Sycamore Bark Close Up
Yesterday afternoon, after I walked around my local pond and the Jordan River Parkway Trail, I stopped to take close up photos of the bark on my neighbor's American Sycamore tree.
Immature Red-tailed Hawk Head On Stare
If I were a vole, I'd tremble in fear under the head on stare of this immature Red-tailed Hawk that I photographed last week at Farmington Bay WMA.
Orange-crowned Warbler In Fall Migration
The last time I wrote about this species I said that I was feeling Orange-crowned Warbler deprived. Just a few days later I had this beauty in my viewfinder.
Old Bullock’s Oriole Nest In Autumn
Now that many of the leaves have fallen off the trees along the Jordan River I have been finding quite a few Bullock's Oriole nests on my walks along the trail.
Golden Cottonwood Leaf On Fresh Snow
Yesterday morning I had planned on walking along the Jordan River after the sun came up and when I saw that there was fresh snow on the ground I was even more excited.
Cottonwood Tree On The Jordan River Trail
Being a tactile person, I appreciated getting close to and touching a cottonwood tree on the bank of the Jordan River on my walk last Sunday.
Male Spotted Towhee – Urban Birds
Today I'm sharing a photo of a male Spotted Towhee that I captured yesterday while walking along the Jordan River in Salt Lake County early in the morning.
Late Summer Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yesterday morning I enjoyed having this Yellow-rumped Warbler pop into an open area of a leafy tree at Farmington Bay WMA for a few seconds.
Young Western Tanager in the Wasatch Mountains
Yesterday morning I found this young Western Tanager in the Wasatch Mountains after it came out of a Gambel Oak tree to perch out into the open.
Cedar Waxwing In A Chokecherry
On a recent trip up into the Wasatch Mountains I had a cooperative Cedar Waxwing who was perched on a branch of a chokecherry tree with blue sky behind it.
Some Birds And Blooms From The Wasatch Mountains
This morning I wanted to share some photos of the birds and blooms that I took images of one morning last week while I was high in the Wasatch Mountains.
Serviceberry And Cedar Waxwing Images
Yesterday morning I stopped to take a series of Cedar Waxwing images as a small flock of waxwings perched in a serviceberry that has just finished blooming.
Tree Swallow Nesting In An Aspen
While up high in the Uinta Mountains yesterday morning I photographed this female Tree Swallow checking out a nesting cavity in a Quaking Aspen.
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Male Flashing His Gorget
I thought I would share a few photos of a adult male Broad-tailed Hummingbird I took high in the Wasatch Mountains last week as he flashed his gorget.
Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird And His Colorful Gorget
This male Broad-tailed Hummingbird showing his colorful gorget was just one of many highlights of my morning yesterday spent with a dear friend high in the mountains.
Green-tailed Towhee Singing From A Treetop
I was delighted to observe, hear and photograph a beautiful Green-tailed Towhee singing from a treetop two days ago high in the Wasatch Mountains.
Female Western Tanager Perched On A Juniper
Yesterday morning I spent time photographing a female Western Tanager perched on a juniper in a canyon out in the sky island mountains of the West Desert of Utah.
Western Chokecherry Before Blooming
Last week I stopped to take photos of a Western Chokecherry because I could see that there were flower buds on it and I want to follow this chokecherry this year.
Spring Male Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
I was thrilled to find and photograph a male Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in spring breeding plumage yesterday at the edge of a juniper woodland in Tooele County.
Male Northern Flicker Images
This morning I am sharing a few male Northern Flicker images that I took seven years ago at the edge of a mountain forest in the Targhee National Forest in Idaho.
Black-capped Chickadee Hanging Out
On Sunday I had this delightfully cheery, tiny Black-capped Chickadee hanging from a branch in my viewfinder for a few moments in time.
Male Great-tailed Grackle – Whatchu Lookin’ At?
When I photographed this Great-tailed Grackle male in a pine yesterday I was torn between focusing on taking photos of him and laughing out loud.
Wild Turkey Hen Perched In A Netleaf Hackberry Tree
Last month while up in Box Elder County looking for birds I spotted this Wild Turkey hen perched in a Netleaf Hackberry tree not long before noon.
Light Morph Adult Male Rough-legged Hawk In The Wasatch Mountains
Yesterday I photographed a light morph adult male Rough-legged Hawk perched in a tree in the Wasatch Mountains.
One Very Cooperative Male Rough-legged Hawk
For the second year in a row the first bird I photographed in the New Year was a Rough-legged Hawk and both were photographed at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.
Canada Goose In Flight – My First Bird Sighting Of 2022
The first bird that I could positively identify seeing for 2022 was a Canada Goose flying away from my local pond yesterday morning.
Stretching Male American Kestrel In A Russian Olive
On the 3rd of December I spotted a small, colorful shape from a distance in a Russian Olive tree and knew immediately that I had found a male American Kestrel.
Christmas Day Bird Photos Through the Years
These are all birds I have photographed on Christmas Day through the years and all of them were photographed at Farmington Bay WMA.
Immature Red-tailed Hawk Perched In Tree with Many Branches
It was a truly gloomy day when I spotted this immature Red-tailed Hawk perched in a tree with many branches at Farmington Bay last December.
Computer Issues – What A Way To Start My Day
I woke up this morning and my computer doesn't want to boot.