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[CapricornFarm]

SGC your pictures are beautiful. What a wonderful place to vacation. I'm a big rock hound so I would be in hog heaven there.

We have an amazing array of birds here. Everything from tiny hummers and Jenny wrens to bald eagles. I think my favorite time of the year is May/June here when all the song birds are singing their brains out in the early morning. Since there are so many farm ponds and lakes we have a lot of aquatic birds, ducks, heron, egrets etc. Since we are about an hour from the Mississippi River we get eagles moving inland in the winter looking for food and I think I read where there are 4 active eagle nests in our county so some stick around to breed. They don't cause nearly the problems that the hawks cause though as far as chickens are concerned. There are also a large number of vultures to be found.

I love rocks too. I generally bring some back with me whenever i travel.

 

[ronott1]

Back and alive...

Thankful to have humidity again. Got a nosebleed every single day there.

The dog was actually happy to see me, too.

Overview of Islands in the Sky, Canyonlands
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Newspaper Rock View attachment 1535408

Miss Piggy does Druid Arch, at Needles, Canyonland National Park. Getting to it was hairy at times.View attachment 1535409

Mesa Arch at sunrise, Canyonlands. This place was mobbed. View attachment 1535410

False Kiva, Canyonlands NP. It was closed because people are destroying it. Still great to see though, from this distance. Getting to it was hairy at times.View attachment 1535411

Black and White Double Arch, Arches NP. Also mobbed.View attachment 1535412

House on Fire, Bears Ears. Really really neat to see. Not closed yet but people are destroying it, so I'd guess it will be closed soon. Not sure why people can't be respectful, but this is why we can't have nice things.View attachment 1535413

Miss Piggy does Landscape Arch, Arches NP. Mobbed. View attachment 1535414

Very nice pictures!

It is sad how much is destroyed by people not. Often to get that perfect selfie too

 

[ronott1]

I love rocks too. I generally bring some back with me whenever i travel.

It is illegal to take stuff back from national parks- be careful!

 

[ronott1]

Have you seen Valley Quail there?

Yes! We would hunt them on our property. When I had enough of them, I would make quail stew.

It was a stress reliever after school to go out and shoot some quail! Plus the stew was very tasty.

 

[CapricornFarm]

It is illegal to take stuff back from national parks- be careful!

No chance i will be traveling to any parks. No one to care for all these animals.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Yes! We would hunt them on our property. When I had enough of them, I would make quail stew.

It was a stress reliever after school to go out and shoot some quail! Plus the stew was very tasty.

They sell for about $100. a pair now!

 

[1muttsfan]

SCH, those are amazing pictures. I agree about people ruining things.

Just caught a pike! Little guy, let him go.

 

[microchick]

I do the same thing, Cap. And no, never from state park lands. Usually we will be driving down the road and I'll see a patch of interesting rocks ahead and will have DH pull over. He's used to my rock obsession.

Here is a part of my collection. Some are native MO rocks and fossils, others I've picked up in shops during travels.

 

[ronott1]

They sell for about $100. a pair now!

They are still hunted here!

 

[ronott1]

No chance i will be traveling to any parks. No one to care for all these animals.

Perfect!

I was mostly pointing out that this is a public forum and you never know who is watching posts.

On the heritage threads, if there was a post with a screen shot of the APA, It was gone within a day.