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Mesmerizing Red-winged Blackbird Murmurations At Sequoyah NWR

By |December 16th, 2024|Categories: Oklahoma, Red-winged Blackbirds, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning, I'm sharing one photo that I took of the Red-winged Blackbird murmurations I saw on my last trip to Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Snow Geese And Avian Flu Reporting

By |December 10th, 2024|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Snow Geese|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Watch Snow Geese land in Oklahoma in my video and learn how you can help track avian flu by reporting sick or dead waterfowl to the AGFC.

Blizzards Of Snow Geese Now At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |November 29th, 2024|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Snow Geese|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Blizzards of Snow Geese have arrived at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge! I’m so excited about all of the Snow Geese that I can barely contain myself. Wow!

Pink Hour: American White Pelicans and Double-crested Cormorants over the Arkansas River

By |November 24th, 2024|Categories: American White Pelicans, Birds, Double-crested Cormorants, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, Robert S. Kerr Lock and Dam|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today, I'm sharing a photo of a small flock of American White Pelicans and a Double-crested Cormorant flying by in the gorgeous pink sky at the lock and dam.

My Arkansas American Herring Gull Sighting

By |November 15th, 2024|Categories: American Herring Gulls, Arkansas, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Sebastian County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This past week, I had my first ever Arkansas American Herring Gull sighting. I was outdoors when several of these gulls were high overhead, too high for photos.

Buffalo National River – My First Visit

By |October 24th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Bald Eagles, Birds, Boxley Valley, Buffalo National River, Newton County, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week, I went to Buffalo National River in Newton County with Steve Creek and his dog Rosie, and I was thrilled by the Elk and the gorgeous fall scenery.

Focusing On Eastern Carpenter Bees

By |September 30th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Eastern Carpenter Bees, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

If I hadn’t been focused on photographing insects two days ago, I wouldn’t be able to share these photos of female and male Eastern Carpenter Bees.

Snowberry Clearwing Moth Photos From Arkansas

By |September 5th, 2024|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Snowberry Clearwing Moth photos are what I am sharing this morning. The first five images were taken yesterday, and the last one was taken in the spring.

Eyes On The Sky – Osprey Migration Is Underway

By |March 15th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Ospreys, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It is time for me to keep my eyes on the sky because Osprey migration is underway. Online, in the past week, I've seen them being reported in Montana and Idaho.

My First Of Year Sandhill Crane

By |February 25th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Sandhill Cranes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While I was at Farmington Bay WMA two days ago, I heard and saw my first Sandhill Crane of the year. The calling crane was in flight, way off in the distance.

Tundra Swans And Precious Memories

By |February 7th, 2024|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Tundra Swans, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Tundra Swans and memories are on my mind this morning. Six years ago, I sat in my Jeep watching hundreds of Tundra Swans at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.

Common Mergansers And Remote Controlled Harassment

By |January 15th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Common Mergansers, Harassment, Miscellaneous, Salt Lake County, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I photographed these Common Mergansers at my local pond three years ago today. I will explain why I only had a few minutes with the mergansers at my local pond.

Northern Harrier – My First Raptor of 2024

By |January 7th, 2024|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Northern Harriers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The first raptor I photographed in 2024 was this young male Northern Harrier that I found near the refuge auto tour loop at Bear River MBR on New Year's Day.

American Herring Gull In Flight Close Up

By |January 6th, 2024|Categories: American Herring Gulls, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Golden Eagles, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Three years ago today, I drove the auto tour loop at Bear River MBR alone. One of the birds I photographed that winter morning was this close-up adult Herring Gull in flight.

Fun Drake Mallard At Bear River MBR

By |January 4th, 2024|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Mallards, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On New Year's Day morning, I had fun photographing a drake Mallard from the auto tour loop of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge as he lifted off from the marsh.

Christmas Day Young Northern Harrier On The Wing

By |December 25th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Northern Harriers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On this Christmas morning, I am sharing a photo of a young female Northern Harrier in flight that I took exactly three years ago at Farmington Bay WMA.

Murmuration Of European Starlings On The Wing

By |December 16th, 2023|Categories: Birds, European Starlings, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I wasn't the only person who noticed the huge murmuration of European Starlings at my local pond yesterday morning; other people stopped and admired them too.

Immature Female Northern Harrier

By |December 12th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Environment, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Habitat, Northern Harriers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today I am sharing three photos of an immature female Northern Harrier that I took ten years ago at Farmington Bay WMA.

Bird Talk: American White Pelicans

By |December 11th, 2023|Categories: American White Pelicans, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Bird ID, Birds, Box Elder County, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

My subject today is about bird talk: American White Pelicans, my friend Adonis, and his recent first trip back East, and to the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Winter Black-crowned Night Heron In Flight

By |November 27th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Black-crowned Night Herons, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While going through my archives this morning, I found this photo of a Black-crowned Night Heron in flight. It was taken in the marsh at Farmington Bay WMA in 2021.

Dark Morph Ferruginous Hawk In The West Desert

By |November 24th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Ferruginous Hawks, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Four years ago today, I found this gorgeous dark morph Ferruginous Hawk perched on a juniper fence post in the West Desert. I spotted it from about a mile away.

Time To See And Hear Tundra Swans

By |November 10th, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Tundra Swans, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Now is a great time to see and hear Tundra Swans from the marshes at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. I saw several large flocks of them yesterday from there.

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