Babies

I wish I could say we found some baby chukars, but I haven’t seen any yet. But yesterday, Conner and I took a drive and a hike and saw some baby turkeys, big enough to fly up into the tree. We also had a female Ryff grouse trying to lead us away from a certain area. We didn’t find her chicks, but she acted as they do when they are trying to lead you away from chicks. Saw paired quail everywhere with no sign of little ones. Saw a bear off in the distance and dozens of deer. But the best sighting was this calf elk. We took pictures of it as Mom stood about fifty yards away, keeping an eye on us.

This is my second favorite time to be on a mountain. Everybody seems to be out fishing and the hills are a quiet place.