I visited Andy’s shop the next morning before he arrived at work. His friend Ross popped out the side door of the shop and figured out who I was by the look of the Samurai. Andy got there a few minutes later and we all pow-wowed about places that I might want to checkout. They came up with 4 locations, each of which I later learned could take days to explore. I chose one route called the Skyline Road tour that climbed to over 9300 feet. There were several remarkable vistas into the Wind River Range, where this route carried me, and provided meetings with nice birds of the higher elevations. The Townsend’s Solitaires that I met there were always perched in the highest snags and the backdrop of a gray-white sky behind a gray bird left me wishing for more time and different weather.
On returning from this little tour I went back to see the folks at the shop. Andy was out and about, but Ross and I had time to visit some more. He explained that his wife, Elizabeth “Betty” Boehm is the half of the partnership with the notoriety as a photographer. When he showed me her web site I could see why… Extraordinary!
When I left Pinedale I headed for a road called the Green River Lakes Road, reported to have all the attractions of Yellowstone, but without the tourists. The drive started with about 28 miles of pavement and then some VERY rough dirt after. I drove about 4 miles up and saw plenty of threatening weather, and considering the lateness of the day, I turned around and headed toward Jackson. Once again a place full of promise and me not being ready to pursue .
I was able to capture images of Black-Capped Chickadee, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-Eyed Junco, Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel, Mule Deer, Red-Naped Sapsucker, Song Sparrow, Sora, Townsend’s Solitaire and Wyoming Ground Squirrel.

Wyoming Ground Squirrel(Urocitellus elegans) |
Description: As seen from Skyline Drive outside of Pinedale Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:14 9:44 |
Location:
Skyline Drive |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X2380-WyomingGroundSquirrel |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Wyoming Ground Squirrel(Urocitellus elegans) |
Description: As seen from Skyline Drive outside of Pine Cove Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:14 12:05 |
Location:
Skyline Drive |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 400 mm, f/9.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X2491-WyomingGroundSquirrel |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel(Callospermophilus lateralis) |
Description: As seen from Skyline Drive outside of Pinedale Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:14 11:13 |
Location:
Skyline Drive |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X2433-GoldenMantledGroundSquirrel |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Townsend's Solitaire(Myadestes townsendi) |
Description: As seen from Skyline Drive outside of Pinedale Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:14 10:41 |
Location:
Skyline Drive |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X2391-TownsendsSolitaire |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Fremont Lake(n/a) |
Description: As seen from Skyline Drive outside of Pinedale Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:14 9:01 |
Location:
Fremont Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 12 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: D2X0484-Scenery-PineCove-Wyoming |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Chipping Sparrow(Spizella passerina) |
Description: As seen from Skyline Drive outside of Pinedale Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:14 9:14 |
Location:
Skyline Drive |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X2322-ChippingSparrow |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Mule Deer(Odocoileus hemionus) |
Description: As seen from Skyline Drive outside of Pinedale Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:14 8:38 |
Location:
Skyline Drive |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X2306-MuleDeer |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Mule Deer(Odocoileus hemionus) |
Description: As seen from Skyline Drive outside of Pinedale Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:14 8:36 |
Location:
Skyline Drive |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X2300-MuleDeer |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


White Pine Marsh(Scenery) |
Description: As seen from Skyline Drive outside of Pine Cove Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:14 11:13 |
Location:
White Pine Marsh |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 12 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: D2X0488-Scenery-PineCove-Wyoming |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Red-Naped Sapsucker(Sphyrapicus nuchalis) |
Description: As seen from Skyline Drive outside of Pinedale Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:14 9:06 |
Location:
Skyline Drive |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X2310-RedNapedSapsucker |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Chipping Sparrow(Spizella passerina) |
Description: As seen from Skyline Drive outside of Pinedale Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:14 9:18 |
Location:
Skyline Drive |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X2343-ChippingSparrow |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black-Capped Chickadee(Poecile atricapillus) |
Description: As seen from Skyline Drive outside of Pine Cove Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:14 9:22 |
Location:
Skyline Drive |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X2354-BlackCappedChickadee |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
Description: (Junco hyemalis) As seen from Skyline Drive outside of Pinedale Wyoming USA 2015-05-14. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:14 11:16 |
Location:
Skyline Drive |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X2448-DarkEyedJunco |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
Description: (Junco hyemalis) As seen from Skyline Drive outside of Pinedale Wyoming USA 2015-05-14. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:14 11:39 |
Location:
Skyline Drive |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X2470-DarkEyedJunco |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Sora(Porzana carolina) |
Description: (Porzana carolina) These birds have no problem with swimming when the need arises, as seen from Skyline Drive outside of Pinedale Wyoming USA 2015-05-08. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:14 12:28 |
Location:
White Pine Marsh |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X2504-Sora |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Sora(Porzana carolina) |
Description: These birds have no problem with swimming when the need arises, as seen from Skyline Drive outside of Pinedale Wyoming USA 2015-05-08. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:14 12:32 |
Location:
White Pine Marsh |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X2530-Sora |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Song Sparrow(Melospiza melodia) |
Description: As seen from Skyline Drive outside of Pinedale Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:14 12:50 |
Location:
White Pine Marsh |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X2566-SongSparrow |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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