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American Bison Whispering Secrets

By |2024-02-08T04:40:46-07:00February 8th, 2024|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I'm sharing a photo of an American Bison that appeared to be whispering secrets to another bison that I photographed on Antelope Island State Park.

Some Mammals I Loved In 2022

By |2022-12-28T07:17:09-07:00December 28th, 2022|Categories: American Badgers, Davis County, Elk, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Least Chipmunks, Long-tailed Weasels, Morgan County, Mule Deer, Summit County, Uinta Ground Squirrels, Uinta Mountains, Uinta National Forest, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I am sharing some photos of the mammals I loved finding, seeing, photographing and having in my viewfinder in 2022.

Shedding Elk High In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2022-04-27T05:23:07-06:00April 27th, 2022|Categories: Elk, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was pretty excited to spot a small herd of cow and yearling Elk grazing on a steep slope in a canyon high in the Wasatch Mountains this past Sunday.

Photographing Elk In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2024-03-08T19:35:30-07:00June 25th, 2020|Categories: Elk, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildlife|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I had a spectacular morning yesterday high up in the Wasatch Mountains and among the highlights of the day was a herd of cow Elk moving down a hillside just before 9 o'clock.

Pair of Cattle Egrets at Farmington Bay WMA Plus My Childhood Memories of These Birds

By |2024-03-02T10:18:41-07:00October 11th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Cattle Egrets, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The first time I remember seeing Cattle Egrets I was a child who had just moved to interior Florida, I think I was in the second grade at the time or about 7 to 8 years old and these white birds that followed cattle around seemed so fascinating and exotic to me.

Young Wildlife – Moose, Marmot, Pronghorn, Red Fox and Wild Horses

By |2024-03-13T15:50:07-06:00May 2nd, 2018|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Beaverhead County, Box Elder County, Centennial Valley, Clark County, Idaho, Montana, Moose, Mustangs, Pronghorn, Red Foxes, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Targhee National Forest, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert, Wild Horses, Wildlife, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Spring is the season of birth and rebirth, the leaves of trees unfurl, the dormant grasses and forbs poke up through the ground, flower buds burst open and flowers in all the colors of the rainbow appear on the landscapes, birds nest and incubate and wild animals give birth to their young.

Sky Line Drive and Wasatch Mountain Journeys

By |2024-03-03T08:35:08-07:00July 16th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Dusky Grouse, Green-tailed Towhees, Moose, Sky Line Drive, Bountiful Canyon, Uinta National Forest, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I might need to go wandering up the canyons and Sky Line Drive soon just to see what birds and creatures I can find.

Cow Moose And Her Calf

By |2024-03-03T06:39:50-07:00September 5th, 2013|Categories: Moose, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildlife|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I headed up Skyline Drive at the entrance to Bountiful Canyon to see if I could find any migrating raptors riding the thermals of the Wasatch Mountain Range and while that wasn't a "bountiful" activity finding a Moose and her calf  feeding near a beaver pond was.

American Bison in the Snow

By |2023-04-24T08:42:33-06:00November 11th, 2012|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

We've gotten a lot of snow in the Salt Lake Valley since Friday, I swept at least a foot of snow off my vehicle yesterday and about 3 to 4 inches on Friday, as I write this the snow is still falling.

Creatures Great and Small – Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

By |2024-03-03T05:53:28-07:00June 17th, 2012|Categories: Montana, Moose, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Uinta Ground Squirrels, Yellow-pine Chipmunks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There are many mammals to see at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Montana, I haven't seen them all yet but I hope to one day. On this last trip I saw Moose, Elk, Skunks, Ground Squirrels, Chipmunks, Foxes, White-tailed and Mule Deer, Yellow-bellied Marmots, and Pronghorns.

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