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Red Fox Kit Photos

By |2024-03-14T05:00:19-06:00March 14th, 2024|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Red Foxes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Bad weather and bad timing have kept me out of the field for a bit. Today, I am sharing some cute Red Fox kit photos I took almost a year after I moved to Utah.

Summer Vesper Sparrow Photos

By |2022-10-16T04:09:51-06:00July 7th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Utah, Vesper Sparrows, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today my post is focused on a little brown bird with a wonderful song I photographed yesterday in the Wasatch Mountains. The LBB was a handsome Vesper Sparrow.

Early Morning Immature Black-crowned Night Heron

By |2021-05-05T14:05:21-06:00February 15th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Black-crowned Night Herons, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I spent some time yesterday morning focused on photographing an immature Black-crowned Night Heron at the dawn of the day in the marsh at Farmington Bay WMA.

Photographing Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk Siblings

By |2023-05-05T10:17:28-06:00August 31st, 2019|Categories: Birds, Red-tailed Hawks, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I spent 26 minutes yesterday photographing juvenile Red-tailed Hawk siblings and had a blast watching them preen, lift off, flying, scratching, resting and landing.

White-faced Ibis With A Red Invertebrate Of Some Kind

By |2021-10-21T04:45:56-06:00June 25th, 2019|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, White-faced Ibises|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It seems I also photographed an odd, little hitchhiker on the lore and bill of the White-faced Ibis when I took these photos.

Cedar Waxwings Eating The Petals Of Blooming Hawthorns

By |2022-06-17T03:40:29-06:00June 10th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, East Canyon, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

As I watched and photographed the Cedar Waxwings I realized "why" the hawthorn blossoms had appeared to look a bit damaged... the waxwings had been feasting on them!

Our Western Kingbirds Have Returned To Northern Utah

By |2021-05-31T12:51:32-06:00April 20th, 2018|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Box Elder County, Davis County, Utah, Western Kingbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I did see a Western Kingbird two days ago but the only photos I have of that bird were taken on a barbed wire fence and I have more of those type of images than I know what to do with and nothing about those images were appealing, unique or all that interesting.

Dancing Wilson’s Plover – Or At Least It Looks That Way

By |2018-02-07T05:43:11-07:00February 7th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Wilson's Plovers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

On a May morning in 2008 while photographing this Wilson's Plover it began to scratch itself with its foot and when I took this photo it looked like the plover was dancing.

Time to be on the Lookout for Juvenile Swainson’s Hawks

By |2021-03-31T05:48:41-06:00August 15th, 2017|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Swainson's Hawks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I saw my first juvenile Swainson's Hawk of the year last week and although it didn't give me any opportunities to take better images of it I was happy to see it perched on a power pole.

Adult American Bittern at Bear River NWR

By |2023-12-18T11:28:12-07:00July 28th, 2016|Categories: American Bitterns, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The bird I was looking at wasn't a juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron at all, it was an adult American Bittern out in the open!

Snowy Egrets of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By |2021-05-21T03:47:35-06:00February 12th, 2016|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Davis County, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Snowy Egrets of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge never fail to delight me with their bright white plumage, golden feet, bright yellow lores and feathery plumes.

Clark’s Grebe In Flight – I May Never Get Images Like These Again

By |2021-04-13T06:30:39-06:00October 27th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Clark's Grebes, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I took images of a Clark's Grebe in flight yesterday and I will probably never be able to do that again because they only fly at night.

Flurry of Snowies in August

By |2021-05-21T03:41:14-06:00August 14th, 2015|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There was lots of bird activity yesterday at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and a flurry of Snowy Egrets kept things interesting early in the morning.

Pair of Swainson’s Hawks in Beaverhead County, Montana

By |2021-02-17T03:57:28-07:00July 4th, 2015|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Montana, Swainson's Hawks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I am itching to get back out in the field with Swainson's Hawks partly because they are handsome raptors and partly because by now there might be some young that have fledged.

Monday Medley of Bees, Moths and Hummingbirds

By |2022-10-08T10:07:54-06:00August 18th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-chinned Hummingbirds, Davis County, Nevada Bumble Bees, Rufous Hummingbirds, Utah, White-lined Sphinx Moths, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've compiled a medley of images this morning of bees, moths and hummingbirds that I have photographed this past week to share this morning.

Bird images from warmer and sunnier days

By |2020-04-18T14:33:06-06:00January 31st, 2013|Categories: Birds, Black Skimmers, Brown Pelicans, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Snowy Egrets, White Ibises|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I love winter, I love seeing snow on the mountains and feeling the crispness in the air but I am getting tired of gray cloudy days and heavy fog so I thought I would post a few images from warmer and sunnier days that I took while I lived in Florida.

American White Pelican preening session

By |2023-10-30T14:25:28-06:00September 5th, 2010|Categories: American White Pelicans, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Birds were scarce, the water level in the ponds was low so there were only a few shorebirds. On the way out of the refuge though we stopped to photograph some American White Pelicans and a few Double-crested Cormorants.

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