Communal Roosting Story and Photo by Alice Schenk I had heard about a tree in southern Idaho that attracts dozens of bald eagles during winter and my husband Wayne and I finally drove over from Rupert to visit
A Refuge Rescued By F. A. Loomis Gordon Cruickshank, the Superintendent of Valley County Roads, got a call on an afternoon in June 2010 from Andrew Lemberes, the chief of McCall’s Fire Department. A distress call had come
Amid Teeth and Claws By Mary Terra-Berns Pink and orange clouds hovered on the horizon as I pulled out of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) compound in the early 1980s on the critical mission to restock toilet
Sandhill Crane Courtship By Michael Eggert When I pulled into the campgrounds surrounding Pettit Lake late last June, I had only two goals in mind: to spend quality time with my sister Allie and to get photographs of
A Great Horned Owl Saved By Kathleen St. Clair-McGee Photos by F.E.B. Jones for AHWF One morning not long ago, I got a phone call from a woman who had found a great horned owl that had been
The Rumor Proves True Story and Photos by Sheila Newenham Word was there were mountain goats at Bernard Peak on Lake Pend Oreille. Supporting the rumor, Farragut State Park across the bay had permanently set up spotting scopes
Move Slowly, Observe Closely Stories and Photos by Austin Reich Welcome back, friend,” I whisper. There’s no reason to think the great blue heron in front of me is the same one from last year, but I know
And a Lion, Too By Ray Brooks I saw my first Idaho black bear at about age ten, while driving up a narrow dirt road near Ketchum with my mother. The bear was turning over rocks and pieces
In Pursuit of the Rainbow Stallion By John M. Larsen I never saw my father in a worse state of frustration than when he rode into our base camp in a cloud of desert dust on his horse
Wildlife Edges Closer Story and Photos by Larry Cohen About ten yards down the side trail I spotted her as she looked for bits of food in the winter terrain. I slowed down so she would have little
