Life on the River
Life on the River
After a week of boondocking on the shore of the Snake river, I have to say this is one of my favorite spots. We have a good enough mixture of sun and shade to keep us cooler, and power the solar.
There are fisherman in boats that drift past. Mostly over this past weekend. A lot of boats have dogs with them, so it’s like a floating dog parade. I did look out the window Sunday morning however, and saw a boat with no people headed down river. They launch up river from us, and someone obviously didn’t do something right. We watched it till it was out of sight. Hopefully they got it back.
The other morning I was outside with camera in hand, looking for eagles or osprey. Catching them as they dive for fish is my obsession this week. Anyway, I looked down river and noticed there was a family of mergansers sunning on a rock.
They were so dang cute. Mom was pretty aware I was there, so I made sure to not spook her and kept my distance.
And of course, the osprey. The nest across the river with the 3 little ones has kept dad super busy.
I still haven’t been very successful getting the osprey, and the eagles going at each other. It all happens so fast. This is not a great quality photo, but I wanted to share it and give you guys an idea of what happens with these two birds. The osprey are smaller than the eagles, but they sure are fierce.
I captured this young baldy staring right at me.
Giving me the eagle eye.
This guy landed in the tree right outside the RV.
This one has a fish. They seem to carry them much closer to their body than the osprey do.
Today we head over to Jackson. I’m actually kinda sad about it this time. I love boondocking over staying in a campground any day of the week, and since we have shows the next two weekends, no boondocking for us.
I’m pretty certain we will be back here in the future, at some point though.
Having to be at campgrounds now and then only makes you appreciate the boondocking even more. Hope your shows go well! At least the ownerless floating boat didn’t have a dog in it!
OH YEAH!!!!!!!!! Mary, these are amazing photos! That labrador sitting there on the boat, LOL! And each other creature, wild and tame, is perfectly frozen in time with your shutter. Hey, we only live about 5 miles east of the Mississippi River; we went yesterday to a small community called, “Nicollet Island” which is nestled on the banks of the river as we drive into downtown proper Minneapolis. We walked along the cobblestone streets, enjoyed the Victorian homes and gardens and we saw ourselves a BEAVER. Love it, a beaver in the city.
Nothing compares with these, however!
Hello, I would enjoy watching the boats go by with all the dogs. The eagles and osprey shots are stunning. Love the closeups. Have a great day and new week ahead.
Wow! Wow! Wow!
I love all your photos but the one with the dog in a life jacket and the human without one — that made me smile!
Good luck with your art shows!
Wow, more awesome shots!!
Love all your photos! Wish I could get out of Greenville and go do some boondocking myself! Ah well, maybe in my next life.
Best wishes for great shows!!
Life on the river looks pretty darn good! I can see why you’ll be missing it.