Good morning, Campers!   Today, we have a special treat for you: Live recordings from some of the marshes we visited, yesterday, while exploring more of the province to the north and east of our city.    These recordings were made with an Olympus Digital Wave Recorder, and they have not been altered in any way.  What you hear is exactly what we heard.  Enjoy! 

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1.  Yellowheaded Blackbird and Black Terns (a cattle farm is on the opposite side of the marsh):




2.  Yellowheaded Blackbird and Chorus Frogs:




3.  Chorus Frogs, and a small flock of geese that overflew us:




4.  Redwinged Blackbird in the Rosebud Valley:




5.  Redwinged Blackbird, Goldfinch, Song Sparrows, and an owl in the Rosebud Valley:

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The marshes are alive with all kinds of birds, including Ruddy ducks, Mallard ducks, Black-necked stilts, and many other species of water and land birds. In total, we saw 37 different species during our jaunt.  We also saw a mule deer doe, two coyotes, two beavers, and a muskrat.  And, to top it off, we also got some lightning shots - which was part of the reason we went out in the first place.  A storm was brewing, and we wanted to chase it.    We drove around three sides of the storm cell, finally stopping at the top of what we call Rosebud Hill (because we don't know what else to call the place ); the sun was setting in a blood-red, rectangular mass, and there was pink lightning moving from cloud to cloud, as well as from cloud to ground.  It was stunning, and we just had to try to capture it on film.  We won't know if our efforts were successful until we get the film developed; if they did turn out, we promise to show them to you!

Have a great day and a great week ahead, Campers. Thanks for dropping by!