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Mule Deer and Spring Grasses

By Mia McPherson|March 28th, 2017|Categories: Box Elder County, Mule Deer, Utah|Tags: deer, doe, feeding, grasses, grassy slope, herd, Mule Deer, Odocoileus hemionus, ranchlands, spring, sunny, yearling, yearlings, young|

The warm temps and wet weather have produced lush, green spring grasses and forbs and the Mule Deer are now able to find fresh food without snow cover

Cooperative First of Year Turkey Vulture

By Mia McPherson|March 25th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Turkey Vultures, Utah|Tags: adult, back view, birds of prey, fence post, first of year, grassy slope, open bill, perched, raptors, rousing, syrinx, Turkey Vulture, vulture, vultures, yawning|

I was pleased to see and photograph my first of the year Turkey Vulture perched on a fence post next to a road yesterday in northern Utah.