Birds

Birds that I find in the field, photograph and share the stories behind the images.

American Avocets at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By |June 9th, 2014|Categories: American Avocets, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is one of my favorite places to visit during the summer to observe and photograph nesting birds and take in the beauty of the refuge.

House Wrens – Nesting Behavior

By |June 4th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Clark County, House Wrens, Idaho, Targhee National Forest|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

For a few days now I said I was going to do a post about the House Wrens I photographed at the same nesting tree as the Williamson's Sapsuckers, here it is.

Wonderful Lifers – Williamson’s Sapsuckers at their nesting tree

By |June 1st, 2014|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Williamson's Sapsuckers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I could barely contain myself because in my viewfinder was a gorgeous red, yellow and black colored male Williamson's Sapsucker.

An Osprey with its feet entangled by filamentous algae

By |May 31st, 2014|Categories: Birds, Florida, Lettuce Lake Regional Park, Ospreys|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I photographed this Osprey at Lettuce Lake Regional Park from the observation tower, the Osprey had tried to catch a fish but came up with just the filamentous algae in its talons.

Male Short-eared Owl In Evening Light

By |May 28th, 2014|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Short-eared Owls|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The nicknames for Short-eared Owls are many and include Evening Owl, Mouse-hawk, Marsh Owl, Bog Owl and Flat-faced Owl but I just call them Shorties in the field.

Loggerhead Shrikes and a few things that bug them

By |May 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.

Highlights from yesterdays trip to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By |May 17th, 2014|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Double-crested Cormorants, Marsh Wrens, Muskrats, Utah, Western Grebes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is always a delight and I never know exactly what I might see when I am there which suits my spontaneous nature perfectly.

Red Knots Still Need Our Help

By |May 16th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Red Knots|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I have written before on how Red Knots are a species on the edge because of plummeting populations declines and today they still need our help.

Monday Mornings Medley of Birds on Antelope Island

By |May 13th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Burrowing Owls, Chukars, Davis County, Horned Larks, Red-tailed Hawks, Sage Thrashers, Say's Phoebes, Utah, Western Kingbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Western Kingbird After several days of not being able to photograph birds because of bad weather I was pleasantly surprised to have a medley of birds to photograph on Antelope Island Monday.

First year Prairie Falcon

By |May 10th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Prairie Falcons, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In the fall of 2011 I enjoyed being able to photograph this first year Prairie Falcon several times close to the Great Salt Lake in Utah.

An Aerial Food Fight – Gulls And A Tern

By |May 4th, 2014|Categories: American Herring Gulls, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Laughing Gulls, Royal Terns|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This image was taken on a breezy April morning in 2009 at Fort De Soto County Park's north beach when I saw an aerial food fight occurring over the Gulf of Mexico.

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