Gnatcatchers, Kinglets and others

Spring Male Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

By |2022-05-14T06:39:43-06:00May 14th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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.

Spring Ruby-crowned Kinglet Photos

By |2022-04-21T11:26:01-06:00April 21st, 2022|Categories: Birds, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I spent some time high in the Wasatch Mountains and came home with a few Ruby-crowned Kinglet photos that I liked enough to share.

What The Changes In The 2021 AOS Supplement Meant For Me

By |2024-03-27T07:18:37-06:00June 26th, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Double-crested Cormorants, Neotropic Cormorants, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The 2021 AOS Supplement did mean that I had a bit of work to do on my site after I read that it had been published on the ABA website last night.

Kinglets And Turkeys Plus One Scrub-Jay

By |2023-01-11T17:41:55-07:00October 9th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert, Wild Turkeys, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jays|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Wild Turkeys and the Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay made the very bumpy and extremely dusty ride into the mountain canyons well worth taking.

Potpourri Of Ruby-crowned Kinglet Photos

By |2021-06-26T11:41:31-06:00September 18th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I wanted to share a potpourri of Ruby-crowned Kinglet photos because I adore seeing and photographing these quick moving, charismatic little birds.

Enchanted By Fall Ruby-crowned Kinglets

By |2021-06-26T11:46:09-06:00October 7th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

For a few moments yesterday morning I was absolutely enchanted by a small flock of Ruby-crowned Kinglets in Box Elder County in northern Utah.

Ruby-crowned Kinglets – Challenging Subjects

By |2022-03-13T13:45:12-06:00September 1st, 2019|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Morgan County, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Ruby-crowned Kinglets always seem to be on the move and blend into their habitat well which makes them challenging subjects to photograph.  I love the challenge of photographing small birds though.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet Photographed in Golden Light

By |2021-06-26T11:54:41-06:00October 3rd, 2018|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

The same morning that I photographed the Sage Thrasher with the berry in mid air I was also able to take a series of images of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet in the sweet golden light just after dawn.

Focusing on Ruby-crowned Kinglets in the Wasatch Mountains

By |2021-06-26T12:00:27-06:00September 17th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I spent time focused on photographing Ruby-crowned Kinglets in a Wasatch Mountain Canyon in a thicket of hawthorn and chokecherry trees.

My Year of Bird Photography in 2017

By |2020-12-29T16:50:22-07:00December 31st, 2017|Categories: American Tree Sparrows, American White Pelicans, Birds, Common Goldeneyes, Green-tailed Towhees, Idaho, Prairie Falcons, Red-naped Sapsuckers, Red-tailed Hawks, Rough-legged Hawks, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Short-eared Owls, Swainson's Hawks, Utah, Yellow-rumped Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I love what I do, I love my subjects and it doesn't matter if I find them close to home or further away. I am blessed. 2017 has been wonderful and I am excited for what 2018 may bring.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, American Goldfinch & American Tree Sparrow in Northern Utah

By |2022-05-13T12:28:20-06:00October 30th, 2017|Categories: American Goldfinches, American Tree Sparrows, Birds, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I spent time photographing primarily small birds yesterday in northern Utah which included Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, American Goldfinches and American Tree Sparrows.

Photographing a Dynasty of Ruby-crowned Kinglets

By |2021-01-23T07:17:15-07:00October 8th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I saw so many Ruby-crowned Kinglets in northern Utah that it was impossible for me to keep up with them, I am certain I missed some excellent images because of that.

Ruby-crowned Kinglets in Northern Utah

By |2021-06-26T12:03:25-06:00October 1st, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Ruby-crowned Kinglets are tiny little songbirds weighing in at a mere 0.23 ounces but what they lack in size they make up for in high-powered energy, they just don't sit still.

Towhees, Warblers, Kinglets, Gnatcatchers – Oh My!

By |2022-05-13T12:24:58-06:00September 26th, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Common Yellowthroats, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Spotted Towhees, Utah, Yellow-rumped Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It has been a long time since I have had such a birdy day and the towhees, warblers, kinglets, gnatcatchers and the rest of the birds that I saw thrilled me all morning long.

Juvenile American Dippers

By |2021-07-29T04:17:43-06:00September 24th, 2014|Categories: American Dippers, Birds, Cascade Springs, Utah, Wasatch County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The drive to Cascade Springs was beautiful yesterday with the beginnings of fall colors on the mountains but for me the best part was photographing American Dippers again.

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