Seneca Creek Photography by Allison Pluda

Photos, thoughts, and adventures from a Geologist, Photographer, Climber, Skier, Tenkara Fly Fisher, Backpacker, and enthusiast for Nature, Life, and the Truth Within

Permalink Wyoming Skies Along the Road“If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we are the reason there is a Universe, does science do us a disservice in deflating our conceits?” -Carl Sagan The Wyoming skies were even more beautiful last night without a moon.
Permalink Two Swainsons Hawks in FlightThis summer I had the joy of having a pair of Swainson’s Hawks nest in the big tree next to my house. They would perch on the telephone poles next to my house and search for mice in the large prairie field just to the south. It was very cool to get to sit and observe them from my front porch. I learned they are one of the longest migrations of any American raptor (from Canada to Argentina!), and once the leaves started to turn they continued on south. Amazing animals! For a little more information about them for the curious, head here: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Swainsons_Hawk/lifehistory/ac