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Antelope Island and the Grand Tetons : September 22-28, 2015

September 22 - KCDC - KOGD Aerial


Fall colors outside Cedar City

Cedar Breaks National Monument

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Utah State Capitol

Antelope Island Marina

September 23 - Antelope Island


The midges were thick!

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Sage Thrasher

Horned Lark

Northern Harrier

Loggerhead Shrike

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Why did the chukars cross the road?

Chukar

Black-billed Magpie

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Northern Shoveler eclipse male?

American Avocet

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Ring-billed Gull

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Western Pygmy Blue

The magpie was after an owl pellet

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Say's Phoebe

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Great Horned Owl

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Eared Grebes

Red-naped Sapsucker

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This owl is missing an eye :(

Preening

Townsend's Warbler

The owl's mate nearby

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Western Meadowlark

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Burrowing Owls

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Egg Island Sunset

Looking east towards Farmington

September 24 - Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge


Ring-necked Pheasant

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Great Blue Heron

Marsh Wren

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White-faced Ibis

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Grebe chicks switch parents

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Juvenile grebe

Muskrat

Redhead

Gadwall

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Clark's Grebe

Pied-billed Grebe

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Egrets squabble

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September 24 - ATK Rocket Garden, Golden Spike National Historic Site, and Spiral Jetty


Minuteman Stage 1

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Spiral Jetty

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The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything.

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September 25 - Antelope Island


Avocets and stilts

Long-billed Curlew

Phaleropes?

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Ruddy Duck

This buck was checking out another's harem

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Getting chased off

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September 26 - KOGD-KIDA Aerial


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Spiral Jetty

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Golden Spike NHS

ATK Rocket Garden

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Tetons

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September 26 - Driggs, ID

Scouting locations for the eclipse the following night. The moonrise was well placed tonight!

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Looking NE towards Perseus

September 27 - Grand Teton National Park


Mountain Bluebird

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This coyote was patrolling back and forth along the road.

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It wasn't shy about all the cars and people around.

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A high pounce!

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Osprey

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National Museum of Wildlife Art

Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads Ai Weiwei

September 27 - Driggs, ID

Unfortunately, the total lunar eclipse was mostly clouded out. Totality didn't occur until the moon was a bit too high over the Tetons.

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September 28 - Heading home...


Of course, it was perfectly clear the next morning!

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Great Salt Lake

There was a group of red-tailed hawks at 10000' on the flight home!