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Winter Bird And Wildlife Photography: Rechargeable Hand Warmers

By |January 31st, 2025|Categories: Environment, Miscellaneous, Oklahoma, Reviews, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning, I'm writing about rechargeable hand warmers that I recently purchased because, during the winter, my hands get especially cold due to Raynaud's syndrome.

January Journey To Sequoyah NWR

By |January 28th, 2025|Categories: Great Blue Herons, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Snow Geese|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

My journeys to Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma are always wonderful, even when I don’t take many photos or the weather isn’t all that great.

More Snow: Snow Geese At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |January 26th, 2025|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Snow Geese|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning, I'm writing about more "snow"—but not the fluffy, melty kind. Nope, it's the live, honking, feathered kind. By that, I mean beautiful Snow Geese.

Springtime Raccoon At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |August 10th, 2024|Categories: Oklahoma, Raccoons, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've been meaning to share this Raccoon photo since April. This image was taken on my second trip to Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma this spring.

Orchard Oriole On My First Trip To Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge

By |May 12th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Orchard Orioles, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday, I was thrilled to see my first sunrise at Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma and to take my first Orchard Oriole images from there too.

Communing With Sandhill Cranes

By |March 13th, 2023|Categories: Bicknell Bottoms Wildlife Management Area, Birds, Sandhill Cranes, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've been thinking a lot about Sandhill Cranes recently so I am going back in time to nine years ago today when I photographed them in Wayne County, Utah.

Fall Views At Bear River MBR

By |November 6th, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Scenics, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yes, I go to Bear River MBR to find and photograph birds, but I also go there to unwind and find comfort in the marsh and the magnificent surroundings.

Bald Eagle Photos On A Leaning Wooden Post Thru The Years

By |January 4th, 2022|Categories: Bald Eagles, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

If you go to Bear River MBR during the winter chances are that you have or will see a Bald Eagle perched on this large wooden post at one time or another.

Immature Black-billed Magpie Portrait At Sunrise

By |November 9th, 2021|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-billed Magpies, Davis County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was looking through my archives yesterday when I came across this immature Black-billed Magpie portrait taken at sunrise on Antelope Island State Park.

Sharing Sunrise With A Greater Yellowlegs

By |August 17th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Greater Yellowlegs, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I lived in Florida it wasn't unusual for me to share sunrise alone with birds at the north beach of Fort De Soto. Thirteen years ago I did just that with a Greater Yellowlegs.

Surprise Immature Osprey In The West Desert Of Utah

By |October 1st, 2020|Categories: Birds, Ospreys, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I don't know how many times I have said "expect the unexpected" since I began photographing birds while talking to fellow photographers.

Photographing A Foraging American Oystercatcher In The First Light Of Dawn

By |May 16th, 2020|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The soft light of dawn has a special quality to it and I believe that it is evident in both of these American Oystercatcher photos.

Greater-Sage Grouse Leks In March

By |March 8th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Greater Sage-Grouse, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

March is a time when my mind wanders to windswept, high country sagebrush steppes where Greater-Sage Grouse will dance, fight and court on their leks as they have done for eons.

Resting Ruddy Duck In A Fog

By |November 17th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Ruddy Ducks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I'm really glad I looked at these ducks in the fog and decided to take photos of them even though I was looking towards the sun instead of away from it like I typically do when photographing birds.

I’m Itching To Hit The Road To Go Camping – Spring Wanderlust

By |March 3rd, 2017|Categories: Beaverhead County, Burr Trail, Capitol Reef National Park, Clark County, Idaho, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

As the weather warms up I admit that I'm itching to hit the road to go camping, to get away from the city, the news and to immerse myself in natural surroundings.

Sunrise ~ Sunset

By |December 11th, 2016|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Montana, Pinellas County, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , |

I feel worried for the future and I am filled with angst right now and I know I am not alone. However; I do know that even when times are difficult life is good. The sun rises after every sunset.

Immature Prairie Falcon At Sunrise Next To The Great Salt Lake

By |December 6th, 2016|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Prairie Falcons, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The bird that started my day was an immature Prairie Falcon at sunrise next to the Great Salt Lake and as the sun started to rise the falcon seemed to glow.

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