Wildlife

Coyote and Black-billed Magpies Scavenging to Survive

By |December 29th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-billed Magpies, Coyotes, Davis County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One year ago today I found, pointed out and photographed a Coyote and Black-billed Magpies scavenging a deer carcass to survive on Antelope Island State Park.

Horn sheath growth in Pronghorns

By |December 10th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Pronghorn, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Pronghorns' unique horns shed the sheath yearly, making their horn sheath growth an interesting subject as they are the only ungulate with this characteristic.

Ghost Crab at Fort De Soto County Park

By |December 6th, 2015|Categories: Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Ghost Crabs, Pinellas County, Wildlife|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I am not sure why this particular Ghost Crab was out of its burrow during the day but I was happy that I had the opportunity to photograph it.

Bison Bulls Fighting In The Snow And Missing My Camera Blues

By |October 2nd, 2015|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

This photo of Bison bulls fighting in the snow on Antelope Island State Park was taken the end of December 2014 with the Nikon D810 using a high ISO because it was so dreary that morning

A Pronghorn Buck, wild Sunflowers and the Great Salt Lake

By |September 4th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Pronghorn, Utah, Wildflowers, Wildlife|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

As many of my readers know I like to take portraits of the birds and animals I photograph but I also like to take images that show my subjects smaller in their native habitat.

An Injured Long-tailed Weasel and a Snowy Egret Entangled in Rope

By |August 26th, 2015|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Long-tailed Weasels, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

And this one of the Long-tailed Weasel at the side of the road that shows its face, dark eyes and cute rounded ears but it also shows that the weasel appears to be injured on the left of its nose.

Antelope Island Spiders – An Important Part of the Food Web

By |August 2nd, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Brine Flies, Davis County, Prairie Falcons, Utah, Western Spotted Orbweaver|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This coming Saturday, August 8, 2015, is the date 0f the annual Spider Festival on Antelope Island State Park and there should be plenty of spiders to be seen, almost a bumper crop of them!

White-lined Sphinx Moths for National Moth Week

By |July 19th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah, White-lined Sphinx Moths, Wildflowers, Wildlife|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday was the first day of National Moth Week 2015 and the featured family of moths for this year are from the Sphingidae family which are commonly know as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms.

Sky Line Drive and Wasatch Mountain Journeys

By |July 16th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Dusky Grouse, Green-tailed Towhees, Moose, Sky Line Drive, Bountiful Canyon, Uinta National Forest, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I might need to go wandering up the canyons and Sky Line Drive soon just to see what birds and creatures I can find.

Pronghorn Fawns Cause Me Cuteness Overload

By |June 22nd, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Pronghorn, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I can't resist Pronghorn fawns, well maybe I can, but I don't want to and won't! I saw three fawns close together yesterday on Antelope Island State Park and they put me into cuteness overload.

Uinta Ground Squirrels of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

By |June 17th, 2015|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Uinta Ground Squirrels|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Uinta Ground Squirrels are the most plentiful mammals I see during the summer months in the Centennial Valley.

Wilson’s Phalarope And A Midge At Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

By |June 16th, 2015|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Midges, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Wilson's Phalaropes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On my recent trip to Idaho and Montana I didn't have many opportunities with Wilson's Phalaropes except for one at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge's Lower Lake.

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