The sun was low on the horizon and many insects were flying in the warm spring air as new green buds swelled in preparation for springtime blooms.
Sagebrush was mixed in with the dry grasses and large boulders.
On the way back we saw this Loggerhead Shrike, and we also enjoyed the songs of a Rock Wren and multiple Canyon Wrens.
Arriving at the car by the Snake River right around sunset, we were surprised to see this Muskrat on our side of the river. It's about two feet from nose to tip of the wiry tail, much larger than I thought those things were ... but how would I know since I've never seen one until now.
