Saturday I went to the Sho-Ban Indian Festival at Fort Hall Idaho. I just thought I would share a few photos of the dancers. It is my first time at shooting moving people so any help would be great. There were so many colorful dancers it was hard deciding  where to point my camera. the teen girls dance , 3 dancers , 2 dancers ,  dancer 1 , dancer 2 , The Littlest Warrior , The Littlest Warrior  Thanks for looking and hope you enjoy.

I guess it's all in the way you look at it. thistle 3  thistle 2  thistle 1

I took the grandkids swimming and these bugs were in the water. 100_3723 , 100_3091  Can anyone tell me what they are? I need to know before I go back in the water. Also the metalic green and blue beetles were all over the milkweed. 100_3955  Never seen them before either. Maybe I'm just noticing more now that I'm looking through a lens.

 Just trying something new. 100_2707 

We had fires burning all around us last summer.  I took these as the sun was setting on our lake that is just outside of town.100_0456 ,100_0457, 100_0461,100_0475 

 I'm having fun with this challenge. I grabbed my camara and my husband and we were off in search of rails. Took these shots just outside of town. train rails 1 ,train rails 2 ,train rails 3 ,bent rails ,wooden rails1 ,wooden rails2 ,wooden rails 3 

I just got back from spending a week in Utah with my sister. We had a great time. Was able to get some shots of birds that I didn't have. Most were taken in her front yard. Like this male and female Pinon Jay.Pinon Jay male & female This pair of Bullocks Orioles had a nest in the tree next to her house.100_2585 100_2608 Bullocks Oriole Just down the road we saw this Gambels Qual, We both were excited because it was one we didn't have gambel's quail. We also saw this meadow lark, andKing bird. It was on the way home from Fish Lake that we saw a Snowy EgretSnowy Egret and my favorite the Rocky Mt. Bluebirdrocky mt. bluebird ,rocky mt. bluebird . Thanks for looking, rednstumpy

My 14 year old grandson took this shot of the flag (catching the wind) as the sun was setting over our town. He's getting pretty good at picking out his shots. Guess who's getting a camara for his birthday!100_0817 

Went for a walk today and saw all kinds of things. A great blue heron looking for breakfast.Picasa A sparrow hawk soaking up some sun.100_1756 And then I spotted this little bird just singing it's little heart out. I think it's a lark.100_1782 As I came into the trees I looked up and this great horned owl was keeping it's eye on me.100_1805,100_1801,100_1808 On my way home I was blessed to see a bald eagle. 100_1852 ,100_1850  Not to bad for a early morning walk.

Took a drive today by the ponds. The yellow-headed black birds are back.100_1667  Also the eared greaves.100_1670  Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.

100_0593     Blazing our own trail along the Snake River, my friend Judy and I had quite the day. I was hoping to find a few song birds or a blue heron along the river's edge. Then what I thought was a hummingbird zipped by my head. It turned out to be a moth hawk heading for a thistle. I yelled at Judy "Iv'e got to try to get a shot of this" and I was off after it. Just as I was about to take the picture I caught Judy out of the corner of my eye falling in slow motion over a huge log crashing and banging to the ground. It was check on her or get the picture. Well here's the picture. Judy was okay and she's still my best friend. 

  I took these last summer and I'm still looking for someone to tell me, do dragonflies have teeth? I've seen dragonflies all my life, but I've never had one smile for the camara let alone show what seem to be teeth. Can anyone help me out?Do dragonflies have teeth? dragonfly dragonfly 2      

I went for a drive on Tuesday to the Fort Hall river bottoms and came upon these swans. I't seem to me like this one was inspecting the new recruits. It just kept pacing back and forth in front of the others. As I went on down the road I came upon a porcupine enjoying his breakfast. He didn't seem to mind stopping for a photo shoot. As we were heading home via Wolverine Canyon I had this beautiful doe step into my view. She was healthy and looked ready to drop her fawn. Just as the sun was going down and we were leaving the canyon I noticed this young buck. Does ready to fawn and bucks losing thier horns means spring is just around the corner.inspecting the new recruits porcupine having breakfast porcupine 2 doe at Wolverine Canyon not as horny as I used to be

  I don't know who was more surprised the barn owl or me. Luck was on my side because I had my camara in my hand and got these shots. I thought she had the most beautiful eyes.100_0688 barn owl 2