Birds

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

Mama Eastern Bluebird Is No More

By |April 24th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Eastern Bluebirds, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Steve and I have some sad news today: the mama Eastern Bluebird at Steve's nest box is no more. The last time we saw her at the nest box was Sunday evening.

What The Fluff? Great Egret Photos

By |April 23rd, 2024|Categories: Birds, Eastern Cottonwood, Great Egrets, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I took this Great Egret photo yesterday at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. Even with the morning mist, I could tell something fluffy was stuck on its bill.

Wilson’s Snipe Photos Plus Two Interesting Facts About These Shorebirds

By |April 19th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Wilson's Snipes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Recently, I've had a couple of opportunities to photograph a Wilson's Snipe in the Lower Scarborough Slough at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Male Eastern Bluebird Close Up Photos With Food For His Chicks

By |April 17th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Eastern Bluebirds, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today, I am sharing portraits of a male Eastern Bluebird that were taken in my friend Steve Creek's yard. The male bluebird was bringing food in to his chicks.

Barred Owls Side By Side Plus A Short Video Of Them

By |April 16th, 2024|Categories: Barred Owls, Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Three days ago, my friend Steve Creek and I had an amazing experience with a mated pair of Barred Owls next to a road at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.

Barred Owl Portraits In Early Morning Light

By |April 14th, 2024|Categories: Barred Owls, Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two days ago I was thrilled to take early morning Barred Owl portraits at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in east central Oklahoma with my friend Steve Creek.

Urban Double-crested Cormorant Photos In Spring

By |April 9th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Double-crested Cormorants, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While looking at my Common Loon photos from last spring, I came across these Double-crested Cormorant photos that I took at the same time last year.

Save Owls By Not Using Rodent Poisons

By |April 3rd, 2024|Categories: Barred Owls, Birds, Box Elder County, Great Horned Owls, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Since spring's arrival, people will be spending time outdoors, and more people will be seeing rats in their yards and gardens. Owls eat rats and other rodents.

Drake Northern Shoveler And American Coot

By |March 28th, 2024|Categories: American Coots, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Northern Shovelers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This drake Northern Shoveler swam past me on my last trip up to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. I couldn't resist taking photos of him. Why would I want to?

Tree Swallows Have Migrated Into Northern Utah

By |March 25th, 2024|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, High Uintas, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Summit County, Tree Swallows, Uinta Mountains, Uinta National Forest, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Over the weekend, I read on Facebook that Tree Swallows have migrated back into Northern Utah for their breeding season. I am so excited about that news!

Immature Red-tailed Hawk In Spring At Bear River MBR

By |March 24th, 2024|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

About two years ago, I photographed this immature Red-tailed Hawk near the Bear River, on my way out of the auto tour loop of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.

Male Yellow-headed Blackbird Video And Photos

By |March 22nd, 2024|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Video, Yellow-headed Blackbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Earlier this week I stopped to take a video of a singing male Yellow-headed Blackbird on the auto tour loop of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. I'm glad I did.

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