Thursday 24 March 2016

Crane Hunting and a Visit to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

This morning after breakfast Carlo and I headed of in his buggy to find some Cranes. We soon found them in the marshlands and although they were quite a distance away I managed to photograph them
It was a bright but very cold morning with new snow on the mountains
Two Sandhill Cranes with their distinctive red heads
The mountains to the north of the Cache Valley
In the afternoon we headed to Brigham city and a visit to the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
The Refuge has a visitor centre but the best part of it is a 12 mile Auto tour at the delta of the Bear river which is at the north end of the Great Salt Lake. There is about 50 square miles of marshland and one of the finest places to see migratory birds in the USA 
Not sure what these birds are but will find out and post the names soon
The reed beds stretched for miles


Two Pelicans
Closer view of a Pelican
More reed beds 
The road that stretches for 12 miles round the delta
The canal that helps control the water in the delta

A Canada Goose

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