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Franklin’s Gull and Laughing Gull Comparison

By |May 2nd, 2016|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Brine Flies, Davis County, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Franklin's Gulls, Laughing Gulls, Pinellas County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I know this isn't a complete Franklin's Gull and Laughing Gull comparison but I'm not a scientist, just a bird photographer and bird lover.

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!

Juvenile Western Meadowlark and the Great Salt Lake

By |May 24th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Brine Flies, Davis County, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I have already seen Sage Thrasher chicks on Antelope Island State Park and I suspect it won't be long before I see juvenile Western Meadowlarks learning how to fly and feed on their own.

The Great Salt Lake is D(r)ying and Utah’s Water Crisis

By |April 26th, 2015|Categories: American White Pelicans, Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Black-necked Stilts, Box Elder County, Brine Flies, Conservation, Davis County, Eared Grebes, Environment, Franklin's Gulls, Northern Shovelers, Utah, Wilson's Phalaropes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One thing I know for certain is that we can't drink dust.

European Starling eating Brine flies on the shoreline of the Great Salt Lake

By |June 21st, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Brine Flies, Davis County, European Starlings, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week I was photographing shorebirds and a Chukar eating Brine flies on the shore of the Great Salt Lake when this European Starling flew in and started to eat them too.

The Brine Fly Buffet begins on the Great Salt Lake

By |March 11th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Brine Flies, California Gulls, Davis County, Franklin's Gulls, Great Salt Lake, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Yesterday while near the marina on Antelope Island State Park I spotted my first of the year Brine Flies warming up on some of the rocks in the water.

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.

Birds of Antelope Island – A Mix of Feathered Friends

By |June 28th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Brine Flies, Chukars, Davis County, Lark Sparrows, Northern Mockingbirds, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I photographed a mixture of the birds of Antelope Island State Park and had great fun while doing it.

Whoa, that is a lot of Wilson’s Phalaropes!

By |June 22nd, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Brine Flies, Davis County, Utah, Wilson's Phalaropes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

There were hundreds of thousands of Wilson's Phalaropes near the shoreline of the causeway, whirling around in the water and along the marshy areas not far from the park entrance.

Too many Eared Grebes to Count

By |May 9th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Brine Flies, Eared Grebes, Great Salt Lake, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

During spring and fall migration there can be so many Eared Grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) on the Great Salt Lake that they are impossible to count.

Wild and Wonderful – Antelope Island State Park – The Wildlife

By |January 24th, 2012|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Black-tailed Jackrabbits, Brine Flies, Coyotes, Davis County, Monarch Butterflies, Mule Deer, North American Porcupines, Pronghorn, Utah, Western Spotted Orbweaver, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This is part 2 of my three part series on Wild and Wonderful Antelope Island State Park and it covers some of the wildlife that can be found howling, grazing, buzzing and posing for my camera.

California Gulls feeding on the Brine Flies of the Great Salt Lake

By |August 31st, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Brine Flies, California Gulls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

A few days ago I had the opportunity to take images of California Gulls feeding on brine flies along shoreline of the Great Salt Lake next to the causeway to Antelope Island

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