autumn colors

Resting Western Grebe With Reflections Of Fall Colors

By |2021-10-30T05:52:26-05:00October 30th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, Western Grebes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I went to Farmington Bay WMA yesterday morning where one of the birds I photographed was this resting Western Grebe with reflections of fall colors.

Immature White-crowned Sparrow Photos In Fall

By |2021-10-20T05:25:57-05:00October 20th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I was way up north in Box Elder County three days ago I had the opportunity to take immature White-crowned Sparrow photos with fall colors in the frames.

Fall Hooded Merganser At Farmington Bay

By |2021-12-10T05:49:28-06:00October 17th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Hooded Mergansers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I am sharing a simple image of a Hooded Merganser I found two days ago on a pond at Farmington Bay WMA that had autumn colors reflected on the water.

Autumn Colors With An Immature Red-tailed Hawk In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2022-10-02T06:01:10-05:00October 3rd, 2019|Categories: Birds, Red-tailed Hawks, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I have to wonder though how many people walked or drove right past this young Red-tailed Hawk and never noticed that it was even there

Fall Colors In The Wasatch Mountains Plus A Male Dusky Grouse

By |2022-10-02T06:08:47-05:00September 28th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Dusky Grouse, Sky Line Drive, Bountiful Canyon, Trees, Uinta Wasatch Cache National Forest, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning is cloudy and gray but seven years ago today it was bright, the air was crisp and the fall colors of the Front Range of the Wasatch Mountains were in their full glory.

Cooper’s Hawk & European Starling Encounter

By |2024-03-16T12:48:46-05:00December 10th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Cooper’s Hawks, European Starlings, Lee Kay Ponds, Morgan County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Then the noise suddenly stopped and I saw the silhouette of a European Starling fly out of the tree with the Cooper's Hawk hot on its tail, literally.

Black-capped Chickadee Plus the Colors of Autumn

By |2024-03-23T14:08:23-05:00September 19th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Black-capped Chickadees, Little Dutch Hollow, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Typically I would prefer that all of the body of this Black-capped Chickadee was free of the out of focus elements in front of it but visually the abstract jumble of Autumn colored leaves stimulates my eyes and my brain.

Late Summer Juvenile Cooper’s Hawk With The Colors Of Fall

By |2024-03-16T12:38:30-05:00September 6th, 2018|Categories: Cooper’s Hawks, Little Dutch Hollow, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I know, I could grumble about not being able to photograph the young Cooper's Hawk taking its prey down just feet away from my Jeep but you know what? Being there to see nature in action was enough for me.

Warbling Vireo With Autumn Colors In Northern Utah

By |2021-05-18T16:38:09-05:00September 4th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Little Dutch Hollow, Morgan County, Utah, Warbling Vireos, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I looked up and spotted a Warbling Vireo not only out in the open plus it had gorgeous fall colors in the background. I locked focus onto the vireo and started taking images in a long burst!

Great Blue Heron resting in a Canada Goose nest at Farmington Bay WMA

By |2023-09-16T03:48:55-05:00October 15th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Great Blue Herons, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two days ago when I found this Great Blue Heron resting in the goose nest I knew I had to photograph it because of the autumn colors in the background.

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