Scenics

Common Raven – My First Of Year Bird 2024

By |2024-01-02T03:42:26-07:00January 2nd, 2024|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Common Ravens, Scenics, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

My first bird of the year for 2024 was a Common Raven I found yesterday morning on my way out to the auto tour loop of Bear River MBR.

An Incredible Shelf Cloud Over Bear River MBR

By |2023-10-24T05:51:47-06:00October 24th, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Miscellaneous, Utah, Weather Phenomena|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today, I am sharing a few images of an incredible shelf cloud over Bear River MBR that I was thrilled to see and photograph yesterday morning.

Fall Views At Bear River MBR

By |2022-11-06T05:56:11-07:00November 6th, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Scenics, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yes, I go to Bear River MBR to find and photograph birds, but I also go there to unwind and find comfort in the marsh and the magnificent surroundings.

Low Light Male Mountain Bluebird

By |2022-04-22T05:44:49-06:00April 22nd, 2022|Categories: Birds, Mountain Bluebirds, Scenics, Summit County, Trees, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two days ago while I was high in the Wasatch Mountains this adult male Mountain Bluebird landed close enough for me to take photos of him.

Rufous Hummingbird Plus Smoky Rising Sun Photos

By |2021-09-01T06:53:07-06:00September 1st, 2021|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Low light, Rufous Hummingbirds, Utah, western skies|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I went out to Antelope Island for the first time since April and I took hundreds of Rufous Hummingbird photos plus some of the rising sun.

Winter Weather And Low Light Bird Photography Ahead

By |2022-10-02T05:16:37-06:00November 29th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Low light, Ring-billed Gulls, Salt Lake County, Utah, weather|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I actually like photographing birds in a snow storm because the low light situations test my skills, the limits of my gear and the resulting photos often have a moody feeling to them.

Ferruginous Hawk Lightening Its Load Before Lift Off

By |2021-09-23T09:38:53-06:00September 17th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Ferruginous Hawks, Tooele County, Utah, weather, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I don't see nearly as many Ferruginous Hawks as I would like to so I am always glad when I have one in my viewfinder that I can photograph even if it is taking a dump.

Mirage As Seen From Bear River MBR Auto Tour Route

By |2022-10-02T06:34:19-06:00September 2nd, 2019|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah, Weather Phenomena|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Whatever this mirage was, it got my attention and I felt I had to stop and take photos of this naturally occurring optical phenomena, I mean I don't see things like this everyday!

Kelvin-Helmholtz Wave Clouds Over the Wasatch Mountains

By |2024-02-16T15:51:08-07:00April 15th, 2016|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah, Weather Phenomena|Tags: , , , , , , |

Seeing the Kelvin-Helmholtz wave clouds over the Wasatch Mountains as viewed from the south end of Antelope Island State Park made my day

A Song Dog and a Sun Dog on the same day!

By |2022-12-21T03:35:14-07:00February 8th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Coyotes, Utah, Weather Phenomena|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

I don't see Sun Dogs all that often in the warmer months; though they do occur all year long, but I do see them quite often during the winter and when I can I like to take images of them.

Fire in the sky, fog and a female American Kestrel

By |2022-12-10T09:46:47-07:00December 16th, 2013|Categories: American Kestrels, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, Weather Phenomena|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The American Kestrel had just finished devouring a small bird of some sort, I really couldn't tell what it was because there were only a few small feathers left by the time I spotted the tiny falcon and when we stopped to photographer her.

Moon set over the Stansbury Mountains of the West Desert

By |2021-10-10T05:50:34-06:00October 22nd, 2013|Categories: Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert, western skies|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday while in the West Desert in Tooele County the cirrus clouds appealed to me that fanned out over the Stansbury Mountains.

I know why I love this scenic image of Red Rock Lakes NWR

By |2016-12-07T12:10:47-07:00September 9th, 2013|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, valley|Tags: , , , , , |

I love the beautiful early morning light, the wildflowers blooming in the foreground, how the sunlight is kissing the tops of the grasses and mountain tops, the snow and the lovely, fluffy clouds.

Thinking Pink – Birds, Sky and Flowers

By |2016-12-07T12:11:27-07:00April 8th, 2013|Categories: Auckland, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Roseate Spoonbills, Scenics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I'm not sure why I wanted to do a post using images with pinks but here they are, a flower, a bird and pink kissed clouds.

Goodbye 2012 – Hello 2013

By |2021-04-06T10:43:48-06:00January 1st, 2013|Categories: American Bison, American Kestrels, Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Beaverhead County, Burrowing Owls, California Gulls, Centennial Valley, Coyotes, Montana, Moose, Northern Harriers, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Red-tailed Hawks, Short-eared Owls, Snowy Egrets, Swainson's Hawks, Utah, valley, western skies|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

2012 was a fantastic year for me as a photographer and I am looking forward to the joys that 2013 will bring. Happy New Year to all.

Whakaari / White Island, New Zealand

By |2021-06-15T03:29:17-06:00May 30th, 2012|Categories: Birds, New Zealand, Volcanoes, Whakaari / White Island|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In January of 2008 I was onboard a cruise ship for a tour of New Zealand that included time spent viewing Whakaari / White Island which is an active andesite stratovolcano that rises 1,053 feet above the Bay of Plenty.

Red Fleet State Park, Utah

By |2021-11-07T09:34:26-07:00May 28th, 2012|Categories: Dunes, Red Fleet State Park, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I recently visited Red Fleet State Park in north-eastern Utah near Vernal and came away with a few landscape images that I liked.

Sand Dunes – Two Scenic Images

By |2016-12-07T12:13:42-07:00May 11th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Dunes, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Scenics, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , |

While looking through my archives a few days ago I came across two images, one of sand dunes at Fort De Soto County Park in Florida and the other of sand dunes on Antelope Island State Park in Utah. I remember that I took both images because I loved the sky, the vegetation on the dunes and how they both make me feel so connected to these two locations that I am deeply attached to.

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