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Time For Winter Bald Eagle Photography In Northern Utah

By |2021-03-12T04:10:27-07:00December 23rd, 2019|Categories: Bald Eagles, Birds, Box Elder County, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

So if you don't enjoy the craziness that can happen at Farmington Bay WMA when the Bald Eagles arrive for the winter just pick an area and go for a relaxed drive to another location.

1000 posts at On The Wing Photography and still going strong

By |2024-03-13T15:31:41-06:00February 4th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Capitol Reef National Park, Centennial Valley, Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , |

Today I reached the 1000 posts mark for my blog here at On The Wing Photography. In those 1000 posts I've covered a lot of birds, animals and locations.

D.O.T.S. – Dreaming Of The Sun

By |2017-06-10T18:12:38-06:00February 1st, 2014|Categories: Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway, Salt Lake County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , |

Yesterday I mentioned that I had D.W.B. (Dreary Weather Blues) and after a nice email from a friend last night who reminded me that it is only 7 weeks until the spring equinox I now have the D.O.T.S, better known as Dreaming Of The Sun.

Frosted Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area

By |2023-12-29T05:06:58-07:00December 13th, 2013|Categories: Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I have mentioned in recent posts that winter can be harsh in the Salt Lake Valley in posts with images I had taken at Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area so I wanted to share these two images taken there yesterday.

Adult Red-tailed Hawk and Photoshop

By |2022-10-04T05:34:44-06:00November 14th, 2013|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red-tailed Hawks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I wouldn't license this Red-tailed Hawk image for print because it has been altered but I like the image without the wires.

Black-bellied Plover on a tidal mudflat

By |2016-12-07T12:10:32-07:00November 1st, 2013|Categories: Birds, Black-bellied Plovers, Florida, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I love the light and the mudflat setting I photographed this Black-bellied Plover in on a warm April morning in Florida several years ago.

Calliope Hummingbird and Rocky Mountain Bee Plant

By |2017-06-29T08:37:52-06:00October 23rd, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Calliope Hummingbirds, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Just a quick post this morning of a tiny Calliope Hummingbird feeding on Rocky Mountain Bee Plant that I photographed at the end of August.

Moon set over the Stansbury Mountains of the West Desert

By |2021-10-10T05:50:34-06:00October 22nd, 2013|Categories: Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert, western skies|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday while in the West Desert in Tooele County the cirrus clouds appealed to me that fanned out over the Stansbury Mountains.

Western Grebe with a chick riding piggyback

By |2021-08-19T16:49:57-06:00October 20th, 2013|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Western Grebes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Cute Alert! Whenever I see Western Grebe chicks riding piggyback on their parents I can't help thinking that there is a definite cute factor going on right in front of me.

Open our National Parks, Wildlife Refuges and Monuments Now

By |2021-04-06T10:36:37-06:00October 10th, 2013|Categories: Bald Eagles, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday on the local news I saw that Governor Herbert offered to fund the reopening of Utah's five National Parks which are Zion, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Arches and Capitol Reef.

It snowed in the Salt Lake Valley yesterday…

By |2021-02-27T03:48:28-07:00October 5th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Coyotes, Davis County, Ring-necked Pheasants, Rough-legged Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

And it won't be long before I am photographing wildlife in drifts of snow and birds on perches covered in white.

Photographers Beware – Another Way Our Images are Being Stolen

By |2022-10-11T06:15:03-06:00October 3rd, 2013|Categories: American Badgers, Centennial Valley, Copyright Infringement, Copyright Issues, Montana|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

These developers are scum and Google needs to step up to the plate and make sure the apps have legitimate licenses for the images in the apps or disallow the thieves from ever putting them on Google Play.

Red-tailed Hawk juveniles On the Wing

By |2022-10-04T05:20:00-06:00September 27th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One of the juvenile Red-tailed Hawks I photographed on Antelope Island last year has "migrated" to Switzerland where my photo of it will be featured on a 5 x 15 meter sign for a yacht company.

Things that bug me – Golden-silk Spider

By |2023-10-21T02:42:47-06:00September 23rd, 2013|Categories: Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Golden-silk Spiders, Wildlife|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

This is a female Golden-silk Spider I photographed way back in September of 2007 while wandering Arrow Head Trail at Fort De Soto County Park.

My first visit to Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area two years ago

By |2016-12-07T12:10:44-07:00September 22nd, 2013|Categories: Antelope Flat, Daggett County, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Pronghorn, Utah, Wildlife|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Two years ago I made my first journey to Flaming Gorge National Recreation are in Utah and it was an eye opening experience. Gorgeous scenery, bountiful animal life and to be there during an Indian Summer was divine.

Snow Stalker – Coyote

By |2023-03-16T04:18:55-06:00September 18th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Coyotes, Davis County, Utah, Wildlife|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Something about seeing this Coyote gave me hope for the human race despite how humans have tried to eradicate them for North America because to me they symbolize resilience

Black-bellied Plover in beach habitat

By |2016-12-07T12:10:46-07:00September 15th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Black-bellied Plovers, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This Black-bellied Plover was standing on a dunelet that wasn't much higher than the sand around it that had sparse short grasses which I found appealing.

I know why I love this scenic image of Red Rock Lakes NWR

By |2016-12-07T12:10:47-07:00September 9th, 2013|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, valley|Tags: , , , , , |

I love the beautiful early morning light, the wildflowers blooming in the foreground, how the sunlight is kissing the tops of the grasses and mountain tops, the snow and the lovely, fluffy clouds.

An American Alligator at J. N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge

By |2016-12-07T12:10:47-07:00September 8th, 2013|Categories: American Alligators, Florida, J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

While going through some old files I came across this image of an American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) that I took in 2007 at J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge

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.

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