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Pair Of Clark’s Grebes At Bear River MBR

By |2024-03-23T04:30:33-06:00March 23rd, 2024|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Clark's Grebes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On my most recent trip to Bear River MBR, I stopped my Jeep on the west side of the auto tour loop to take a few images of a pair of Clark's Grebes.

Time To See And Hear Tundra Swans

By |2023-11-14T02:57:40-07:00November 10th, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Tundra Swans, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Now is a great time to see and hear Tundra Swans from the marshes at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. I saw several large flocks of them yesterday from there.

Two Least Chipmunks Together In The Mountains

By |2023-03-24T12:55:19-06:00March 24th, 2023|Categories: Least Chipmunks, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildlife|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was editing some images for a new project when I came across this photo of two Least Chipmunks side by side on a wooden post high in the Wasatch Mountains.

Communing With Sandhill Cranes

By |2023-03-13T05:47:19-06:00March 13th, 2023|Categories: Bicknell Bottoms Wildlife Management Area, Birds, Sandhill Cranes, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've been thinking a lot about Sandhill Cranes recently so I am going back in time to nine years ago today when I photographed them in Wayne County, Utah.

Migrating Sandhill Cranes On The Wing

By |2023-02-25T15:39:53-07:00February 25th, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Sandhill Cranes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I heard through the grapevine that Sandhill Cranes have returned to Farmington Bay WMA. Since the cranes are there they might be at other Utah locations too.

Mourning Doves On Lichen Covered Rocks

By |2022-05-01T05:28:40-06:00May 1st, 2022|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Mourning Doves, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I had mere seconds to take this photo of a pair of Mourning Doves perched on lichen covered rocks on a desert cliff face in Box Elder County yesterday morning.

Canada Geese Are Pairing Up – Signs Of Spring

By |2022-02-15T05:45:41-07:00February 15th, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Canada Geese, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On my last couple of trips up to Bear River MBR I have noticed that the Canada Geese have already started pairing up which is a definite sign of spring.

Bear River MBR Common Raven Photos

By |2022-01-15T05:23:15-07:00January 15th, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Common Ravens, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Earlier this week as I drove slowly around the auto tour route at Bear River MBR I was able to take a short series of Common Raven photos as they played on the ice.

Was the Killing Of Bob The Sandhill Crane Really Necessary?

By |2024-02-05T05:12:53-07:00September 5th, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Beaverhead County, Birds, Box Elder County, Centennial Valley, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Montana, Sandhill Cranes, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One of the other things that made me upset with Bob the Sandhill Crane being killed is that this could have been prevented.

Summer Dragonflies And Butterflies At Bear River MBR

By |2021-09-29T10:46:39-06:00August 26th, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Blue-eyed Darner Dragonflies, Box Elder County, Clouded Sulphur Butterflies, Purplish Copper Butterflies, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today I am sharing some of the dragonflies and butterflies I've found at Bear River MBR in the summer.

Uinta Chipmunks In The High Uinta Mountains

By |2021-06-09T04:06:50-06:00June 8th, 2021|Categories: Summit County, Uinta Chipmunks, Uinta Mountains, Uinta National Forest, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I spent yesterday morning traveling Mirror Lake Highway in the Uinta Mountains and came home with a few photos of Uinta Chipmunks.

Spring Clark’s Grebe Photos

By |2024-03-23T05:20:20-06:00April 13th, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Clark's Grebes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I spent time relaxing in the marshes of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge plus I came home with a nice series of spring Clark's Grebe photos.

Mated Red-tailed Hawk Pair

By |2021-03-22T05:33:30-06:00March 22nd, 2021|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week I spotted and photographed a mated Red-tailed Hawk pair on the branches of a tree in front of a cliff in early morning light.

Swan Day in Utah – March 13, 2021

By |2024-03-20T10:47:45-06:00March 11th, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Tundra Swans, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This Saturday, March 13th, is Swan Day here in Utah. It is a day to celebrate these large, white, beautiful birds that spend time here during the winter.

Canada Geese On The Wing In Front Of The Snowy Wasatch Mountains

By |2024-02-13T13:04:29-07:00December 18th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Canada Geese, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I love to photograph birds on the wing. It doesn't matter if my subject is as small as a hummingbird, as large as an eagle, as slow as a gliding pelican, or as fast as a stooping falcon as long as it is a bird.

Red-tailed Hawk Nesting Season Has Begun!

By |2022-10-04T04:41:23-06:00March 28th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The female Red-tailed Hawk blended into the lichen covered cliff face so well that even with my sharp eyesight I didn't see her until the male landed next to her.

Photographing Birds During Social Distancing Plus Earthquake Aftershocks

By |2022-08-16T04:23:44-06:00March 23rd, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In the event that our governor does force us into a total lock down I have enough images that I haven't shared here on my blog that I could post everyday for a year and still not run out of photos.

Mating Bald Eagles At East Canyon Reservoir Plus A Black-billed Magpie

By |2021-03-12T08:01:23-07:00March 17th, 2020|Categories: Bald Eagles, Birds, Black-billed Magpies, East Canyon State Park, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I took eighty-four images of the Bald Eagle pair mating on the frozen reservoir and the entire time the magpie stood on the ice close to them.

Canada Geese On A Snowy Day Much Like This Morning

By |2024-02-13T13:16:33-07:00February 6th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Canada Geese, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This pair of Canada Geese were photographed last winter near the Jordan River close to where I live at the tail end of a storm similar to the storm occurring right now.

White-faced Ibis Overwintering In The Marshes Of Farmington Bay

By |2021-10-25T04:19:25-06:00January 29th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, Wading Birds, White-faced Ibises|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When the clouds cleared out yesterday morning there were birds to be found and today I am focusing my daily post on the White-faced Ibis that overwinter in the marshes of Farmington Bay WMA that I photographed there yesterday.

Focusing On American Goldfinches Feeding On Dandelion Seeds

By |2021-03-12T08:15:32-07:00May 26th, 2018|Categories: American Goldfinches, Birds, Morgan County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The day I photographed the Green-tailed Towhee singing up in the mountain canyon I also had an opportunity to take a nice series of photos of what appeared to be a mated pair of American Goldfinches.

Foraging American Avocets in Breeding Plumage

By |2021-04-29T04:20:51-06:00April 30th, 2018|Categories: American Avocets, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Eight days ago it was sunny and bright and I was out having fun photographing a pair of foraging American Avocets in breeding plumage at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in northern Utah.

Sandhill Cranes In Flight During Spring Migration

By |2022-07-14T06:19:50-06:00March 12th, 2018|Categories: Bicknell Bottoms Wildlife Management Area, Birds, Sandhill Cranes, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The last couple of times I have gone to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and further north of there I have been so happy to hear and see, even if from a long distance, the return of our Sandhill Cranes.

Photographing a Pair of Tundra Swans in Flight

By |2024-03-20T08:47:42-06:00February 14th, 2018|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Tundra Swans, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

As I photographed this pair of Tundra Swans in flight I could hear the whir of their wings and the calls of the other swans that were still on the water and also getting ready to lift off.

American Wigeon Pair In Northern Utah

By |2023-03-10T07:07:49-07:00January 7th, 2018|Categories: American Wigeons, Birds, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I wonder how long this pair of American Wigeons will hang around, I hope it is long enough for me to see more green iridescence on the drake's head and long enough for me to take more images of them.

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