EDITOR’S NOTE: Bill Schiess’ Living The Wildlife column will return next week. In the meantime, here is a collection of some of our favorite photos of Bill’s from recent months.

EIN091925SchiessAvocets5 25RTPAn American avocet flies along the shore of Sandhole Lake. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com A bull elk in velvet, poses on a hill before crossing Highway 191 in Jackson Hole. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.comA bull elk in velvet, poses on a hill before crossing Highway 191 in Jackson Hole. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com The female Bald eagle trying to dry off its feathers near a swallow colony where it tries to harvest swallows.A female Bald eagle dries its feathers near a swallow colony where it tries to harvest the birds. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com A male Burrowing owl bring in a piece of cow dung to line the nest burrow. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.comA male Burrowing owl bring in a piece of cow dung to line the nest burrow. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com A Red-shafted flicker common to the Western United States. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.comA Red-shafted flicker common to the Western United States. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com A herd of Rocky Mountain bighorns headed for Birch Creek for a morning drink. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.comA herd of Rocky Mountain bighorns headed for Birch Creek for a morning drink. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com A small flock of cranes, with the Tetons in the background, prepares to land in a corn field to feed. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.comA small flock of cranes, with the Tetons in the background, prepares to land in a corn field to feed. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com Geese in fogCanada geese and ducks feeding along the edge of the Henrys Fork as thick fog is created by the water being warmer than the air. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com Rufous hummingbird | Courtesy Bill SchiessA Rufous hummingbird. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com A family of Rocky Mountain river otters at Market Lake. | Bill Schiess, East Idaho News.comA family of Rocky Mountain river otters at Market Lake. | Bill Schiess, East Idaho News.com schiess 2Bohemian waxwings. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com Avocet01A flock of American avocet gather in 2017. | Bill Schiess. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com Sage Grouse01A male sage grouse. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com A beautiful Sego lily near the shore of Silver Lake. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.comA beautiful Sego lily near the shore of Silver Lake. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com Saw-whet owlet | Bill SchiessSaw-whet owlet | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com

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