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Yellow-headed Blackbirds – Friday Photos

By |March 30th, 2012|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, Yellow-headed Blackbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yellow-headed Blackbirds have begun to show up in large numbers in my area of the country. I'm seeing them perched on cattails, phragmites and in flight.

Brewer’s Blackbirds

By |March 16th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Brewer's Blackbirds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Brewer's Blackbirds may not be the most well known of the Blackbird family; I am fairly certain that the Red-winged Blackbirds have that claim to fame, but they are beautiful and interesting subjects to photograph.

Oh Long-billed Curlew, When Will I Hear You?

By |March 11th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Fort De Soto County Park, Long-billed Curlews|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

A few days ago I read that a Long-billed Curlew had been spotted on Antelope Island State Park and that got me excited. I've waited to see them again since they left last fall and I simply can not wait to hear their mysterious and hauntingly beautiful call.

Female Horned Lark and a Long-tailed Duck ~ Friday Photos

By |March 2nd, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Horned Larks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It snowed last night and the ground here was covered in white but the clouds were disappearing so off I went to photograph whatever I might find on Antelope Island State Park.

Red-winged Blackbirds

By |March 2nd, 2012|Categories: Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Red-winged Blackbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Red-winged Blackbirds are birds that I associate with spring, the males begin calling perched on top of reeds, cattails, grasses and shrubs and flash their brightly colored coverts to attract a mate.

High Key Fun

By |December 14th, 2011|Categories: Bald Eagles, Birds, Davis County, Mallards, Rough-legged Hawks, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It seems that people either love high key images or they hate them. Personally; I believe that when a high key image is done well that they can be very appealing and have a place for them in my portfolio.

Harlequin Ducks Dead – Just because it is legal that doesn’t make it right!

By |December 10th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Harlequin Ducks, Utah, Wildlife Ethics & Etiquette|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

To those hunters who recognized and respected the rarity of those beautiful and very uncommon birds, you have my respect and I am personally very grateful that you preferred to give these ducks a pass even though you knew that hunting them was legal.

Female Loggerhead Turtle – Friday Photos

By |November 18th, 2011|Categories: Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Loggerhead Turtles|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

At first I was so stunned that I wasn't taking any images of the Loggerhead Turtle, I just stood there admiring this temporarily earthbound sea creature. She was so beautiful to me.

Nesting Northern Harrier

By |May 7th, 2011|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Northern Harriers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Tt was the first time that I have ever seen a Northern Harrier building a nest. It more than made my day!

Short-eared Owl female – 13 minutes of joy

By |November 12th, 2010|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Short-eared Owls|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

A foggy morning at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge brought me 13 minutes of joy after spotting a shape on the gravel road, it was a female Short-eared Owl and she flew up and landed on a post not too far from the road.

A Matter Of Taste?

By |September 20th, 2010|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Critique Forums, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Short-eared Owls, Swainson's Hawks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I got excited while I was on the refuge when I spotted a female Short-eared Owl that flew up from the gravel road and landed on a fence post in a heavy, swirling fog.

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Pronghorns

By |September 7th, 2010|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Madison County, Montana, Pronghorn, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Pronghorns are North America's fastest mammal, they can attain speeds of more than 40 miles per hour, with spurts to 70 mph and can out run almost all of their predators.

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