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Muskrat Kit In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2023-03-30T03:31:25-06:00March 30th, 2023|Categories: Morgan County, Muskrats, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I came across these images of Muskrat kit that I photographed in July of 2020 high in the Wasatch Mountains and realized I hadn't shared the images of them yet.

Muskrat In An Alpine Creek – Wildlife In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2023-03-25T15:43:38-06:00June 30th, 2020|Categories: Muskrats, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This spring I've been able to enjoy photographing a family of muskrats that live in a creek in the Wasatch Mountains and I expect I will also see them at least part way through the summer as well.

Muskrat Eating Filamentous Algae At Farmington Bay WMA

By |2023-03-25T15:50:04-06:00October 8th, 2019|Categories: Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Muskrats, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I photographed a muskrat I found eating green filamentous algae at Farmington Bay WMA which I thought was interesting because I had never seen one eating algae before.

Highlights from yesterdays trip to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By |2024-03-27T05:21:38-06:00May 17th, 2014|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Double-crested Cormorants, Marsh Wrens, Muskrats, Utah, Western Grebes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is always a delight and I never know exactly what I might see when I am there which suits my spontaneous nature perfectly.

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge after spring has sprung

By |2024-03-22T09:01:14-06:00February 17th, 2014|Categories: American White Pelicans, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Cliff Swallows, Marsh Wrens, Utah, Western Grebes, White-faced Ibises, Yellow-headed Blackbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The snow has melted in the Salt Lake Valley where temps have been unseasonably warm thanks to the "Pineapple Express" and although winter hasn't left it has begun to feel like spring which means it won't be long before spring has sprung up all over Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge!

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