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Fall Killdeer at Bear River MBR

By |2023-10-29T04:21:05-06:00October 29th, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Killdeer, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Since moving to Utah, I have seen and photographed Killdeer in every month of the year. It was no surprise that I found several at Bear River MBR last Monday.

Looking For My First Of Year Sage Thrasher

By |2022-03-13T05:24:25-06:00March 13th, 2022|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Box Elder County, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

March 13th is an anniversary of sorts for me. The date is the earliest that I have seen and photographed a Sage Thrasher in northern Utah.

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Killdeer Chicks at Red Rock Lakes NWR

By |2024-03-18T19:18:04-06:00July 20th, 2016|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Killdeer, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Killdeer chicks are precocial and active soon after hatching and will leave the nest as soon as their down dries.

Virginia Rails at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By |2021-10-16T17:10:52-06:00August 20th, 2015|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah, Virginia Rails|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Virginia Rails are secretive marsh birds that can be found at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge during the breeding season and the can be very difficult to see let alone photograph.

Northern Harrier searching for prey along the Antelope Island Causeway

By |2021-11-24T03:48:26-07:00January 24th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Northern Harriers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Three days ago I had fun photographing a Northern Harrier searching for prey along the Antelope Island Causeway

Antelope Island’s Coyotes on a bright winter day

By |2021-02-27T04:44:41-07:00January 21st, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Coyotes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday was a Coyote kind of day for me seeing two Coyotes fight, a pair chase off an intruding Coyote and another pair with an intruding Coyote following them.

The Eagle Is Landing

By |2024-02-06T10:19:57-07:00October 8th, 2013|Categories: Bald Eagles, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It has been quite some time since I posted a Bald Eagle here so today I present this adult in a landing pose that I photographed in February of 2011 at Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area.

Caspian Terns

By |2023-05-04T15:33:47-06:00September 10th, 2012|Categories: Caspian Terns, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Caspian Terns (Hydroprogne caspia) are North America's largest tern with a wingspan of 50 inches and weighing in at 1.4 pounds.

Dunlins in breeding and nonbreeding plumage

By |2021-10-06T15:57:01-06:00August 16th, 2012|Categories: Dunlins, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Dunlins exhibit a vast difference between nonbreeding and breeding plumage, so different that a novice birder might mistakenly believe that they were two different species.

Semipalmated Plover on mudflats

By |2016-12-07T12:13:53-07:00March 28th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Semipalmated Plovers|Tags: , , , , , , , |

When I photographed Semipalmated Plovers in Florida I found that if I got down to their level and laid still they would approach me very closely. That takes patience but the effort is well worth it.

Shorebirds of Fort De Soto – Marbled Godwits

By |2021-07-17T07:48:11-06:00November 10th, 2010|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Marbled Godwits|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Marbled Godwits are graceful birds while on the ground, feeding and in flight.

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