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Adult Male Prairie Merlin At Bear River MBR

By |2024-02-15T03:52:05-07:00January 28th, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Merlins, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One of the birds I photographed yesterday at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge was an adult male Prairie Merlin that I spotted on a fence post close to the road.

Autumn American Bison Bull And The Great Salt Lake

By |2024-02-08T16:36:57-07:00November 24th, 2020|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I see American Bison at Antelope Island State Park I am always very aware of how close we came to losing them entirely and that fact makes me appreciate them even more.

Merlin And American Kestrels – Two Falcon Species In A Day

By |2024-02-15T04:05:11-07:00November 13th, 2020|Categories: American Kestrels, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Merlins, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Any time I can see and photograph two falcon species in a single day is a great day and yesterday I photographed a Prairie Merlin and several American Kestrels.

Poof: Utah’s Merlins Could Disappear

By |2024-02-15T03:54:23-07:00August 13th, 2019|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Beaverhead County, Birds, Box Elder County, Centennial Valley, Conservation, Environment, Merlins, Montana, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In my experience Merlins are already hard to find in the state of Utah but because of our climate crisis they could become even more difficult to locate or they might even disappear from the state altogether.

Two Merlins Were My Best Finds Of The Day At Bear River MBR

By |2024-02-15T03:42:42-07:00April 24th, 2019|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Merlins, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There isn't a single day in the field where I take my eyesight and my keen spotting abilities for granted and yesterday those attributes netted me not one but two Merlins while I was at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.

Franklin’s Gull and Laughing Gull Comparison

By |2021-05-30T06:14:18-06:00May 2nd, 2016|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Brine Flies, Davis County, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Franklin's Gulls, Laughing Gulls, Pinellas County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I know this isn't a complete Franklin's Gull and Laughing Gull comparison but I'm not a scientist, just a bird photographer and bird lover.

Western Willets on Antelope Island

By |2021-04-25T08:25:30-06:00June 6th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There are two subspecies of Willets in North America and during the breeding season in Utah the birds we see are the Western subspecies.

Prairie Merlin

By |2024-02-15T03:45:47-07:00November 1st, 2014|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Merlins, Montana|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I saw a fleeting glimpse of a bird a few days ago that I suspect was a Merlin that migrated to winter here in Utah and it inspired me to post a few Merlin images today.

Spring Wildflowers and Coyotes on Antelope Island

By |2021-05-04T12:50:33-06:00March 28th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Coyotes, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On my last visit to Antelope Island State Park five days ago I noticed that some of the wildflowers have started to bloom including Gray's Biscuitroot and Redstem Filaree.

I dare the news to report on the senseless slaughter of Coyotes

By |2023-12-05T06:48:47-07:00January 18th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Conservation, Coyotes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I dare news agencies to write factual articles about the inhumane practice of slaughtering Coyotes which has been proven by science to be largely ineffective in controlling their population, to observe the Coyotes being blown up in their dens and to witness the suffering of these animals when they are caught in traps.

Chukars in Western Habitat

By |2021-09-06T04:55:04-06:00March 10th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Chukars, Davis County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Chukars are not native to North America, they were introduced as game birds and in some areas they have thrived, one of those locations is Antelope Island State Park in northern Utah.

Merlin Perched In A Tree ~ Friday Photos

By |2024-02-15T03:32:03-07:00January 27th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Merlins, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Merlins are winter visitors in the Salt Lake Valley so I have just a few more weeks to attempt photographing them. Merlins are used to be called "pigeon hawks" because their shape and flight patterns are similar to pigeons.

Friday Photos – Coyote in a Prairie Grassland

By |2021-03-13T04:20:44-07:00September 2nd, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Coyotes, Davis County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Coyotes and wolves help to cull out the sick and weak animals in herds of deer, antelope and elk which in turn can help to keep those herds in better health

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