Wildlife

American Bison in the Snow

By |November 11th, 2012|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

We've gotten a lot of snow in the Salt Lake Valley since Friday, I swept at least a foot of snow off my vehicle yesterday and about 3 to 4 inches on Friday, as I write this the snow is still falling.

Birds and Mammals from the past week

By |November 7th, 2012|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Coyotes, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Great Horned Owls, Horned Larks, Pronghorn, Utah, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Just a few images from this past week.

An estimated 400,000 Coyotes are killed a year

By |November 2nd, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Conservation, Coyotes, Davis County, Utah, Wildlife Ethics & Etiquette|Tags: , , , , , |

For anyone interested in Coyote hunting reading this post you won't find any help as to where, when or how to do that on this blog, when I write about Coyote hunting is it about a Coyote HUNTING for its food. Got it?

Grazing American Bison Bull

By |November 1st, 2012|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I had an opportunity to photograph this Bison bull grazing on Antelope Island State Park with the mountains of Promontory Point in the background with just a small bit of the Great Salt Lake showing too.

Snow on Antelope Island and more Coyotes

By |October 26th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Coyotes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've wanted to capture images of a Coyote in blowing snow for a while now and I did get the chance yesterday, I really wish the foreground vegetation hadn't been in the way of a clear view of the Coyote.

Winter’s First Snow

By |October 25th, 2012|Categories: American Barn Owls, Antelope Island State Park, Bald Eagles, Birds, Coyotes, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Great Blue Herons, Mallards, Prairie Falcons, Salt Lake County, Utah, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

As I write this the first snow of winter is falling outside my living room window. For the past week I have seen the snow on the mountain tops and I had been looking forward to seeing the snow covering the Salt Lake Valley.

You’ll Never Know Unless You Go

By |October 8th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Coyotes, Prairie Falcons, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Kind a of a crazy title but it is a mantra that I live by when it comes to my bird and nature photography. It simply means that unless I go out shooting I won't know what I am missing.

Birds, Beasts and Bits About Me – My 500th Blog Post

By |October 4th, 2012|Categories: Bald Eagles, Birds, Burrowing Owls, Coyotes, Dunlins, Florida, Laughing Gulls, Little Blue Herons, Loggerhead Shrikes, Pronghorn, Reddish Egrets, Roseate Spoonbills, Sanderlings, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Wow, this is my 500th blog post and it has been great fun to share my images and the stories behind them. I thought I'd share a few images and bits about my thoughts on photography.

California Gull – The Chase is On

By |October 3rd, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Brine Flies, California Gulls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While my mother was visiting Utah she was able to see how California Gulls chase and feed on Brine Flies, it is fascinating feeding behavior. As my mom watched, I photographed.

Bison Bull With The Great Salt Lake In The Background

By |October 2nd, 2012|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I photographed this Bison bull feeding peacefully yesterday out on Antelope Island State Park with the Great Salt Lake in the background.

Coyote after an early morning swim?

By |September 24th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Coyotes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I'm not exactly sure why this Coyote was wet but it had to have been from the water of the Great Salt Lake because the Coyote was along the causeway to Antelope Island, a couple miles from the park entrance and a couple to the island itself.

The Pronghorn are in rut on Antelope Island SP

By |September 21st, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Pronghorn, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Early last week I thought that the Pronghorn bucks on Antelope Island State Park might be in rut, later in the week a buck's behavior confirmed that they are.

When It All Falls Into Place – Bison Bull On A Hill

By |September 18th, 2012|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Three days ago things finally fell into place, a bull on a hill top, good light, eye contact and a clouds in the background.

White-tailed Deer doe in Glacier County, Montana

By |August 25th, 2012|Categories: Glacier County, Montana, White-tailed Deer|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In Utah I don't often have the opportunity to see and photograph White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) because they have a very limited range here so I was thrilled to have the chance to photograph this doe close up as she fed between the gravel road and a barley field in Glacier County, Montana.

Fish Crows – Why I Can’t Dislike Them

By |August 13th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge, Egmont Key State Park, Fish Crows, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Gopher Tortoises, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was going to do a simple post about this image of a Fish Crow with a young Gopher Tortoise in its bill that was taken on Egmont Key State Park (also Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge), an island located just to the west of Fort De Soto, Florida.

Coyote Pup in Prairie Grasses

By |August 12th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Coyotes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I simply could not resist posting this gorgeous Coyote pup that I photographed today even though I posted another one recently. I loved the look the pup was giving me, the warm, beautiful morning light and wonderful prairie setting.

Pronghorn doe in a field of Moth Mullein

By |August 3rd, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Pronghorn, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

I haven't posted a Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) for a while and thought I would share this one taken earlier this week on Antelope Island State Park in northern Utah today.

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