Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area

World Sparrow Day 2022

By |2023-11-06T03:43:33-07:00March 20th, 2022|Categories: American Tree Sparrows, Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Brewer's Sparrows, Chipping Sparrows, Daggett County, Dark-eyed Juncos, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Green-tailed Towhees, Harris's Sparrow, House Sparrows, Lark Buntings, Lark Sparrows, Lincoln's Sparrows, Morgan County, Sagebrush Sparrows, Salt Lake County, Savannah Sparrows, Song Sparrows, Spotted Towhees, Stansbury Mountains, Summit County, Tooele County, Utah, Vesper Sparrows, Wasatch Mountains, White-crowned Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today is World Sparrow Day and since I love all of the sparrows on the planet I thought I'd share some of the sparrows I have photographed in North America.

Utah’s Ospreys Are Back For Their Nesting Season

By |2024-03-14T16:28:36-06:00April 1st, 2021|Categories: Birds, Daggett County, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Florida, Honeymoon Island State Park, Ospreys, Pinellas County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was hoping to find my first of the year Swainson's Hawks yesterday but instead I spotted my first of year Ospreys. 

Douglas Firs – Bird Food Grown, Stored And Served in Handy Cones

By |2023-10-17T19:33:45-06:00September 15th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Daggett County, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Pine Siskins, Red Crossbills, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Trees, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The cones of Douglas Firs provide food for birds and mammals and the trees provide shelter and nesting areas too. I've been paying attention to the Douglas Firs we have here for several years because of the birds I know I can find eating the seeds of the trees from their cones.

Public Lands Under Fire – Just Think About It

By |2017-12-07T06:26:15-07:00December 7th, 2017|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Daggett County, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Like to fish? Hunt? Watch wildlife? Recreate on public lands? Then think real hard at what the reduction of existing national monuments mean and the precedent that might be set.

Nemesis Birds – Bushtits

By |2021-04-27T11:44:59-06:00December 3rd, 2017|Categories: Birds, Bushtits, Daggett County, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Ophir Canyon, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Bushtits are a nemesis bird for me, I have only had a few opportunities to photograph these tiny, frenetic birds and I have yet to get high quality images of them.

Progress versus Growth

By |2017-01-30T07:46:40-07:00January 30th, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Coyotes, Daggett County, Davis County, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , |

There are some that say the state can better care for those lands. I'd call them fools but we humans are all distant cousins so I'll tame that down a bit and call them misled instead. Intentionally and deliberately misled.

Celebrating Seven Years in Utah – Photographing Birds, Wildlife and Scenery

By |2020-01-15T05:49:56-07:00July 10th, 2016|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Daggett County, Davis County, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Kane County, Kodachrome Basin State Park, Short-eared Owls, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

My journey in life has taken me to many places and I'm glad that it brought me to Utah where I am enjoying photographing birds, wildlife and scenery. Seven years ago today.

Posts from the Past – Some of My Favorite Locations

By |2016-12-07T12:09:15-07:00July 26th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Flat, Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , |

Today I am focusing on older posts that have some of my favorite locations in them starting with Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

My first visit to Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area two years ago

By |2016-12-07T12:10:44-07:00September 22nd, 2013|Categories: Antelope Flat, Daggett County, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Pronghorn, Utah, Wildlife|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Two years ago I made my first journey to Flaming Gorge National Recreation are in Utah and it was an eye opening experience. Gorgeous scenery, bountiful animal life and to be there during an Indian Summer was divine.

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk In Really Bad Light

By |2020-05-15T19:33:34-06:00May 21st, 2013|Categories: Birds, Daggett County, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Sometimes I take the shot despite knowing that I am not shooting in optimal conditions, most of the time the results are awful but once in awhile I actually enjoy the final image.

Flaming Gorge Brewer’s Sparrow

By |2020-04-28T07:38:30-06:00May 19th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Flat, Birds, Brewer's Sparrows, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Brewer's Sparrows were abundant at the location where I photographed Ospreys close to the Flaming Gorge Reservoir last week and it seemed like they sang every time they popped up on top of the Sagebrush in the area.

Ospreys of Flaming Gorge

By |2024-03-14T20:03:31-06:00May 18th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Hawks, Eagles, Ospreys and Vultures, Ospreys, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last year at about this same time these Ospreys were busy building their nest while this year they were already sitting on eggs at Flaming Gorge.

Nesting Osprey pair at Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area

By |2024-03-14T19:40:02-06:00February 22nd, 2013|Categories: Birds, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Ospreys, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It is cloudy and snowing hard outside this morning so I dug into my files and edited these nesting Osprey images I took last year at Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area in Utah.

The Osprey VS the Black-billed Magpie

By |2024-03-14T17:39:40-06:00September 19th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Black-billed Magpies, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Ospreys, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

In May of this year I camped at Antelope Flat in the Flaming Gorge National recreation Area and near the boat ramp there was an Osprey nest.

Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area

By |2022-02-25T15:46:05-07:00February 9th, 2012|Categories: Bighorn Sheep, Birds, Daggett County, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Golden Eagles, Mule Deer, Pronghorn, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Last September I visited Flaming Gorge National Recreation area for the first time. Wow, nature never ceases to delight and amaze me.

Friday Photos ~ Feathers and Fur

By |2023-10-02T19:03:44-06:00January 20th, 2012|Categories: American Kestrels, Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Black-crowned Night Herons, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Long-tailed Weasels, Pronghorn, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

For today's Friday Photos I am mixing it up a bit and posting images of Pronghorns, a Black-crowned Night Heron, a Long-tailed Weasel and an American Kestrel. Please enjoy!

Bighorn Sheep ewes and young – Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area

By |2021-04-26T12:15:40-06:00October 2nd, 2011|Categories: Bighorn Sheep, Daggett County, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've only photographed Bighorn Sheep (Mountain Sheep some people call them) a few times and here they were, calmly foraging close to where I was! I was thrilled and excited.

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