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Common Sunflower Photos

By |2023-09-09T04:56:04-06:00August 21st, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Common Sunflowers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I wanted to share my recent Common Sunflower photos from Bear River MBR and some of the insects that pollinate these native wildflowers.

World Bee Day 2022

By |2022-05-20T05:50:52-06:00May 20th, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Great Basin Bumble Bees, Long-horned Bees, Midges, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

May 20th is World Bee Day and I am sharing a photo of two native bees this morning. The Great Basin Bumble Bee and the Long-horned Bee. Native bees are important pollinators.

Immature Great Blue Heron – With And Without The Hand Of Man

By |2021-04-17T17:51:27-06:00October 22nd, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Great Blue Herons, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Is one of these immature Great Blue Heron images more visually appealing than the other? That depends on the personal tastes of the person viewing them.

Adult Killdeer Portrait Plus A View Of Bear River MBR In March

By |2024-03-18T18:50:56-06:00March 30th, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Killdeer, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I had my best opportunities to take close up photos of Killdeer that I have ever had and I took full advantage of each chance I had with them.

Male Ring-necked Pheasant And Midges At Bear River MBR

By |2021-04-08T04:53:16-06:00May 13th, 2019|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Ring-necked Pheasants, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I don't know if the Ring-necked Pheasants eat the midges but I know that many of the other birds at the refuge do so I like to think of midges as bird food on the wing.

Cruddy Light, Cloudy Skies Plus a Red-tailed Hawk

By |2018-03-26T07:30:29-06:00March 25th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I would have been totally skunked yesterday if I hadn't spotted the top of this Red-tailed Hawk's head and some wing movement where it was buried in a sagebrush next to a hillside.

With Midges Emerging Will Swallows Arrive Soon?

By |2024-03-20T12:33:19-06:00February 18th, 2018|Categories: Barn Swallows, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Clark County, Cliff Swallows, Idaho, Modoc Creek, Morgan County, Targhee National Forest, Tree Swallows, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

That one midge I saw in the restroom at Bear River MBR did cause me to wonder if the swallows will show up early this year in northern Utah or will the predicted cooler weather cause them arrive at their normal time.

Midge Swarms – Messy & Annoying But An Important Food Source For Many Birds

By |2022-07-04T04:05:28-06:00March 19th, 2017|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Midges, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I have complained about the midges in this post because they are messy and annoying but one thing that I feel is critical to mention is that these midges are an important food source for the birds that live and breed at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.

Loggerhead Shrikes and a few things that bug them

By |2021-11-17T03:38:07-07:00May 20th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Loggerhead Shrikes, Midges, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning while Antelope Island there was a Loggerhead Shrike perched on a dead branch that was near the north shoreline of the Great Salt Lake.

Midges of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and beyond

By |2021-05-24T04:05:55-06:00May 1st, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Coyotes, Davis County, Midges, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Midges are an important food source for the birds that live and breed in the marshes and wetlands of Utah and they have recently begun to hatch.

Yellow-headed Blackbird and a Midge

By |2024-03-22T09:26:29-06:00April 20th, 2012|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Midges, Utah, Yellow-headed Blackbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yellow-headed Blackbirds (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) can perch on cattails, reeds, rushes or mounds of vegetation and snatch Midges right out of the air.

Midges and Birds – Food for thought

By |2024-03-22T09:29:50-06:00May 14th, 2011|Categories: American Avocets, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Cliff Swallows, Marsh Wrens, Midges, Utah, Yellow-headed Blackbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This is the time of the year that "midges" are as thick as flies on you-know-what at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.

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