“Thar be Empids…..”
Plumbeous V gazes into distances ……..”thar be Empids out thar!!!”

Plumbeous V gazes into distances ……..”thar be Empids out thar!!!”

We spent about 10 minutes watching and photographing this beautiful Spruce Grouse from close range near lincoln, MT yesterday — A lifer!! Found by Mary
One of our recent birds at “The Land” in the Davis mountains.
and a few more.
Here’s a reminder for Eastern Empids. Any one want to reevaluate the Empid I had at Dacha?
Banana slug in Pac NW.
4th time was a charm for me with the Pacific-slope flycatcher in Texas. Staked out the area with about 5 other birders for 2.5 hours and he made a brief appearance. Then I waited another 90 minutes to try for unobscured pix. He made one more appearance and this is the best I got (he’s…