Wildlife Ethics

Common Mergansers And Remote Controlled Harassment

By |2024-01-15T05:09:41-07:00January 15th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Common Mergansers, Harassment, Miscellaneous, Salt Lake County, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I photographed these Common Mergansers at my local pond three years ago today. I will explain why I only had a few minutes with the mergansers at my local pond.

If You Used this Search Term: How Much To Feed A Juvenile Brown Pelican

By |2021-07-04T15:00:48-06:00November 14th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Brown Pelicans, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Please, please, find an authorized and licensed bird or wildlife rehabilitator in your area immediately.

It’s Nesting Season For Marsh Wrens In Utah

By |2023-09-19T15:15:06-06:00March 26th, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Marsh Wrens, Nesting Birds, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

By using a vehicle as a mobile blind I was able to photograph the wrens as they sang, searched for nesting materials, defended their breeding territories and built their nests from a distance.

Photographing Young Spotted Sandpiper Chicks

By |2021-05-07T15:22:00-06:00July 31st, 2019|Categories: Birds, Nesting Birds, Spotted Sandpipers, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was able to get back out into the field yesterday and I had a marvelous time photographing young Spotted Sandpiper chicks and learning more about their behaviors near a creek in the Wasatch Mountains.

Photographing a Male Northern Flicker Excavating a Nesting Cavity

By |2024-03-07T15:00:33-07:00March 23rd, 2018|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Nesting Birds, Northern Flickers, Targhee National Forest, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I dug into my archives and picked these Northern Flicker photos from May of 2015 to share today because I saw a Northern Flicker yesterday and thought of how they will soon start excavating their nesting cavities to rear their young in.

What Not To Do When Finding a Baby Bird – Caged Lark Sparrow

By |2021-05-22T15:27:06-06:00October 31st, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Lark Sparrows, Nesting Birds, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , |

I wasn't sure I wanted to write this post about an imprisoned Lark Sparrow I heard about on a Facebook group that is about identifying birds but after mulling it over I decided I'd tell the story.

Approaching Chicks Too Close – When Something Should be Said or Done

By |2024-03-05T06:35:36-07:00June 20th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Glacier County, Great Horned Owls, Montana, Nesting Birds, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

I know that what this person did was not right and the 8 moderators of that group should have said something but in 15 days they haven't said a word about them being too close to the owl chick.

Red-tailed Hawk Chicks – The Wind Blew Their Nest Away

By |2021-06-14T04:55:58-06:00June 15th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Nesting Birds, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I saw the Red-tailed Hawk chicks near where the nest had been though and I spent less than two minutes with them and took a few images before leaving them alone.

Spring Means Nesting Birds and Chicks – Please Give Them Space

By |2021-09-23T16:13:44-06:00March 24th, 2017|Categories: American Coots, American Oystercatchers, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Ferruginous Hawks, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Madison County, Montana, Nesting Birds, Pinellas County, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Why? Because the image is never as important as the well being and safety of my subject, especially when it comes to nests and chicks.

Breeding Season for Killdeer at Bear River MBR

By |2024-03-18T19:29:23-06:00April 24th, 2016|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Killdeer, Nesting Birds, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It is breeding season for Killdeer at Bear River MBR and for all of Utah.

Bald Eagle landing on ice in a fog at Farmington Bay WMA

By |2021-06-16T12:00:26-06:00October 19th, 2015|Categories: Baiting, Bald Eagles, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

During the winter Farmington Bay has a large population of overwintering Bald Eagles that migrate down from northern states and Canada.

Gutsy Brewer’s Blackbird at a Red-tailed Hawk Nest

By |2022-06-18T07:28:23-06:00October 12th, 2015|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Brewer's Blackbirds, Montana, Nesting Birds, Red-tailed Hawks, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

This past summer I found a Red-tailed Hawk nest right next to a road in Montana that had three chicks in it that I felt I could photograph without stressing the hawks.

The Burrowing Owls are arriving – Caution, Extreme Cuteness Ahead!

By |2021-12-20T09:00:58-07:00March 3rd, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Burrowing Owls, Davis County, Nesting Birds, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Burrowing Owls are arriving - Caution, Extreme Cuteness Ahead! Burrowing Owls are enchanting, entertaining and so cute they are irresistible. Everyone seems to love them.

Young Burrowing Owls

By |2021-09-06T04:01:40-06:00April 2nd, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Burrowing Owls, Davis County, Nesting Birds, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The past few years I have missed seeing and photographing young Burrowing Owls on Antelope Island State Park for numerous reasons.

Ethics for Nests and Chicks

By |2018-03-09T07:19:29-07:00March 9th, 2014|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Harassment, Nesting Birds, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

I feel that as a bird photographer I need to care for my subjects every time I am in the field and that is amplified when there are young, defenseless chicks.

Photograph but don’t touch – Wildlife Ethics

By |2024-03-13T15:16:18-06:00March 20th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Davis County, Long-billed Curlews, Red Foxes, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I do hope that non-photographers and the general public know that behavior like this is an exception and that ethical photographers would not have gone up and petted the Sandhill Cranes.

Nesting Black-billed Magpies

By |2021-09-07T14:05:44-06:00November 22nd, 2010|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-billed Magpies, Davis County, Nesting Birds, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

If I had not been paying attention to the first magpie's activity and behavior I would have missed the opportunity to photograph these birds and their nesting habits over the next several weeks.

Nesting American Oystercatchers

By |2023-03-03T13:10:23-07:00August 14th, 2010|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Nesting Birds, Pinellas County, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Nesting American Oystercatchers create simple scrapes on coastal beaches, dunes and salt marshes to lay their eggs in. They usually lay between 2-3 eggs around April to May.

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