUYJj6fY1CbaNp1-z91x9SQIKTKMSo_Typk9TK7VKfI0VPjLZRoJMsDVgn6kk2S5rOF_1c7OqSFK_LPRIRJu4R9oMlkrq0JXhtLHAE9fMmx6ZNFVA8QIKAlsoKaj/s1200/IMG_9602_-1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZH17v8uiwHreIBcP2Z13iB11VKI5ua4KsOWjP2vJanhBOXFhW4gYnGFFjjcfwvUYJj6fY1CbaNp1-z91x9SQIKTKMSo_Typk9TK7VKfI0VPjLZRoJMsDVgn6kk2S5rOF_1c7OqSFK_LPRIRJu4R9oMlkrq0JXhtLHAE9fMmx6ZNFVA8QIKAlsoKaj/w640-h480/IMG_9602_-1000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our first dinner at the Home Stay</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvgac0fJ4iMNg6PmpuZh10QRPl44JfWyzHKK6ZrkN-A1dskcI-D-Vm0UHrAUBaazy05xi1yZ4F7PvpifphzoCseuJgm8sVdCD3mwzB9oV6cgvWVzHtTrn2C35Ew7cZgYb5taI3zoTqy25jbE2tBs2qxp2Yd2uZMKZvf6EGaR0uCTRg09OUydVxUZ_/w640-h480/IMG_9658_-1000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The terraced rice fields aren't so green quite yet</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlTplkuzHwirFCkpA45UWQGQDvUbQ9FbQqcEjs2fFTVHaFxV9YFGnGzH9akT2CSRpUbOF-kQwV_wf5rt6QV5r9e5GddT57J4sViYx1V0Ucg1mWTpweLFG8u6hAHk1tAoEUBzEDjS3oPtivqgWgjXOCwVgXwlKqrUxv0HWvKQDQnQTrQTowscSq_ci/s1200/black-headed_greenfinch_R5_5379-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1iJoETDCelezYXsDR4dW2VxkYewvyPcJfdIVkz0Lie7Z0mNdgbKnDHqaKCtY2uLWUyXJDWRS988dvzh7WuR7oNg-mYyfs0IKk5dFpGzcgES-UP0HiKgzplzN5V7cvKN5SGGeX7IhW11dz0uUUR0wtJ9FUbV-LQEnZPpEpRyqOGWPri4-oTs5G0rd/w426-h640/yellow-cheeked_tit_R5_6192-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Yellow-cheeked Tit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDJRwCuwKHFYLJ_kBtkxTLITJMseEvj-NJ7l8TTHiwvOhCzJPbtI7mn7_0zhfWdOTkZVGGZXu3ZUGkgGodGTid0TnHw3ciHrIo8HnmtxZjot9NnJjiJIp0062wRO-alPN-SlKskzAOqNMBpCflrIrNNKg_GPWzcnJSdLRBnBsa1TLY4at725IHQVn/s1200/yellow-bellied_fairy-fantail_R5_6327-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDJRwCuwKHFYLJ_kBtkxTLITJMseEvj-NJ7l8TTHiwvOhCzJPbtI7mn7_0zhfWdOTkZVGGZXu3ZUGkgGodGTid0TnHw3ciHrIo8HnmtxZjot9NnJjiJIp0062wRO-alPN-SlKskzAOqNMBpCflrIrNNKg_GPWzcnJSdLRBnBsa1TLY4at725IHQVn/w640-h426/yellow-bellied_fairy-fantail_R5_6327-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeVxdcAk2oGxMtSpr1JdRW7CJtJlZX0mQ6Qqm0G2Kb3xs1DdsGGIg5D6Rk1Z_djGSbS0gZDCdrYk2yoY0_vx6cjDiio1ft-VMp86VvKKVn8a3br8rl_X27TFqERGb0xF8gatOOLGF_S7aDF00jR7NtNciSah8S8CPtISTO-UOBRhlSIOamGEhHrTl/s1200/white-collared_yuhina_R5_6442-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeVxdcAk2oGxMtSpr1JdRW7CJtJlZX0mQ6Qqm0G2Kb3xs1DdsGGIg5D6Rk1Z_djGSbS0gZDCdrYk2yoY0_vx6cjDiio1ft-VMp86VvKKVn8a3br8rl_X27TFqERGb0xF8gatOOLGF_S7aDF00jR7NtNciSah8S8CPtISTO-UOBRhlSIOamGEhHrTl/w640-h426/white-collared_yuhina_R5_6442-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">White-collared Yuhina</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrO-Xh80W94FlJk_x5MHrqvrjgRUBGPkGTndk9M_aHbUNZAt2RLvTtz7BUza15y63WT64aauz2YCN0bJVLvJrA0atoLufUY4jHGes6et4S2zUe77OjGnO-oeTTo1otti2AIrWEDTuy3B8ioi4J1k1KAu1ZDQtiC5rgRaS_962dzoy8m7ytvjalIsKs/s1200/whiskered_yuhina_R5_5766-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrO-Xh80W94FlJk_x5MHrqvrjgRUBGPkGTndk9M_aHbUNZAt2RLvTtz7BUza15y63WT64aauz2YCN0bJVLvJrA0atoLufUY4jHGes6et4S2zUe77OjGnO-oeTTo1otti2AIrWEDTuy3B8ioi4J1k1KAu1ZDQtiC5rgRaS_962dzoy8m7ytvjalIsKs/w640-h426/whiskered_yuhina_R5_5766-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Whiskered Yuhina</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfngoXPfxITwE0MVtknkO1V88rRVoWDxaVYDG46zlHh-JW-pS1JMi9I8BAh21M-gfcLq87L_2Dq1FdXYarYimz7pWGf9irUFeSqCRJbLxhdWYenjUonTdCOA2uMH-PXfgvtJFNYAUfBYUslQu1MhGAh1giiV3twnTAHtWNVtOvUGk6yCTldBMp6Vh/s1200/spot-breasted_parrotbill_R5_5908-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfngoXPfxITwE0MVtknkO1V88rRVoWDxaVYDG46zlHh-JW-pS1JMi9I8BAh21M-gfcLq87L_2Dq1FdXYarYimz7pWGf9irUFeSqCRJbLxhdWYenjUonTdCOA2uMH-PXfgvtJFNYAUfBYUslQu1MhGAh1giiV3twnTAHtWNVtOvUGk6yCTldBMp6Vh/w426-h640/spot-breasted_parrotbill_R5_5908-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Spot-breasted Parrotbill</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQKnomXBix6ajP3sYVUhfegsI_rXvmZ7fNCXQf5T-052-xPGOPeMOHVEr7j0DkGN5lgyqMt9nsHcT5qCWQZ5FAD2oVcGLHJvnaMnej3LIaboEmZFOJtxUIGNAAIACl_0LMuKyjmXgmXZ-mhjfoDz1dXuWGdh49zwUqrWri-SoVITMm4J4J5HMGzah/s1200/spectacled_barwing_R5_6205-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQKnomXBix6ajP3sYVUhfegsI_rXvmZ7fNCXQf5T-052-xPGOPeMOHVEr7j0DkGN5lgyqMt9nsHcT5qCWQZ5FAD2oVcGLHJvnaMnej3LIaboEmZFOJtxUIGNAAIACl_0LMuKyjmXgmXZ-mhjfoDz1dXuWGdh49zwUqrWri-SoVITMm4J4J5HMGzah/w640-h428/spectacled_barwing_R5_6205-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Spectacled Barwing</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSscNXmd1jJuiCsB3UasLs2u-PdcmY-rbcP6H4IRgZwTu1pgpN2WE2oFDxvKfVc3Da6go8l7Cs8VB3PItaJ_BZwHWfuOEbkfthzxThZ1aQbWU-6owsiOXaMojUEnjnqdjMbDt0T8of5nRG_Gb966DH5TyLtcPf0crppQ6Kmg6B0zTcD64kcc-jBDKH/s1200/small_niltava_R5_5616-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSscNXmd1jJuiCsB3UasLs2u-PdcmY-rbcP6H4IRgZwTu1pgpN2WE2oFDxvKfVc3Da6go8l7Cs8VB3PItaJ_BZwHWfuOEbkfthzxThZ1aQbWU-6owsiOXaMojUEnjnqdjMbDt0T8of5nRG_Gb966DH5TyLtcPf0crppQ6Kmg6B0zTcD64kcc-jBDKH/w426-h640/small_niltava_R5_5616-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Small Niltava</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip43ZEDu2bmXz9eNqLE9M9dk9z_gETeHKwKpfZW2bmuAtztOB3oIR5yALu_K9yCnq6Bt5uh6x0Qwxh53foU-MaN4_TzBrjh2WyvE0zn5qD23ffFkPFt_KFDoODS3-dcgYnk9p3xmIse5d6icBxuErrESTs2i8-e0_SQfc7PMRD33qsWE-W5xMm243t/s1200/short-billed_minivet_R5_6314-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip43ZEDu2bmXz9eNqLE9M9dk9z_gETeHKwKpfZW2bmuAtztOB3oIR5yALu_K9yCnq6Bt5uh6x0Qwxh53foU-MaN4_TzBrjh2WyvE0zn5qD23ffFkPFt_KFDoODS3-dcgYnk9p3xmIse5d6icBxuErrESTs2i8-e0_SQfc7PMRD33qsWE-W5xMm243t/w426-h640/short-billed_minivet_R5_6314-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Short-billed Minivet</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHb8lNRE9OH4_r2SPtBZ5y2RVr5f0ZaTIkQlNM6UGMfSlyapCEqvplkSnptb1_uBwTqstWIjdvYuUcze3fqdCwwjzZBFKrCjOQIV7fWu0pLkkN6u3BZEyDnTsTOAk3BDQKnjwv2A5_ldFA_woFg-hANCG8TjzP8voNNyNHEimYgWqrcuEzRjPc1E1/s1200/pale-throated_wren-babbler_R5_5942-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHb8lNRE9OH4_r2SPtBZ5y2RVr5f0ZaTIkQlNM6UGMfSlyapCEqvplkSnptb1_uBwTqstWIjdvYuUcze3fqdCwwjzZBFKrCjOQIV7fWu0pLkkN6u3BZEyDnTsTOAk3BDQKnjwv2A5_ldFA_woFg-hANCG8TjzP8voNNyNHEimYgWqrcuEzRjPc1E1/w640-h426/pale-throated_wren-babbler_R5_5942-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pale-throated Wren-Babbler. A real skulker and a treat to see this well.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdznbqDhqfMGclzW7O7KQsSptaO9ygqPjfjiwfiqf0Zs_RaNeMhIt--HcyZ4GTaj654_9EuDUz8Dr4oJPcpOWsxLYz05SScj23U5jBeDd9y_iv_e8zan_wyIqKl0-dSV9B_nUOZQTAuaig8sc19C3do-ZEdROJIB54SO3GSyuZNRBx-Xyek_3NUamm/s1200/mrs_goulds_sunbird_R5_6101-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="801" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdznbqDhqfMGclzW7O7KQsSptaO9ygqPjfjiwfiqf0Zs_RaNeMhIt--HcyZ4GTaj654_9EuDUz8Dr4oJPcpOWsxLYz05SScj23U5jBeDd9y_iv_e8zan_wyIqKl0-dSV9B_nUOZQTAuaig8sc19C3do-ZEdROJIB54SO3GSyuZNRBx-Xyek_3NUamm/w428-h640/mrs_goulds_sunbird_R5_6101-CR3.jpg" width="428" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mrs. Gould's Sunbird</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGREUMmhu8YBx6oebau9FlqYu0EgQKHz2is8q5q798P1qzNBAaIFPCS2yK-KaDf8v9-Hi2q7Y2jCPAcWX8otnmWWPNDNkJd-03WlQBeV6KSy8nC79Ky5kf5L23zzPY8SWKX9UlwPG9RTc7fNQVPKmWKZLPT8AS6X5AEzZ1Zhom_opcFqx7uaIOEqPK/s1200/green-tailed_sunbird_R5_5732-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGREUMmhu8YBx6oebau9FlqYu0EgQKHz2is8q5q798P1qzNBAaIFPCS2yK-KaDf8v9-Hi2q7Y2jCPAcWX8otnmWWPNDNkJd-03WlQBeV6KSy8nC79Ky5kf5L23zzPY8SWKX9UlwPG9RTc7fNQVPKmWKZLPT8AS6X5AEzZ1Zhom_opcFqx7uaIOEqPK/w640-h426/green-tailed_sunbird_R5_5732-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Green-tailed Sunbird</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt83DCk0i_YH8EVnRCXQyyVPYz1O0Ni6oWTjdxFntughMlH1lvD6W3gFyw6F9joNsi-P2Fc8uN__ku85rZJtI7eNJWP-zUKGHXf_8UBjaMh7SRvkhf6BuLKnPkXE_BCOTljU4A-Hi1nkYhUoP1kaPS9-bRuPsdJNyaQjD7tJwuSyJ58TB26skgv9rD/s1200/crested_bunting_R5_6430-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt83DCk0i_YH8EVnRCXQyyVPYz1O0Ni6oWTjdxFntughMlH1lvD6W3gFyw6F9joNsi-P2Fc8uN__ku85rZJtI7eNJWP-zUKGHXf_8UBjaMh7SRvkhf6BuLKnPkXE_BCOTljU4A-Hi1nkYhUoP1kaPS9-bRuPsdJNyaQjD7tJwuSyJ58TB26skgv9rD/w426-h640/crested_bunting_R5_6430-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Crested Bunting</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkZtZrh0_cg8Vwc7Mb39-crblLcUnMK8RF_99uA789wcl4Djzi_l1MOKxS311zgEvqjj4wAcYjMI8LDkynYvibq4PMMmwE6xELQest2W2V4je4NpNBYn-5Pyr6hdsNkPEmWTHd9mmF9iAyCT4l3e9MkQc2SEUFU7TboBfUEDb8wHb50Aw-nWEKUHZ/s1200/black-faced_warbler_R5_6672-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkZtZrh0_cg8Vwc7Mb39-crblLcUnMK8RF_99uA789wcl4Djzi_l1MOKxS311zgEvqjj4wAcYjMI8LDkynYvibq4PMMmwE6xELQest2W2V4je4NpNBYn-5Pyr6hdsNkPEmWTHd9mmF9iAyCT4l3e9MkQc2SEUFU7TboBfUEDb8wHb50Aw-nWEKUHZ/w640-h426/black-faced_warbler_R5_6672-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Black-faced Warbler</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yKYz0jO0fLCBjFcBjX46l1LeGAADH_oMzFVg8cQEPPUUgBNuNqqt2OHnyv_7KiyxHOYRUFjrY33AE6J00wPqhBT807G2cjXsglntiVtUTwtbI49vQYMW-zcBhiomg1AhuSTlsBPue_xK0O89G3PFUXACdcyBHn_1SrTO1uUIS7igpIc2EXNFYYJG/s1200/chestnut-crowned_warbler_R5_6640-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yKYz0jO0fLCBjFcBjX46l1LeGAADH_oMzFVg8cQEPPUUgBNuNqqt2OHnyv_7KiyxHOYRUFjrY33AE6J00wPqhBT807G2cjXsglntiVtUTwtbI49vQYMW-zcBhiomg1AhuSTlsBPue_xK0O89G3PFUXACdcyBHn_1SrTO1uUIS7igpIc2EXNFYYJG/w640-h426/chestnut-crowned_warbler_R5_6640-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Chestnut-crowned Warbler</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWvQwQdc7GRcIs_QPYAvACPQ4hthSFKM2S0YcG9mKxd2siyw-PpWpbuKDBlFTwAcfy4qA0rIwxAHzHEIIFKDHpBMRMhQnOOLLnQyKZ8jtOWWKpaK9S_Geu3EMxzVfopbK2BWNYWoICPTKxiAFaXx1wZ7YAvPfnt4wSTRUMqPG2wxCa32z6BFKmRLh/s1200/rusty-capped_fulvetta_R5_6513-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWvQwQdc7GRcIs_QPYAvACPQ4hthSFKM2S0YcG9mKxd2siyw-PpWpbuKDBlFTwAcfy4qA0rIwxAHzHEIIFKDHpBMRMhQnOOLLnQyKZ8jtOWWKpaK9S_Geu3EMxzVfopbK2BWNYWoICPTKxiAFaXx1wZ7YAvPfnt4wSTRUMqPG2wxCa32z6BFKmRLh/w640-h426/rusty-capped_fulvetta_R5_6513-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Rusty-capped Fulvetta</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwjiWdoUq1HB7rx_lG9oazmZruBfns0Qb-EbsSksBMFl3PEqH-imQnTILHxWCuU-40fkJo_jWlJqxuf5bvbyCabGJv6gXIJS1k72Ti2r3K0NfhCa6FVbTq60npy2o05aTsK37lC11s4-ZF_jw_Rtq9Qq-q0DB_8MelA1zSC4dDuAuzVumqF8OxxVm/s1200/black-throated_tit_R5_6606-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwjiWdoUq1HB7rx_lG9oazmZruBfns0Qb-EbsSksBMFl3PEqH-imQnTILHxWCuU-40fkJo_jWlJqxuf5bvbyCabGJv6gXIJS1k72Ti2r3K0NfhCa6FVbTq60npy2o05aTsK37lC11s4-ZF_jw_Rtq9Qq-q0DB_8MelA1zSC4dDuAuzVumqF8OxxVm/w426-h640/black-throated_tit_R5_6606-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Black-throated Tit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A long day of travel got us back to Hanoi for our late departure. Many, many hours later we were home. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTukRTx9p82XwOZoY_51GtN1NhJeNYZBJRnOay3A0rsyQCnOtR9tEhWnpzqrAXbBtQ_xRrZfGAdArWg3Oe_8kMd25uE3ewlpnWFF72LXRlKBSo6ltssQ_02ElSWvZUAvGD0tbQS_bQ8w7RBSEbuM9yliksFw0HwL4rrxlRHOiMS5oIkDgFcnPTYnK/s1200/IMG_9746_-1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTukRTx9p82XwOZoY_51GtN1NhJeNYZBJRnOay3A0rsyQCnOtR9tEhWnpzqrAXbBtQ_xRrZfGAdArWg3Oe_8kMd25uE3ewlpnWFF72LXRlKBSo6ltssQ_02ElSWvZUAvGD0tbQS_bQ8w7RBSEbuM9yliksFw0HwL4rrxlRHOiMS5oIkDgFcnPTYnK/w640-h480/IMG_9746_-1000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We very much enjoyed our time in Vietnam. It is safe, friendly and full of great scenery and birds. Thanks as always to our special friends Tim and Agnes for another fantastic trip together. Our excellent driver and field food cook Ty was outstanding and we thank him a bunch for keeping us safe and fed. Our trip guide Tien of <a href="https://vietbirdtours.com/" target="_blank">Vietbird Tours</a>, was as good a guide as they come and a real pleasure to spend a month with. We highly recommend Tien and <a href="https://vietbirdtours.com/" target="_blank">Vietbird Tours</a> for those looking for any kind of wildlife trip to Vietnam. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUixsX-mHlWJ53H6S6YY6bztDzRCSpEWd7pfE2xtujWuc_jsa4hDUg6LGsbS0yKGG86JCC7o7CcBPUuzuAlP0nxeVEyAhURq-KR2TyG_ai3wGt1l2DD2N8Q3Kly3q9X7xVDlaDLV2rr04AZwPfP6tffUvMw0_euqdfBBIEZopKG4Z0e0Kais01q3q/s1200/IMG_9695_-1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUixsX-mHlWJ53H6S6YY6bztDzRCSpEWd7pfE2xtujWuc_jsa4hDUg6LGsbS0yKGG86JCC7o7CcBPUuzuAlP0nxeVEyAhURq-KR2TyG_ai3wGt1l2DD2N8Q3Kly3q9X7xVDlaDLV2rr04AZwPfP6tffUvMw0_euqdfBBIEZopKG4Z0e0Kais01q3q/w480-h640/IMG_9695_-1000.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tien and Ty</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxV9jPSiN71gm-HDAn2SAykAkSraEXpInqqbD0O1hfut88gA1MrJVHvwiPfi_6zMDqiKPokqR40ARU5jtYxr3a3WM0fPPkTETozu5zXmtJbIZTFJG7kR2C6aXqeV4P6PkqmTf8U6ThB834iGqzXz_X9RpP4MiK_gllQMJJQbpIN0nz5oJsyddqQmd/s1000/IMG_9704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxV9jPSiN71gm-HDAn2SAykAkSraEXpInqqbD0O1hfut88gA1MrJVHvwiPfi_6zMDqiKPokqR40ARU5jtYxr3a3WM0fPPkTETozu5zXmtJbIZTFJG7kR2C6aXqeV4P6PkqmTf8U6ThB834iGqzXz_X9RpP4MiK_gllQMJJQbpIN0nz5oJsyddqQmd/w640-h480/IMG_9704.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Bob Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947517142239842329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432092437531277675.post-16534178950834588232023-03-19T15:41:00.001-07:002023-03-19T15:41:41.465-07:00Vietnam - Part 2<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6SPFi-a59KF0knWQ8SE7pCKz9fFnIz5UvGEXhNs-NHEXdBP1SSe5g0lSMCMai_Hk6-r2C_qeSQrYPSmave03hD9we_-JqtD81YvPzPcwRF-8NkUDJyVXnnIgHxbsVd1mGrGvsHZiDwoSFqb1HkD7CO55o552PC-vqHxEX7v_ivFASpO8Dq13DgsUH/s1200/golden-winged_laughingthrush_R5_2854-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6SPFi-a59KF0knWQ8SE7pCKz9fFnIz5UvGEXhNs-NHEXdBP1SSe5g0lSMCMai_Hk6-r2C_qeSQrYPSmave03hD9we_-JqtD81YvPzPcwRF-8NkUDJyVXnnIgHxbsVd1mGrGvsHZiDwoSFqb1HkD7CO55o552PC-vqHxEX7v_ivFASpO8Dq13DgsUH/w400-h266/golden-winged_laughingthrush_R5_2854-CR3.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Golden-winged Laughingthrush</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;">February 21 to February 27. </span></p><p><a href="https://ebird.org/tripreport/113724" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">Link to eBird Trip Report</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In case you missed it: <a href="https://binocularsinthebackcountry.blogspot.com/2023/03/vietnam-part-1.html" target="_blank">Vietnam - Part 1</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continuing north from the high plateau of Da Lat we traveled to the dry lowland <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipterocarpaceae" target="_blank">dipterocarp</a> forest of Yok Don National Park near the Cambodia border. We were now moving into the central part of Vietnam, with long drives between sites, but also where few organized birding tours ever get. After the cool, sometimes even cold temperatures of Da Lat, it was a shock to the system to be back in the hot lowlands. Thankfully this would be the last of the hot temperatures for the remainder of the trip. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoxPnkimDL7NiC_jo465uNWY1_YrEMljsBs3xsFbAoCbcyB19aap6fTb60mhV_mqvFHYR077dVnj3PaGjm3ZNhQS8zl74Jdl1UKAxSP3igv6dbsUl-r38uCajwewj7sNlH5oZmeIZlAJpO39fOOkoTt6umsF9xiBdalActYcf3ro-5txI3sQw40zO/s1200/IMG_8937_-1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoxPnkimDL7NiC_jo465uNWY1_YrEMljsBs3xsFbAoCbcyB19aap6fTb60mhV_mqvFHYR077dVnj3PaGjm3ZNhQS8zl74Jdl1UKAxSP3igv6dbsUl-r38uCajwewj7sNlH5oZmeIZlAJpO39fOOkoTt6umsF9xiBdalActYcf3ro-5txI3sQw40zO/w640-h480/IMG_8937_-1000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Passing rice fields along the way</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmnyqH75LcYq7dC3MwinlKVmzJGOTpipEVawwnUAzG3WX3wADRUebpspO10qzZRj8ms7RVb_hwS7Ff1_uCdNMSe1PlFz7X-IfJ8I7Ye8sAEMKCbS3jpXhDFlR59KpWviwTJns465cX9cWOLHdBbWAqbaDrqlIbI_FzN8Iy3ZQ_Fci0mZuSODOw19o/s1200/IMG_8948_-1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmnyqH75LcYq7dC3MwinlKVmzJGOTpipEVawwnUAzG3WX3wADRUebpspO10qzZRj8ms7RVb_hwS7Ff1_uCdNMSe1PlFz7X-IfJ8I7Ye8sAEMKCbS3jpXhDFlR59KpWviwTJns465cX9cWOLHdBbWAqbaDrqlIbI_FzN8Iy3ZQ_Fci0mZuSODOw19o/w640-h480/IMG_8948_-1000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These lowland forest can look bleak during the dry season but there are actually quite a few birds</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgychu3y-rPOVgT4Ox2Nhmpi4ZcM72Nu1fk1BYtlP3NSrQidqPljW6xna3YzGr1KQCy4ZrWKEb_LAes1ASz8SdrJYRwjZ6clbii8jTBYO8YIB_YfNz9V-WfJVzRAhSwK_AuZTBCeHeB8DP-afxnbfNM_7At6Qu4rYOcGBx9Y53kpUzau4TNeujcNPf-/s1200/necklaced_barbet_R5_1177-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgychu3y-rPOVgT4Ox2Nhmpi4ZcM72Nu1fk1BYtlP3NSrQidqPljW6xna3YzGr1KQCy4ZrWKEb_LAes1ASz8SdrJYRwjZ6clbii8jTBYO8YIB_YfNz9V-WfJVzRAhSwK_AuZTBCeHeB8DP-afxnbfNM_7At6Qu4rYOcGBx9Y53kpUzau4TNeujcNPf-/w640-h426/necklaced_barbet_R5_1177-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Necklaced Barbet</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivs0mlrEUpMKeENTDXVg2vM-JgaDHgWfiXmj8XqNu9scbvrm0XbHitkeNGLnDgDpO5KvcKVqY1N_p3pXIyewhuDtBHxVUVPfC2wDO178czN2gzi5zYW9yqxXG9bn4ie0MT8V7S8HX7URagHQgyaWJq90EKChfmzynJOdmeCLehUYaEe_L2aPq2t8my/s1200/yellow-footed_green_pigeon_R5_1265-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivs0mlrEUpMKeENTDXVg2vM-JgaDHgWfiXmj8XqNu9scbvrm0XbHitkeNGLnDgDpO5KvcKVqY1N_p3pXIyewhuDtBHxVUVPfC2wDO178czN2gzi5zYW9yqxXG9bn4ie0MT8V7S8HX7URagHQgyaWJq90EKChfmzynJOdmeCLehUYaEe_L2aPq2t8my/w640-h428/yellow-footed_green_pigeon_R5_1265-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvPhxzBoJsZ0Eztx22ss4_dA17K7m57ZaTDwWcF8Y1QOOpnM3ShUBAmiceLszxaqc6P-efakhTGfa9_R8vCg4-e1jXaOG0n8YC64tuYvXt6gayhPAYQlOvxo0ASgIpfu2eZLZc8gSBppQX48sTkRvukj6USHqP4jg5EACFPmh78lCbqawIa0oQoOo/s1200/ashy_drong_R5_1413-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvPhxzBoJsZ0Eztx22ss4_dA17K7m57ZaTDwWcF8Y1QOOpnM3ShUBAmiceLszxaqc6P-efakhTGfa9_R8vCg4-e1jXaOG0n8YC64tuYvXt6gayhPAYQlOvxo0ASgIpfu2eZLZc8gSBppQX48sTkRvukj6USHqP4jg5EACFPmh78lCbqawIa0oQoOo/w426-h640/ashy_drong_R5_1413-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ashy Drongo</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTu2FeiIlTuTz_peMw5o55k_4EUsBoP3hWo5jr0DFyYYIxfpYpN2XZRLdjCv2WU_f_-BS0mmNDyC3T6kpUu-Y_ABELyLFUM_QuApZagA9LUlTzCFQ2XION-iC7d1uSebrSbGDltFteE3GZAktmOxYcM_JktZwQVNzoSXlU8kx4vQUMVG9sneVr0gI5/s1200/brown_boobook_R5_1496-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="801" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTu2FeiIlTuTz_peMw5o55k_4EUsBoP3hWo5jr0DFyYYIxfpYpN2XZRLdjCv2WU_f_-BS0mmNDyC3T6kpUu-Y_ABELyLFUM_QuApZagA9LUlTzCFQ2XION-iC7d1uSebrSbGDltFteE3GZAktmOxYcM_JktZwQVNzoSXlU8kx4vQUMVG9sneVr0gI5/w428-h640/brown_boobook_R5_1496-CR3.jpg" width="428" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Brown Boobook</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtLy6HnQEkaGLM8b5hHPVH3jSX2KJuN6PUozci_jMA7FHRR2WtAU0-7pPiu3Po1dmCw9sCmZBgeHCYmGKAPv7D_dKrkVFOwdj2HmuzqWTCW22htDY8_1LP7hz50TO9ZdVVelJvCv66i9C75waNWhglgXMnma57ms-v70CdbfobcvWYTJNUGrdqwGt/s1200/burmese_nuthatch_R5_1464-CR3-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="801" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtLy6HnQEkaGLM8b5hHPVH3jSX2KJuN6PUozci_jMA7FHRR2WtAU0-7pPiu3Po1dmCw9sCmZBgeHCYmGKAPv7D_dKrkVFOwdj2HmuzqWTCW22htDY8_1LP7hz50TO9ZdVVelJvCv66i9C75waNWhglgXMnma57ms-v70CdbfobcvWYTJNUGrdqwGt/w428-h640/burmese_nuthatch_R5_1464-CR3-2.jpg" width="428" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Burmese Nuthatch</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRd0Boxlje6MKXQgAaHDHw404axD2m-IBujmjLfOmk5fKd6xN2rwdOCjd2cQddov3fOUzr6Y0pVgGfAIrq_AS_XynZf81Qn4Awkh2wp14b3jaU6-hk4JTzXMZZv1p_VUgCKhRIwe9bQZTDqQgOpJkNkuv_xp2QFt-AbbXyDUeXrZiN7zBpGPhIGchP/s1200/chestnut-headed_bee-eater_R5_1324-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="801" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRd0Boxlje6MKXQgAaHDHw404axD2m-IBujmjLfOmk5fKd6xN2rwdOCjd2cQddov3fOUzr6Y0pVgGfAIrq_AS_XynZf81Qn4Awkh2wp14b3jaU6-hk4JTzXMZZv1p_VUgCKhRIwe9bQZTDqQgOpJkNkuv_xp2QFt-AbbXyDUeXrZiN7zBpGPhIGchP/w428-h640/chestnut-headed_bee-eater_R5_1324-CR3.jpg" width="428" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Chestnut-headed Bee-eater</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMUS72j2mLQBexGiDnSaavXXtVA_6SPjHXcuqz-0zKdorObKpv_dwAreua0xpVNpb1775vRvcDVAbopHAqMhMUWVtpmMK2DRp2VrwCYGRhwhqx0xg3wJIvJloz8HJB8lkSnowGPiPHCL52fJZiznZO0A4dqM4db2ZOWoThcm_k5DDuQKa6-7nNuSh9/s1200/striated_swallow_R5_1365-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMUS72j2mLQBexGiDnSaavXXtVA_6SPjHXcuqz-0zKdorObKpv_dwAreua0xpVNpb1775vRvcDVAbopHAqMhMUWVtpmMK2DRp2VrwCYGRhwhqx0xg3wJIvJloz8HJB8lkSnowGPiPHCL52fJZiznZO0A4dqM4db2ZOWoThcm_k5DDuQKa6-7nNuSh9/w640-h426/striated_swallow_R5_1365-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Striated Swallow</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3mB3FOsujJe-Wui5HpodrwEPeJJouXiVIy-SzDhyZEpaxaFBIlhefwQ0rsvmUxskDuxXQufIcxiCxLvoy5f-faPlFmtmksgznOJCq9kn8DQt1LLBC4zrZgViHqqJQXKgS2KMbexaVmhTrWlgeI-bNBydTGZgj9MaEqM8a_obmlzXt-oiUanhG4jz/s1200/indochinese_roller_R5_1530-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3mB3FOsujJe-Wui5HpodrwEPeJJouXiVIy-SzDhyZEpaxaFBIlhefwQ0rsvmUxskDuxXQufIcxiCxLvoy5f-faPlFmtmksgznOJCq9kn8DQt1LLBC4zrZgViHqqJQXKgS2KMbexaVmhTrWlgeI-bNBydTGZgj9MaEqM8a_obmlzXt-oiUanhG4jz/w640-h428/indochinese_roller_R5_1530-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Indochinese Roller</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAq73csbinhb1Jmm9x-UlTHGP9a1zwGdUEK5YbcM95B3rI8HERzJmAfT8H3BtByEkheok3dFQw6UyzNaBh1hLUdcCDT2Ge2zQYEO0aBHxm8ImCgGdhokZT_jt9B_NQRLcLGv5WbzY9iIeb-hiEXXVqIZM0Ii7JPYDki7Z-L6imdvHJZaD0-rkpg9t/s1200/white-rumped_falcon_R5_1624-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAq73csbinhb1Jmm9x-UlTHGP9a1zwGdUEK5YbcM95B3rI8HERzJmAfT8H3BtByEkheok3dFQw6UyzNaBh1hLUdcCDT2Ge2zQYEO0aBHxm8ImCgGdhokZT_jt9B_NQRLcLGv5WbzY9iIeb-hiEXXVqIZM0Ii7JPYDki7Z-L6imdvHJZaD0-rkpg9t/w426-h640/white-rumped_falcon_R5_1624-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">White-rumped Falcon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After some final morning birding at Yok Don we traveled into the central highlands and the small resort town of Mang Den. Many Vietnamese travel here during the summer to escape the city and get out of the heat. Since it was still early spring we missed the large crowds but found the cold and rain. No matter, the birds were worth it. This is the only place on the planet to find the Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush, a species that was only discovered in 2001. This shy bird has only been seen by a handful of birders. Tien had another blind for us to visit here which aided greatly in the sightings of many difficult species, including the laughingthrush. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBA3aZyNZN54l6PGzSmr-iX56OCJogvX-YqNlE88a6sKTIywUqTkEtYoSF_GqR1S22n7B175uJzBiPY14VSbb7UHPHw1qcIasZ6Ya9JF3huhdXQQlgZu5LGVHeM7U2utoaQntJPzwT8FoMJWUwJTWuKSwcPiLNmZ6PW_wBoHhE0eQ4QjnJEjViNBU/s1200/IMG_9024_-1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBA3aZyNZN54l6PGzSmr-iX56OCJogvX-YqNlE88a6sKTIywUqTkEtYoSF_GqR1S22n7B175uJzBiPY14VSbb7UHPHw1qcIasZ6Ya9JF3huhdXQQlgZu5LGVHeM7U2utoaQntJPzwT8FoMJWUwJTWuKSwcPiLNmZ6PW_wBoHhE0eQ4QjnJEjViNBU/w640-h480/IMG_9024_-1000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tim converses at our dinner spot with some local children who are learning English</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Here we would see another very difficult species, the endangered Golden-winged Laughingthrush. This species was discovered in 1999 and has been seen by even fewer birders than Chestnut-eared. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfMG7pttZf0nWNF-vpqR-abAOQV-mwoqKPZnboh1l3MgzJf8ApEh5OX4mcAKm90vauLlUVfWfoOoa72gmDv2hfSU9rySEFHInQVQu3GP6Ey75UThfOhNxBP5vTrT6Te-9Zd2UHms758Rpn6E3Zx3_HyoujWVZWiE8PJMoUXfjs5PnXzyw0S_24BmK/w640-h480/IMG_9097_-1000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We got some nice weather in the morning</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3GkI0JOr2RlseOT421NoQQWFfoUHHQqNWVA7AIBgW7RLdkLKkFWryrqo8DeJuoHFjmIUWjVZXkPBEbKj44b3hC2kUs2XgN5MA99Bt3t_Faf6AxfHKxMADTCZ66KpDdyTf1ZzO2H7wC6Kb9pi5AEcpmsuxq_4KvrlWQzJdsxUpxXSxpJDRJ_KN03Pa/s1200/IMG_9100_-1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pInbrzdG1fSV9I1GnqvO7CqZL61SOQy-nJFKdUiG-gr-MIHddBRH3IBEOnO-7qedOyM7XA5pnyNXu0wtJwq-toTQDan9fQOtDEuicWu6_0Z-683nc6mlEhul0lGz0UQz4w05brLoESkVr9kVst1pX1K4l9dAMTXoBchAiaLPbbgqFzWFyseQsq9D/w640-h428/chinese_blue_flycatcher_R5_2301-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Chinese Blue Flycatcher</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVtazEO4KHSfgF0DM16jUDIVeZw7t4KnKFQzMWwCA65sZAVcSivnkb_73npNHfyFJN-sGwkfXq5SPscwJ_03Hpw_AwDz5C3XC9NW6CkVJkT437_7b4GFPn2kiJK8nCcsuPJhcI0P9eeuszC9UeciyZIh7N3c8heY0dNoXDzi5Xe0rcuBj_2dF-fiS/s1200/long-tailed_shrike_R5_2263-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVtazEO4KHSfgF0DM16jUDIVeZw7t4KnKFQzMWwCA65sZAVcSivnkb_73npNHfyFJN-sGwkfXq5SPscwJ_03Hpw_AwDz5C3XC9NW6CkVJkT437_7b4GFPn2kiJK8nCcsuPJhcI0P9eeuszC9UeciyZIh7N3c8heY0dNoXDzi5Xe0rcuBj_2dF-fiS/w640-h426/long-tailed_shrike_R5_2263-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Long-tailed Shrike</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_zij5JYsn6Aiumd26ndiwlBzn638bTRKGD7PIjYuAKTLvJJXyebsgvc_R6kI51IXKiBllpf9hCioAqJmkr2WsbRfR2GO6NPVn2kXOIhkd2qikIIW8Kn4utN0TAMyXBxA2Fq2G2agb5-jg11eu-WgQZ22V2a9WHxRkRI8qlZ23SvUkHX_pVZ9Bo4n/s1200/black-crowned_barwing_R5_3268-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_zij5JYsn6Aiumd26ndiwlBzn638bTRKGD7PIjYuAKTLvJJXyebsgvc_R6kI51IXKiBllpf9hCioAqJmkr2WsbRfR2GO6NPVn2kXOIhkd2qikIIW8Kn4utN0TAMyXBxA2Fq2G2agb5-jg11eu-WgQZ22V2a9WHxRkRI8qlZ23SvUkHX_pVZ9Bo4n/w426-h640/black-crowned_barwing_R5_3268-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Black-crowned Barwing</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQFWIVMyhkELgi2lCVQT3fKmZxmfvmA8jO8OoufKNoy97XKoINWyP2du4pVvor-EEjpJvLGh_rP12Q4rEP00gw8nV7yBmANOwlBtKRRmodj70w8KSe29_64CK3V_a24tlOqiClaq_w1HRQ6T1ymoBDpT4B9QTRX7CECMqW-pN25NYmQMupYafve7O/s1200/black-crowned_barwing_R5_3439-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQFWIVMyhkELgi2lCVQT3fKmZxmfvmA8jO8OoufKNoy97XKoINWyP2du4pVvor-EEjpJvLGh_rP12Q4rEP00gw8nV7yBmANOwlBtKRRmodj70w8KSe29_64CK3V_a24tlOqiClaq_w1HRQ6T1ymoBDpT4B9QTRX7CECMqW-pN25NYmQMupYafve7O/w640-h426/black-crowned_barwing_R5_3439-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Black-crowned Barwing</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xPvX7tS-7oPbaP9bYDlb_Yv5LVT_Ad_OyAhNhW8lI6J0hl8qVAuUii8qdBadUY9osoclAjKIuk6IKFaN_e-FKPMnRXaZ4erhjdxeVZG5RhJIDb9I26CrGLisP6L6dKto8wdXB2Jdc9DR7Y925VvwaHAnGWvlxA2pwVG2XhdfGfPMxZfh1JDpol1c/s1200/brown-crowned_scimitar-babbler_R5_2377-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xPvX7tS-7oPbaP9bYDlb_Yv5LVT_Ad_OyAhNhW8lI6J0hl8qVAuUii8qdBadUY9osoclAjKIuk6IKFaN_e-FKPMnRXaZ4erhjdxeVZG5RhJIDb9I26CrGLisP6L6dKto8wdXB2Jdc9DR7Y925VvwaHAnGWvlxA2pwVG2XhdfGfPMxZfh1JDpol1c/w640-h426/brown-crowned_scimitar-babbler_R5_2377-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Brown-crowned Scimitar-Babbler</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VA-mzNVwTLgnK2TQ9pJrJERdbyRiMQuMOoQmR3svUfB3wWeZjOQkynhkMEFyGd2cFYBV3bcu2f5SNzqpgYzexq2e87isGFKU5K8uPF67Si0kNPOZDYdOsU5AOIRE3EBPPRoX3vja5iiTMZK9Qfl7xtxNLunkz6gpkbPbjSYLUF385BgdUkngsYtB/s1200/golden-winged_laughingthrush_R5_2729-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VA-mzNVwTLgnK2TQ9pJrJERdbyRiMQuMOoQmR3svUfB3wWeZjOQkynhkMEFyGd2cFYBV3bcu2f5SNzqpgYzexq2e87isGFKU5K8uPF67Si0kNPOZDYdOsU5AOIRE3EBPPRoX3vja5iiTMZK9Qfl7xtxNLunkz6gpkbPbjSYLUF385BgdUkngsYtB/w640-h426/golden-winged_laughingthrush_R5_2729-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Golden-winged Laughingthrush</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUI8fI-nfs1yck9l0Py3GutzrB3MZTcsh4DypLCPjyyTJ9vh4Pgjbsd3Xvc4X8FBxw5nJ0_r31f8P-BieMZ5Yqe3jxkIJinNbaAgZhoSuf1kgZoBSpCeHF0Ue1noH4J8EtpEGN1qG29rPCyoaUiiJIRIvGJGYq6Gfy5GX4_YjcKYaC_3bUbe_mmBt/s1200/indochinese_fulvetta_R5_2548-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUI8fI-nfs1yck9l0Py3GutzrB3MZTcsh4DypLCPjyyTJ9vh4Pgjbsd3Xvc4X8FBxw5nJ0_r31f8P-BieMZ5Yqe3jxkIJinNbaAgZhoSuf1kgZoBSpCeHF0Ue1noH4J8EtpEGN1qG29rPCyoaUiiJIRIvGJGYq6Gfy5GX4_YjcKYaC_3bUbe_mmBt/w640-h426/indochinese_fulvetta_R5_2548-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Indochinese Fulvetta</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8qnxtXhNPmdqzqjqFMSh50QhTtHPAR-6jbAeaGv6N2ieC5nA1F7M9FfVjaqXSUhPxjw_U3FEGkacJMppiofOTpprHJ_nnADg0PmBx0x81m7eduFcw0Gsbcf5hjueGosvgQMoh1vojBBhG7XPDHyC1ROJE4H8unyaAAE8YsU75YdxMPYQPraWce2K/s1200/indochinese_fulvetta_R5_2954-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8qnxtXhNPmdqzqjqFMSh50QhTtHPAR-6jbAeaGv6N2ieC5nA1F7M9FfVjaqXSUhPxjw_U3FEGkacJMppiofOTpprHJ_nnADg0PmBx0x81m7eduFcw0Gsbcf5hjueGosvgQMoh1vojBBhG7XPDHyC1ROJE4H8unyaAAE8YsU75YdxMPYQPraWce2K/w426-h640/indochinese_fulvetta_R5_2954-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Indochinese Fulvetta</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBF62XWATD-Md7wjM-uUojHbgyIhBMhRQZAXXQ5pNUyoBzl_p8YypSg611_j-lTGc559pStFYAFc9cJI5msaMBJVrh2wYk3C71_ba5Wf5tYwtQI94GszYuvi2w_teAeGZWtsuEvdv8gaBJpxI07n0Ia0sjT5HQtlzlEZyjYWuF-jXzEKS3KSA8dYY8/s1200/rufous-winged_fulvetta_R5_2917-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBF62XWATD-Md7wjM-uUojHbgyIhBMhRQZAXXQ5pNUyoBzl_p8YypSg611_j-lTGc559pStFYAFc9cJI5msaMBJVrh2wYk3C71_ba5Wf5tYwtQI94GszYuvi2w_teAeGZWtsuEvdv8gaBJpxI07n0Ia0sjT5HQtlzlEZyjYWuF-jXzEKS3KSA8dYY8/w640-h428/rufous-winged_fulvetta_R5_2917-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Rufous-winged Fulvetta</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GeAVezNlP71hvGmhZNRXxTYzgcdd6Qa1hvgnm5Li7wPLGT45A7MIdkuaURSeJKnZziSn7MUMYk2Tn3Hgfo92pj6_OeEzOQOifnAafPdWMN-2mDJR_lDZMjVrAWqnmT-VVvV7X8IpZAyvkn2Du6ag76jbZrIEPoKONRupHApcQ6QDHZl2YuSDNEXS/s1200/rusty-capped_fulvetta_R5_2993-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GeAVezNlP71hvGmhZNRXxTYzgcdd6Qa1hvgnm5Li7wPLGT45A7MIdkuaURSeJKnZziSn7MUMYk2Tn3Hgfo92pj6_OeEzOQOifnAafPdWMN-2mDJR_lDZMjVrAWqnmT-VVvV7X8IpZAyvkn2Du6ag76jbZrIEPoKONRupHApcQ6QDHZl2YuSDNEXS/w640-h426/rusty-capped_fulvetta_R5_2993-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Rusty-capped Fulvetta</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5WP5ZqcSCSAE8cr7BPcxzdOZkPGfZ6P62POqVByLon3CLVduz9IpQEQNKq--ctsiPPYcl2uUy6r89SiX7Of_e6dtVKtVeoamjL7BjyOzuekz3P-3WQSM3Qhl7hrSEyi0OnbTRX97YV83JYj0jUnSCCjTiw5uqrg2BHnzrphlVP8GOJiNEytFLjA7/s1200/rusty-capped_fulvetta_R5_3085-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5WP5ZqcSCSAE8cr7BPcxzdOZkPGfZ6P62POqVByLon3CLVduz9IpQEQNKq--ctsiPPYcl2uUy6r89SiX7Of_e6dtVKtVeoamjL7BjyOzuekz3P-3WQSM3Qhl7hrSEyi0OnbTRX97YV83JYj0jUnSCCjTiw5uqrg2BHnzrphlVP8GOJiNEytFLjA7/w640-h426/rusty-capped_fulvetta_R5_3085-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Rusty-capped Fulvetta</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTRWOPcbBHvlVeJCk1EDbYilb-p1RNXwlp-fkn6SpnGAFCM-MGmdzekQxO7-VI-QBQppZXwdzoxE3g5gKltJXfA78hJah3cZyV11LgtjHFAVPANHOpLqLa0JgQV88kLIApfLDQN2RJmsuxWrBDKa3R66-jE3LuVo5JBAtacI-O86T8Y_BkAFqYYT6/s1200/snowy-browed_blue_flycatcher_R5_2403-CR3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTRWOPcbBHvlVeJCk1EDbYilb-p1RNXwlp-fkn6SpnGAFCM-MGmdzekQxO7-VI-QBQppZXwdzoxE3g5gKltJXfA78hJah3cZyV11LgtjHFAVPANHOpLqLa0JgQV88kLIApfLDQN2RJmsuxWrBDKa3R66-jE3LuVo5JBAtacI-O86T8Y_BkAFqYYT6/w640-h426/snowy-browed_blue_flycatcher_R5_2403-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Snowy-browed Flycatcher</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />That will do it for this post. In the next post we'll see the beautiful birds and scenery from the north of Vietnam.<br /><br /></span></p><p></p>Bob Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947517142239842329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432092437531277675.post-90311439635057713172023-03-15T18:05:00.001-07:002023-03-15T18:35:34.094-07:00Vietnam - Part 1<p style="text-align: left;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-G3uFkIVDmkpp7sdL6VzjgORXSP1uK6NW7ZIc03sx7DzCTesNgYOmOZsbs8DsDAUGUsLRSibKAa2b5czh_-ck4koMrZ-CZWOkVqXdRYUYknfYYd9EoN2zM2iP9-nhnb6deqSakSp7Ir4z2DhmDbLuB47bnUBtlPRoiDcHbTMLbOkCl2JTi8mPTHa/s1200/indochinese_magpie_R5_8010-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-G3uFkIVDmkpp7sdL6VzjgORXSP1uK6NW7ZIc03sx7DzCTesNgYOmOZsbs8DsDAUGUsLRSibKAa2b5czh_-ck4koMrZ-CZWOkVqXdRYUYknfYYd9EoN2zM2iP9-nhnb6deqSakSp7Ir4z2DhmDbLuB47bnUBtlPRoiDcHbTMLbOkCl2JTi8mPTHa/w400-h266/indochinese_magpie_R5_8010-CR3.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Indochinese Magpie</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We recently returned from a month-long birding trip to Vietnam where we were joined again by our good friends Tim and Agnes. Vietnam hosts 13 endemic and 25 near-endemic species. Additionally, there are 9 endemic and 11 near-endemic subspecies. With a total species count of well over 900, Vietnam is a fantastic birding destination. Add in the amazing food we had along the way and this was a trip to remember. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We started our tour on February 12 in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) in the south. For the next 28 days we would make our way north hitting many of the best birding locations in the country to our conclusion in Hanoi. Our trip was arranged and led by Bui Duc Tien (Tien), the co-founder of <a href="https://vietbirdtours.com/" target="_blank">VietBird Tours</a>. Tien is a fantastic guide and all-around great person. We really enjoyed our month with him. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For those interested in our itinerary, <a href="https://vietbirdtours.com/birdwatching-tour-best-of-vietnam-30-days" target="_blank">click this link to the 30 day tour</a> offered by VietBird Tours.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And for those who want to look at actual eBird lists from the trip, I'm going to do it a little different this time. I've created a Trip Report in eBird that summarized all the species and bird lists on one page. In all we saw 435 species and I got 64 life birds. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://ebird.org/tripreport/113724" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">Link to eBird Trip Report</span></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">February 12 to 21, 2023</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our first day was in the Mekong Delta hunting shorebirds and more. While we hoped to locate the Spoon-billed Sandpiper that had been wintering in the area, we didn't find it. But the real catch here for us was the regional specialty White-faced Plover. Getting out to the birding area was an adventure - a slog through the thick gooey mud of a mangrove forest during low tide. </span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3kmgEdI4i_EaG6UkBgRtgAK9GbKBmxRowq7PJnsotn5wUo1WooDUupjcqfCZ01v-YwP4dlwnTrRCJMA4Uf9IhP7lfZNlth1n1PvOnjiRxRA7l6nLGFAmXeS-za6msrOaaQoxGGZlHy63IUa5_QrBVTARLzaqx_LUCshLSc-71r-nxLAqE42hDCc_/s1200/IMG_5053_-1000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3kmgEdI4i_EaG6UkBgRtgAK9GbKBmxRowq7PJnsotn5wUo1WooDUupjcqfCZ01v-YwP4dlwnTrRCJMA4Uf9IhP7lfZNlth1n1PvOnjiRxRA7l6nLGFAmXeS-za6msrOaaQoxGGZlHy63IUa5_QrBVTARLzaqx_LUCshLSc-71r-nxLAqE42hDCc_/w640-h480/IMG_5053_-1000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our first of many tiny Pho shops for breakfast. Pho is the national dish of Vietnam. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wIM-_t8DyOg0BEuGg-EucoEMzJpMZL5T_u8LkmhikABxLrD2b6FXzdNh1HCUOnaY2ovrk2TC0b9mOX2AhpgRjh4Vix0Va9fKwfUy-fEfiSCT_0V9C_jvVBt3evtWbGgDmANQ1j1CzBv_xZUPEFRVor39DhmaJGx_A5HmqyexT-qTDUFbfiXCrp3f/s1200/IMG_8700_-1000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wIM-_t8DyOg0BEuGg-EucoEMzJpMZL5T_u8LkmhikABxLrD2b6FXzdNh1HCUOnaY2ovrk2TC0b9mOX2AhpgRjh4Vix0Va9fKwfUy-fEfiSCT_0V9C_jvVBt3evtWbGgDmANQ1j1CzBv_xZUPEFRVor39DhmaJGx_A5HmqyexT-qTDUFbfiXCrp3f/w480-h640/IMG_8700_-1000.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our guide Tien who had just scored some fresh watermelon from a farmer nearby</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our high top muck boots weren't quite up to the task</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBDfWEY0EPbn2qWq5YbirzP8pAcne3YRXj-swp4xrxMS6OZCNR2tQQXkrTTwtktEy4OFExl0CwV7G7DMBHlN6W4eXClM5Uz3TKsgXDL-qNJsTPRZZpUQ7FhTYBIt7EPyg4hjB2QoQv9NqB3rqf8w02odC0lsLy48u1qu5WLKvrzCCPzNufJmqpARi/s1200/IMG_8708_-1000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqoq-nx1MRd1atGare3BWbLuElJ5RiDfsjKVq4MWNYEhKSs8pxV0aPGSn2TRpMA74sTFljSFnjrIbI82MjH0w1aRl2AstzdE4mV2nmOvjm9qgEN4TY0gl5OmSle2BHTsLIWXADFaRV_bAX6zAod0l-8KPELxjECjMDqaS7qDxLHVi14-1ScpFc_txN/s1200/IMG_8709_-1000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqoq-nx1MRd1atGare3BWbLuElJ5RiDfsjKVq4MWNYEhKSs8pxV0aPGSn2TRpMA74sTFljSFnjrIbI82MjH0w1aRl2AstzdE4mV2nmOvjm9qgEN4TY0gl5OmSle2BHTsLIWXADFaRV_bAX6zAod0l-8KPELxjECjMDqaS7qDxLHVi14-1ScpFc_txN/w640-h480/IMG_8709_-1000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Finally out on the sand spit for some birding</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRR1sVthUnb_JViX2VprGi53CNKje0u6cK1BK9JMfAUdZoV-rdeCeEzjW2siHH7wmTn7dNKsOlvbhT3Z8E9jIF6TbCWPSsIN4a2fRWRD_Yahq_hZOA87obvLb3l8wSvG-Ezbe7T9vm9cp18alVbAz2R8_19R_qTWunh-ZlNv6MnWx1FCK0O-DYcX83/s1200/IMG_8713_-1000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRR1sVthUnb_JViX2VprGi53CNKje0u6cK1BK9JMfAUdZoV-rdeCeEzjW2siHH7wmTn7dNKsOlvbhT3Z8E9jIF6TbCWPSsIN4a2fRWRD_Yahq_hZOA87obvLb3l8wSvG-Ezbe7T9vm9cp18alVbAz2R8_19R_qTWunh-ZlNv6MnWx1FCK0O-DYcX83/w480-h640/IMG_8713_-1000.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The freshest seafood, a pretty good start to our eating adventures</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vjUOv9LcF1iH_3wwNeBjMf-d1jQFP_P1xySysQwGOLmCZGnaqOucnYxdSPwW63LBNgB63JSqWrZ-pzyCAJuA6reNzCn_lh8I6S2x_cbLlMV__0BrlOQqXCUQBMH1GEWPbjsstx8RLkLbh0z41ExCTIlKV_atm_-GWq-U-tzI9y0vADvqWZoAufUo/s1200/greater_coucal_R5_4922.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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We left Ho Chi Minh City and headed to Cat Tien National Park. Along the way we stopped for about 6 hours at a bird blind in the forest. This blind is on private property where the landowner maintains it with food and water to attract difficult forest species. We saw a ton of birds and got three life birds. Of special note was the Orange-necked Partridge whose has a tiny range and is almost impossible to see away from a setup like this. We were very lucky to see it as it wasn’t a guarantee. We also saw two species of pitta and the beautiful Siamese Fireback (a pheasant). We finished the day traveling to the park where we took a ferry across the river to our lodging. </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGFi7NM9tlpPNASFW7FocLvNLH38rpfcRwiR8abO98i8QzlzuqRXclspFhIQTxUGI3xfR6GUomT5ZGNgssGi9_FL1q7N2zaiJjeAWmCjJ5PZT8i7a4R8At6zCfzjBqR8E_9J2oGPe6vFiVsPIN33VP_Mz6-2Gj-R1cEq9V6ijdWke1DUXI7P_KiG-/s1200/IMG_8725_-1000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGFi7NM9tlpPNASFW7FocLvNLH38rpfcRwiR8abO98i8QzlzuqRXclspFhIQTxUGI3xfR6GUomT5ZGNgssGi9_FL1q7N2zaiJjeAWmCjJ5PZT8i7a4R8At6zCfzjBqR8E_9J2oGPe6vFiVsPIN33VP_Mz6-2Gj-R1cEq9V6ijdWke1DUXI7P_KiG-/w480-h640/IMG_8725_-1000.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The area in front of the blind</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHl6GtTfGlf90LD4kWfUmTYiRRiO5wEALXdeIHdt3PtOWCj6HqeOICF-dXZjGSMMWmd_RtcLFyWMakVVt_bQyZYdj4Z4abhebo-5lvEAxlyJpip_Wx96MaEsLxPI_igIW-8Prh22zbOy2sfWYB6Jx3UdyJVyp5SxPO7kQwDKA_5AVND5oYTRJii9Hp/s1200/IMG_8726_-1000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHl6GtTfGlf90LD4kWfUmTYiRRiO5wEALXdeIHdt3PtOWCj6HqeOICF-dXZjGSMMWmd_RtcLFyWMakVVt_bQyZYdj4Z4abhebo-5lvEAxlyJpip_Wx96MaEsLxPI_igIW-8Prh22zbOy2sfWYB6Jx3UdyJVyp5SxPO7kQwDKA_5AVND5oYTRJii9Hp/w640-h480/IMG_8726_-1000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Waiting for some birds</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm3vOeiZnLihGy2lKP6Xs9j6wPRahHQnlpwa4zp4ydOvmAlO0Bb7D6O3vetu0I5_0gAFS2zph_c5kQ984nn0mK_FFBw9DAP1i4fD4wZELP8mDZlGjcvpwFqnoEsIfrKLkoSMMHbO9_s2XhSKCk7wKApFX_8yX0V0pGtCMBsgz1PaZCRdyMbCM95EzC/s1200/IMG_8731_-1000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm3vOeiZnLihGy2lKP6Xs9j6wPRahHQnlpwa4zp4ydOvmAlO0Bb7D6O3vetu0I5_0gAFS2zph_c5kQ984nn0mK_FFBw9DAP1i4fD4wZELP8mDZlGjcvpwFqnoEsIfrKLkoSMMHbO9_s2XhSKCk7wKApFX_8yX0V0pGtCMBsgz1PaZCRdyMbCM95EzC/w640-h480/IMG_8731_-1000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cat Tien National Park is across the river</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOaIpqAgDtqblDznkisHgtxjFbAhQrzPFBaUxDY_zW9t4wo_2gSqo2pDwifadjFxtJehl3RAVdH6JMXhFpfRxcIYu2g74mqMTnqAl-UFMNVrvxeWT0g62-s-oKsrb9EfyHXp7jf8O_RNfL_hc-hprbAS3r4frHp8POYsNDjxIRq0j3AErPPj5utx9B/s1200/IMG_8735_-1000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOaIpqAgDtqblDznkisHgtxjFbAhQrzPFBaUxDY_zW9t4wo_2gSqo2pDwifadjFxtJehl3RAVdH6JMXhFpfRxcIYu2g74mqMTnqAl-UFMNVrvxeWT0g62-s-oKsrb9EfyHXp7jf8O_RNfL_hc-hprbAS3r4frHp8POYsNDjxIRq0j3AErPPj5utx9B/w480-h640/IMG_8735_-1000.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our transportation to the park</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-b56dMHnAeR45hjY-Y7SuYY2cgZh6rFm97rjY1EWixv6VepaZKQ_Kxqv4xYkX202TDgP2FJ0ipY0Yr6pFD44eKTyucfU9bKNXWwfZwsoBsdLufNMXMZXg9TEIjzfDg-tB9uLlsDU_3U6mQkxqPFhMuYZsUQfxQ6fzhbeczDrQII5sLWtd8m1sbym/s1200/asian_emerald_dove_R5_5861.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-b56dMHnAeR45hjY-Y7SuYY2cgZh6rFm97rjY1EWixv6VepaZKQ_Kxqv4xYkX202TDgP2FJ0ipY0Yr6pFD44eKTyucfU9bKNXWwfZwsoBsdLufNMXMZXg9TEIjzfDg-tB9uLlsDU_3U6mQkxqPFhMuYZsUQfxQ6fzhbeczDrQII5sLWtd8m1sbym/w640-h426/asian_emerald_dove_R5_5861.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Asian Emerald-Dove</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1yzAc0DwWBI5_QcoGS2doif9UXeH6oDwZZA_AY94WJCo22QXtgEDjkbT4enWZahZGjNQD9fv8pO8yEplnFFOJi2PsfqkUUz1Keus1JsHO2XwSP3GcS4ocTgJn8HKnVvdLZpVb55J2gRmjMt2eVVqSuuyKdmRKH_Pz2TJBWm5GF3ieqpUoc9LRUbm/s1200/bar-bellied_pitta_R5_5386.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1yzAc0DwWBI5_QcoGS2doif9UXeH6oDwZZA_AY94WJCo22QXtgEDjkbT4enWZahZGjNQD9fv8pO8yEplnFFOJi2PsfqkUUz1Keus1JsHO2XwSP3GcS4ocTgJn8HKnVvdLZpVb55J2gRmjMt2eVVqSuuyKdmRKH_Pz2TJBWm5GF3ieqpUoc9LRUbm/w640-h426/bar-bellied_pitta_R5_5386.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bar-bellied Pitta</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Wh8EwZmeuPDtACnV9F4EJTfHN5Ke7w78SoVc91BrWqSPMNuu7hgrcFfufARKEmKuvq1v-urVJV-QwOscnwv83vT0TH1D0at9thPQ4Fzbv-mv6ccGyb6obBkUvla1O_iqN4-XBmAIRugXdjF2rjzOZ_amzrWwv-7Wozhq6LxiKNhvWUGH2ovoUb_2/s1200/ocraceous_bulbul_R5_5452.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Wh8EwZmeuPDtACnV9F4EJTfHN5Ke7w78SoVc91BrWqSPMNuu7hgrcFfufARKEmKuvq1v-urVJV-QwOscnwv83vT0TH1D0at9thPQ4Fzbv-mv6ccGyb6obBkUvla1O_iqN4-XBmAIRugXdjF2rjzOZ_amzrWwv-7Wozhq6LxiKNhvWUGH2ovoUb_2/w640-h426/ocraceous_bulbul_R5_5452.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ocraceous Bulbul</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQm-4-0BdVkZ1Kn33kxBAK1ODvSg786uhukR0dV8UpRIjMr_41jbwIFdQorl4bXuBp_fbLvjj5q3tZOmGvf_qg4uBW3X3Ft0kYmvt6EORHsCrVWRjj_ByQ0xaBws_1z9ErRnZZa1awWy1uFfJLCmMrdKEqT8G9C3UZPriSzTDiiCt820dMo_d1_wq/s1200/orange-necked_partridge_R5_6229.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQm-4-0BdVkZ1Kn33kxBAK1ODvSg786uhukR0dV8UpRIjMr_41jbwIFdQorl4bXuBp_fbLvjj5q3tZOmGvf_qg4uBW3X3Ft0kYmvt6EORHsCrVWRjj_ByQ0xaBws_1z9ErRnZZa1awWy1uFfJLCmMrdKEqT8G9C3UZPriSzTDiiCt820dMo_d1_wq/w640-h426/orange-necked_partridge_R5_6229.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Orange-necked Partridge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsDk9TQp42wdT42RDi44nz8QKob7RWNDW9lGKJfHygfnS0M_DPmQb_JUKEa_Bs8wa4e_1owqGYNIYjdDDRY9bhcKd_nG6Z9LJkoPyA6XtArbYPlwREp7EDLZNg3emnkBts2JoHc40RNmWI-68GNX90Eer0mhpaRcGX5eYUpvjwO8WXY9-QDKDfp8N/s1200/puff-throated_babbler_R5_5287.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsDk9TQp42wdT42RDi44nz8QKob7RWNDW9lGKJfHygfnS0M_DPmQb_JUKEa_Bs8wa4e_1owqGYNIYjdDDRY9bhcKd_nG6Z9LJkoPyA6XtArbYPlwREp7EDLZNg3emnkBts2JoHc40RNmWI-68GNX90Eer0mhpaRcGX5eYUpvjwO8WXY9-QDKDfp8N/w640-h426/puff-throated_babbler_R5_5287.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Puff-throated Babbler</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53lhHN6I4UdEm0seL3oWrxgJrswyn4hA-LD6ZWEy60rvU2YEFL8lGvjX58HXS6_zZPXk7182f1duA6N9mP_u5aWWYQGW2wj7oNQVNxicpdGuAlSnzcyLV4mBeHMHNfAPMd4A2ea02LwzsjN1ZfefYpJh5gMjH8HHdCsHIQWYYpklGF5ABe_xCd-d_/s1200/siamese_fireback_R5_5775-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53lhHN6I4UdEm0seL3oWrxgJrswyn4hA-LD6ZWEy60rvU2YEFL8lGvjX58HXS6_zZPXk7182f1duA6N9mP_u5aWWYQGW2wj7oNQVNxicpdGuAlSnzcyLV4mBeHMHNfAPMd4A2ea02LwzsjN1ZfefYpJh5gMjH8HHdCsHIQWYYpklGF5ABe_xCd-d_/w640-h426/siamese_fireback_R5_5775-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Siamese Fireback</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhe7Nym1H1L_NhgQEsjzL3eIAp2pBqXXywRCqcIQZaIwaJ7-sxowW0ip8eUmaLceFYF4b5NI7ku7tpD5RUVU124-9mYSfQTJSv2dyuVJOi6yQwW1E2sVna7QtfmtC5jWqrQlmq0_8XARpK2tg47D-zqve5VQIqFE-iODndin1JJWypBjM5Pq_35IJ/s1200/tree-shrew_R5_5297-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhe7Nym1H1L_NhgQEsjzL3eIAp2pBqXXywRCqcIQZaIwaJ7-sxowW0ip8eUmaLceFYF4b5NI7ku7tpD5RUVU124-9mYSfQTJSv2dyuVJOi6yQwW1E2sVna7QtfmtC5jWqrQlmq0_8XARpK2tg47D-zqve5VQIqFE-iODndin1JJWypBjM5Pq_35IJ/w640-h426/tree-shrew_R5_5297-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tree-Shrew</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our two and a half days at Cat Tien National Park were full of fun and adventure. We walked the trails and visited the blind in the forest. This blind is about the only place to see the rare and very shy Germain's Peacock-Pheasant. The pheasant shows up on about half the days and we were fortunate enough to see it after putting in our time. The other birds and mammals kept us entertained while we waited. The forest trails were very busy in the mornings, but as it gets to over 90F here the bird activity shuts down by about 10:30. Late afternoons were good too and we took advantage. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QltMqCmO-kqaQcRqPVAEwo5n5LQwj0r-i_CeV5ReFyNN2R3ru3JIWHN4F8Puk1jPhMZUpx4YMlKH5fa9j_jDnm1r5fxit5ubXKt_O3HwGlNwzXaRYKrvIIvOhL2Gf-FvQ7dnyjganAzwrA0KrfHqER6641QMTeKmY5fjD32vIMlBDbbKsrxpF0JY/s1200/IMG_8760_-1000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QltMqCmO-kqaQcRqPVAEwo5n5LQwj0r-i_CeV5ReFyNN2R3ru3JIWHN4F8Puk1jPhMZUpx4YMlKH5fa9j_jDnm1r5fxit5ubXKt_O3HwGlNwzXaRYKrvIIvOhL2Gf-FvQ7dnyjganAzwrA0KrfHqER6641QMTeKmY5fjD32vIMlBDbbKsrxpF0JY/w640-h480/IMG_8760_-1000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WTjG9IUYOGq5b8R2hm4m5-UhwOkrponYHdVVjMGJDhaLGFUB-ZS4tCKbHXAhQhia0FVD-E2Pwi69Y0ZP91DwkmDsIKIqf3lzbgZclwAFAcD3V4AFGVceZEHfUkGJz-vNVQrxnWHr_wIcgQbfZBCeZPF3r9EuEFBmY1hxGpSnfvxl35f4LI7KfKgh/s1200/IMG_8764_-1000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WTjG9IUYOGq5b8R2hm4m5-UhwOkrponYHdVVjMGJDhaLGFUB-ZS4tCKbHXAhQhia0FVD-E2Pwi69Y0ZP91DwkmDsIKIqf3lzbgZclwAFAcD3V4AFGVceZEHfUkGJz-vNVQrxnWHr_wIcgQbfZBCeZPF3r9EuEFBmY1hxGpSnfvxl35f4LI7KfKgh/w480-h640/IMG_8764_-1000.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvoFUpNRMT6NYKMXLMYr-i8p7lEZjKfFQG3_B2hd1ZXnoBlo4WULBOtJZY8hQVlnwhYJgSstpkP3ZuuOFdQ-zM1tVml9S9QMlK_dxteAdccGD68iVCurrwpPEHXdqkjeaMZrN0zXL1nWouunj66GkVIuNuDYEGkBBtCpGD6fqCPQr1hKTaWqYbjSo/s1200/IMG_8768_-1000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvoFUpNRMT6NYKMXLMYr-i8p7lEZjKfFQG3_B2hd1ZXnoBlo4WULBOtJZY8hQVlnwhYJgSstpkP3ZuuOFdQ-zM1tVml9S9QMlK_dxteAdccGD68iVCurrwpPEHXdqkjeaMZrN0zXL1nWouunj66GkVIuNuDYEGkBBtCpGD6fqCPQr1hKTaWqYbjSo/w640-h480/IMG_8768_-1000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tim waits out a heavy downpour. Susan and I tried to get under a tree but didn't stay any drier.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglNlAVUEU0tuaEbcbG3dG6Ow2oeWGVfDHdZKO13rvJ-0cTNnHuc6GDcXs6mii-pkNC95P2gYu_UuCyVfkQ-jBv7T7_iP4eddhvMZLA9SxOo1TMQ7OVVhFKRjJyXKgBMuTnld3rlc1_WMuFFgz2IQIg0cn844kObi7jHVHadYgEPOIcUjN0_F-ekRmv/s1200/IMG_8779_-1000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglNlAVUEU0tuaEbcbG3dG6Ow2oeWGVfDHdZKO13rvJ-0cTNnHuc6GDcXs6mii-pkNC95P2gYu_UuCyVfkQ-jBv7T7_iP4eddhvMZLA9SxOo1TMQ7OVVhFKRjJyXKgBMuTnld3rlc1_WMuFFgz2IQIg0cn844kObi7jHVHadYgEPOIcUjN0_F-ekRmv/w640-h480/IMG_8779_-1000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The blind at Cat Tien</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xokI8MeqVvG2Ajv10iCZ15sXSKSgvp1YMwVy4DrXzbv1Gqr5j8xqYcZGljqt6m6kVEbyUWM-uwFOz2GDZHGYTOG-37EqOVX0DIVUUxESzD_Mz5fsujaXkqFnOFefHm6f-YF1EK66e0l7x3SX_7Eu1IQmbiM6NTSjE2bQnpsgK8RIEVU8aSC-JlZ3/s1200/IMG_8786_-1000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xokI8MeqVvG2Ajv10iCZ15sXSKSgvp1YMwVy4DrXzbv1Gqr5j8xqYcZGljqt6m6kVEbyUWM-uwFOz2GDZHGYTOG-37EqOVX0DIVUUxESzD_Mz5fsujaXkqFnOFefHm6f-YF1EK66e0l7x3SX_7Eu1IQmbiM6NTSjE2bQnpsgK8RIEVU8aSC-JlZ3/w640-h320/IMG_8786_-1000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A marsh that is quite dry at this time of year</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LIPemT39UUD3rYxmN6f4-NfcpteBEiGxl4hMQMV_LCXfGt31f1I8djQI7labtByW1ZjsdjkzAENAcpm56aCONV3GNRjhfJTA1hHf-FBQg9KsGrIlt8uSLWf_V2Ioxu0cql-rDD9QyHVEjgoSVQ8BCuxVp8Rar2GBadZLt9XNilyaHgfQaD6x9CKQ/s1200/IMG_8798_-1000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LIPemT39UUD3rYxmN6f4-NfcpteBEiGxl4hMQMV_LCXfGt31f1I8djQI7labtByW1ZjsdjkzAENAcpm56aCONV3GNRjhfJTA1hHf-FBQg9KsGrIlt8uSLWf_V2Ioxu0cql-rDD9QyHVEjgoSVQ8BCuxVp8Rar2GBadZLt9XNilyaHgfQaD6x9CKQ/w640-h480/IMG_8798_-1000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sunrise on the river</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarD8MjUbV0MO2SxX7WYQQIyyyKyzr-6_5giTjUhK10pqbi8U-ZmozkmHQBX_vpIvp0WWkfiXSMrdgFQvlNhrPxA3Mra93TlmCB_q7SPMbTECsM5ZmaGE__UBJ0AzXYJorMg72zwOoFslFy6H2BecBp6vju10kpKqxOLf71UFKvxDuoDkmltUXF4_D/s1200/asian_pied_hornbill_R5_6328.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarD8MjUbV0MO2SxX7WYQQIyyyKyzr-6_5giTjUhK10pqbi8U-ZmozkmHQBX_vpIvp0WWkfiXSMrdgFQvlNhrPxA3Mra93TlmCB_q7SPMbTECsM5ZmaGE__UBJ0AzXYJorMg72zwOoFslFy6H2BecBp6vju10kpKqxOLf71UFKvxDuoDkmltUXF4_D/w640-h426/asian_pied_hornbill_R5_6328.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Asian Pied Hornbill</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfXgh0HVzMEAti_R8nJfSifMQYgySF5AjyOVKzrz8339fsj-JRsZyLg35Dczd2ku6XT1kamfQVZDZl9ZQ3OjsnW5PY8OJ0wWCroWzJU2dGP919jaOkUdsvsM-QzrdS89qTY-vcIrNTN577UKlD1Zkivk6z4-Rkfu1z8dB8mwuXaz26Hs7gcVhvTKd/s1200/banded_kingfisher_R5_6385.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfXgh0HVzMEAti_R8nJfSifMQYgySF5AjyOVKzrz8339fsj-JRsZyLg35Dczd2ku6XT1kamfQVZDZl9ZQ3OjsnW5PY8OJ0wWCroWzJU2dGP919jaOkUdsvsM-QzrdS89qTY-vcIrNTN577UKlD1Zkivk6z4-Rkfu1z8dB8mwuXaz26Hs7gcVhvTKd/w640-h426/banded_kingfisher_R5_6385.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Banded Kingfisher</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4h5smHy2vdVcKP2ktwxPH8EqpMqiaj-epGZHZJDzPMI8hR4bLNW1Efeq4sCx2Xg3XqxK_Na72TnPi85MeFhD8RcRODdNV3SCiT5rTBGEW6_6XV_RBg9bxpOlFgmmKKA8NtS0iN3003r1IImha0XwIS79cEmgy8ls1qflZYinSMASYuIZizEVLb1HP/s1200/black_and_red_broadbill_R5_6373.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4h5smHy2vdVcKP2ktwxPH8EqpMqiaj-epGZHZJDzPMI8hR4bLNW1Efeq4sCx2Xg3XqxK_Na72TnPi85MeFhD8RcRODdNV3SCiT5rTBGEW6_6XV_RBg9bxpOlFgmmKKA8NtS0iN3003r1IImha0XwIS79cEmgy8ls1qflZYinSMASYuIZizEVLb1HP/w426-h640/black_and_red_broadbill_R5_6373.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Black and Red Broadbill</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPNir594Heb-mw2wcuC8LyTwnuI-SHNRu2YcfWo9g0EMzEQKiI8FqoJCHMdf_yS1zB8JgLLj8nwMFuXMsjKoyKekknlLAGH05mS-jWirAqmqvyRROKaZEEDTC7dYtt9_gB_yPQraAfNFFtBqDZJVTiQwumJuIXGV19GXZqpBJjUjUiEEHfqmp0ulk/s1200/buff-cheeked_gibbon_R5_6263.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPNir594Heb-mw2wcuC8LyTwnuI-SHNRu2YcfWo9g0EMzEQKiI8FqoJCHMdf_yS1zB8JgLLj8nwMFuXMsjKoyKekknlLAGH05mS-jWirAqmqvyRROKaZEEDTC7dYtt9_gB_yPQraAfNFFtBqDZJVTiQwumJuIXGV19GXZqpBJjUjUiEEHfqmp0ulk/w426-h640/buff-cheeked_gibbon_R5_6263.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Endangered Buff-cheeked Gibbon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdt4oboIeUrKLXlVNP_8_4jm7u5WQ7_lQQ8rov1GVmPx9zF3EmZRNNi-S7M3O89Gvj0NicV6tcMkI9XgIo1vjpjBQ21vfClwVBzBpG-BIk06icG4Yq_uKwNEC6B5BgX35qQxdgD1DyDk1O1WwmEcS_UItoIi8jq3xO9iO9P-lfisyowkioB2C-1Z1E/s1200/buff-cheeked_gibbon_R5_6302.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdt4oboIeUrKLXlVNP_8_4jm7u5WQ7_lQQ8rov1GVmPx9zF3EmZRNNi-S7M3O89Gvj0NicV6tcMkI9XgIo1vjpjBQ21vfClwVBzBpG-BIk06icG4Yq_uKwNEC6B5BgX35qQxdgD1DyDk1O1WwmEcS_UItoIi8jq3xO9iO9P-lfisyowkioB2C-1Z1E/w640-h426/buff-cheeked_gibbon_R5_6302.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Endangered Buff-cheeked Gibbon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6uqut2tm4V6X9fe1DDeNxX6CH3yIJRz6VNpvp-RXSKMsiTZjEYzNnBIzJpOrSn-WLFqUVqytnXQWmJrlPticqpE_mDhrf1sjfFDkqpxgOJQzgsGyJsviHqqyfKPz4oQ9kUsb3ZDGBgI0UykFiE62dYcSkdA_xPEcCMOHw95n64tbluYsu43TQlqd7/s1200/common_flameback_R5_6356.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6uqut2tm4V6X9fe1DDeNxX6CH3yIJRz6VNpvp-RXSKMsiTZjEYzNnBIzJpOrSn-WLFqUVqytnXQWmJrlPticqpE_mDhrf1sjfFDkqpxgOJQzgsGyJsviHqqyfKPz4oQ9kUsb3ZDGBgI0UykFiE62dYcSkdA_xPEcCMOHw95n64tbluYsu43TQlqd7/w426-h640/common_flameback_R5_6356.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Common Flameback</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXb15BXV8ST8fQv9Ncj9YpJj6dFH-pZKPM6ZJncNEEpmE2hmp4f0PEn793secjv_8h9H0FSjSqOmdtnq10COsCNHsney5b7fGFqxi1-UwyAc4myiC385ZQ6VGWegK8YVZRKpX6I4GyM_2Y85NLGzICiiGWPC5ChgYEdavK40_H85M5viH7TEsxBrO/s1200/barking_deer_R5_6459.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXb15BXV8ST8fQv9Ncj9YpJj6dFH-pZKPM6ZJncNEEpmE2hmp4f0PEn793secjv_8h9H0FSjSqOmdtnq10COsCNHsney5b7fGFqxi1-UwyAc4myiC385ZQ6VGWegK8YVZRKpX6I4GyM_2Y85NLGzICiiGWPC5ChgYEdavK40_H85M5viH7TEsxBrO/w640-h426/barking_deer_R5_6459.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Barking Deer</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbH54iL-fznmTQPohwecuIyVp-1ATJoB4mAQihJbAXz5YMNmnoYPxD_xZ7xs6i5zUYdIAAPUYj0jSvJZddQDQfalHu8SjGg9i1voaHqUaGFpgeHA4ngGq7p1ZsqNb5I4XpwYkoKmZatv_hmm7yIMVOY2M25gPL-qTc-ia_RObgpj47eMleRSkn3KRZ/s1200/germains_peacock_pheasant_R5_6887-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbH54iL-fznmTQPohwecuIyVp-1ATJoB4mAQihJbAXz5YMNmnoYPxD_xZ7xs6i5zUYdIAAPUYj0jSvJZddQDQfalHu8SjGg9i1voaHqUaGFpgeHA4ngGq7p1ZsqNb5I4XpwYkoKmZatv_hmm7yIMVOY2M25gPL-qTc-ia_RObgpj47eMleRSkn3KRZ/w640-h426/germains_peacock_pheasant_R5_6887-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Germain's Peacock-Pheasant</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAcw9bTs85cnyvnrX6eIcJZLfKRmrll0vfYj9R1bTSvGz9L0T5AewlipGkr9vVRmT4oKitJjGMqfgEaBGGqzZGAzWtA1Djd_ZFvExCRY2PDIUdtswj4g7yFJhaN68BaYoOqoZqwXpPNpi7m2pHB3MtF3mwX8vJzvF7M2Zl93yu754afxenLDfYPZx/s1200/mouse_deer_R5_6554.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAcw9bTs85cnyvnrX6eIcJZLfKRmrll0vfYj9R1bTSvGz9L0T5AewlipGkr9vVRmT4oKitJjGMqfgEaBGGqzZGAzWtA1Djd_ZFvExCRY2PDIUdtswj4g7yFJhaN68BaYoOqoZqwXpPNpi7m2pHB3MtF3mwX8vJzvF7M2Zl93yu754afxenLDfYPZx/w640-h426/mouse_deer_R5_6554.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mouse Deer</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmda2eL9jAp1j7eNEFt0SiYgnYwQCzu_wfdVJSbLoY9-8bnRq8ChgjaS3h_Z-HcmJYJtFN7peVSCpvpYzowYYMKwAQB-PY_pVlTjvmwQdmeW2XOA_inKjeqnzWNZ3d1fclN3f_7qt09idNJHwp3L0eW1aTqR9-FXSyvsDrk-xEoW-ixwcD1ERu_G0/s1200/scaly-breasted_partridge_R5_6538.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmda2eL9jAp1j7eNEFt0SiYgnYwQCzu_wfdVJSbLoY9-8bnRq8ChgjaS3h_Z-HcmJYJtFN7peVSCpvpYzowYYMKwAQB-PY_pVlTjvmwQdmeW2XOA_inKjeqnzWNZ3d1fclN3f_7qt09idNJHwp3L0eW1aTqR9-FXSyvsDrk-xEoW-ixwcD1ERu_G0/w640-h426/scaly-breasted_partridge_R5_6538.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Scaly-breasted Partridge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5dQI3bQkyg0JDFRX4DzKV6dBEHEUULzDjsyoK-Ty5uQNQiQWWqZuJ2Gx_dwFfbLZyS0Z0c8jsCXAZ-SfQcJKLiUk_LgK04MYGs5P_W7Foy9b4uUE5U8WKGkdtye-mk3nVSkwyn7F0hXAamsVF1bI0JinnUgOvbWEm_prnMXVN4ZSxqzBaMYRp61v/s1200/siamese_fireback_R5_6599.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5dQI3bQkyg0JDFRX4DzKV6dBEHEUULzDjsyoK-Ty5uQNQiQWWqZuJ2Gx_dwFfbLZyS0Z0c8jsCXAZ-SfQcJKLiUk_LgK04MYGs5P_W7Foy9b4uUE5U8WKGkdtye-mk3nVSkwyn7F0hXAamsVF1bI0JinnUgOvbWEm_prnMXVN4ZSxqzBaMYRp61v/w640-h426/siamese_fireback_R5_6599.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Siamese Fireback</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY95HsGNtrpltFgBtqCZ2DuhNa0H29b2fUf7P2vmgRSmG1tKQEK5xivWXjVqkzntA_RRibnYUeJPYeQgqFIG6vuS4yWsd78j1jPYVJYQFIIQoS10IzxJifPQmcWBAFVN7514Cr_WagttHVDXZwvSWdsLDfQiIuMx1IIQPr3DFDAunT4Ud-s11UA_mH/s1200/ashy-headed_green_pigeon_R5_7175-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY95HsGNtrpltFgBtqCZ2DuhNa0H29b2fUf7P2vmgRSmG1tKQEK5xivWXjVqkzntA_RRibnYUeJPYeQgqFIG6vuS4yWsd78j1jPYVJYQFIIQoS10IzxJifPQmcWBAFVN7514Cr_WagttHVDXZwvSWdsLDfQiIuMx1IIQPr3DFDAunT4Ud-s11UA_mH/w426-h640/ashy-headed_green_pigeon_R5_7175-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhtf7E-4gGf98PuC2DcWNtNIY4MvRoCXADWkNyKysGeJtef0i36uP7mCHJGdIywD0bXVDiNfL-86mwj2g-OmAhOakNxJnGApr1c6TAx0eCTBQREGL-itZZuCB4BIIFMTwsUxGphZ3w_4xmQqWASMhtRp8qdfQ-6IFfrOllmpUaHhI_LuNaGkbs0P2m/s1200/orange-breasted_trogon_R5_7268-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhtf7E-4gGf98PuC2DcWNtNIY4MvRoCXADWkNyKysGeJtef0i36uP7mCHJGdIywD0bXVDiNfL-86mwj2g-OmAhOakNxJnGApr1c6TAx0eCTBQREGL-itZZuCB4BIIFMTwsUxGphZ3w_4xmQqWASMhtRp8qdfQ-6IFfrOllmpUaHhI_LuNaGkbs0P2m/w426-h640/orange-breasted_trogon_R5_7268-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Orange-breasted Trogon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLYifzdsWdmSd_SoegUrgAzJDLJSSYiQMyaS-HkT2BdMGG5JbzLThXQ-_l1Bf3rdJ2V6tooiWE-SU4pv1oyY7g_PivElFz7CM9HK7rY-HcOwVvUA-hW6SRUh0t4p-EEZx0J7CojqkKR13aC9OE4gtllXClGwsGUj-vJzGLPU9Vc7TVDzlvXrzno9Db/s1200/short-nosed_fruit_bat_R5_7071-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="801" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLYifzdsWdmSd_SoegUrgAzJDLJSSYiQMyaS-HkT2BdMGG5JbzLThXQ-_l1Bf3rdJ2V6tooiWE-SU4pv1oyY7g_PivElFz7CM9HK7rY-HcOwVvUA-hW6SRUh0t4p-EEZx0J7CojqkKR13aC9OE4gtllXClGwsGUj-vJzGLPU9Vc7TVDzlvXrzno9Db/w428-h640/short-nosed_fruit_bat_R5_7071-CR3.jpg" width="428" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Short-nosed Fruit Bat. This one was "hanging out" inside the roof of our open air restaurant</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Leaving Cat Tien we drove to the small town of Di Linh. After check into our lodging we headed out. For the rest of the afternoon and the next day we would bird Deo Nui San Pass and a nearby blind for some really special birds. The birding was fantastic, and the action at the blind was mind blowing. In just two days I took nearly 2500 photos. There were some late nights editing... We even got some rain and the leeches came out. Nothing like we had in parts of south India, but there was some blood donated...</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8Tr05QOYH_ESeyrNlgEJe--cx_InKSKDzS-rHtehxjt0G3WSVT4Zw5rv41dZVE5YArcLYQQSaDBlgYyp1HVL8wmXzxgM2DN6QdC-tBZmJpnuymlopquMyrXh592aJ7QC4NDGU-2DnovPKo6rFoOkTbdvh5-Kfs8M1puFbSlZ5oWsKZLc0u7QvXMu/s1200/IMG_8832_-1000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8Tr05QOYH_ESeyrNlgEJe--cx_InKSKDzS-rHtehxjt0G3WSVT4Zw5rv41dZVE5YArcLYQQSaDBlgYyp1HVL8wmXzxgM2DN6QdC-tBZmJpnuymlopquMyrXh592aJ7QC4NDGU-2DnovPKo6rFoOkTbdvh5-Kfs8M1puFbSlZ5oWsKZLc0u7QvXMu/w640-h480/IMG_8832_-1000.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Deo Nui San Pass</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xNww-krI7HzGFLFcdmpwhYQObmxamotWv9vUlD7cGlcTl04C6oGs0tdzqO7BXTHg5l-xNRIV5ZFbCsgOfraKA4TcQtboW8coDWz_AIYlCJP852Sp6DQkhZyY_l10Iq7d3og8c0NGcvCjecwMsx7-o_-IdsXUxq-9ijcUh9U6_ZnJA93zCNzcKHJQ/s1200/IMG_8836_-1000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xNww-krI7HzGFLFcdmpwhYQObmxamotWv9vUlD7cGlcTl04C6oGs0tdzqO7BXTHg5l-xNRIV5ZFbCsgOfraKA4TcQtboW8coDWz_AIYlCJP852Sp6DQkhZyY_l10Iq7d3og8c0NGcvCjecwMsx7-o_-IdsXUxq-9ijcUh9U6_ZnJA93zCNzcKHJQ/w480-h640/IMG_8836_-1000.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Leech kiss</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFK-mooU9AUjOdu7hX30MRsqhDHzyKVVxmK3AN1a8RCbNKYSdlWHE04HxYBVQA3_aDHioqBmiummXuklq_c1umtRQGISMQCqED-wEYAPd2YgAjW-Mg55lABqh6GMjfqlIe3Lqr9sBSIRR1VN3jluH5JJZc41-GNg0N235VEuak6GYRJNT_FjZnXz4g/s1200/blue-naped_pitta_R5_8166-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFK-mooU9AUjOdu7hX30MRsqhDHzyKVVxmK3AN1a8RCbNKYSdlWHE04HxYBVQA3_aDHioqBmiummXuklq_c1umtRQGISMQCqED-wEYAPd2YgAjW-Mg55lABqh6GMjfqlIe3Lqr9sBSIRR1VN3jluH5JJZc41-GNg0N235VEuak6GYRJNT_FjZnXz4g/w640-h426/blue-naped_pitta_R5_8166-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Blue-naped Pitta</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3i_1h6b7rwREUPpxoR6TNV1Ob_XoowIssr4NkJepNrzM6GUUC9MbtH_vJY9gyh1A7ssQSs6P0ZbhSiuRB1eJGlNPhvDvKdu318HCfdAhfV0zWHTDx5X1CNqoGHBvk2mkxWJZ5argu0TlchXrz-ap1NsFNeHD3X81VAmxxhjpi9j-lMiRsG7ebdnac/s1200/blue_pitta_R5_7435-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3i_1h6b7rwREUPpxoR6TNV1Ob_XoowIssr4NkJepNrzM6GUUC9MbtH_vJY9gyh1A7ssQSs6P0ZbhSiuRB1eJGlNPhvDvKdu318HCfdAhfV0zWHTDx5X1CNqoGHBvk2mkxWJZ5argu0TlchXrz-ap1NsFNeHD3X81VAmxxhjpi9j-lMiRsG7ebdnac/w640-h426/blue_pitta_R5_7435-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Blue Pitta female</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8inCKiDRIJ25is1A1YO1Mmr9pwKxHYgyEAC1Ry1J3iFMnnHnpEajnbyCnDKSy0SCyiJqX0TT7U-TR-27sJfQ1QeOUhoLQNdN6e0bObLecVaW5otd2npmlp9eVKzXJHHpao_anvyGmpPxzv6GHrLll3nZbF43xbArgIr_vsofnX1dIp79TOAU9yzd1/s1200/blue_pitta_R5_7754-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8inCKiDRIJ25is1A1YO1Mmr9pwKxHYgyEAC1Ry1J3iFMnnHnpEajnbyCnDKSy0SCyiJqX0TT7U-TR-27sJfQ1QeOUhoLQNdN6e0bObLecVaW5otd2npmlp9eVKzXJHHpao_anvyGmpPxzv6GHrLll3nZbF43xbArgIr_vsofnX1dIp79TOAU9yzd1/w640-h426/blue_pitta_R5_7754-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Blue Pitta female</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlre3-SarhprWIp7e_qtq_K1lFwRIhhQPZ9UexLzt81zAVHa9pEy3ZFHc4V8u8X9JAGdFzgm9wOq8w-0GIUICfs4_lCIjeDvNOOqo7BlY_W5285qWzrDiq-F4WatC_2PZTNc5kjJd01DirKbwLVBdSf5T9EzC9cNR0Ivegt_SEIJ2Xo3RJTwY0Uqs/s1200/greater_racket-tailed_drongo_R5_7936-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlre3-SarhprWIp7e_qtq_K1lFwRIhhQPZ9UexLzt81zAVHa9pEy3ZFHc4V8u8X9JAGdFzgm9wOq8w-0GIUICfs4_lCIjeDvNOOqo7BlY_W5285qWzrDiq-F4WatC_2PZTNc5kjJd01DirKbwLVBdSf5T9EzC9cNR0Ivegt_SEIJ2Xo3RJTwY0Uqs/w426-h640/greater_racket-tailed_drongo_R5_7936-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Greater Racket-tailed Drongo</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrllubWg_82d_v5JaT0X0VTYCQPAo2eAC_YotQsvN5oxaxj27_oZZRQTXXVTn_V_q8-ORjSA4rv-L827hclFPLz3dmDrl5p-P5utVGaaHpEjduyPkqZ37s-wLKU1qcuaZp_W1sZtTNzTxatwLceD6Hf2BuDYg15kdYWtAywk1LAGrc8jkOWRkDUovV/s1200/indochinese_magpie_R5_7825-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrllubWg_82d_v5JaT0X0VTYCQPAo2eAC_YotQsvN5oxaxj27_oZZRQTXXVTn_V_q8-ORjSA4rv-L827hclFPLz3dmDrl5p-P5utVGaaHpEjduyPkqZ37s-wLKU1qcuaZp_W1sZtTNzTxatwLceD6Hf2BuDYg15kdYWtAywk1LAGrc8jkOWRkDUovV/w640-h426/indochinese_magpie_R5_7825-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Indochinese Magpie</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oE49aMIIQICyZpCBOZJwDWWDkKNOeoluvKrJOtvivdktxmBDp2gDuo3mX0t4frZvWZBEiSZxT2I_absoYjqTD-9Sbno0146FMbQBf_knYX1wC5QSZ5Fpc7KaIjVM3GItmb0BJvVzh-WUR1N5NIGPA_mcHa6eOB1Yp5TYDb5h14J2ZXR7r2yf80A7/s1200/large_scimitar_babbler_R5_8234-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oE49aMIIQICyZpCBOZJwDWWDkKNOeoluvKrJOtvivdktxmBDp2gDuo3mX0t4frZvWZBEiSZxT2I_absoYjqTD-9Sbno0146FMbQBf_knYX1wC5QSZ5Fpc7KaIjVM3GItmb0BJvVzh-WUR1N5NIGPA_mcHa6eOB1Yp5TYDb5h14J2ZXR7r2yf80A7/w640-h426/large_scimitar_babbler_R5_8234-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Large Scimitar-Babbler</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9TN8yW8_Ts-LAU9kaUdiMeReXOQGichYR9K9fg1lFVIK578KXd2Ir3dZSZrYXoj2Ipes-RyJxDmheu5aMqO5iWwBflITrxgj0WQJ3Nsnj-v9LBCNOQLBV6IhgtfA-nK8Vts0SN7EcqMVT8qcVsWu8HIilDYygzQPdmPJ1EU3CtRjTQ-aEAlAAQxC/s1200/orange-headed_thrush_R5_7572-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9TN8yW8_Ts-LAU9kaUdiMeReXOQGichYR9K9fg1lFVIK578KXd2Ir3dZSZrYXoj2Ipes-RyJxDmheu5aMqO5iWwBflITrxgj0WQJ3Nsnj-v9LBCNOQLBV6IhgtfA-nK8Vts0SN7EcqMVT8qcVsWu8HIilDYygzQPdmPJ1EU3CtRjTQ-aEAlAAQxC/w640-h428/orange-headed_thrush_R5_7572-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Orange-headed Thrush</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLd3IbJGuBp204REM6dhNqR4fkipRBycOb50UmYYaUvgff9qYOPswTYJ9IB1yTIhQag-t3tZ5KYwv3sgw8_EvU5vMEc-V2BA-Kvoon5_EHTG1IqEEe-YtXHoRBf1saXchvLcAFnLvVbuvpmUAmQ6gAgSqWCwJSeQ6ovLjAaDXYyLUbSoPaWpfSVxPC/s1200/silver-breasted_broadbill_R5_7657-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="801" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLd3IbJGuBp204REM6dhNqR4fkipRBycOb50UmYYaUvgff9qYOPswTYJ9IB1yTIhQag-t3tZ5KYwv3sgw8_EvU5vMEc-V2BA-Kvoon5_EHTG1IqEEe-YtXHoRBf1saXchvLcAFnLvVbuvpmUAmQ6gAgSqWCwJSeQ6ovLjAaDXYyLUbSoPaWpfSVxPC/w428-h640/silver-breasted_broadbill_R5_7657-CR3.jpg" width="428" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Silver-breasted Broadbill</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7GVDTyGgL7ZeASfyg-9z77PfdgYcjkVOvWzdaD8NM67J6WkYK0IZdtvFEcnZpGi_wugvHezUUdhxBM-yIPJqI4fQdRalKOT6u_cW5nE9E-sQGHq4_i9yF8EpUmewpXrsNXR3RFJz3JHnSoH7mpdbw8mPYeF9q1X5rluFkr1hed5b2M2c5L5wtaOD/s1200/silver-breasted_broadbill_R5_7692-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7GVDTyGgL7ZeASfyg-9z77PfdgYcjkVOvWzdaD8NM67J6WkYK0IZdtvFEcnZpGi_wugvHezUUdhxBM-yIPJqI4fQdRalKOT6u_cW5nE9E-sQGHq4_i9yF8EpUmewpXrsNXR3RFJz3JHnSoH7mpdbw8mPYeF9q1X5rluFkr1hed5b2M2c5L5wtaOD/w640-h426/silver-breasted_broadbill_R5_7692-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Silver-breasted Broadbill</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rJO6_IfVtFkK4ErImRMgwDwymz6zRVc0w3ctSNF-OIfEdWzwbk8nzBfFPISRr53oC8qBXb_NlbnPNjn1ohLIG9fsvWlWtgE4Uoadck3viQq8WiKZFJhDC8QLWCbCceKNLMxeNAPexu_9uMDlMT6IV5Yxf-8C8i-DDGHEv1nAVbV4AwF6vI0qMsEk/s1200/silver-breasted_broadbill_R5_7710-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rJO6_IfVtFkK4ErImRMgwDwymz6zRVc0w3ctSNF-OIfEdWzwbk8nzBfFPISRr53oC8qBXb_NlbnPNjn1ohLIG9fsvWlWtgE4Uoadck3viQq8WiKZFJhDC8QLWCbCceKNLMxeNAPexu_9uMDlMT6IV5Yxf-8C8i-DDGHEv1nAVbV4AwF6vI0qMsEk/w640-h426/silver-breasted_broadbill_R5_7710-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Silver-breasted Broadbill</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijp_40BHBtUZZpwM-0uEGQAvxdUXI3z5R26eVepdR7VuIT1JUc4IyPSpgX7UB_Jd3lZvJVzZ_bVF-ebfrw9Hr_2Y9v5FTK3QB051TUpSM1JGlLQ_EXinm0TYv-dk2CnPYHlZTft6WUMC1IPBtWtWvD3jTwPQfeUGF03lT7W_nlRXYDv6_r9LwEztFM/s1200/black-headed_parrotbill_R5_8425-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijp_40BHBtUZZpwM-0uEGQAvxdUXI3z5R26eVepdR7VuIT1JUc4IyPSpgX7UB_Jd3lZvJVzZ_bVF-ebfrw9Hr_2Y9v5FTK3QB051TUpSM1JGlLQ_EXinm0TYv-dk2CnPYHlZTft6WUMC1IPBtWtWvD3jTwPQfeUGF03lT7W_nlRXYDv6_r9LwEztFM/w640-h426/black-headed_parrotbill_R5_8425-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Black-headed Parrotbill</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRrBnzvG4Bca7B0TTBcij1nRxup-IlTaMdrpBU6uL2Y-_9vHez_7cZebqSc-MmB65BHVkoQlRxlTxr-ysHVsmfMJNmrfMBrxczWYN6hBb91r-QFuGqgibLxzjye8SRPIwfMEW2jv9pOJi3yBw1ocaynHOHbc12-p7k2gO2coboC0wX9j8_V3dh_tQ/s1200/blue_pitta_R5_8879-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRrBnzvG4Bca7B0TTBcij1nRxup-IlTaMdrpBU6uL2Y-_9vHez_7cZebqSc-MmB65BHVkoQlRxlTxr-ysHVsmfMJNmrfMBrxczWYN6hBb91r-QFuGqgibLxzjye8SRPIwfMEW2jv9pOJi3yBw1ocaynHOHbc12-p7k2gO2coboC0wX9j8_V3dh_tQ/w640-h426/blue_pitta_R5_8879-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Blue Pitta male</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizH0UQZypOrWB8f9XJDLzO_qoCZUCqFvJ7pzKEba09QrzLLanWYsWaqR-gl-Jpa2C8qM3x-3zHMfaWLj0-M_UHljSIMw5PPa46M_riG-MDp-y7l48ZiQr88jMrz7D5coLOCWhjJg1KZ_NoZg-FKM2pqDjtnKNbkZb6ugbWu-6yRp3T687xh-D7YTSI/s1200/orange-headed_thrush_R5_8396-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizH0UQZypOrWB8f9XJDLzO_qoCZUCqFvJ7pzKEba09QrzLLanWYsWaqR-gl-Jpa2C8qM3x-3zHMfaWLj0-M_UHljSIMw5PPa46M_riG-MDp-y7l48ZiQr88jMrz7D5coLOCWhjJg1KZ_NoZg-FKM2pqDjtnKNbkZb6ugbWu-6yRp3T687xh-D7YTSI/w640-h426/orange-headed_thrush_R5_8396-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Orange-headed Thrush</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhRL-rzv5_VP3QIc2zKJrnZMwOa_UTfEJ1DxQdZ_tUAytuxpquSeEOmlgLd0L6IEDuWNsPfKtOA4FSqUl2HiCccyZNT0I0ID_GPkv6eWkk-0tf5xRg8jbS19cOTZ-JdOVKigVFnv1N_ZKpynkLVAJtSG1x5anhoOxyxYylMfDsRk3iAYzSJNnUiSN/s1200/streaked_wren-babbler_R5_8571-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhRL-rzv5_VP3QIc2zKJrnZMwOa_UTfEJ1DxQdZ_tUAytuxpquSeEOmlgLd0L6IEDuWNsPfKtOA4FSqUl2HiCccyZNT0I0ID_GPkv6eWkk-0tf5xRg8jbS19cOTZ-JdOVKigVFnv1N_ZKpynkLVAJtSG1x5anhoOxyxYylMfDsRk3iAYzSJNnUiSN/w640-h426/streaked_wren-babbler_R5_8571-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Annam Streaked Wren-Babbler</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The following morning we birded the pass for a couple hours before a long travel day. We ended the day on the high mountain plateau of Da Lat.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81fr9bR7bEAlCKljWCM1ZyepPLQZK7rbSy6-JUPnetXtq89Chb_HLt554XR0lhb5bXHmTHjUyeSosCMuI-SAW0GLVYNacqBh6PAaXmkT-20RGHD2JHpBt2PxcWktbbQE8Bt_VBlW37mos_ZloWHEe1rl7AmBSRg95qvX0qALru_4MbXo8oTFxdnBU/s1200/IMG_8844_-1000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81fr9bR7bEAlCKljWCM1ZyepPLQZK7rbSy6-JUPnetXtq89Chb_HLt554XR0lhb5bXHmTHjUyeSosCMuI-SAW0GLVYNacqBh6PAaXmkT-20RGHD2JHpBt2PxcWktbbQE8Bt_VBlW37mos_ZloWHEe1rl7AmBSRg95qvX0qALru_4MbXo8oTFxdnBU/w480-h640/IMG_8844_-1000.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXaHBHQ9wQcdLMeNFxfhK2kI_YvxNNUN2j7B0_vYBRkHRBxgzBAoKlHCVbJjKpI_FP7vfi4ZCf7EeZo0TCUP1Mzog7thEFCxh3t7F2HY00ntEaBDeOSXr3pwQDG7VVO73Oa2olNqlphvGazr6kbLu5YYgSUwCbN_dWrKyV5W_HAqBmF-ruKU1Vezu/s1200/IMG_8845_-1000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXaHBHQ9wQcdLMeNFxfhK2kI_YvxNNUN2j7B0_vYBRkHRBxgzBAoKlHCVbJjKpI_FP7vfi4ZCf7EeZo0TCUP1Mzog7thEFCxh3t7F2HY00ntEaBDeOSXr3pwQDG7VVO73Oa2olNqlphvGazr6kbLu5YYgSUwCbN_dWrKyV5W_HAqBmF-ruKU1Vezu/w480-h640/IMG_8845_-1000.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Some Pho is better than others, this one was really good</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyZpiX34wfrN-j4mHEjAAcInzVce9c2pElYJzZIArXsuxJCnFrwxUXVmqY5AWYAcxwgSXdv-BIHhfuavKE6t2a302pI6L9W_ZrwRRbzT5UV-e7Wm4VGNDe0N1-w9RlHRxM0Suw2CG-lupoJB_RzEIsoJzWXs92PjVo-AmNzdxMuwo3nzNbtVLBBG6/w640-h426/White-throated_rock-thrush_R5_8950-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">White-throated Rock Thrush</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We spent three days on the 6000 foot elevation Da Lat plateau birding broadleaf and pine forests. There were bird blinds too, and they were especially good. Numerous life birds and Vietnam endemics came from this amazing spot. This is the only reasonably accessible spot on the planet to find the endemic Vietnamese Cutia. It took two days and lots of work, but we finally found a pair in the pine forest. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATTKO4abQLhUpm0NG9wxDWX-1xlnv-oYwbmD3bUD48qdze9CgWAfNSMqYp5pbyYobLpeO50H1PhJCKTs3DKcLN4iqo8Hw_BF0xJvjxHxWzQUrYeqPq6jgH2grRpFreRFGCuc6rY5FKXUsCxTczIflOOpN34ZEPaaUDXtlVETjUQgaoi_I1I471wLU/s1200/IMG_8857_-1000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATTKO4abQLhUpm0NG9wxDWX-1xlnv-oYwbmD3bUD48qdze9CgWAfNSMqYp5pbyYobLpeO50H1PhJCKTs3DKcLN4iqo8Hw_BF0xJvjxHxWzQUrYeqPq6jgH2grRpFreRFGCuc6rY5FKXUsCxTczIflOOpN34ZEPaaUDXtlVETjUQgaoi_I1I471wLU/w480-h640/IMG_8857_-1000.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7J9mUO5I47cdGPMLZ5N5WthBzodIB3q33y3fy6ukkyVHyR7SXpX_xViPrKmmy_p7FOfw3NnAWiFuQiugTRC1aqEla27wa7-mgBTPA7iTqnpoV2kKkXZ7mt6Hb_ZjBcxEt9rC-JhUo1oXJa_Q6yuPAbt4jeXaBrkiBtVJW72pJqbBWpaBzm-4GF2s/s1200/gray-crowned_crocias_R5_9535-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7J9mUO5I47cdGPMLZ5N5WthBzodIB3q33y3fy6ukkyVHyR7SXpX_xViPrKmmy_p7FOfw3NnAWiFuQiugTRC1aqEla27wa7-mgBTPA7iTqnpoV2kKkXZ7mt6Hb_ZjBcxEt9rC-JhUo1oXJa_Q6yuPAbt4jeXaBrkiBtVJW72pJqbBWpaBzm-4GF2s/w640-h426/gray-crowned_crocias_R5_9535-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gray-crowned Crocias</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUs3tHirlXyFHdDVbsJ_LZrO2fyIjaVycr-8PcdNCZ9aPVbF9oRvnLRyfzjFg74S1HmkgYm41ieJqSv_YeSDm5DhiIZjwJNgpZWvzyiaZ6NstkiIrucahdD3N2-M-JBebKHNLs5CqV1tObz7WBipe1_CudoQZZMg0v6gQNVwLrKZl4Sm8LDgL7izCu/s1200/gray-crowned_crocias_R5_9542-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUs3tHirlXyFHdDVbsJ_LZrO2fyIjaVycr-8PcdNCZ9aPVbF9oRvnLRyfzjFg74S1HmkgYm41ieJqSv_YeSDm5DhiIZjwJNgpZWvzyiaZ6NstkiIrucahdD3N2-M-JBebKHNLs5CqV1tObz7WBipe1_CudoQZZMg0v6gQNVwLrKZl4Sm8LDgL7izCu/w640-h426/gray-crowned_crocias_R5_9542-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gray-crowned Crocias</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FmLqstvMZAVzbEo1MCn1BmyfFqpfAjpwKWWERq74FWpanORjYdD8K-UpgQ3zXCyMcxb9euxPEcU2pQ5Id1kgHVT-xfmil-pOtsT94Bt_xXu3KbiqZ69FVnjzsHi0CeLsqT3Cij9Q5DxUXH4nni-A_oYlpYwK49_jvMIg12vDn_ipOqo0UpVLW-4F/s1200/indochinese_barbet_R5_9411-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FmLqstvMZAVzbEo1MCn1BmyfFqpfAjpwKWWERq74FWpanORjYdD8K-UpgQ3zXCyMcxb9euxPEcU2pQ5Id1kgHVT-xfmil-pOtsT94Bt_xXu3KbiqZ69FVnjzsHi0CeLsqT3Cij9Q5DxUXH4nni-A_oYlpYwK49_jvMIg12vDn_ipOqo0UpVLW-4F/w640-h428/indochinese_barbet_R5_9411-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Indochinese Barbet</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTtCnPXIlnLmf5WRUaWXYAGBj7uNOB9svPWQ-lBJSGKUVSfHZowCsK8XM1aGyYqv9_T1xVBnZUPlkHif0V2JRXGyb7ZO837izuChebfzv1LwfzQagsmZQ-q4EYkh4gj1plhqIxKzo5bLYJQxgeEq62KePles4FJFAURVbqn7WhsChSviHb5UZ4VYz/s1200/oriental_scops_owl_R5_9653-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="801" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTtCnPXIlnLmf5WRUaWXYAGBj7uNOB9svPWQ-lBJSGKUVSfHZowCsK8XM1aGyYqv9_T1xVBnZUPlkHif0V2JRXGyb7ZO837izuChebfzv1LwfzQagsmZQ-q4EYkh4gj1plhqIxKzo5bLYJQxgeEq62KePles4FJFAURVbqn7WhsChSviHb5UZ4VYz/w428-h640/oriental_scops_owl_R5_9653-CR3.jpg" width="428" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Oriental Scops-Owl</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBUGhRW6nCf1taveRQ5d69-LSFYpbtbsEDBteLsjqAY0qHqAlLuLeffAHKjfTESXxJmN0HlPtDB5G0Qq8jK3R9XUNNBGJCnvSMXqZ725xyh1Elk3GUO0TuI37dOzQri5IDX9WJrjaFXcQVZ-yddiD_-5jLkDKeNYl6zzi6ZDy8uUlqg8f56AgqMWA/s1200/red_crossbill_R5_9256-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBUGhRW6nCf1taveRQ5d69-LSFYpbtbsEDBteLsjqAY0qHqAlLuLeffAHKjfTESXxJmN0HlPtDB5G0Qq8jK3R9XUNNBGJCnvSMXqZ725xyh1Elk3GUO0TuI37dOzQri5IDX9WJrjaFXcQVZ-yddiD_-5jLkDKeNYl6zzi6ZDy8uUlqg8f56AgqMWA/w640-h426/red_crossbill_R5_9256-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Red Crossbill </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjoQEKzkbxmP5JfhaCgSj8OgGFkCdkbuiqxZq8KyJCl87D8Nn6NLuKE673xYvo39X5oZzWtdcyb64jp34DWi8Ny84C2dkNk-nOxNRjF5vAgrgst9BfrRq9k9cpr7Pq_QFeMrlEcky-QWupcSXAtHjt-MzHTy4XJJU2CoVbekNl85VnHpOmJAIUbbM/s1200/black-headed_sibia_R5_0354-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjoQEKzkbxmP5JfhaCgSj8OgGFkCdkbuiqxZq8KyJCl87D8Nn6NLuKE673xYvo39X5oZzWtdcyb64jp34DWi8Ny84C2dkNk-nOxNRjF5vAgrgst9BfrRq9k9cpr7Pq_QFeMrlEcky-QWupcSXAtHjt-MzHTy4XJJU2CoVbekNl85VnHpOmJAIUbbM/w426-h640/black-headed_sibia_R5_0354-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Black-headed Sibia</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6LvBcUNUwVOnYwnFx5-D6eLNBpcPvHy0aAwN-yJ1BxYlVYarondVn4ITaW0rs8VisQNvItaDmPv6X1XPuAH2QmgcIYBOELo8u-U1pr-WOUfCLUmxUxy4xLn-PktRFozta3F8bjplMlmFTW8Ma8iQ5t6aEeyLmYDW6zill3sXAqOPWVU3PJydIYhA/s1200/collared_laughingthrush_R5_0103-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6LvBcUNUwVOnYwnFx5-D6eLNBpcPvHy0aAwN-yJ1BxYlVYarondVn4ITaW0rs8VisQNvItaDmPv6X1XPuAH2QmgcIYBOELo8u-U1pr-WOUfCLUmxUxy4xLn-PktRFozta3F8bjplMlmFTW8Ma8iQ5t6aEeyLmYDW6zill3sXAqOPWVU3PJydIYhA/w640-h426/collared_laughingthrush_R5_0103-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Collared Laughingthrush</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZdRU8WY3FV7m6uw-9s0xjdUQDOaObZzaIjJperZLunOGznjkTFktB7_jzZ2p53bzocn4akTD9EvXMqYF7XtSyM10HMjkqPim50D3oYNx3uP_Gkno4o1XzTv4QI10rgRNEHuMEsRNjiVFEeetGTgMepkRRysS8Oh3XnlkQIFfLlzZbMzaE2MLYRuE/s1200/lesser_shortwing_R5_0323-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZdRU8WY3FV7m6uw-9s0xjdUQDOaObZzaIjJperZLunOGznjkTFktB7_jzZ2p53bzocn4akTD9EvXMqYF7XtSyM10HMjkqPim50D3oYNx3uP_Gkno4o1XzTv4QI10rgRNEHuMEsRNjiVFEeetGTgMepkRRysS8Oh3XnlkQIFfLlzZbMzaE2MLYRuE/w640-h426/lesser_shortwing_R5_0323-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lesser Shortwing</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjK2F6tdf9wt0h3Z0lWtL-r2pEv9uvaatabtCKHxkrGN5V9hrsJG8zFm4cebR9xilDVB0nf054n9wg58xtUf4mV1qEBIFpcUZuEws_u0OZxcni3T7_LPOj9R-9i-zClrvLmiMyOH9P7JA1yBvSuPPt6vPSYtEgKRJ9dH9uXxVEDmssEIDVC5imT7Qu/s1200/mt_fulvetta_R5_0812-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjK2F6tdf9wt0h3Z0lWtL-r2pEv9uvaatabtCKHxkrGN5V9hrsJG8zFm4cebR9xilDVB0nf054n9wg58xtUf4mV1qEBIFpcUZuEws_u0OZxcni3T7_LPOj9R-9i-zClrvLmiMyOH9P7JA1yBvSuPPt6vPSYtEgKRJ9dH9uXxVEDmssEIDVC5imT7Qu/w640-h426/mt_fulvetta_R5_0812-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mountain Fulvetta</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOQebzE6oXEQ7OQbgvqUjhoIX_L0_43KWj69t9TnE09o2iGpw4k0N1wxwl8ymUMnVFM4w2C5vJWCAO8PdLwwNlKcnpguKG1tLUcr3DZR7Q5blWaM2AkB76XKnZV91jLn7gdqmLm--AZWgnSq4nOJMJiknUnz0zfhERbR5-ejYMkNAnUuYhjxzQu8Z/s1200/orange-necked_partridge_R5_0785-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOQebzE6oXEQ7OQbgvqUjhoIX_L0_43KWj69t9TnE09o2iGpw4k0N1wxwl8ymUMnVFM4w2C5vJWCAO8PdLwwNlKcnpguKG1tLUcr3DZR7Q5blWaM2AkB76XKnZV91jLn7gdqmLm--AZWgnSq4nOJMJiknUnz0zfhERbR5-ejYMkNAnUuYhjxzQu8Z/w640-h426/orange-necked_partridge_R5_0785-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Orange-necked Partridge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKXJvyyw1TqXmW-nHtd21hcLE0hdhph1PVWEKFJvvvuy-FRf_-gc0Y_WOuhxfqyKRFjFaYnrOgsqUBcQb9Yk80fL6LTaGnV1GHUDM8lgh2KMiPMPfh_9rPZJc1_OsHG1RtcHGkbUve2NBJDtqjAisCwBSaq9t-BzxA32PDxvH0XZ699e39mALUzY7/s1200/rufous-browed_flycatcher_R5_0168-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKXJvyyw1TqXmW-nHtd21hcLE0hdhph1PVWEKFJvvvuy-FRf_-gc0Y_WOuhxfqyKRFjFaYnrOgsqUBcQb9Yk80fL6LTaGnV1GHUDM8lgh2KMiPMPfh_9rPZJc1_OsHG1RtcHGkbUve2NBJDtqjAisCwBSaq9t-BzxA32PDxvH0XZ699e39mALUzY7/w426-h640/rufous-browed_flycatcher_R5_0168-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Rufous-browed Flycatcher</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMbjwvxmGoshSuIn0C--94pgPDKkil0TSMjyER3MsOK-qe6I4cE8zxCFdOZZfoW0BCKDFsMz2gn51SIpKmWHoCWVVqdOKuGl24hrrqbcDLY3tN6_V6XeA5vxUDszpixcXVvhNHrDYo8L5aM_Lrgj2B_A-XHWhE1_AXXtNtTICiI-jKS-626eRNUxI/s1200/rusty-naped_pitta_R5_0528-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMbjwvxmGoshSuIn0C--94pgPDKkil0TSMjyER3MsOK-qe6I4cE8zxCFdOZZfoW0BCKDFsMz2gn51SIpKmWHoCWVVqdOKuGl24hrrqbcDLY3tN6_V6XeA5vxUDszpixcXVvhNHrDYo8L5aM_Lrgj2B_A-XHWhE1_AXXtNtTICiI-jKS-626eRNUxI/w640-h426/rusty-naped_pitta_R5_0528-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Rusty-naped Pitta</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0wraDLncHu5Ep0S2UIAQCF833KO2jZNod1TDxfUtsva1bY6jb_KjYd5iv4OX6pouevWlTEdu3FU7x9WqSOw6zSFJHQ-w9qVqDTvQEDm1u9TMWtErYuQMvXGnIBolIcduDXXR4pRnYAjvP1Subd-y224pSdhbnVpSqpDo4P-mlvQoIOl4R3b-UXZf/s1200/rusty-naped_pitta_R5_0730-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0wraDLncHu5Ep0S2UIAQCF833KO2jZNod1TDxfUtsva1bY6jb_KjYd5iv4OX6pouevWlTEdu3FU7x9WqSOw6zSFJHQ-w9qVqDTvQEDm1u9TMWtErYuQMvXGnIBolIcduDXXR4pRnYAjvP1Subd-y224pSdhbnVpSqpDo4P-mlvQoIOl4R3b-UXZf/w640-h426/rusty-naped_pitta_R5_0730-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Rusty-naped Pitta</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DNpJqpfs5TrMYBy4m-5UYHJI1v4m8BO8w1lGNUR3LuzY5aB42yWY9aVz-tihY9sJRBjLfy_K1clOgkXxOzaAHAodFW6kgubs0PAV-icm4aCyOqZn21wszDZT0INuoPM6ld-suYWtJ8YVSdcEFzFReP1wS1fQLSthJqmF2viJUn4kLF4QGu3IxKIK/s1200/short-tailed_scimitar-babler_R5_0283-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DNpJqpfs5TrMYBy4m-5UYHJI1v4m8BO8w1lGNUR3LuzY5aB42yWY9aVz-tihY9sJRBjLfy_K1clOgkXxOzaAHAodFW6kgubs0PAV-icm4aCyOqZn21wszDZT0INuoPM6ld-suYWtJ8YVSdcEFzFReP1wS1fQLSthJqmF2viJUn4kLF4QGu3IxKIK/w640-h426/short-tailed_scimitar-babler_R5_0283-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Short-tailed Scimitar-Babbler</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqBG51cH6gEX_HEg2xWISwOsaXWObZqrkcyQPZhRLi_0dpQVAzc_zlovsWQrVPZ_SEiASATHXDi3CYFCTuVvNx1Cjlq98Ie3Tbi86e81MsQB76UKKAOsVUurgxvqPUNieeQeAznXYGU_CpcegRSUDzJ13rmdQ0CIfRdSPoQ3POuXI71qcHkG74pDd/s1200/slaty-bellied_tesia_R5_0799-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqBG51cH6gEX_HEg2xWISwOsaXWObZqrkcyQPZhRLi_0dpQVAzc_zlovsWQrVPZ_SEiASATHXDi3CYFCTuVvNx1Cjlq98Ie3Tbi86e81MsQB76UKKAOsVUurgxvqPUNieeQeAznXYGU_CpcegRSUDzJ13rmdQ0CIfRdSPoQ3POuXI71qcHkG74pDd/w640-h426/slaty-bellied_tesia_R5_0799-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Slaty-bellied Tesia</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojepI-8p4zM5qTMjlR3Yxhhf0swU7xWUQpBAGPcQAbWORrEUTFkB2Tf5t5V0C5sE-rQWsqicMmuZA-REtrmsTlYrv8Vnkj0PcFBNL26OJ8q_hlj_gX-zuIEHJudsCUh1YI6TlZPaYbogg90rWPhEnAmhOl05Fgg_tQRSQtL5zrE8hVerWCoiSWPID/s1200/white-tailed_robin_R5_0185-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojepI-8p4zM5qTMjlR3Yxhhf0swU7xWUQpBAGPcQAbWORrEUTFkB2Tf5t5V0C5sE-rQWsqicMmuZA-REtrmsTlYrv8Vnkj0PcFBNL26OJ8q_hlj_gX-zuIEHJudsCUh1YI6TlZPaYbogg90rWPhEnAmhOl05Fgg_tQRSQtL5zrE8hVerWCoiSWPID/w640-h426/white-tailed_robin_R5_0185-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">White-tailed Robin</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnEWvuqdZvDxC7XHftKrhOiOFkTyoam6l9Tit8eSH-rw5c4fsobOPIdLgNI_2UVmrPv6-omPVVk6RWc0P-75UUQfK1km4M4BQWQQiRU7ypzGAC0PpID2xHvAFbscBdObafPdDTfa-xOYMmmdCJxnS7mH4oSsEyn4k3nsLlnkblSOcqzmqkNlrtnaJ/s1200/gray_nightjar_R5_0899-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnEWvuqdZvDxC7XHftKrhOiOFkTyoam6l9Tit8eSH-rw5c4fsobOPIdLgNI_2UVmrPv6-omPVVk6RWc0P-75UUQfK1km4M4BQWQQiRU7ypzGAC0PpID2xHvAFbscBdObafPdDTfa-xOYMmmdCJxnS7mH4oSsEyn4k3nsLlnkblSOcqzmqkNlrtnaJ/w640-h426/gray_nightjar_R5_0899-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gray Nightjar</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MtMOmvAEQebTXuLC68xvYMnPfplwXZY2-S4MqfPdJSL575nPWputihihdorRBCUDCFQgretfkuSukN-QNjYQb3EVTa-yYQambrjlsDsB85Oah1MZCEaBWRy8mOhs2awZRLPW3EIXf_1Ew7YAryRbJlcFYk1aikxZb5qdF0UF2HrqZPy7lhGcvqdR/s1200/slaty-bellied_tesia_R5_1078-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MtMOmvAEQebTXuLC68xvYMnPfplwXZY2-S4MqfPdJSL575nPWputihihdorRBCUDCFQgretfkuSukN-QNjYQb3EVTa-yYQambrjlsDsB85Oah1MZCEaBWRy8mOhs2awZRLPW3EIXf_1Ew7YAryRbJlcFYk1aikxZb5qdF0UF2HrqZPy7lhGcvqdR/w640-h426/slaty-bellied_tesia_R5_1078-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Slaty-bellied Tesia</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_o7FRpr42UxJrtui8BjjMFymUp4yVXa2X4HI-lnWd9L_DtBx3Ri4sC63tE2AxZtPAtrnvBbcc5K5fiMevBTrIfhNXo59jZi3rKxxYBQYzb5gU1WZQUSEqjjc0wICcM5nIZh7RoQjDEdhUYMAvUUUtbz51KfHSX_qt3Zx7eg-RwUoQCTLgG-AugCx/s1200/vietnamese_cutia_R5_1073-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_o7FRpr42UxJrtui8BjjMFymUp4yVXa2X4HI-lnWd9L_DtBx3Ri4sC63tE2AxZtPAtrnvBbcc5K5fiMevBTrIfhNXo59jZi3rKxxYBQYzb5gU1WZQUSEqjjc0wICcM5nIZh7RoQjDEdhUYMAvUUUtbz51KfHSX_qt3Zx7eg-RwUoQCTLgG-AugCx/w640-h427/vietnamese_cutia_R5_1073-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Vietnamese Cutia</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">That will wrap up this post. There's still lots more to come!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Bob Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947517142239842329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432092437531277675.post-64346145063936599262022-11-28T17:18:00.004-08:002022-11-29T06:43:02.115-08:00India - Part 4 (Conclusion)<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh928Fr6IqxEYs18L6GC14cZYBcmQQ4u-9Id6NgUMLZAD-JGyedypi9hqvbg944_qSNqH2H2tMRYtAUOzY60WmCbr301aAAijluIV3Lifa48aGcraEJzT_C3duBwrmRM_u8jh7d3sH1WAchznmeQfOopjfxiwnowlrMcNPKabdCYwtgQZL69itdXamx/s1000/sri_lanka_frogmouth_R5_7698-CR3.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh928Fr6IqxEYs18L6GC14cZYBcmQQ4u-9Id6NgUMLZAD-JGyedypi9hqvbg944_qSNqH2H2tMRYtAUOzY60WmCbr301aAAijluIV3Lifa48aGcraEJzT_C3duBwrmRM_u8jh7d3sH1WAchznmeQfOopjfxiwnowlrMcNPKabdCYwtgQZL69itdXamx/w400-h266/sri_lanka_frogmouth_R5_7698-CR3.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sri Lanka Frogmouths</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>October 30 to November 8, 2022</b>. This post is a little longer than usual, but will wrap up our India tour. From the Andaman Islands we flew to far south India and the Western Ghats Mountains. There are many endemic and near-endemic birds in this region and we were keen to see as many as possible. We started near the Thattekad Wildlife Sanctuary, a deciduous lowland moist forest surrounding the Periyar River. This is also the home of our guide Sudeesh so we were in for a real treat. His knowledge of the local birds, and especially where to find the difficult species, is second to none. This is also leech country, and after the recent rains the little blood suckers were out in force. Donating some blood to the forest creatures was a small price to pay for such magnificent birding. There were many great species seen during our two full days in the area, but none better than the mega-difficult Sri Lanka Frogmouth and Sri Lanka Bay-Owl. The Bay-Owl was just crazy looking, no other way to describe this strange owl. The nocturnal frogmouth was seen as a roosting pair. We've seen many other frogmouth species, but none can compare to the cuteness factor for this dimunutive species. And since we were close to home for Sudeesh, and it was a weekend, his 10 year old son Adithyan joined us. This wonderful young man is already a fine birder and well on his way to following in his father's footsteps as a top guide. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S121614485" target="_blank">eBird list Thattekad day 1</a></span></p><p><a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S121614485" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">eBird list Thattekad day 2</span></a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2zB42pcuhsOzeTj7IqBMMSsSV_6JG0cnys1BJttUm8yvQmn_xz_0rUPIXvslHA9JgbUYe9919NbFgBTX0937KxIFDnmbnJwsb5bYVHqFR9iDQe8X6OUF6s3_L7CO9VyXp4fSWtYhIXkxAKEq1G-W3ScH22TfyiqxMCbouUdvQqUmQ-5PUTq5mscz/s1000/IMG_6791.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2zB42pcuhsOzeTj7IqBMMSsSV_6JG0cnys1BJttUm8yvQmn_xz_0rUPIXvslHA9JgbUYe9919NbFgBTX0937KxIFDnmbnJwsb5bYVHqFR9iDQe8X6OUF6s3_L7CO9VyXp4fSWtYhIXkxAKEq1G-W3ScH22TfyiqxMCbouUdvQqUmQ-5PUTq5mscz/w640-h480/IMG_6791.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Periyar River</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4DBEYIGMUf2aO9FY1NcxnFFYUK6gwo4X2cjsG6DFgpNCEgQGrJkUXlpeRut_zp_tAJBfo4AcOdkl1Zq9LmOHwLoZcCMSn0WoHdl3UiND3uDok28I_nGnKE4YU1S-Oy4dNVCSOSfVVW1kSVYInXE-m7_RDyndIBBIzuaIUYWxg7RzGmmKG7e3peKum/s1000/IMG_6835.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4DBEYIGMUf2aO9FY1NcxnFFYUK6gwo4X2cjsG6DFgpNCEgQGrJkUXlpeRut_zp_tAJBfo4AcOdkl1Zq9LmOHwLoZcCMSn0WoHdl3UiND3uDok28I_nGnKE4YU1S-Oy4dNVCSOSfVVW1kSVYInXE-m7_RDyndIBBIzuaIUYWxg7RzGmmKG7e3peKum/w480-h640/IMG_6835.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Donating blood to the local wildlife</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL4BtGhjd73Lq8fznsc43dFYOyj4UYZs-YCbldFMsh9XypCQu5jsECbKsd90WSpT0xKsE_Y3lwraHpqm6nabikXMX6uwL-mAS3f5yZPiaWFjrpbxOKfpe19_0tjPtsR2UmD5EjRQOtixmiNunXlxv99xtktRGLfe-85YICuOi1EJ-6PYA1w6JAzPgS/s1000/black-backed_dwarf-kingfisher_R5_7887-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL4BtGhjd73Lq8fznsc43dFYOyj4UYZs-YCbldFMsh9XypCQu5jsECbKsd90WSpT0xKsE_Y3lwraHpqm6nabikXMX6uwL-mAS3f5yZPiaWFjrpbxOKfpe19_0tjPtsR2UmD5EjRQOtixmiNunXlxv99xtktRGLfe-85YICuOi1EJ-6PYA1w6JAzPgS/w640-h426/black-backed_dwarf-kingfisher_R5_7887-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WePLUDjJG2qpNsVOn7rryRyu79f65aD0_4fYuSav3uM0yVwyiPGMn0bY7G-eqQswPBXb7O1ZKEUPNSoKixYMEcBhWte2Hy2wlUdNE-xmsE1RsBVHulNjeQKbkIHQOOWJk5bUZiKGaJ30ZNLQBJEbOJ8uPaNN320FVvP0rschNqhJjVrB1NNw9TqQ/s1000/crimson-backed_sunbird_R5_7536-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WePLUDjJG2qpNsVOn7rryRyu79f65aD0_4fYuSav3uM0yVwyiPGMn0bY7G-eqQswPBXb7O1ZKEUPNSoKixYMEcBhWte2Hy2wlUdNE-xmsE1RsBVHulNjeQKbkIHQOOWJk5bUZiKGaJ30ZNLQBJEbOJ8uPaNN320FVvP0rschNqhJjVrB1NNw9TqQ/w640-h426/crimson-backed_sunbird_R5_7536-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Crimson-backed Sunbird</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBdcnPLhNT1W8qa-ohEM-CCZNuxhzcCbdGLnBFz5uoMYkGNICKy2XJqp0uHLQwqxm75ORESROBN6cvDWFpGxIEYulurRT6uEuRZHIDrOR0mRWHiD083RlxKq-Sw-pNFXudBaRQIiOn0IsRxPMUNDPuAD8dLQ-a-DW9Ef-oUIRlpkstWX34M2DUB52/s1000/greater_flameback_R5_7300-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBdcnPLhNT1W8qa-ohEM-CCZNuxhzcCbdGLnBFz5uoMYkGNICKy2XJqp0uHLQwqxm75ORESROBN6cvDWFpGxIEYulurRT6uEuRZHIDrOR0mRWHiD083RlxKq-Sw-pNFXudBaRQIiOn0IsRxPMUNDPuAD8dLQ-a-DW9Ef-oUIRlpkstWX34M2DUB52/w426-h640/greater_flameback_R5_7300-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Greater Flameback</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-U3HRD8tXcca1uu-NIVIgjnrWOMKyt_bQM7qwdIAABdkfzEPirHO_YXtl0io7GLf6c1PaweOQyfKoUexO-dxuhJcaMOvsGJ24Esnq0A872H4KM6lvbfzFao0hnnn8LRMxN4ncEDK0qvwjDd-BpOnNh-q2P-nmCmRJDfLfN-uEqEGVyqKL3aY0TMYo/s1000/malabar__gray_hornbill_R5_7285-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-U3HRD8tXcca1uu-NIVIgjnrWOMKyt_bQM7qwdIAABdkfzEPirHO_YXtl0io7GLf6c1PaweOQyfKoUexO-dxuhJcaMOvsGJ24Esnq0A872H4KM6lvbfzFao0hnnn8LRMxN4ncEDK0qvwjDd-BpOnNh-q2P-nmCmRJDfLfN-uEqEGVyqKL3aY0TMYo/w640-h426/malabar__gray_hornbill_R5_7285-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Malabar Gray Hornbill</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vtoaclqaVkzY7GjtftzXZVuZsyH-EjLM1eafbDyiiPEzSjzu8LLibBs5KBbjoeLjITQ90KYIcrXLMOhIL3saMqrutevWqIOSr6nLeo7DbbTiVaXd32Ddst598RGx-VdswGo2bSCoA4SqbYWBDpYbzrVgajC5s9nvVIoX-VebMxAE4hlnGyR6wI_w/s1000/malabar_trogon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vtoaclqaVkzY7GjtftzXZVuZsyH-EjLM1eafbDyiiPEzSjzu8LLibBs5KBbjoeLjITQ90KYIcrXLMOhIL3saMqrutevWqIOSr6nLeo7DbbTiVaXd32Ddst598RGx-VdswGo2bSCoA4SqbYWBDpYbzrVgajC5s9nvVIoX-VebMxAE4hlnGyR6wI_w/w426-h640/malabar_trogon.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Malabar Trogon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmDGpCKgKHWUkt6BEUw-oufF67UPiO6xPTlT3prQWLmO22IDjTGfC3lBpDmvjopYZRNPLjTr8ztynpT0Auq991OLpXU-vV10Yv9VK_FXZtRug-7tYL8E36EKfGS1Qxz4o5CDTHD2If0FBIHePhfAFoErfJz6VSFWUr3IXsNV2pJBu2MVKrIabV0Ab/s1000/sri_lanka_frogmouth_R5_7668-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmDGpCKgKHWUkt6BEUw-oufF67UPiO6xPTlT3prQWLmO22IDjTGfC3lBpDmvjopYZRNPLjTr8ztynpT0Auq991OLpXU-vV10Yv9VK_FXZtRug-7tYL8E36EKfGS1Qxz4o5CDTHD2If0FBIHePhfAFoErfJz6VSFWUr3IXsNV2pJBu2MVKrIabV0Ab/w640-h426/sri_lanka_frogmouth_R5_7668-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sri Lanka Frogmouths</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWCRV3QmTG_hgGDFC15EMl8dk1AwZHF0y7NKuNOe8Nlp44PTEG7_b12GgSyDbod0k8BLMSh0rFU0CUYiE7Cy19IVmWlYFjrd0jcUbnsZ_7NshG0MLB3xGvUwV49U-gxGYSfw_1bAdVdara4ZlLK5eBYL8aPXJXPhNdeT2tDHCoGnqhQ38SDbfOnEg/s1000/brown_boobook_R5_8756-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWCRV3QmTG_hgGDFC15EMl8dk1AwZHF0y7NKuNOe8Nlp44PTEG7_b12GgSyDbod0k8BLMSh0rFU0CUYiE7Cy19IVmWlYFjrd0jcUbnsZ_7NshG0MLB3xGvUwV49U-gxGYSfw_1bAdVdara4ZlLK5eBYL8aPXJXPhNdeT2tDHCoGnqhQ38SDbfOnEg/w426-h640/brown_boobook_R5_8756-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Brown Boobook</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4FO5I3cQS380a4ZNlj_apGBIXEo0w7BXtdV_W11Z2v3UDFuTb9tFhc1z1jFDuen4VcVtOeOeIFyLEelJ1lURihvcg-jAWWAlkWrb-7fpPdJKGg-_7qN45XtUa6wfUMimZkdJkx3aphZFWyLJ1p0wPynNv--Z_y5WF8wQOY73xzIVMSCSVPd6YFvf/s1000/white-bellied_blue_flycatcher_R5_8599-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4FO5I3cQS380a4ZNlj_apGBIXEo0w7BXtdV_W11Z2v3UDFuTb9tFhc1z1jFDuen4VcVtOeOeIFyLEelJ1lURihvcg-jAWWAlkWrb-7fpPdJKGg-_7qN45XtUa6wfUMimZkdJkx3aphZFWyLJ1p0wPynNv--Z_y5WF8wQOY73xzIVMSCSVPd6YFvf/w426-h640/white-bellied_blue_flycatcher_R5_8599-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">White-bellied Blue Flycatcher</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">From Thattekad we move farther southeast into the Western Ghats and the Periyar Tiger Reserve (National Park). This reserve isn't a place for sighting tigers like the reserves we visited in the north. It is isn't set up with roads for safaris and is much more dense jungle. With a trained park ranger we were allowed to walk into the reserve for several excellent bird outings one afternoon and the following day. On our second day we took a bamboo raft across an arm of Periyar Lake for an all morning outing in the forest. And that evening we went to a cultural event of 400 year old Indian performance dance in the small village of Kumily. Lots of fun.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Under the heading of Type 2 Fun (not fun while it was happening, but fun to look back on and talk about), we went out for a walk on the reserve the second afternoon. A couple of miles out into the forest we came upon a herd of Gaur (Indian Bison) blocking our path. That forced us to turn around. Shortly afterward a bull elephant crossed the road in front of us. Uh oh. You absolutely don't mess with a bull elephant in his territory, but we couldn't retreat because of the herd of Gaur. We were truly between the proverbial rock and a hard place. Our ranger guide had us stand absolutely still and quiet while he carefully advanced toward where the elephant had gone into the forest. Upon deciding that the elephant was far enough off the road he had us make a run for it. And I mean run. And we didn't stop for several hundred yards. Olympic records may have fallen that afternoon it there was a stopwatch...</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S121724134" target="_blank">eBird list Periyar Reserve first afternoon</a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S121723973" target="_blank">eBird list Periyar Reserve next morning</a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-aqvSLe73sWmltVHZzRf6HRMKVXkyYBzpOvBxnl4DGD1CEX1H0_XgZ2AZwh2UcojUU7q-7gIaHNz646XLeiaec_Wu5A1wQH2-nXR5tVKRWR4evxEuoMEwAmqwNzonS0Jl-0RVtjvTDEDljIvs6_b2mnzboHWfyJv7gnzfF3wvG7ogWgn11vO_RXQ/s1000/IMG_6863.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-aqvSLe73sWmltVHZzRf6HRMKVXkyYBzpOvBxnl4DGD1CEX1H0_XgZ2AZwh2UcojUU7q-7gIaHNz646XLeiaec_Wu5A1wQH2-nXR5tVKRWR4evxEuoMEwAmqwNzonS0Jl-0RVtjvTDEDljIvs6_b2mnzboHWfyJv7gnzfF3wvG7ogWgn11vO_RXQ/w640-h480/IMG_6863.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6E6t9Cs_uFM3L1TJpf1TDHnGti0m3cKygznz6U745tgvIyJoINHajG7vYeKvSjdU5ZWPkX25KazcNMRfxLSTVzepdTFtlCLzqMTj_x1jmiS4F9x2S4ZWxPoIaR94kV7I-AcP8zecoTaFRAD_fbxw9_rk22e49NBFf2SAwBU7GMVsk7-JywAGwFcg/w426-h640/malabar_starling_R5_8936-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Malabar Starling</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54VyXBAufaeemU1m0B66VP0x6LktSMvDpuDKCkk_jpzNI4rI83FsPwepU7E8K-8-dGc01Di4VXLQqeSQRwDyaaafXiPJgY7tTd-ExviS7rDRKpzARRMLxz_m__KkxbjYiuRr2q0LGqsWR3cXuJKo-GfjbOgsBfIxjlKr0fGCCjof09uvQBiKldpSi/s1000/brown-breasted_flycatcher_R5_9728-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhUyPfWzJcPhcaqFYDFgEXyqTopCT4Nv6supukf0X0oPKx5STEMM7KyQIriGgOJDqJrXpkvHny5pnY5Of2BO_6znSVcJJCtnq7JFnplIHqX0fozHQUhw2RBJF3sFlFIoUvVGZBcmGkyeXYi2TMFuI9luBBiATmmCUU6An0hSR0NltPtcIQQMbYxii/w640-h426/gaur_R5_0067-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gaur</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhvZcDqX2NPbTImw059arW5fvxZReTsNMz6gH8AU0-WG-t-W5O0iGpogpXh1NT3O4GDNw_y0iHm5QePg9p8ddK4OOeQI_zaUnmVYA_GBzhyYOaRKo7hIbZufTxIxN2j9hGLGm3zMxFVIRpV2lvTTe9cGiugeE_WF7mW_-U_fIBQGb5W_ui4keijfc/s1000/gaur_R5_9180-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhvZcDqX2NPbTImw059arW5fvxZReTsNMz6gH8AU0-WG-t-W5O0iGpogpXh1NT3O4GDNw_y0iHm5QePg9p8ddK4OOeQI_zaUnmVYA_GBzhyYOaRKo7hIbZufTxIxN2j9hGLGm3zMxFVIRpV2lvTTe9cGiugeE_WF7mW_-U_fIBQGb5W_ui4keijfc/w640-h426/gaur_R5_9180-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gaur</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLw9m5gQPJuYSug3RtEBFcd-3vACddlYip3InIpH_KAe2JJCGV17xWPwkctBS0vGhSCtnYAyGP8_zbsRnLKkd0wl13tXELogr2_8ls7elUW-JmV6KvME4hvx-4X8LSIxl9e1ya_31F1aMLX7g1IikiJxWwV1u_oyMGyNmPDydSqzRrI6fWIYdQa9d_/s1000/malabar_trogon_R5_9757-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLw9m5gQPJuYSug3RtEBFcd-3vACddlYip3InIpH_KAe2JJCGV17xWPwkctBS0vGhSCtnYAyGP8_zbsRnLKkd0wl13tXELogr2_8ls7elUW-JmV6KvME4hvx-4X8LSIxl9e1ya_31F1aMLX7g1IikiJxWwV1u_oyMGyNmPDydSqzRrI6fWIYdQa9d_/w426-h640/malabar_trogon_R5_9757-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A male Malabar Trogon, and as open as I ever saw one</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9k8ZejMYIBfu62NQ6DOJuj5gMn9S17WlL4dz216RoQR4RdAxkYRs9Q3U1m3rb3Bkf4k_RimHVddMjr7n0t6laz3JYiHg15PWomHXu5-nwMD9lp4VEW9zCyMZXuweDbu2E32egTsNUdrnCEIrM570aI9Vp8D8EqcNBwzYaULRFrZYDcQ8_Sx2YYpn/s1000/orange-headed_thrush_R5_9148-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9k8ZejMYIBfu62NQ6DOJuj5gMn9S17WlL4dz216RoQR4RdAxkYRs9Q3U1m3rb3Bkf4k_RimHVddMjr7n0t6laz3JYiHg15PWomHXu5-nwMD9lp4VEW9zCyMZXuweDbu2E32egTsNUdrnCEIrM570aI9Vp8D8EqcNBwzYaULRFrZYDcQ8_Sx2YYpn/w640-h426/orange-headed_thrush_R5_9148-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Orange-headed Thrush</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhek_52k2lfPoAGbE9TsC3R6awueBvso0vWSxifAeK_AdGsi1aYOP9nNgqt4hYT7gmG-Kpk6kctxvsc8kXJy6jA5n_y0bQ-bjOGSQfyPS-Lbd6tzPLs_w6OKquGhi1BE2P_McW10mqUl8Ykgi6kx6Srgfd83bvGno1k9VmYnEmejGA0Un47laDQHmTA/s1000/pied_kingfisher_R5_9488-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhek_52k2lfPoAGbE9TsC3R6awueBvso0vWSxifAeK_AdGsi1aYOP9nNgqt4hYT7gmG-Kpk6kctxvsc8kXJy6jA5n_y0bQ-bjOGSQfyPS-Lbd6tzPLs_w6OKquGhi1BE2P_McW10mqUl8Ykgi6kx6Srgfd83bvGno1k9VmYnEmejGA0Un47laDQHmTA/w640-h426/pied_kingfisher_R5_9488-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A four frame diving sequence of a Pied Kingfisher</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRstQGkDKoGJTUon6O7PGRgPbrJQ_7gpEJioMOjR_3qkkzm75O2dMtn_e0DIvwwYZMoBt1S85aaDanRFUeZyI3WdJooenB2nQL6krcn6c75zy7xgtrQEeNulJUpeylSyqJhzNM6bWtbD0I1CrztzRnuinj6cHLOS1Wu72nf2P0gv-263A4IftsTfZT/s1000/pied_kingfisher_R5_9499-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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By the time we reached the lodge at 5000 feet elevation it was really pouring rain. It did manage to let up for a few minutes right before sunset so we could bird the grounds. </span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S121782427" target="_blank">eBird list Olive Brook</a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRl39VhItVQ1YU6nZ1i6Si56p7i65furnqWrV6LxT2gIqoh5xSWKFEmb3HxyES06aSbo445G6IpGYHZpd8uWp0bC-OpIps0PnW6la9CkeDgEmNMSZAv8zc5Xplqh3LjpSU8P9wTotKyK05r9aCKzlW6lOWw1WhdfZAyXaJO0MLQIrrIk6RhGkDl2W-/s1000/IMG_6970.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRl39VhItVQ1YU6nZ1i6Si56p7i65furnqWrV6LxT2gIqoh5xSWKFEmb3HxyES06aSbo445G6IpGYHZpd8uWp0bC-OpIps0PnW6la9CkeDgEmNMSZAv8zc5Xplqh3LjpSU8P9wTotKyK05r9aCKzlW6lOWw1WhdfZAyXaJO0MLQIrrIk6RhGkDl2W-/w640-h480/IMG_6970.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPQfGLs8bA93dQusj6Bj0N85mzzlSVxxBVcDbx2MSBxo6sext4EcDj1__hwKYgDh_SbQUxdD8IaliJU2tFdsxVnQ1int5_jD-IObG1KzQ9c1uVguBeUKSRT8g5qzRw1-u-upWDstrkz9g2DyStBikTuV2YiJOf5LjUZgr5Jb5U3o-VbBPGXPA7Bss/s1000/IMG_6976.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPQfGLs8bA93dQusj6Bj0N85mzzlSVxxBVcDbx2MSBxo6sext4EcDj1__hwKYgDh_SbQUxdD8IaliJU2tFdsxVnQ1int5_jD-IObG1KzQ9c1uVguBeUKSRT8g5qzRw1-u-upWDstrkz9g2DyStBikTuV2YiJOf5LjUZgr5Jb5U3o-VbBPGXPA7Bss/w640-h480/IMG_6976.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNvsKSpM07h6zsGAzW8axROkvVq_IxfnTCsyAGmWE0AB5-2aKRLyf4LMf_ut0xY0ga7bWwKrQo4JnaYXylPO7wcgW8fGITB3qPCOB6P9xhc8q2HvkJANAI_u6Vu2uYeq74wKUQeyE8bt9gY61G0r8ORWEVKnWBbpZHUssyXO3wLyPC7dV337yexj1n/s1000/indian_scimitar-babbler_R5_0252-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNvsKSpM07h6zsGAzW8axROkvVq_IxfnTCsyAGmWE0AB5-2aKRLyf4LMf_ut0xY0ga7bWwKrQo4JnaYXylPO7wcgW8fGITB3qPCOB6P9xhc8q2HvkJANAI_u6Vu2uYeq74wKUQeyE8bt9gY61G0r8ORWEVKnWBbpZHUssyXO3wLyPC7dV337yexj1n/w426-h640/indian_scimitar-babbler_R5_0252-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Indian Scimitar-Babbler</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>The next morning we traveled the short distance to Eravikulam National Park which protects some of the unique grassland and scrub montane forest habitat of the highest Western Ghats Mountains. It was beautiful and many of the birds we saw were new. And best of all we finished our outing and got under cover before the intense afternoon rain started. This mountain range receives over 120 inches of rain annually, and precipitation is a nearly every afternoon occurrence. The park is home to a unique mammal species: the endangered Nilgiri Tahr, a sheep-like ungulate in its own genus <i>Nilgiritragus</i>. </span></span><div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S121822378" target="_blank">eBird list Eravikulam National Park</a></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FjYkuI7dQXcCpPWvfPuFjrypfFqr-1ehpthotKINvCdRMMR65YUD3HY4DtzqhVAOoVjxBbF9RvmjtsyB-1GMwwXEimnWpyyLBnoY58wtjOUUDX8DGh-WjyR4hoFbjw3e711SL3qMBXzHqBNNZcoYV53rHpdgVxyAXYgy4slbhYEZ4TC3sti0C4y3/s1000/IMG_7006.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FjYkuI7dQXcCpPWvfPuFjrypfFqr-1ehpthotKINvCdRMMR65YUD3HY4DtzqhVAOoVjxBbF9RvmjtsyB-1GMwwXEimnWpyyLBnoY58wtjOUUDX8DGh-WjyR4hoFbjw3e711SL3qMBXzHqBNNZcoYV53rHpdgVxyAXYgy4slbhYEZ4TC3sti0C4y3/w640-h480/IMG_7006.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The park is surrounded by vast tea plantaions</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ntKL3JohEhbQQ-lvN-dfc0CXL_fxJinItGqSIwiJ_1R5qa79UpfQv7omR7SFwDP12B_e4mw6MsTTYc2FbXT5AFisMITERBsL7V-2mg6rgrWStQh30d3rg6D-tBwMPmwD_6Qe1BMKpmb8yw_4lwPaBhuN1i7Ewv5nOW5GiV45Gqu_LYL7oSFuRQYo/s1000/nilgiri_tahr_R5_0300-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ntKL3JohEhbQQ-lvN-dfc0CXL_fxJinItGqSIwiJ_1R5qa79UpfQv7omR7SFwDP12B_e4mw6MsTTYc2FbXT5AFisMITERBsL7V-2mg6rgrWStQh30d3rg6D-tBwMPmwD_6Qe1BMKpmb8yw_4lwPaBhuN1i7Ewv5nOW5GiV45Gqu_LYL7oSFuRQYo/w640-h426/nilgiri_tahr_R5_0300-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Nilgiri Tahr male</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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We did some birding along the way and managed to get a few target birds before dark upon arrival including the very difficult Nilgiri Sholakili. In the morning before we headed down we got the rest of our target birds for the high elevation habitat including such beauties as Painted Bush-Quail and Black-and-Orange Flycatcher. </span></p><p><a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S121919311" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">eBird list Ootay evening</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S121932424" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">eBird list Ootay morning</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMy9p8YxzDIiMBeXwKcXgn3sYvz0w4eU_m3hMLXLc6JCi4bRp8bzBJk7-7RV2HQ9STFfDWkgU9CJWqTL1a401g2d6ooWIVB03NQJEZ9_OXuUf4RViaQEIvHjO5b8viWCdG4pntpgiuoWfXQ0e5e6nY8QJsidBfxIWsxP4kpl0BrV1PRhv3O1VRCU6-/s1000/IMG_7080.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMy9p8YxzDIiMBeXwKcXgn3sYvz0w4eU_m3hMLXLc6JCi4bRp8bzBJk7-7RV2HQ9STFfDWkgU9CJWqTL1a401g2d6ooWIVB03NQJEZ9_OXuUf4RViaQEIvHjO5b8viWCdG4pntpgiuoWfXQ0e5e6nY8QJsidBfxIWsxP4kpl0BrV1PRhv3O1VRCU6-/w640-h480/IMG_7080.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Here in the dry scrub forest and grasslands for a day and a half we would search for and find many regional endemics. We even spotted Dhole again, or Indian Wild Dog, this time in a pack. </span></p><p><a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S121994515" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">eBird list afternoon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S122068221" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">eBird list second day</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE279JvWBTnaQ4bKP03nSt2c1A5vcrViNUlhcpL-55RKZh4ZG252MZzXuIxTgyV-tfxTsLUFhanYmYVFZnHy1zfwtFg3sfhVR0I_L5KUlgNtgOFoY9DghuYN1xGlW_fo4ZM-85CUgwbDiW0rAVMJDTnGtCoGhZpGJgeKk7xOw1vi6gZj6H4hIDx7ax/s1000/IMG_7148.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE279JvWBTnaQ4bKP03nSt2c1A5vcrViNUlhcpL-55RKZh4ZG252MZzXuIxTgyV-tfxTsLUFhanYmYVFZnHy1zfwtFg3sfhVR0I_L5KUlgNtgOFoY9DghuYN1xGlW_fo4ZM-85CUgwbDiW0rAVMJDTnGtCoGhZpGJgeKk7xOw1vi6gZj6H4hIDx7ax/w640-h480/IMG_7148.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2cCdoDKReInWkuVqVWl04Wbk9tWa2qHGGzQqN3Vb-b-gaxf-otimSDXiB3Y1_qtRKqqCiIZd1_aO8TMUP6ob-ZYgJy3gmN52Vs46GpdIRnAJ0eE7ULUODg_RDbds2XvOKkhM7yzpQHt6MdMP5xz-5YKDzbuSX7AWEgOJd3oZfn5hcZekCxTNzDN3/w426-h640/eurasian_kestrel_R5_1780-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Eurasian Kestrel</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGEJuJNyzfck0PRKiPNYM7RDupDGRKS4wBvuppyC-PpiCAC8-ssyG45UZI9K9WxFC0CRjGMR4wn-wc3q1nundwLGgOS3y4Xh_cTsqErtI_gwMPUgJeW2_mnZ9bx5XueGqzQDaTTHz2R3wIlVvgiB2yg5ERgIywGGUzVbV2EKahbCfnCGTh_neM4f3/s1000/indian_nuthatch_R5_1611-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEU-6tAziJM5jUdQ7tZdOlQNCeSuXy5jxRFZ3cV9ogRxUbEw2JIDRqReSlFPSP8f4_xu7-AgxRjlxXGOBOEFH-aHBFPZBHutDMglU9ASUASynOFdr19kYHDckX6QjpJU4H4MfUf-5G_GDvRKpoLYgfmyeG6X9r7QlZRCCWpaTarAao3UCxKvdNfpi/w426-h640/spotted_owlet_R5_1707-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Spotted Owlet</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrX0yS4ixOQHGnjFB4XgilTWLpJVPWAoRrNAL14_1lwhKosQU4jEBYtwofiAtHoAckRUQa8VJweHtNXBP5H5Yl9fUCU6okJhsw-ryRZaapaWif6oAlwRbe8US514ncLB0DXE-XuyNM567ZOoS_VsC1cNcRHBXULXJ5QNbjs6f44CDkycku2027PUP3/s1000/wild_dog_R5_1872-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrX0yS4ixOQHGnjFB4XgilTWLpJVPWAoRrNAL14_1lwhKosQU4jEBYtwofiAtHoAckRUQa8VJweHtNXBP5H5Yl9fUCU6okJhsw-ryRZaapaWif6oAlwRbe8US514ncLB0DXE-XuyNM567ZOoS_VsC1cNcRHBXULXJ5QNbjs6f44CDkycku2027PUP3/w640-h426/wild_dog_R5_1872-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dhole, or Indian Wild Dog</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGaPQXKm6Lm7n8oW5lboLuiUkK6PqJWGZy4iR-kUstxn8f9NXMK7h4HXZZEmGWzMz0rdfwiODB-KZiJktsI0gYm36E82ENqcsz7TgizOwIGfRN3mx8eSZ6EwSa4xAvS10MXjyU4e7pUpPhSvhU7zOMxvj-fJcleOKx-oalfKwrniumuhKc8Plwngsn/s1000/black-rumped_flameback_R5_2207-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGaPQXKm6Lm7n8oW5lboLuiUkK6PqJWGZy4iR-kUstxn8f9NXMK7h4HXZZEmGWzMz0rdfwiODB-KZiJktsI0gYm36E82ENqcsz7TgizOwIGfRN3mx8eSZ6EwSa4xAvS10MXjyU4e7pUpPhSvhU7zOMxvj-fJcleOKx-oalfKwrniumuhKc8Plwngsn/w426-h640/black-rumped_flameback_R5_2207-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Black-rumped Flameback</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUFRu3CAujio4lc5VSkrDqKdx7DVmY9SBWpPqEKGQH-skWTbme7Yjy3quzYa8I-olKE9Hlz6N9nJ4jrZ9hG389p1HE6gywVhONt51yUAmfX38ooupE0pNhzLNEC2sQvB4ti4Hlgth6w6TtZRRPZyHZzhBbNYD2ImsVjTMjru1g8xMl45PcFwfnr86/s1000/indian_pitta_R5_2328-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUFRu3CAujio4lc5VSkrDqKdx7DVmY9SBWpPqEKGQH-skWTbme7Yjy3quzYa8I-olKE9Hlz6N9nJ4jrZ9hG389p1HE6gywVhONt51yUAmfX38ooupE0pNhzLNEC2sQvB4ti4Hlgth6w6TtZRRPZyHZzhBbNYD2ImsVjTMjru1g8xMl45PcFwfnr86/w426-h640/indian_pitta_R5_2328-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Indian Pitta</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYqDTgomqM3rP_x9RN3k2FD_pyZ5Eq9Zi2XL50kkmk12w9fYyQy9dlq_QphEUCows_RwWxjMTpc2jhQ_yIYPH22fTMygw9BTse-uzmQOm30yXmukOz8FfNQJ2-eUXSdrV2O3wUJbnN_Psa22xbQEa_oMzzJLv-i58TUQ0k790fxQCa6LttXi8f7oq/s1000/malabar_lark_R5_2093-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYqDTgomqM3rP_x9RN3k2FD_pyZ5Eq9Zi2XL50kkmk12w9fYyQy9dlq_QphEUCows_RwWxjMTpc2jhQ_yIYPH22fTMygw9BTse-uzmQOm30yXmukOz8FfNQJ2-eUXSdrV2O3wUJbnN_Psa22xbQEa_oMzzJLv-i58TUQ0k790fxQCa6LttXi8f7oq/w640-h426/malabar_lark_R5_2093-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Malabar Lark</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaeucPcJUJdhNeumWAFhX-8o1JuawOPOrMwFUxGiCaFhuE_2ccrkY5NLYgx_nRqD2QMfcN_jhRz6PL9VoLQiZhRORuYkt3JKSc94IThtbpQX93uUje0qpVCrO2JGpd34CTVRcBYJzqxMHc2Spjggu5XEb2McKzGGX64LWkp942rS195zenc4_fxvEm/s1000/plum-headed_parakeet_R5_2228-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaeucPcJUJdhNeumWAFhX-8o1JuawOPOrMwFUxGiCaFhuE_2ccrkY5NLYgx_nRqD2QMfcN_jhRz6PL9VoLQiZhRORuYkt3JKSc94IThtbpQX93uUje0qpVCrO2JGpd34CTVRcBYJzqxMHc2Spjggu5XEb2McKzGGX64LWkp942rS195zenc4_fxvEm/w640-h426/plum-headed_parakeet_R5_2228-CR3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Plum-headed Parakeet</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWZjfCltwzwMUTgfvOWwW6oc44wKHqxnmlDk20d2dWZ9U_EU73On7fXbrkgbiJFzJTjV5FlGG4V4gvSlJrjTIRVkW50IPtBF-lM4Lh8fj87R6kOJ0fBQiPrnMdBjDiqUeo7klMNEagqYiSqBWclvfHE3-UAAYZcN4kky7ISTV6gmDC7mmm6wBjNDH/s1000/white-rumped_vulture_R5_2585-CR3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWZjfCltwzwMUTgfvOWwW6oc44wKHqxnmlDk20d2dWZ9U_EU73On7fXbrkgbiJFzJTjV5FlGG4V4gvSlJrjTIRVkW50IPtBF-lM4Lh8fj87R6kOJ0fBQiPrnMdBjDiqUeo7klMNEagqYiSqBWclvfHE3-UAAYZcN4kky7ISTV6gmDC7mmm6wBjNDH/w426-h640/white-rumped_vulture_R5_2585-CR3.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">White-rumped Vulture</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">If you've made it this far, and will permit me one more story of persistence, luck, and good fortune we seem to have on these trips, here it is. On our last morning we met up with the senior local guide Kuruvaesiddha to search again for Malabar Lark which we had missed the evening before. After that quick successful outing we went out for the rest of the morning with one of the younger guides in an hours long fruitless search for the tricky White-bellied Minivet. We returned to the lodge for lunch and to pack, as we were supposed to leave for the 4+ hour drive to the airport city and our early flight out the next morning. But tour guide Sudeesh knew we were disappointed leaving without the Minivet so he secretly made a plan and presented it to us after lunch. He had talked to the senior local guide by phone and made a plan for another outing in the late afternoon. They were confident we could get the Minivet but it would mean a very late arrival at the hotel. What the hell, we were in! We left at 3 pm in Kuruvaesiddha's jeep and stopped first for a couple of roosting owls. We then started the driving search for the difficult Minivet in the Acacia scrub forest. Another hour or more went by and with the light rapidly diminishing we stopped at a good spot. Everyone was searching the distant trees when Agnes said a bird had flown into a particular tree and called out. I got my binoculars on it first and said something to the effect of, "Son of a b*tch, that's it!!!" Everyone got on it and had great looks at both a male and female. From there we drove a short distance to a small tea stand on the side of the road to wait for our tour driver and van to meet us. But the guys weren't done yet, with virtually no light left we went out behind the tea stand and found another life bird thanks to Susan's excellent hearing, a Jerdon's Bushlark. Nothing like getting two life birds in the span of a few minutes, with no time remaining! Needless to say we got to the hotel that night very late...</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgln8VB-ZIo2qb05In4yB6DkZaFV7txoFLNwMFu5xYBZ09omMOns4NJUxy7gFoWqE_DNwvC0G5Ldg2Yz565LBBBPL9sNLmz1VQldI_DxzsmwAzIPDL3XxEb6Y66FEKdpU24Eax4X0Z_Qp6CHhCv4V0JcgA101Kn7YgRHk-qpH-Xvzs_ylO9qPni1clp/s1000/IMG_7199.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgln8VB-ZIo2qb05In4yB6DkZaFV7txoFLNwMFu5xYBZ09omMOns4NJUxy7gFoWqE_DNwvC0G5Ldg2Yz565LBBBPL9sNLmz1VQldI_DxzsmwAzIPDL3XxEb6Y66FEKdpU24Eax4X0Z_Qp6CHhCv4V0JcgA101Kn7YgRHk-qpH-Xvzs_ylO9qPni1clp/w640-h480/IMG_7199.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our transportation for the afternoon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcW3AlTeNUn1x9uch52bvGc2B6Mnuz2tc0urXOjA34ryq3qjeZNSrF_t6QEE4KwIRFWQ3apYu1e7sAJH_CWPnioVDgRRpN9zNzQlwqttAw8PWJ4hKE9oFT5GpCdKeAeviE2lMfSUmbPph0DaBTaNyD748HZzsi3VfEGshlO9Hp-guEalwMmR9vHJQn/s1000/IMG_7202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcW3AlTeNUn1x9uch52bvGc2B6Mnuz2tc0urXOjA34ryq3qjeZNSrF_t6QEE4KwIRFWQ3apYu1e7sAJH_CWPnioVDgRRpN9zNzQlwqttAw8PWJ4hKE9oFT5GpCdKeAeviE2lMfSUmbPph0DaBTaNyD748HZzsi3VfEGshlO9Hp-guEalwMmR9vHJQn/w480-h640/IMG_7202.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Owling in a bamboo and scrub thicket</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjai-10R7GYsZTZKaqCB7gKhmrrGm3_GfkfPhaXR7gZmBocP-bVUOkMQEv8uFRkk4hQeEMksVcgLSeDKNGU37wUbKZQsu0R632iMO9dQVM33WfdPwDjXM9STkQSxam8DkyJfvjhkffNvahtMdNwkMeemyHmBatWpw2LUA2jUWTpdMBPmUd_lsELpSyQ/s1000/IMG_7204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjai-10R7GYsZTZKaqCB7gKhmrrGm3_GfkfPhaXR7gZmBocP-bVUOkMQEv8uFRkk4hQeEMksVcgLSeDKNGU37wUbKZQsu0R632iMO9dQVM33WfdPwDjXM9STkQSxam8DkyJfvjhkffNvahtMdNwkMeemyHmBatWpw2LUA2jUWTpdMBPmUd_lsELpSyQ/w480-h640/IMG_7204.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Outstanding guides Kuruvaesiddha and Sudeesh</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6zdaF_RoyRM_XjLneQklQYtK_lVYKRK5ImtPJ0jPqGst-2v9RmearuVWqKN9u0dwsC0acJYOnySue4XX2K4hGSt88iWzq8tQZ44HBUQeE5JTHfsbA-T_AWom8oMorqumGmpMRf0juLzX8hh61Qbb7WJdzRODdnn00bftJd5RC7kWqQWju5oG59fn/s1000/IMG_7206.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6zdaF_RoyRM_XjLneQklQYtK_lVYKRK5ImtPJ0jPqGst-2v9RmearuVWqKN9u0dwsC0acJYOnySue4XX2K4hGSt88iWzq8tQZ44HBUQeE5JTHfsbA-T_AWom8oMorqumGmpMRf0juLzX8hh61Qbb7WJdzRODdnn00bftJd5RC7kWqQWju5oG59fn/w640-h480/IMG_7206.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tim celebrating a great day at the tea stand</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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But we had a few hours to kill so went on a quick city tour. The highlight of the afternoon was the 13th century Qutab Minar, or Victory Tower, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8Hq4deeYOt4RPAepTp-OnAKc9gNqstQv-C__ivsuZq7DnhO0iG3gf9vpY2dgYkdhEHwz6VEVCSAaU8cYj6qgCR4_7y-RnuaLP7uO8GfgcevQC0usAiSHcKXZ34NJPTtGM8OTH361TzY5Jl_RMPggWZpKfLPXk5ZZH4kkINYdSGHYUoCI2zlzOUmP/s1000/IMG_7229.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8Hq4deeYOt4RPAepTp-OnAKc9gNqstQv-C__ivsuZq7DnhO0iG3gf9vpY2dgYkdhEHwz6VEVCSAaU8cYj6qgCR4_7y-RnuaLP7uO8GfgcevQC0usAiSHcKXZ34NJPTtGM8OTH361TzY5Jl_RMPggWZpKfLPXk5ZZH4kkINYdSGHYUoCI2zlzOUmP/w480-h640/IMG_7229.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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And I want to add a special thanks to our outstanding guide Sudeesh for the Andaman Islands and South India tour. We had a wonderful time and saw so many fantastic birds. Well done!</span></p><p><br /></p></div>Bob Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947517142239842329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432092437531277675.post-72113756313163346862022-11-16T16:49:00.002-08:002022-11-16T16:49:57.625-08:00Sweetwater Mountains<p><span style="font-family: arial;">I have long wanted to explore the Sweetwater Mountains north of Bridgeport, California. Why? Because they are there, and I hadn't ever been. While one could hike in the Sweetwaters, it is more a 4x4 place if you want to get to see a big part of it in a short amount of time. We asked our friends Bob, Tiana, and BJ if they would like to go with, and they said yes. I put together a rough outline of what I wanted to see in the four days we had in late September, and we were off. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8u5EoyxPvNarrJEo3aKmNfnfXHEOFmYJOac0gTxHg50iwWZHhq_exmrlucl_w9kZztAbdC5KFW2kDoMzFAvgIbrM3hTtbhFTck_hQ63TFYQNteZaYaxjKqDu0ew0Up1o12GjbyJTfgIqfT9-qFB7-rJSn-YZDbCJVE3bEVNu0E-U7uSDlUZtRFZCyuA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8u5EoyxPvNarrJEo3aKmNfnfXHEOFmYJOac0gTxHg50iwWZHhq_exmrlucl_w9kZztAbdC5KFW2kDoMzFAvgIbrM3hTtbhFTck_hQ63TFYQNteZaYaxjKqDu0ew0Up1o12GjbyJTfgIqfT9-qFB7-rJSn-YZDbCJVE3bEVNu0E-U7uSDlUZtRFZCyuA=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">First stop, was in the Sierra. I know, I know, you want to go to the Sweetwaters, but you spend a day in the Sierra. Yes, I wanted to see the Boy Scout mining camp, and it was kinda on the way, so we started there. In fact, we would look at several old mine sites on the trip. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7WNU89MqYqjKMA6npasDrbjzagGsb8TPT5-Lfn-qRQ_ZFmXCpfY_dmk5Nd1Xw0Eabl6Xk-qQ0wrEjsU6uTsozKCrhP_0ddHoU066VSP7y4xjK3mPlXKLFTByUNJjwsIM5YidJo012KhymPAZhpVBj4phSZmyXXxwOOpthkm7B88t0bhks31eGQ9nxsA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7WNU89MqYqjKMA6npasDrbjzagGsb8TPT5-Lfn-qRQ_ZFmXCpfY_dmk5Nd1Xw0Eabl6Xk-qQ0wrEjsU6uTsozKCrhP_0ddHoU066VSP7y4xjK3mPlXKLFTByUNJjwsIM5YidJo012KhymPAZhpVBj4phSZmyXXxwOOpthkm7B88t0bhks31eGQ9nxsA=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I also found a number of very interesting arborglyphs. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_kNHRauOpjYabr610CN7QQ1EsDy0HSXFjJ1ylfYE03_SBtfsu9TWjsxz62B3ywjVm5ySo-7HnhNo3TJnl0RXWYIqv0htMhdB7aIWNHwiqGBhBj5Hz8wcb6jNGfSvNK6owTApl1mO5LW5E8INVPfa99HizArLlyFIH-a8ybyxvlfOmvHWhI8TC4Iwm1g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_kNHRauOpjYabr610CN7QQ1EsDy0HSXFjJ1ylfYE03_SBtfsu9TWjsxz62B3ywjVm5ySo-7HnhNo3TJnl0RXWYIqv0htMhdB7aIWNHwiqGBhBj5Hz8wcb6jNGfSvNK6owTApl1mO5LW5E8INVPfa99HizArLlyFIH-a8ybyxvlfOmvHWhI8TC4Iwm1g=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjssFPo_Tmzpz5YWpqAkQO2RNLgVE-j2l-A7QElPo7-3-lL1S8I7ehVub6lKl-qHvilamjhWeOqq3natz41c4ypQHKC6cbrjLUZt4hhlA6wO8C23sjnbazZxhzdwn-qz25rgTTYB9_5Dww1j5ecF76haCfeTsze2bCXdSdLgdwu6TI3-S2NxX23FqEU4g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjssFPo_Tmzpz5YWpqAkQO2RNLgVE-j2l-A7QElPo7-3-lL1S8I7ehVub6lKl-qHvilamjhWeOqq3natz41c4ypQHKC6cbrjLUZt4hhlA6wO8C23sjnbazZxhzdwn-qz25rgTTYB9_5Dww1j5ecF76haCfeTsze2bCXdSdLgdwu6TI3-S2NxX23FqEU4g=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrug0WYlx9wllAKoBTQ5jTbcXTN3rI6ENSUhT-O7MYvxUTNlTEBTuLMRjpkZYlY8pYIdWh3gl5IOCac0CNxnEMKkKSaLZFSannxFvlBSSmldwLGDlk4xHwCEb-8O1HtAIoTnnZhhfMupdyQTATqSf9qDTKzFVN4i5Vnhjo3kap7rdYLylwy9hes5cFzA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrug0WYlx9wllAKoBTQ5jTbcXTN3rI6ENSUhT-O7MYvxUTNlTEBTuLMRjpkZYlY8pYIdWh3gl5IOCac0CNxnEMKkKSaLZFSannxFvlBSSmldwLGDlk4xHwCEb-8O1HtAIoTnnZhhfMupdyQTATqSf9qDTKzFVN4i5Vnhjo3kap7rdYLylwy9hes5cFzA=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRbEbpofGYsGsaYVts2_XQAw9WE2tZN-No-lmZegkW19ng6kX7j5TM16XPJLy_ER7c9oGyf4rfF-xcMdPJtBZltJ35rSmNt2s56fDrdakS5cFFqnsVlRq3HHlIN1IZ_uaxTx-7SI-hT0PtZF8AxibtL_iHf7gVuPCWuqscXttDpwVChqK-0qx-NGJVkw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRbEbpofGYsGsaYVts2_XQAw9WE2tZN-No-lmZegkW19ng6kX7j5TM16XPJLy_ER7c9oGyf4rfF-xcMdPJtBZltJ35rSmNt2s56fDrdakS5cFFqnsVlRq3HHlIN1IZ_uaxTx-7SI-hT0PtZF8AxibtL_iHf7gVuPCWuqscXttDpwVChqK-0qx-NGJVkw=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Next morning we did a west to east traverse of the the Sweetwaters. It was amazing. The forest service calls the upper elevations "Mars with flowers" and asks everyone to stay on the road. Most folks are really good about staying on the road, but of course there are a few idiots that want to destroy the three rare plants that live up there. We might have seen one of the rare plants, but my, it was windy. The wind and the lateness of the season convinced us not to spend too much time looking. So, now we have a reason to go back besides the amazing views!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEia8C3GAj8etucyD07zr7igtSLZHBEdHR-Jm-Iux1U70UN9cgkRLwOz5XqcNqZLUEnpG91Nx8B89ssB9sSA-4DdNssI3shDhghZxVHqSgsXRju-SMvlx_jtBjwLYr7SuOdkJPHSWNXRE4zlcc0gVTWAAA2sLB56HMcE5HMVy4Gg_bP-VpatdE_OYWTCpA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEia8C3GAj8etucyD07zr7igtSLZHBEdHR-Jm-Iux1U70UN9cgkRLwOz5XqcNqZLUEnpG91Nx8B89ssB9sSA-4DdNssI3shDhghZxVHqSgsXRju-SMvlx_jtBjwLYr7SuOdkJPHSWNXRE4zlcc0gVTWAAA2sLB56HMcE5HMVy4Gg_bP-VpatdE_OYWTCpA=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Looking over at the Sierra.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsrZ6619go8UpSzVqx5B-4JMPwUazOGqDXx9tGTL_OGCt3Rn5hwKkLXUF8qunZZJfZ-l7ydXZUHlxHkdPgqhAwYsAFwJeFhalUTU5bFHFUXWnoBV6zPE8uRGJODlPPaOdUtaUeyDPUyZl4bE8mRydIFMgWwWWgpfFUTbBMw9oPmN3ICmXGYe9P22VkoA=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The cabin at Monague Mine</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgC-lBUIpzRdJu7F94YBmgObqM3_QloFO1W3NFwyG079OkrzODd06Hsj9qxhaHDiyAascdHu6dVjZUA-JCFwR1r5-sOMvT9a9gJk-YsXqW4wZnKfBjoh-DRzKSpbTRJ7hNVDoL2Avz5I6_jGkm80aPxylKBLr_xhOHHTBVKK6rwR_sXT0ZdqkTGm0vvqA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgC-lBUIpzRdJu7F94YBmgObqM3_QloFO1W3NFwyG079OkrzODd06Hsj9qxhaHDiyAascdHu6dVjZUA-JCFwR1r5-sOMvT9a9gJk-YsXqW4wZnKfBjoh-DRzKSpbTRJ7hNVDoL2Avz5I6_jGkm80aPxylKBLr_xhOHHTBVKK6rwR_sXT0ZdqkTGm0vvqA=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJKUaF3AQu0KsFFZqpzVFn5X21b3-gNtgvx4uL5GpNM9C7vEOu01tqInktSV1klwj8oCpG9IJjoh4bmHgQWQ9grR5DiKGshA008mtn9707W8lWbPho8e0cl35Mxc2ohXM8GCaCqsrPi2UZbvjq4Syvu-LFCH_CMKRYU_ECkK-pBGv3B7muQZ1S305-" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJKUaF3AQu0KsFFZqpzVFn5X21b3-gNtgvx4uL5GpNM9C7vEOu01tqInktSV1klwj8oCpG9IJjoh4bmHgQWQ9grR5DiKGshA008mtn9707W8lWbPho8e0cl35Mxc2ohXM8GCaCqsrPi2UZbvjq4Syvu-LFCH_CMKRYU_ECkK-pBGv3B7muQZ1S305-=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The views from Wheeler were gorgeous!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY05RLPHRR-DVY49NeYw5aVGuvXt1R2ZJGvocP1LmYtax6CkricupOexBLse0lwiD8edO0Im7sJlKx-SQ5PP-ZNK14vdHSXsQQVFNiaLUQAM5I_lCt7z5ocImcs78PThKxuIBKKTvp5JoPg8pGtBebbZUPm5NQ1_IMse0qUPk_Mv12BsYAnZ85pv8Lbw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY05RLPHRR-DVY49NeYw5aVGuvXt1R2ZJGvocP1LmYtax6CkricupOexBLse0lwiD8edO0Im7sJlKx-SQ5PP-ZNK14vdHSXsQQVFNiaLUQAM5I_lCt7z5ocImcs78PThKxuIBKKTvp5JoPg8pGtBebbZUPm5NQ1_IMse0qUPk_Mv12BsYAnZ85pv8Lbw=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A fixer upper cabin.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjURBE-A9fQoH4VEbhldOfmE3vfYcF_KVxf_JdQn3t36HfCB5lYM3_bqj74G2LAZBniqSOoTAemJZIbyEBUBdT7P2kbje7Gd8aQrJROYOm82zCRCE8LEZMAJJzXSiLhIfmZDEQo6TaK0PhvMaHSMQy9eeJQ46vF3ziU8hS6DXg9frQ-pGxw9xXfyBycA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjURBE-A9fQoH4VEbhldOfmE3vfYcF_KVxf_JdQn3t36HfCB5lYM3_bqj74G2LAZBniqSOoTAemJZIbyEBUBdT7P2kbje7Gd8aQrJROYOm82zCRCE8LEZMAJJzXSiLhIfmZDEQo6TaK0PhvMaHSMQy9eeJQ46vF3ziU8hS6DXg9frQ-pGxw9xXfyBycA=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">BJ models the roominess of this cabin.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7OsJLjE4NADPka5JBtn2odEDZfjVFnsqEscWiEM35hozG6RJnEYDlAEvomhweWPYzg2oO2tOdyp9UgR1dkJGp939LQBmkkhhG5iArlg0_cjBJnFIen-8UkC2oC-JayDr0YlYUI5xhgTpTQqEeskdwFQIeR5tQDfYUjFQZlpqts2bxiZafgF01m0DdMw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7OsJLjE4NADPka5JBtn2odEDZfjVFnsqEscWiEM35hozG6RJnEYDlAEvomhweWPYzg2oO2tOdyp9UgR1dkJGp939LQBmkkhhG5iArlg0_cjBJnFIen-8UkC2oC-JayDr0YlYUI5xhgTpTQqEeskdwFQIeR5tQDfYUjFQZlpqts2bxiZafgF01m0DdMw=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I think this is Bodie Hill from the Sweetwaters</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK6I-sxBSbjTjKpZCuk6o82OL8cw6RF8Dhh6RSykhhzFaM5VqsOA3MHFRoVh7Mod5F7LZ_V-1mE3oB8CaYpTQ66lZiYQu2B4cGs1AO52NNhDZe0-x00jVTdvAAmQ0MCzmxly5LLzWH59I-g-URuHuzEX-Tg0E4Mv3aCKWSkn0bTYibcdS_dTrz9QPArw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK6I-sxBSbjTjKpZCuk6o82OL8cw6RF8Dhh6RSykhhzFaM5VqsOA3MHFRoVh7Mod5F7LZ_V-1mE3oB8CaYpTQ66lZiYQu2B4cGs1AO52NNhDZe0-x00jVTdvAAmQ0MCzmxly5LLzWH59I-g-URuHuzEX-Tg0E4Mv3aCKWSkn0bTYibcdS_dTrz9QPArw=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Sweetwaters as we head into the Bodie Hills.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The next couple days we spent in the Bodie Hills. It made a fun loop 4x4 trip and took us all to areas we hadn't explored before. One of the highlights of this loop, was the view from above as we drove into Bodie. Wow, a whole mining city lay before us. It put all the bits and pieces of history we had seen before into context on how little remains of most sites. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Masonic has some nice ruins and little graffiti or gun damage, on the other hand, Chemung, is all shot up and doesn't look like it will be standing much longer. This is a major shame as the building design reminds me of old time barns in appearance and is unique among the mills I have seen.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQsQAIIO3QElmRDywDQMXmBD46VwhZFMTkFJrnQv40IgxdcJY5RZqDhQfVVLLfSSAKzVrSrdAeIPNUw_NC0kaIvm6GKanNF-NC-zc9l3CPZbO6dh4x8qeVin6RuDxHxW6ppKiaj7IQyHD6cEZTGgnJDS-j0npgy9OOdX2NagJ8SUXrZ1MStohk2k0FHg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQsQAIIO3QElmRDywDQMXmBD46VwhZFMTkFJrnQv40IgxdcJY5RZqDhQfVVLLfSSAKzVrSrdAeIPNUw_NC0kaIvm6GKanNF-NC-zc9l3CPZbO6dh4x8qeVin6RuDxHxW6ppKiaj7IQyHD6cEZTGgnJDS-j0npgy9OOdX2NagJ8SUXrZ1MStohk2k0FHg=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">First stop in the Bodie Hills was the Masonic mine site.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Wow! A whole historic mining ghost town.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />We also did a quick run to Aurora. We weren't expecting much as the sources I read indicated that most of it was removed to reuse the building materials. We were pleasantly surprised by what we found in the few hours we had to explore.<br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE70pGpiN2-ShSK06BMMfkIZSynUQst5-ZG9z2gZnqIoTRTJtellhodmyhxsltBpX1KmO8vhkKs4fVM0YWHQD675aYcsVlWHM43GCLmjjTK5D_H3lt4njdsLzwZiOJuI8bs7cgxqiMGsydHWsORvD0T76HT85akLjL3jRc379U7HIaDwFlK-QzTTOl9A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE70pGpiN2-ShSK06BMMfkIZSynUQst5-ZG9z2gZnqIoTRTJtellhodmyhxsltBpX1KmO8vhkKs4fVM0YWHQD675aYcsVlWHM43GCLmjjTK5D_H3lt4njdsLzwZiOJuI8bs7cgxqiMGsydHWsORvD0T76HT85akLjL3jRc379U7HIaDwFlK-QzTTOl9A=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The cemetery held six graves of the Marden children, four of whom died in the 1878 diphtheria epidemic. During the late 1870 and early 1880's diphtheria swept the nation and was sometimes called "the strangling angel of children" as it caused a thick gray mucous to form on the back of the throat causing death within days. It didn't just kill children, and based on the number of burials listed in Aurora in that time frame, numerous adults probably succumbed as well. The Iditarod dog sled race evolved from the 1925 dog sled delivery of life saving serum from Anchorage to Nome to fight a diphtheria outbreak.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhontbgkp-4JRgMfUQwFvhxL-hVA3jgnJF3escRrxp9iT4aBHO5tpAWDiyTx_V-mqoGwxmNfnm0dw5kQ6YqEDaX0WPhMJl5BDd9WB5vSB0bDZY-zxu4vuEj2KcXveKES558XfjmVmEy3OW9mGS2jwUGlpB-AN_9szF6vbF7BHPuakPZr93UcGMwLfi4oA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhontbgkp-4JRgMfUQwFvhxL-hVA3jgnJF3escRrxp9iT4aBHO5tpAWDiyTx_V-mqoGwxmNfnm0dw5kQ6YqEDaX0WPhMJl5BDd9WB5vSB0bDZY-zxu4vuEj2KcXveKES558XfjmVmEy3OW9mGS2jwUGlpB-AN_9szF6vbF7BHPuakPZr93UcGMwLfi4oA=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVQFgNm1AuwSS_YTR9K6kS5yKyjuMLc4lW95mt4XaYGPOjzFfZBibLM45GLq96bbvTTZcw6uBDQBiqeo-ARyvI-yz4kX5VoO-WHmq9ZNbQNx1MSG_3uN-8i6-gUFSoxosAlI921aF_NxAbR4t8rswUwIPBekocPa8VqeoiXQCrSPk5xgA3YmurVW5VzA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVQFgNm1AuwSS_YTR9K6kS5yKyjuMLc4lW95mt4XaYGPOjzFfZBibLM45GLq96bbvTTZcw6uBDQBiqeo-ARyvI-yz4kX5VoO-WHmq9ZNbQNx1MSG_3uN-8i6-gUFSoxosAlI921aF_NxAbR4t8rswUwIPBekocPa8VqeoiXQCrSPk5xgA3YmurVW5VzA=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">During Aurora's peak in 1862 Mark Twain worked as a miner. While he made no money as a miner, and quickly moved on to Virginia City to work as a reporter, those experiences helped form his book Roughing it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2v2iwssUX7RR6Rs59MuvCa1_NDyESrZ76bCp0jK6EuGXnEJL3ogkp1EthnI2AMhI69Xhm66WliCizdnck77Ld3aCOQXI81tNSCGluxJwJ2heS4rMSAyANYplYdKpZhNruqBlrJTPnuQTkelh3lrkG5j9ARJVmNR0YdH-S-IusNMADwS5QuOp6KIJELg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2v2iwssUX7RR6Rs59MuvCa1_NDyESrZ76bCp0jK6EuGXnEJL3ogkp1EthnI2AMhI69Xhm66WliCizdnck77Ld3aCOQXI81tNSCGluxJwJ2heS4rMSAyANYplYdKpZhNruqBlrJTPnuQTkelh3lrkG5j9ARJVmNR0YdH-S-IusNMADwS5QuOp6KIJELg=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We finished it off with a few fall colors. 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