The Pica Hike

[buglinbilly]

Last spring I took a hike with one of my dogs and my camera to photograph some "Rock Rabbits". My destination was the base of this mountain in Southeast Idaho.



But along the way I ran into some other critters too.













And here's the reason I didn't get more photos as my dog Lexi ran out in front of my and scared a few other critters.



When I arrived at my destination I did get a few photo of some Pica.













Then the weather turned bad and it rained and snowed as Lexi and I hiked back to my truck.

Have a good one. BB

[Eric D]

Nice series!

[WesternGuy]

BB, great images - thanks for sharing. Can you tell us what the birds are? Also, how did Lexi and the bear get along?

Cheers,

WesternGuy

[buglinbilly]

The first bird is a Dark-eyed Junco, the next one is a Yellow Rumped Warbler, the one just below the moose is a Chipping Sparrow and the last one is a Western Tanager.

Lexi happened to be right by me when I saw the bear, so she obeyed my command, but the bear heard me talk to her and was off in a flash. It just so happens that her breed were originally bred to chase bears in Europe, so when she got a whiff of the bear she wanted to go after it. But one of her best traits is sticking right with me and that she did when I told her to stay.

Here's a few more photos I took on that same outting.

A Nuthatcher--


And a Gray Jay, or as many know by its nickname -- a Camp Robber.



Have a good one. BB

[Singletracklovr]

NIce series BB thanks for the story and the picts.

[paulnj]

very nice variety of animals !