rattling

Female Belted Kingfisher – March Birds I Look For

By Mia McPherson|March 4th, 2021|Categories: Belted Kingfishers, Birds, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, Belted Kingfisher, branch, call, calling, female, kingfisher, kingfishers, Megaceryle alcyon, rattling, sky, tree|

I photographed this female Belted Kingfisher calling from a branch in March of 2017 close to the Jordan River not far from where I live.

Female and Male Western Meadowlarks – A Glimpse into Their Mating Behaviors

By Mia McPherson|April 8th, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: aerial chase, Artemisia tridentata, Big Sagebrush, breeding behavior, calling, female, grass, grasses, male, mating behavior, meadowlark, meadowlarks, nesting material, pair bond, rattle call, rattling, sage, sagebrush, sexual behavior, singing, Western Meadowlark|

Three days ago while out on Antelope Island State Park under cloudy skies I was able to observe a glimpse into the mating behaviors of a pair of Western Meadowlarks.