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April 2008 - Posts

• Birds and Bluegills

  My wife and I took our son fishing and hiking today and we had a blast. My son who is 6 &1/2 caught a bluegill which was a first for him( he has caught Trout and Salmon before). We also saw some great animals including some lizards, Gray Squirrel, Read More... Posted Saturday, April 26, 2008 8:35 PM by kurtgeiger | 0 Comments

• 9 hours and lots of nature

  Day off of work, family all busy, and lots of sunshine after a rainy day.Perfect day for nature. My Bio class had a Trip up to the mixed Coniferous forest near Paradise Lake. It was cold, misty, and awesome. I saw new birds like a Chestnut Backed Chickadee Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 5:10 PM by kurtgeiger | 0 Comments

• Peregrine!!!

  Today was a perfect California Day. Mid 70 seventies, not a cloud in the sky, and a slight breeze. After collecting some plant samples in class today, I had the itch to hike. I work tonight, the kids and wife were in school so I drove to Howard Slough Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 16, 2008 2:15 PM by kurtgeiger | 0 Comments

• Father/Son Hike

  After work I grabbed my 6 year old son, Carter, and we went out to the Sacramento River and Chico Creek washout for some fun. It was very warm and the reptiles were out. Fence and Alligator lizards, Common Garter Snake, and Western Pond Turtles. We also Read More... Posted Sunday, April 13, 2008 10:45 PM by kurtgeiger | 0 Comments

• All Work and No Play!!!!!!!!

  Between school, work ( I have 2 jobs now) and my kids I have not spent much time in the field. I did take a few hours on the way home from school to head from Butte to Llano Seco taking my favorite back country roads. I did see some great birds that day Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 6:04 PM by kurtgeiger | 0 Comments

• Golden Eagle and several new birds

  Yesterday I had a great day of nature watching. Insects, Mammals, Reptiles, and Birds. I saw 42 species of birds yesterday + some I need help with. I will be posting a few pictures for ID forum later. 4 Mammal species, 5 reptiles species, a wild Tarantula( Read More... Posted Thursday, April 03, 2008 6:43 PM by kurtgeiger | 0 Comments