April in SE Idaho. Declarations and displays.

 W. meadowlark heralds the day, 4/19.

 Strutting his stuff!

 All puffed up.

Check this out!

April in SE Idaho, Rockland Valley, American Falls.

 Rockland Valley, 4/15.

 Northern harrier hunting, 4/16.

 Black-necked stilt in a roadside pond, 4/16.

 American white pelicans after fish at American Falls dam (chopped by turbines?) 4/16.

Canada goose on nest on hay bale, 4/16.

April in SE Idaho, Sage Grouse and Sharp-tailed grouse lekking.

 Greater sage grouse on lek in Owyhee Mountains, SW Idaho, 4/4.

 Sharp-tailed grouse male displaying for hen (who is looking the other way!) 4/10.

 Sharp-tail male displaying, 4/10.

Camera trap image at sunrise, 4/12.

Playing catch-up. Leaving NM for Idaho, April 1st.

 April 1st. The Rio Hondo Valley after a fresh snow, as I leave for Idaho.

 Near Chromo, Colorado, 4/1.

The edge of spring north of Durango, 4/1.

Transition, winter to spring, March in NM

 Buffleheads, Ring-necked ducks, and Cinnamon teal at a local pond, 3/8.

 A pair of Canvasbacks, 3/8.

 Apricots in full splendor, 3/11, Santa Fe.

 Bighorn ram, Taos gorge, 3/13.

Long after the rut, still acting out, 3/13.

February to March, winter to spring.

 Male Ring-necked duck on the Rio Grande, 2/29. The female was nearby. Only a few winter ducks left on the Rio.

 Santa Fe Baldy and Lake Peak from Cuarteles badlands, 3/1. I got my first sunburn, and saw my first lizard of the year.

Santa Fe Baldy and the big burn from Quarteles badlands, 3/1.

Late February, warm spell.

 Cattail marsh, Ohkay Owinge, 2/25.

 The lone cottonwood, Pilar hill, 2/25.

 The Rio on the rise, 2/29.

5 bighorn lamb/yearlings, 2/29.