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Green-tailed Towhees Are Migrating Into Utah

By Mia McPherson|May 3rd, 2020|Categories: Birds, Green-tailed Towhees, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: frustrations in bird photography, Green-tailed Towhee, light angle, male, obstructions, out of focus, Pipilo chlorurus, recording, sage, sagebrush, singing, sparrow, sparrows, towhee, towhees|

One year ago today I "whooped" out loud when I spotted my first of the year Green-tailed Towhee singing as he perched in top of a sagebrush.

Frustrations in Bird Photography – Belted Kingfisher with Branches in the Way

By Mia McPherson|September 30th, 2017|Categories: Belted Kingfishers, Birds, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, Belted Kingfisher, fall, flight, frustrations in bird photography, kingfisher, kingfishers, male, Megaceryle alcyon, obstructions, perched|

I never did get any decent shots of the Belted Kingfisher yesterday but I am glad to know he is back at the pond and that I should have more opportunities with him... if nothing gets in the way.