Lanius Travels

Hummingbird Trap No, I didn't get to play pickleball!!!  The courts at the college in Cedar City were closed and we couldn't get them to let us in.  So maybe next time. On Monday, I volunteered to help band hummingbirds.  Getting the band around the little bitty leg is a challenge.  I didn't get to even try, the biologist did all the measuring and weighing and banding.  We had to trap, capture and put in mesh bag to hand over to the measuring table. The bags all have hummingbirds in them   She's getting the little leg out to band. After they band, measure, and weigh. We have to give the little birds a drink.  Since a hummingbird has to drink it's weight in nectar every hour, if we don't feed them before we release them, they may not have the strength to make it to the feeder.  You hold the wings down so the hummingbird is still. Poking the beak into the feeder Capturing a Hummingbird

  Well, we’ve been here over 3 weeks and it is amazing.  The number of people that tent camp in all kinds of weather is incredible. Our loops have been full almost every night and  it’s not even Memorial Day yet.  If anyone wants to stop by, let me know in advance so I can be sure you get a spot.  The weather has been both fantastic and horrible.  In April, it was in the 70’s and in May we even had snow.             We’ve had our rainy days and cold, but now it’s starting to warm up.  On our days at work, 3 days on then 3 days off, we walk to check our loops most of the time.  The walk is about 1.6 miles and up and down hills.  It’s taken me a couple of weeks not to huff and puff up and down the streets.  We do 4 or 5 loops a day, so we put in 6 to 8 miles a day. So far on our days off, we’ve hiked Fairyland Loop (8.3 miles) and from the North Campground to Bryce Point by way of Queens Garde...