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Immature Red-tailed Hawk Harassed By A Northern Harrier

By |December 4th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Northern Harriers, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I found an immature Red-tailed Hawk in the marsh at Farmington Bay WMA yesterday and spent 28 minutes photographing it including when a Northern Harrier harassed it.

First Winter Common Mergansers In Flight

By |December 3rd, 2020|Categories: Birds, Common Mergansers, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Some winters here in the Salt Lake Valley I see quite a lot Common Mergansers while in other years I only see a few. I'm hoping that this winter I will see plenty of these beautiful, sleek diving ducks.

Photographing An Immature Ferruginous Hawk Hunting For Breakfast

By |November 28th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Ferruginous Hawks, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning not long after sunrise I spent some time photographing a light morph, immature Ferruginous Hawk hunting for its breakfast.

Photographing An Immature Great Blue Heron At Farmington Bay

By |November 19th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Great Blue Herons, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Three days ago I spotted an immature Great Blue Heron resting at the edge of the water at Farmington Bay WMA and couldn't resist taking photos of it.

If You Used this Search Term: How Much To Feed A Juvenile Brown Pelican

By |November 14th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Brown Pelicans, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Please, please, find an authorized and licensed bird or wildlife rehabilitator in your area immediately.

An Immature Light Morph Ferruginous Hawk In The West Desert

By |November 4th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Ferruginous Hawks, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The highlight of my morning yesterday was when I spotted an immature light morph Ferruginous Hawk perched on a cedar post in the West Desert.

I Am Never NOT Looking For Birds

By |October 24th, 2020|Categories: American Crows, Birds, Cooper’s Hawks, Morgan County, Salt Lake County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It does not matter where I am or what I am doing, I am never not looking for birds.

Immature Great Blue Heron – With And Without The Hand Of Man

By |October 22nd, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Great Blue Herons, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Is one of these immature Great Blue Heron images more visually appealing than the other? That depends on the personal tastes of the person viewing them.

West Desert Ferruginous Hawks – Light And Dark Morphs

By |October 12th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Ferruginous Hawks, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The past couple of weeks on some of my journeys to the West Desert of Utah I have been able to have a few long distance views of Ferruginous Hawks and that has me excited.

An Immature Red-tailed Hawk Resting In A Tree

By |October 7th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I spent sometime at Farmington Bay WMA yesterday morning where my best bird of the day was an immature Red-tailed Hawk resting in a tree.

Young White-crowned Sparrow Portrait – Peeking Out Of Junipers

By |October 4th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I didn't get the photos I wanted of the sparrows perched on the rabbitbrush but I like this portrait of the young White-crowned Sparrow in front of it just as well.

Calls And Songs Of Townsend’s Solitaires

By |October 2nd, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Summit County, Townsend's Solitaires, Utah, Video, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I know where in the mountains to find Townsend’s Solitaires by seeing them, hearing them and by knowing their preferred habitat.

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.

Male Spotted Towhees – One Immature And One Adult

By |September 14th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Spotted Towhees, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Spotted Towhees are among the most colorful members of the sparrow family and I always enjoy photographing them on those occasions when they are out in the open.

I’m Just Mad About Sparrows

By |September 8th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Brewer's Sparrows, Lincoln's Sparrows, Savannah Sparrows, Utah, Vesper Sparrows, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I had a great time photographing all of the sparrow species I saw two days ago and I could have stayed with them all morning long. I might do just that later this week.

Focusing On Taking Immature Cooper’s Hawk Photos

By |September 7th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Cooper’s Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The first bird I photographed yesterday morning was an immature Cooper's Hawk that I found because I spotted a Red-tailed Hawk on a cliff face that the young accipiter decided to harass. 

Adult And Immature Cedar Waxwings High In The Wasatch Mountains

By |August 27th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, East Canyon, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On August 10th I drove into the mountains for a quiet, relaxing morning and came away with quite a few bird photos I have yet to process.

Immature Male Downy Woodpecker Close Up

By |August 22nd, 2020|Categories: Birds, Downy Woodpeckers, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

A few weeks ago while up in the Wasatch Mountains I was able to see and photograph an immature male Downy Woodpecker as it foraged for food in willows and while clinging to a Common Mullein.

Immature Eastern Kingbirds At Bear River MBR

By |August 19th, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Eastern Kingbirds, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I only had two minutes with these immature Eastern Kingbirds and I felt I had to make every second I had with them in my viewfinder count. I succeeded.

Green-tailed Towhees – He? She? It?

By |August 17th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Green-tailed Towhees, Morgan County, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This is probably far more information on "He? She? It?" than anyone wanted to see this morning but after photographing the adult and immature Green-tailed Towhees yesterday I thought this was a great time to do this post.

Western Tanager Photos From This Week

By |August 15th, 2020|Categories: Birds, East Canyon, Morgan County, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Western Tanagers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On four out of five trips up into the Wasatch Mountains this week I've been able to take images of immature and female Western Tanagers

Young Cedar Waxwing Photos

By |August 10th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was excited when I found this young Cedar Waxwing out in the open and within the range of my lens right after it caught a crane fly to eat for breakfast.

Immature MacGillivray’s Warbler Photos

By |August 5th, 2020|Categories: Birds, MacGillivray's Warblers, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One of the birds I had in my viewfinder for a few moments yesterday morning was an immature MacGillivray's Warbler where it perched on the branches of a serviceberry at the edge of a dusty, gravel road.

Young Red Fox Close Up Photos

By |August 4th, 2020|Categories: Morgan County, Red Foxes, Summit County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I did take some bird photos and although I didn't find any avian rarities I did find a beautiful young Red Fox in a mountain meadow to photograph.

Swimming Spotted Sandpiper Chick Photos

By |July 31st, 2020|Categories: Birds, Spotted Sandpipers, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was over the moon to be able to take these photos of the young Spotted Sandpiper swimming across the alpine creek because I've never had the opportunity to do so before.

Young Mountain Bluebirds In My Viewfinder

By |July 30th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Mountain Bluebirds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was happy to have these juvenile Mountain Bluebirds in my viewfinder yesterday and to be able to listen to their soft calls high on the sagebrush dotted hillside.

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