Portraits

Juvenile Barn Swallow Portraits

By |2021-04-14T16:39:28-06:00August 18th, 2018|Categories: Barn Swallows, Birds, Morgan County, Portraits, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I'd driven up into a Wasatch Mountain canyon and was waiting for the sun to rise over the mountains when I spotted several juvenile Barn Swallows perched on a fence right next to the road in lovely morning light.

Springtime California Gull Portrait

By |2021-12-11T08:08:12-07:00April 12th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, California Gulls, Davis County, Portraits, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday while I was out photographing Long-billed Curlews this California Gull (Larus californicus) flew in so close that all I could do was take portraits of the bird.

The Bald Eagles are Returning to the Valley

By |2024-02-06T05:28:09-07:00December 19th, 2011|Categories: Bald Eagles, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Portraits, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

During the summer months I don't often see Bald Eagles unless I go up into the high country or travel north of Utah to Idaho, Wyoming or Montana but in the Salt Lake Valley many Bald Eagles come in to spend the winter.

Antelope Island Pronghorn Buck Portrait

By |2022-12-16T10:18:09-07:00October 30th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Portraits, Pronghorn, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I used to dream about getting images like this one of Pronghorns when all I had was a simple Point & Shoot camera and I could never get close enough to the pronghorns to achieve my dreams. Now I can.

Red-shouldered Hawk Juvenile

By |2024-02-04T06:54:07-07:00August 8th, 2011|Categories: Birds, Portraits, Red-shouldered Hawks, Sawgrass Lake Park|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This very cooperative juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk was used to the people who frequented Sawgrass County Park and it would land very close to humans.

Friday Photos: A Friendly Swainson’s Hawk

By |2021-03-31T17:50:56-06:00June 3rd, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Portraits, Swainson's Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last Friday I came upon this Swainson's Hawk; not just once but twice, perched on signs very close to the road.

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