Travelogue – Boise, Idaho
I am running late with my post today. We have been traveling and then got busy right away with class homework when I got home. I forgot my post! I hope you don’t mind but I will show you a few photos of our recent trip to Boise, Idaho to visit friends. Hopefully, you will be inspired by some of the landscapes and bird photos.
We took a hike on the road up to Bogus Basin (we were going to view the ski hill but the road was closed) and you can see that the area is high desert. Very different than the landscape I am used to in northwest Montana.
These rock formations were interesting. You can almost see a sleeping beast if you look closely.
The close up textures were fun too.
Even some lupine blooming which is ahead of the blooms at home. “My” lupine aren’t blooming yet.
We also walked along the Green Belt in Boise. It’s a wonderful path along the Boise River that was much greener than our previous walk. Plus there are various places to stop and have a drink or some food.
Then we went to The Peregrine Fund’s World Center for Birds of Prey. This is Janine getting her wingspan measured.
The center makes homes for birds that are injured and can’t return to the wild. I hope I get the right names for the right birds, please excuse me if I make any errors. This is a Harpy Eagle. He looks like a Dr. Seuss character to me.
The center has a great educational program to teach you about the habits of different birds of prey. They also have a program to breed condors which are endangered. They have so far brought the population in the wild of the California condor from 22 to more than 3,000. You couldn’t see the condors up close as they don’t want the birds to be habituated to humans. This red tailed hawk is Phoenix. The person holding him is a volunteer. This seems like a great volunteer job!
This is a Lanner falcon.
This was my favorite. A barn owl whose name I have forgotten. The program was great because the owl flew over your head in a closed room from perch to perch.
We had a great visit to Boise, Idaho (thanks Howie and Janine) and I hope you enjoyed a few of my photos.
10 thoughts on “Travelogue – Boise, Idaho”
So glad I am not the only one. LOL It looks like a nice place, such different terrains and birds are magnificent.
Yes, it’s a thing going around, forgetting to post…
I loved seeing the birds, it was really interesting.
Love the birds – especially the barn owl 🙂 The Harpy Eagle seems a bit sad and lonely:(
Looks like a great place to visit – lovely photos – and the river framed by the tree certainly would be inspiration for felters.
Thanks, the birds all had big enclosures but it’s always sad seeing wild birds (or animals) in captivity. But these birds are all injured and can’t take care of themselves so I guess this is the best place they could be.
It is a great place and the Green Belt was definitely inspirational.
I don’t know about sleeping beast Ruth, that pile of rocks actually looked more like dinosaur turds to me!
The Harpy Eagle looks as if he put his hat on without the benefit of a mirror!
Like you I liked the Barn Owl best. My father was once lucky enough to get really close to a barn owl. He was cycling to work in the dark when he caught a movement out of the corner of his eye. He turned to look and came face to face with a barn owl looking at him. The bird carried on by his side for a few minutes and then flew away. – what a treat.
Glad you enjoyed your trip and thanks for the lovely pictures.
Ann
Thanks Ann, yes, I guess the rocks could be dinosaur turds. What an experience for your dad to see a barn owl up close like that. I’m glad you enjoyed the photos.
The landscape is very different and appears to offer a wealth of creative inspiration Ruth. I can see why you enjoyed the trip. Thanks for sharing your pix.
When we were in California high up on a cliff over looking the sea, condors were flying below us. They were totally mesmerising & absolutely HUGE. I didn’t realise they were endangered. Well done to the sanctuary.
Who couldn’t fall in love with the barn owl….they are always so cute and I agree – of the many owls we have locally in a bird of prey Centre, the barn owl is my favourite too.
Hope the ‘postitis’ is not catching 😜
Thanks Antje, I think you can find inspiration just about anywhere but it’s always interesting to see a landscape that is so different from your own.
That’s wonderful that you got to see condors. They are definitely in better shape than they were. Hopefully, their population will continue to grow. I wish I could see them in the wild, that would be so cool. And yes, they are huge.
Barn owls are so fun especially the way they turn their heads to look at you.
Yes, postitis would be a bad thing to pass around.
I love looking at photos from a road trip, and photos of raptors too. I enjoy watching a live stream of a pair of Ospreys who return each year and have 2 or 3 chicks. Wonderful viewing when I’m doing nothing in particular! The live stream begins the day the first of the pair returns, and finishes when the Osprey family migrate for the winter. Fascinating.
Thanks Marie, I’m glad that you enjoyed the photos. We get Ospreys here and I do like to watch them. The live stream sounds like a good “show”.