Tyrant Flycatchers

Great Crested Flycatcher In Arkansas

By |2023-07-29T04:46:31-06:00July 29th, 2023|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Great Crested Flycatchers, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While I visited my friend Steve in Arkansas, I was happy to hear, see, and take a few Great Crested Flycatcher photos in his yard and at the refuge in Oklahoma.

Eastern Phoebe In Oklahoma

By |2023-07-10T04:36:52-06:00July 10th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Eastern Phoebes, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I have to say that I was thrilled to photograph this Eastern Phoebe with prey last month while I was visiting Arkansas and Sequoyah NWR in northeast Oklahoma.

My First Of Year Western Kingbird Images

By |2023-05-08T03:45:54-06:00May 8th, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Western Kingbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On my last trip to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge I was tickled to take my first of year Western Kingbird photos when I was heading back to the interstate.

Young Eastern Kingbird

By |2022-09-12T04:36:27-06:00September 12th, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Eastern Kingbirds, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While I was driving around the auto tour loop of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge last month, I had a nice opportunity to photograph a young Eastern Kingbird.

Young Western Kingbird In The West Desert

By |2022-08-20T04:38:29-06:00August 20th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert, Western Kingbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While I was out exploring in the West Desert three days ago I spotted this young Western Kingbird perched on a barbed wire fence close to the road.

Willow Flycatcher Up Close – What Are Rictal Bristles?

By |2022-08-03T05:25:59-06:00August 3rd, 2022|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Willow Flycatchers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On Sunday I had a wonderful opportunity to photograph an adult Willow Flycatcher up close when it landed very near my vehicle high in the Wasatch Mountains. 

One Wary Dusky Flycatcher

By |2022-07-02T05:03:33-06:00July 2nd, 2022|Categories: Bird ID, Birds, Dusky Flycatchers, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There is a story behind these Dusky Flycatcher photos that I took earlier this week while I sat in my Jeep next to a creek in the Wasatch Mountains.

Gray Flycatcher And Memories Of Billy Fenimore

By |2024-02-05T14:32:26-07:00May 11th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Gray Flycatchers, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While I was out in the West Desert of Utah yesterday I thought about my friend Billy Fenimore and his family as I photographed this adult Gray Flycatcher.

Low Light Singing Say’s Phoebe

By |2022-04-01T05:38:20-06:00April 1st, 2022|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Say's Phoebes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Listening to an adult Say's Phoebe singing in low light on Antelope Island State Park two days ago was a true auditory delight for my ears.

Willow Flycatcher Plus Info On The Parleys Canyon Fire

By |2021-08-18T05:01:14-06:00August 15th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Willow Flycatchers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I-80 runs east/west through Parleys Canyon and just after 1 pm a catalytic convertor ejected hot particles along the roadside which started the #ParleysCanyonFire.

Summer Willow Flycatcher Photos

By |2021-08-01T06:00:13-06:00August 1st, 2021|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Willow Flycatchers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I was able to spend time taking Willow Flycatcher photos high in the mountains with clear skies overhead as I watched the flycatchers hunting for prey.

Western Kingbird Attempting To Take Over A Bullock’s Oriole Nest

By |2022-11-14T05:32:15-07:00June 15th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Bullock's Orioles, Utah, Western Kingbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

At times I see some odd things in the field and two days ago that was what appeared to be a Western Kingbird attempting to take over a Bullock's Oriole nest.

Say’s Phoebe In Sage

By |2022-04-01T04:43:28-06:00June 11th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Say's Phoebes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I think Rufous-bellied Phoebe would be a great name instead of Say's Phoebe, with or without the hyphen. It is certainly more descriptive.

Recent Birds I’ve Found In The West Desert

By |2024-02-26T10:14:55-07:00May 31st, 2021|Categories: Birds, House Wrens, Lazuli Buntings, Red-tailed Hawks, Tooele County, Utah, Warbling Vireos, West Desert, Western Kingbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week I made two trips out to the West Desert and today I am sharing a medley of recent birds that I found while I was out there.

Say’s Phoebe – A Bird I Listen For In March

By |2021-03-09T06:40:34-07:00March 9th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Say's Phoebes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The calls of a Say's Phoebe are among the sounds I listen for in March and they are the first members of the tyrant flycatcher family I see each year in northern Utah.

2020 Photographic Year In Review

By |2024-03-16T13:33:22-06:00December 31st, 2020|Categories: Bald Eagles, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Broad-tailed Hummingbirds, Bushtits, Common Loons, Cooper’s Hawks, Desert Tarantulas, Eastern Kingbirds, Elk, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Ferruginous Hawks, Golden Eagles, Gray Catbirds, Great Blue Herons, Green Herons, Green-tailed Towhees, Merlins, Mountain Bluebirds, Nashville Warblers, Northern Harriers, Pine Siskins, Red Foxes, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Red-tailed Hawks, Ring-billed Gulls, Rusty Blackbirds, Short-eared Owls, Townsend's Solitaires, Uinta Ground Squirrels, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, West Desert, Wild Turkeys, Wildflowers, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This is my 2020 photographic year in review. I'm selecting some of my favorite photos from 2020 and a few that just make me happy to see them.

Willow Flycatcher And Thoughts About Fall Migration

By |2021-05-25T03:59:42-06:00August 30th, 2020|Categories: Birds, East Canyon, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Willow Flycatchers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I took forty-eight photos of this flycatcher three days ago as it watched for flying insects from its perch and I realized that these might be the last Willow Flycatcher photos that I take this year.

Immature Eastern Kingbirds At Bear River MBR

By |2023-03-23T15:21:08-06:00August 19th, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Eastern Kingbirds, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I only had two minutes with these immature Eastern Kingbirds and I felt I had to make every second I had with them in my viewfinder count. I succeeded.

Adult Willow Flycatcher Perched In A Serviceberry

By |2021-05-25T04:06:18-06:00July 16th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Willow Flycatchers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Obtaining decent photos of Willow Flycatchers in the Wasatch Mountains has been harder and more challenging for me this year than last and there are a few reasons for that.

Eastern Kingbird Perched On Pickleweed

By |2021-06-15T09:22:14-06:00June 24th, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Eastern Kingbirds, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One of the birds I was excited to see and photograph yesterday morning was an adult Eastern Kingbird perched on a pickleweed next to the road.

Say’s Phoebes And Sagebrush

By |2021-06-11T04:15:41-06:00June 12th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Habitat, Say's Phoebes, Shrubs, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Over time I have come to associate Say's Phoebes with sagebrush because I don't think I have ever seen or photographed one of these phoebes where there wasn't sage nearby here in northern Utah.

Photographing Willow Flycatchers

By |2022-08-16T04:22:12-06:00April 13th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Willow Flycatchers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Once I'm in Willow Flycatcher habitat the next thing I do is to listen for them. I often hear Willow Flycatchers before I see them because they can blend into their habitat well.

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