Great Basin

Twelve-spotted Skimmer Dragonfly – Other Things With Wings

By |2022-07-19T15:27:14-06:00July 17th, 2020|Categories: Box Elder County, Davis County, Eight-spotted Skimmers, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Twelve-spotted Skimmer Dragonflies, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Five days ago I photographed a lifer dragonfly when I found a male Twelve-spotted Skimmer that was hanging around a spring-fed seep next to a gravel road in Box Elder County.

Long-billed Curlews – Shorebirds of the Great Basin

By |2022-08-16T05:35:02-06:00March 22nd, 2018|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Long-billed Curlews, Pinellas County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It was one year ago today that I saw and heard my first Long-billed Curlews of the year and this morning as I sit here knowing there are cloudy skies outside I am wondering if the curlews have returned to northern Utah today as well.

Birds and Beasts in a November 2012 Snow Storm on Antelope Island

By |2017-11-10T07:37:18-07:00November 10th, 2017|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Coyotes, Davis County, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The birds and beasts on Antelope can survive the harsh winters here but as each years passes I wonder how they will be able to adapt to our changing climate. I can't help but be concerned.

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.

American White Pelicans of the Great Basin

By |2021-04-09T19:35:20-06:00April 21st, 2012|Categories: American White Pelicans, Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Locomotive Springs, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

During the winter months I miss seeing large flocks of American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) soaring in the thermals, in the past few weeks I have been delighted to see them again.

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