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Urban American Coot Close Up Photos

By |2024-02-11T05:30:13-07:00February 11th, 2024|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Because it was a bright, sunny day yesterday morning, I went down to my local ponds. I photographed an American Coot munching on frosty grass near one of them.

Missing My Time In The Mountains

By |2023-04-26T02:39:43-06:00April 26th, 2023|Categories: Belted Kingfishers, Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I have been missing springtime in the mountains. There is so much snow up there from this past winter that most of the mountain roads I use are still closed.

Summer Dragonflies And Butterflies At Bear River MBR

By |2021-09-29T10:46:39-06:00August 26th, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Blue-eyed Darner Dragonflies, Box Elder County, Clouded Sulphur Butterflies, Purplish Copper Butterflies, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today I am sharing some of the dragonflies and butterflies I've found at Bear River MBR in the summer.

Female Spotted Sandpiper Post-coital Photo

By |2021-07-02T05:30:41-06:00July 2nd, 2021|Categories: Birds, Spotted Sandpipers, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

What intrigued me the most was the post-coital posture of the female Spotted Sandpiper where she kept one wing raised for a long period of time.

Red-tailed Hawk Nesting Season Has Begun!

By |2022-10-04T04:41:23-06:00March 28th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The female Red-tailed Hawk blended into the lichen covered cliff face so well that even with my sharp eyesight I didn't see her until the male landed next to her.

Mating Bald Eagles At East Canyon Reservoir Plus A Black-billed Magpie

By |2021-03-12T08:01:23-07:00March 17th, 2020|Categories: Bald Eagles, Birds, Black-billed Magpies, East Canyon State Park, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I took eighty-four images of the Bald Eagle pair mating on the frozen reservoir and the entire time the magpie stood on the ice close to them.

Mating Killdeer at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By |2024-03-18T19:12:38-06:00May 23rd, 2018|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Killdeer, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week when I took my Mom to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge we were fortunate to see and photograph Killdeer mating while on the auto tour route.

Pair of Red-tailed Hawks Mating – A Wild 34 Seconds

By |2021-05-26T04:14:29-06:00March 30th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

What I didn't expect yesterday was that I would be able to photograph the Red-tailed Hawks mating on the lichen-covered outcropping but that is what happened

Taking a Gander at mating Canada Geese

By |2024-02-13T18:40:43-07:00February 28th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Canada Geese, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Officially it isn't spring yet but the Canada Geese here in the Salt Lake Valley don't seem to be paying much attention to our human calendars at all and have begun their mating season.

Sandwich Terns – Love is in the air

By |2016-12-07T12:12:11-07:00February 14th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Sandwich Terns|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I can recall clearly the day I took this photograph of Sandwich Terns mating, I was sitting very low in a tidal lagoon on the north beach of Fort De Soto County Park in Florida, it was very warm and the water of the lagoon felt great on my skin when these two terns started a breeding display.

Mating Killdeer – Thanks to a Coyote

By |2024-03-19T05:37:28-06:00April 18th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Coyotes, Davis County, Killdeer, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week I wrote about Long-billed Curlews having a Territorial Encounter but earlier that same morning I had another wonderful photographic encounter thanks to a scruffy looking, rain soaked Coyote waking up at the top of a ridge.

Chukars and Fighting for the Right to Mate

By |2021-09-04T04:35:24-06:00March 15th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Chukars, Davis County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The behavior of the Chukars indicates that the males are already acting territorial and fighting for the right to mate.

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