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Drake Northern Shoveler And American Coot

By |2024-03-28T04:34:41-06:00March 28th, 2024|Categories: American Coots, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Northern Shovelers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This drake Northern Shoveler swam past me on my last trip up to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. I couldn't resist taking photos of him. Why would I want to?

Remembering Higher Water In The Great Salt Lake

By |2021-11-29T05:36:40-07:00November 29th, 2021|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Conservation, Davis County, Green-winged Teals, Northern Shovelers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I came across this photo of a Green-winged Teal with Northern Shovelers in the surf of the Great Salt Lake that I took in December of 2011 yesterday. It was a punch in the gut.

Drake Northern Shoveler Landing On A Chilly Pond

By |2021-11-26T05:52:03-07:00November 26th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Northern Shovelers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I am sharing a simple photo of a drake Northern Shoveler landing on a chilly pond that I took in early December of last year.

Drake Northern Shoveler In Flight

By |2024-02-22T03:53:33-07:00April 29th, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Northern Shovelers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It isn't easy to photograph some birds on the wing so I was thrilled yesterday to photograph a drake Northern Shoveler in flight.

Northern Shovelers Feeding On Glover Pond

By |2024-03-28T06:20:25-06:00December 21st, 2020|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Northern Shovelers, Utah, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Early in December while at Farmington Bay WMA I was able to photograph and take videos of Northern Shovelers feeding on Glover Pond.

Northern Shoveler, The Rising Sun And Fog

By |2024-03-28T06:13:53-06:00November 16th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Northern Shovelers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Three days ago there was a little bit of fog at Farmington Bay WMA while the sun was coming up over the Wasatch Mountains which set up the conditions I needed to take this Northern Shoveler photo.

Birds On The Wing At Farmington Bay

By |2024-03-28T06:08:49-06:00February 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.

Whirlpool of Feeding Northern Shovelers on the Great Salt Lake

By |2024-03-28T05:54:43-06:00February 2nd, 2016|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Northern Shovelers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It is interesting to see this whirlpool effect of Northern Shovelers on the surface of the Great Salt Lake and to hear the sounds of their bills dabbling in the water.

Flock of Northern Shovelers feeding on the Great Salt Lake

By |2024-03-03T11:36:38-07:00November 10th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Northern Shovelers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last December on the way off of Antelope Island I saw huge flocks of Northern Shovelers feeding on the Great Salt Lake and liked how they appeared through my viewfinder.

The Great Salt Lake is D(r)ying and Utah’s Water Crisis

By |2024-03-28T05:23:38-06:00April 26th, 2015|Categories: American White Pelicans, Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Black-necked Stilts, Box Elder County, Brine Flies, Conservation, Davis County, Eared Grebes, Environment, Franklin's Gulls, Northern Shovelers, Utah, Wilson's Phalaropes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One thing I know for certain is that we can't drink dust.

Bird Images From New Years Day

By |2024-03-28T05:30:20-06:00January 2nd, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Northern Shovelers, Utah, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It was chilly but bright yesterday morning and there were bluebird skies overhead and Antelope Island State Park beckoned and I of course heeded that call.

Northern Shovelers blasting off

By |2024-03-28T05:00:48-06:00February 11th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Northern Shovelers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning when we had almost reached Antelope Island I spotted a huge flock of Northern Shovelers blasting off from the water

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