Autumn Marsh Wren at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
The Marsh Wrens at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge live there year round even through the heat of summer and our harsh winters they are there going about the business of living.
Snow Storm and a Wandering Coyote Three Years Ago Today
Three years ago today snow was falling in the Salt Lake Valley, Frary Peak on Antelope Island State Park was white and snow squalls were making their way over Farmington Bay WMA.
Bison Bulls Fighting In The Snow And Missing My Camera Blues
This photo of Bison bulls fighting in the snow on Antelope Island State Park was taken the end of December 2014 with the Nikon D810 using a high ISO because it was so dreary that morning
A Pronghorn Buck, wild Sunflowers and the Great Salt Lake
As many of my readers know I like to take portraits of the birds and animals I photograph but I also like to take images that show my subjects smaller in their native habitat.
A Snowy View of Antelope Island State Park’s Mountains to Cool Off on a Hot June Day
I am going to brave the heat today and head to Antelope Island State Park to see if there are any birds around that aren't hiding in the shade or panting with their bills open.
Pronghorn Fawns Cause Me Cuteness Overload
I can't resist Pronghorn fawns, well maybe I can, but I don't want to and won't! I saw three fawns close together yesterday on Antelope Island State Park and they put me into cuteness overload.
Uinta Ground Squirrels of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Uinta Ground Squirrels are the most plentiful mammals I see during the summer months in the Centennial Valley.
Pair Of Coyotes And The Healing Journey of One
Any day that I see a Coyote is a great one, seeing a pair of them it is even greater and yesterday I photographed a pair of coyotes I am very familiar with.
Mule Deer on the Parker Range
High up on the Parker Range there was a large stand of Quaking Aspen and just outside of the trees there was a Mule Deer grazing on the green grasses.
Two Moose close to Modoc Creek, Idaho
The Moose were plentiful on my trip to Montana and Idaho, I think I saw 10 of them including these two that were near Modoc Creek, Idaho.
Pair of Coyotes and a Missing Canine Tooth
I saw two Coyotes right after arriving on Antelope Island yesterday that were bathed in the soft light of dawn, I can't resist taking images of the beautiful "Song Dogs" that I see and I couldn't resist this pair.
Black-tailed Jackrabbit after snow storm
I don't have as many Black-tailed Jackrabbit images as I would like, I need to change that.
Updating my Wildlife Galleries
I've been pretty busy lately and one of the projects that has kept me burning the midnight oil is moving my images from the old galleries to my new ones.
Morning light on Flaming Gorge
How could anyone look at this view of the Flaming Gorge Reservoir and the red sandstone cliffs being lit by the morning sun and not feel joy?
Extreme Close Up of an American Bison
Looking at this bull's eye made me think of how long bison have been roaming the planet and how we almost pushed them to extinction.
Red Canyon in the Dixie National Forest
It is difficult for me to believe it has been seven and a half years since I first saw Red Canyon in the Dixie National Forest of Utah but it has been that long.
Young Bison Fighting and a Big, Dark Bull
Last week while looking for birds on Antelope Island I was fortunate to watch and photograph two young Bison fighting by butting heads.
The Love of Wilderness
I have traveled all my life and seen the most amazing cities and towns but it is nature and the wilderness that I find the most satisfying.
A Furry Day on Antelope Island
For the most part yesterday I photographed the furry animals of Antelope Island State Park starting off with a pack of three coyotes just waking up from the night with golden light shining on them.
Addressing A Strange Comment
Anyone who has worked on their own web site that allows comments knows that there are times you get a strange comment that make you scratch your head.
Coyotes on the mudflats of the Great Salt Lake
Last month I photographed this coyote out on the mudflats and I recall wondering if it was the young coyote I photographed in August of 2013 all grown up.
Stormy day on Antelope Island State Park
I had left my camera at home that had a wide angle lens so I brought out my cell phone and took images with it of the stormy weather over Antelope Island State Park.
Pronghorn Buck In Rut
Watching this Pronghorn sniffing the ground and chasing another buck in the area was fascinating to me.
Bald Eagle on a lofty perch
I can not imagine not being able to raise my lens and see Bald Eagles through my viewfinder as a bird photographer and nature lover.
Bison bull in a morning fog
Every once in a while though the winter sun would penetrate through the fog and it was during one of those moments that I photographed this frost-covered Bison bull as it rested in the grasses.
A Three Coyote Day
Yesterday I had a three Coyote day on the causeway to Antelope Island State Park, one was by itself and the other two were traveling together.
There are consequences
This isn't hunting, not the kind I grew up respecting where the hunters provided food for their families, this is killing for nothing more than the sake of killing.
Bison, Kestrels and Pintails
I spent the yesterday morning photographing with two great friends at Antelope Island State Park and Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area and had a wonderful time.
So where is the snow?
So, is this the year that the Grinch stole winter?
Hidden Hunter – A Coyote Blending In
I can't help but feel sad that we haven't had and good snow here in the Salt Lake Valley yet this year so I went hunting for a snowy Coyote image.