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My First Of Year Western Kingbird Images

By |2023-05-08T03:45:54-06:00May 8th, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Western Kingbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On my last trip to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge I was tickled to take my first of year Western Kingbird photos when I was heading back to the interstate.

Late Winter Savannah Sparrow Photos

By |2022-03-15T05:45:55-06:00March 15th, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Savannah Sparrows, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I was delighted to find a late winter Savannah Sparrow out in the open to photograph next to the road.

On The Lookout For My First Of Season Rough-legged Hawk

By |2022-04-26T09:25:16-06:00October 13th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Rough-legged Hawks, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I am now on the lookout for my first of season Rough-legged Hawk. I hope to spot one soon.

Male American Kestrel Chest Plumage Variation

By |2024-01-15T10:12:54-07:00January 24th, 2021|Categories: American Kestrels, Birds, Box Elder County, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two recent posts on Facebook inspired me to write about male American Kestrel chest plumage variation and to share six images of male kestrels photographed here in Utah.

Seeing All Birds – European Starling On A Frosty Perch

By |2021-04-20T13:56:06-06:00December 12th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Davis County, European Starlings, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I have a backlog of raptor images I took earlier this week but I wanted to share one of a species that some people hate or many bird photographers prefer to ignore, the European Starling.

Barbed Wire Death Trap – Western Meadowlark

By |2024-02-18T06:31:58-07:00October 15th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Over the past month I thought about whether I wanted to share images and tell the story of this Western Meadowlark that lost its life because of a barbed wire death trap and finally decided that the story needed to be told.

Song Sparrow In Box Elder County, Utah – Bird Sounds of Spring

By |2024-03-24T13:56:59-06:00April 2nd, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Song Sparrows, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was trying to photograph some Red-tailed Hawks when I heard a song close to me and realized it was a Song Sparrow before I even located the bird and put my lens on it.

Centennial Valley Prairie Falcon and a Short-eared Owl Barbed Wire Casualty

By |2021-08-10T15:51:53-06:00September 18th, 2016|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Clark County, Idaho, Montana, Prairie Falcons, Short-eared Owls|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I spent some time in the Centennial Valley of Montana yesterday and the best bird of the morning was this adult Prairie Falcon photographed on a cattle chute with a white cloud in the background.

Short-eared Owl Fledgling Barbed Wire Injury

By |2023-05-10T08:29:22-06:00June 20th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Right after seeing the adult I also saw a fledgling Short-eared Eared Owl about 8 to 10 feet from the adult hung up on barbed wire.

A Tragic Sight To See – A Barn Owl Caught on Barb Wire

By |2023-04-25T09:58:58-06:00September 10th, 2015|Categories: Barn Owls, Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I saw a sight that made me ill to see and that is a Barn Owl hung up on a barb wire fence on the south side of the Centennial Valley.

Weird and Wacky Fence Post Decor – Great Basin National Park, Nevada

By |2021-01-19T06:42:01-07:00October 21st, 2012|Categories: Great Basin National Park, Humor, Man & Nature, Nevada|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

On the drive up to Great Basin National Park & Lehman Caves there were fence post decorations that made me laugh every time I went by them.

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