Title: Flock of American Avocets at Farmington Bay
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/23/2024
American Avocet flock resting at Farmington Bay
Mia McPhersonTitle: American Avocet flock resting at Farmington Bay
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/23/2024
Springtime American Avocet portrait
Mia McPhersonTitle: Springtime American Avocet portrait
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/26/2023
Spring American Avocets in breeding plumage
Mia McPhersonTitle: Spring American Avocets in breeding plumage
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/31/2021
Spring American Avocets
Mia McPhersonTitle: Spring American Avocets
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/31/2021
American Avocet chick stretching
Mia McPhersonTitle: American Avocet chick stretching
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 7/12/2019
American Avocet chick with a midge
Mia McPhersonTitle: American Avocet chick with a midge
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 7/12/2019
American Avocet chick foraging in water
Mia McPhersonTitle: American Avocet chick foraging in water
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 7/12/2019
Male American Avocet guarding his chicks
Mia McPhersonTitle: Male American Avocet guarding his chicks
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/23/2019
Male American Avocet watching over his mate
Mia McPhersonTitle: Male American Avocet watching over his mate
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/2/2019
American Avocet walking in shallow water in spring
Mia McPhersonTitle: American Avocet walking in shallow water in spring
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2018
American Avocet male striding through shallow water
Mia McPhersonTitle: American Avocet male striding through shallow water
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2018
Foraging American Avocet in breeding plumage
Mia McPhersonTitle: Foraging American Avocet in breeding plumage
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2018
Foraging male American Avocet at Bear River MBR
Mia McPhersonTitle: Foraging male American Avocet at Bear River MBR
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2018
American Avocet foraging in shallow water
Mia McPhersonTitle: American Avocet foraging in shallow water
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/4/2017
American Avocet with reflections of rushes in the background
Mia McPhersonTitle: American Avocet with reflections of rushes in the background
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/4/2017
American Avocet with water in the background
Mia McPhersonTitle: American Avocet with water in the background
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/4/2017
Pair of American Avocets in the marsh of Bear River MBR
Mia McPhersonTitle: Pair of American Avocets in the marsh of Bear River MBR
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/12/2017
American Avocet female presumably on nest
Mia McPhersonTitle: American Avocet female presumably on nest
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/12/2017
Stretching American Avocet in non-breeding plumage
Mia McPhersonTitle: Stretching American Avocet in non-breeding plumage
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/7/2016
American Avocet eating a tiny crayfish
Mia McPhersonTitle: American Avocet eating a tiny crayfish
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/28/2016
End of American Avocet battle
Mia McPhersonTitle: End of American Avocet battle
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/19/2016
American Avocet male with his bill around the female’s neck
Mia McPhersonTitle: American Avocet male with his bill around the female’s neck
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/19/2016
Male American Avocet choking the female
Mia McPhersonTitle: Male American Avocet choking the female
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/19/2016
Male American Avocet pushing the female under water
Mia McPhersonTitle: Male American Avocet pushing the female under water
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/19/2016
Male American Avocet with a grip on the female’s neck
Mia McPhersonTitle: Male American Avocet with a grip on the female’s neck
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/19/2016
American Avocet pinning down the other
Mia McPhersonTitle: American Avocet pinning down the other
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/19/2016
One American Avocet attacking the other
Mia McPhersonTitle: One American Avocet attacking the other
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/19/2016