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Photographing Winter Redheads in Northern Utah

By |2023-12-17T11:58:27-07:00January 16th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Redheads, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I watched and photographed the Redhead drakes exhibiting Kinked-neck and Head-throw displays but once again they were too far away to get the high quality images I am seeking.

Birds On The Wing At Farmington Bay

By |2021-04-08T11:50:26-06:00February 18th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Northern Shovelers, Ring-necked Pheasants, Utah, White-faced Ibises|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Even though my primary focus was on photographing Bald Eagles I wasn't about to pass up the opportunity to take photos of the other birds I saw on the wing at Farmington Bay that morning.

Drake Common Goldeneyes In A Brief Territorial Dispute

By |2021-12-31T05:55:11-07:00November 26th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Common Goldeneyes, Salt Lake County, Swans, Ducks and Geese, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The drake Common Goldeneyes didn't have any physical contact that I could see because that often happens under the water but the drake in the back seemed intent on making the one in the front leave the area.

Focusing On Male Common Goldeneyes

By |2021-07-02T10:03:42-06:00December 15th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Common Goldeneyes, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I spent fifty-five minutes primarily focusing on male Common Goldeneyes yesterday afternoon and I am very happy with the images I took of these beautiful diving ducks.

Common Goldeneyes in Northern Utah

By |2021-07-02T09:02:46-06:00December 13th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Common Goldeneyes, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The number of birds in a specific location can increase and decrease substantially from one day to the next and that happened with Common Goldeneyes at my local pond in northern Utah when their numbers increased considerably.

Winter Redhead Drakes in Northern Utah

By |2023-12-17T06:14:38-07:00November 14th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Redheads, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Redhead drakes are more colorful than the hens and I always enjoy having them in my viewfinder because of their cinnamon colored heads, their bright orange eyes and their tri-colored bills.

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