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Fall Killdeer at Bear River MBR

By |2023-10-29T04:21:05-06:00October 29th, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Killdeer, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Since moving to Utah, I have seen and photographed Killdeer in every month of the year. It was no surprise that I found several at Bear River MBR last Monday.

Kamas Valley Killdeer

By |2023-08-23T04:46:11-06:00August 23rd, 2023|Categories: Birds, Kamas Valley, Killdeer, Summit County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week, in the Kamas Valley in Summit County, Utah I was pleased to take Killdeer photos in a wet meadow with pink clovers and piles of cow manure.

Killdeer In A Spring Snowstorm

By |2023-04-05T03:19:09-06:00April 5th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Killdeer, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning, after blowing, shoveling, and scraping about nine to ten inches of snow, I went looking for birds and found a Killdeer in a spring snowstorm.

Young Killdeer At Bear River MBR

By |2022-08-16T03:37:53-06:00August 16th, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Killdeer, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I drove up to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge where the second bird that I photographed was a young Killdeer in the early light of dawn.

Semipalmated Plover Images

By |2021-10-29T06:02:44-06:00October 29th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Semipalmated Plovers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While rifling through my archives I came across some of my Semipalmated Plover photos that I took on the north beach at Fort De Soto County Park in 2008.

Six Years Of Daily Posts At On The Wing Photography

By |2023-05-01T05:23:47-06:00May 2nd, 2021|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, East Canyon, Milestone, Morgan County, Mountain Plovers, Nashville Warblers, Utah, Vesper Sparrows, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today I am celebrating six years of daily posts without missing a day here at On The Wing Photography. That is two thousand one hundred and ninety-two days of nonstop publication.

What An Odd Mother’s Day But It Is Mother’s Day Nonetheless

By |2022-08-16T04:10:22-06:00May 10th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Black-bellied Plovers, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I opted to go back in time to a "normal" Mother's Day by pulling a Black-bellied Plover photo from my archives that was taken on Mother's Day in 2009.

My Rare Mountain Plover Sighting Happened Almost Seven Years Ago

By |2021-03-14T14:39:37-06:00April 7th, 2020|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Bird ID, Birds, Davis County, Mountain Plovers, Rarities, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

My rare Mountain Plover sighting happened almost seven years ago on Antelope Island State Park when I spotted, identified and photographed of the plovers during spring migration.

Killdeer Nesting In Last Year’s Ashes

By |2024-03-18T18:55:55-06:00June 24th, 2019|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Killdeer, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Both the female and male Killdeer incubate so there is no way for me to tell what the gender of this Killdeer is but it stayed on the scrape while I photographed it and didn't move.

Spring Killdeer At Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By |2021-07-27T03:16:53-06:00March 31st, 2019|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Killdeer, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I spent my morning yesterday driving on the very muddy auto tour route at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and the birds that I photographed the most were Killdeer, it seemed like I saw them everywhere.

Snowy Plovers – Photographed in the West and East

By |2023-10-22T03:30:37-06:00July 4th, 2018|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Snowy Plovers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It is always nice to be able to point out a lifer bird to someone else and that is what I did on June 25th after I spotted a tiny Snowy Plover at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge foraging in the mud.

Mating Killdeer at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By |2024-03-18T19:12:38-06:00May 23rd, 2018|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Killdeer, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week when I took my Mom to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge we were fortunate to see and photograph Killdeer mating while on the auto tour route.

Photographing Shorebirds at Eye Level

By |2021-05-17T07:15:37-06:00April 6th, 2018|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Black-bellied Plovers, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Greater Yellowlegs, Long-billed Curlews, Marbled Godwits, Pinellas County, Piping Plovers, Ruddy Turnstones|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Taking photographs of shorebirds at eye level was very fulfilling for me and the images that resulted from my down & dirty technique have always made me feel an intimate connection to the birds.

Black-bellied Plover Bathing In A Tidal Lagoon On The Gulf Coast

By |2018-02-15T05:48:25-07:00February 15th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Black-bellied Plovers, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

After taking the quick bath in the tidal lagoon the Black-bellied Plover flew off towards the shoreline of the lagoon to shake and fluff its feathers until they were dry.

Dancing Wilson’s Plover – Or At Least It Looks That Way

By |2018-02-07T05:43:11-07:00February 7th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Wilson's Plovers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

On a May morning in 2008 while photographing this Wilson's Plover it began to scratch itself with its foot and when I took this photo it looked like the plover was dancing.

Foraging Semipalmated Plover in Florida

By |2021-10-29T05:30:07-06:00January 28th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Semipalmated Plovers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Among my favorite plovers to photograph when I lived in Florida were Semipalmated Plovers, I only saw them during their nonbreeding season where they spent time along the Gulf coast.

Killdeer Chicks at Red Rock Lakes NWR

By |2024-03-18T19:18:04-06:00July 20th, 2016|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Killdeer, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Killdeer chicks are precocial and active soon after hatching and will leave the nest as soon as their down dries.

Camouflaged Wilson’s Plover Chick

By |2022-08-04T03:50:28-06:00April 28th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Wilson's Plovers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I knew where this camouflaged Wilson's Plover chick was when I photographed it from a distance but realized that if I didn't point out that there was a chick in the image that other people might not even know it was there.

Breeding Season for Killdeer at Bear River MBR

By |2024-03-18T19:29:23-06:00April 24th, 2016|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Killdeer, Nesting Birds, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It is breeding season for Killdeer at Bear River MBR and for all of Utah.

A Dead D810 and a Killdeer in a burned area of Bear River MBR

By |2024-03-18T18:28:22-06:00March 21st, 2016|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Killdeer, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

After they burn the phragmites it doesn't take long for life to go back to normal for some of the birds like this Killdeer in a burned area.

Killdeer in Flight Over Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By |2024-03-18T18:24:03-06:00May 30th, 2015|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Killdeer, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I have found trying to capture a Killdeer in flight a difficult endeavor because they fly fast and are hard to track but yesterday I did just that.

A few quiet moments with a Black-bellied Plover at low tide

By |2016-12-07T12:08:20-07:00February 1st, 2015|Categories: Birds, Black-bellied Plovers, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Shorebirds. They were what sparked my passion for bird photography. They were what drew me back to the Gulf Coast of Florida as much as I could be there.

Morning treasures from six years ago today – Birds on the beach

By |2021-05-17T15:07:12-06:00September 25th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Pinellas County, Ruddy Turnstones, Semipalmated Plovers, Snowy Egrets, Snowy Plovers, Tricolored Herons, Wilson's Plovers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

These images of birds on the beach were taken at Fort De Soto County Park's north beach six years ago today on a beautiful morning.

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