refuges

Photographing Tundra Swans And Northern Pintails In Low Light

By Mia McPherson|March 5th, 2019|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Northern Pintails, Tundra Swans, Utah|Tags: Cygnus columbianus, duck, ducks, flight, flock, flocks, lifting off, low light, marsh, mountains, Northern Pintail, photograph, photographing, refuges, snow, swan, swans, Tundra Swan, waterfowl, winter|

Our Tundra Swans won't be at the refuge much longer and will soon be winging their way to their breeding grounds in the Arctic and I realize that my opportunities to photograph them before they leave are dwindling.

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and Beyond

By Mia McPherson|January 13th, 2016|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Rough-legged Hawks, Utah|Tags: birds of prey, Buteo lagopus, frost, hawks, Hawks of Utah, marsh, perched, public lands, raptors, refuges, road sign, Rough-legged Hawk, snow, stretching, wetlands, winter|

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is a winter wonderland right now and although it is very quiet it is still teeming with life.