In this, the final leg of the Wyoming Landscape trilogy, we go now to the top of the Red Bluffs.  At the bottom of this very spot is where a proposed casino may someday be built.  I've written about the inspirational view, and how it cannot be improved upon by a small, ugly building, and how it would disrupt one of the most majestic birds in the wild west in last week's blog, the Great Horned Owl.  At the top of the Red Bluffs there is a unique ecology that lures in the most beautiful Mountain Bluebirds.  Most people have never seen a Bluebird, yet they nest on the Red Bluffs not far from Thermopolis, and the Wedding of the Waters, at the mouth of the Wind River Canyon.  It's the ideal spot for them, food and privacy, just like you and me.  If I must say it here, the Bluebirds could not nest here, just like the Owl couldn't, if this proposed casino is built. 

    There are some wild things that are going to need protection from developers, even way out here in Wonderful Wyoming.  This is one of the western states where entire  mountains get dug up for profit.  This place, the Red Bluffs, that runs along the historic flood plain of the Wind River Canyon, is a beautiful ecology that rivals those in Arizona and should not be commercialized like this.  They will tell you about jobs that never will exist for your children, but promises will be made at the expense of the destruction of habitat.  Is this the legacy we leave to our grandchildren?  

Mountain Bluebird, In Flight, WyomingMountain Bluebird in Flight Mountain Bluebird, WyomingMountain Bluebird on the Red Bluffs.

  As always, until next week, keep your camera ready!