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Winter Clashes With Spring – Seasonal Changes Make Bird Photography Interesting

By Mia McPherson|March 6th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Swainson's Hawks, Turkey Vultures, Utah, Western Kingbirds|Tags: birds of prey, Buteo swainsoni, Cathartes aura, flycatcher, flycatchers, hawks, kingbird, kingbirds, migrants, raptors, seasonal changes, spring, Swainson's Hawk, Turkey Vulture, Tyrannus verticalis, tyrant flycatchers, vultures, Western Kingbird, winter|

Winter is clashing with spring right now in northern Utah and those seasonal changes can make bird photography interesting.

American White Pelicans, Sandhill Cranes, Swainson’s Hawks – Spring Migrants On The Wing

By Mia McPherson|February 19th, 2017|Categories: American White Pelicans, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Bicknell Bottoms Wildlife Management Area, Birds, Box Elder County, Sandhill Cranes, Swainson's Hawks, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: American White Pelican, Antigone canadensis, birds of prey, Buteo swainsoni, calls, crane, cranes, displaying, flight, flying, hawks, migrants, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, pelican, pelicans, raptors, Sandhill Crane, spring migrants, Swainson's Hawk|

We still have our winter birds and the spring migrants have begun their journey north so my bird photography is likely to pick up and get exciting soon if the clouds will give me a break.