Tourist Trailing of the Sheep Travel Wildlife

Sheep – Dealing with The Ornery Four

Sheep are part of the herding dog’s life.  Ornery Sheep were on display at the 2023 Sheep Herding Trials in the Wood River Valley of Idaho last weekend.  The Trailing of the Sheep Festival draws 25,000+ people each year.  It is considered by many organizations and publications (National Geographic, USA Today, Forbes, Travel Channel, MSN) Read More…

800mm Z Lens Idaho Nikon Z9 Photography Rocky Mountains Sawtooths Wildlife

Clark’s Nutcracker Comes on the Scene

Clark’s Nutcracker (Nucifrago columbiana) is a bird native to the mountains of Idaho.  It normally resides near peaks and at tree-line. However a pair of Clark’s Nutcrackers have decided to join their cousins – the Stellar Jay – at the feeders of our home in Stanley. The Clark’s Nutcracker grows to about one foot (12″) Read More…

Idaho Nikon Z9 Photography Sawtooths Wilderness Wildlife

Girls Fighting… What’s a Guy to Do?

There is nothing more dangerous than being in the middle of girls fighting. However, let me back up, and provide some background. My name is Cassin.  Cassin Male Finch. I rest my wings on Goat Creek in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) and Sawtooth Wilderness in the State of Idaho in the United States Read More…