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The Centennial Valley of Montana beckons to me

By |February 19th, 2014|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Centennial Valley says "home" to me with the expansive views it offers of not only the valley but the Centennial Mountains and the Lower Lake and beyond. I find peace there.

An American Bison and the Great Salt Lake

By |November 23rd, 2013|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, European Starlings, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I love to get images of the American Bison and the Great Salt Lake in the same frame especially if there are mountains in the background so I was happy to get the snow covered Wasatch Mountains and the Great Salt Lake in this image

Moon set over the Stansbury Mountains of the West Desert

By |October 22nd, 2013|Categories: Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert, western skies|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday while in the West Desert in Tooele County the cirrus clouds appealed to me that fanned out over the Stansbury Mountains.

Cow Moose And Her Calf

By |September 5th, 2013|Categories: Moose, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildlife|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I headed up Skyline Drive at the entrance to Bountiful Canyon to see if I could find any migrating raptors riding the thermals of the Wasatch Mountain Range and while that wasn't a "bountiful" activity finding a Moose and her calf  feeding near a beaver pond was.

Green-tailed Towhee high up on Bountiful Canyon

By |July 24th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Green-tailed Towhees, Sky Line Drive, Bountiful Canyon, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week while heading up the Skyline Drive of Bountiful Canyon this Green-tailed Towhee was singing on top of a shrub and I was surprised when it hung around for about 2 minutes

Male Tree Swallow in morning light

By |June 12th, 2013|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Tree Swallows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This male Tree Swallow was perched on a fence post in western Montana last week when I photographed him while the morning light lit him up beautifully.

Owl See You at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

By |May 6th, 2013|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Short-eared Owls|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've said before that owls fascinate me; probably more times than I can count, and Short-eared Owls are always a delight.

American Bison in the Snow

By |November 11th, 2012|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

We've gotten a lot of snow in the Salt Lake Valley since Friday, I swept at least a foot of snow off my vehicle yesterday and about 3 to 4 inches on Friday, as I write this the snow is still falling.

Grazing American Bison Bull

By |November 1st, 2012|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I had an opportunity to photograph this Bison bull grazing on Antelope Island State Park with the mountains of Promontory Point in the background with just a small bit of the Great Salt Lake showing too.

Dusky Grouse Male – Francis Peak

By |September 29th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Dusky Grouse, Francis Peak, Sky Line Drive, Bountiful Canyon, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Near the summit of Francis Peak, elevation 9,560 feet, I spotted this Dusky Grouse male on the edge of a gravel road with a steep drop off to the west and I was able to get a few photographs of it before we motioned to a pickup truck coming down from the summit to move forward.

The West Desert of Utah

By |February 29th, 2012|Categories: Horned Larks, Pronghorn, Red-tailed Hawks, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Turkey Vultures, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I am one of those people who love deserts and the West Desert of Utah is once again beckoning to me. The weather here in Utah is very changeable right now, it can feel like spring one day and the next it still feels like winter but it won't be long before the weather levels out and the west desert will begin to green up.

Bighorn Sheep ewes and young – Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area

By |October 2nd, 2011|Categories: Bighorn Sheep, Daggett County, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've only photographed Bighorn Sheep (Mountain Sheep some people call them) a few times and here they were, calmly foraging close to where I was! I was thrilled and excited.

Flat tires, Cattle, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Glacier National Park and Short-eared Owls

By |August 20th, 2011|Categories: Alapacas, American Avocets, Cut Bank, Glacier National Park, Humor, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Short-eared Owls|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Life is an adventure. I can't deny that, ever. There are times when there are bumps in the road, smooth sailing, or a multitude of mishaps that occur in a single journey.

Snow, Bison Plus Chukars on Antelope Island State Park

By |February 22nd, 2011|Categories: American Bison, Birds, Chukars, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I first visited Antelope Island State Park I fell in love with its wild beauty, the windswept grasslands, pungent sagebrush, awesome views of the Great Salt Lake and the wildlife that abounds there.

An amazing encounter…or two with a young Bald Eagle

By |February 17th, 2011|Categories: Bald Eagles, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've found Bald Eagles difficult to approach most of the time which is why a long lens is often needed. But not this one year old bald eagle.

Bald Eagle and Depth of Field

By |December 30th, 2010|Categories: Bald Eagles, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I believe these two eagle pictures illustrate what changes the depth of field settings can have on the appearance of an image.

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