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Gray Catbird singing in a Stand of Willows in the Wasatch Mountains

By |2021-04-27T07:52:44-06:00June 2nd, 2017|Categories: Birds, Gray Catbirds, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Gray Catbirds are related to mockingbirds and thrashers and are in the family Mimidae and all of them are noted for their vocalizations and their ability to mimic a wide variety of bird songs and calls and human made sounds.

Green-tailed Towhee Singing in the Wasatch Mountains

By |2021-05-13T15:12:55-06:00June 1st, 2017|Categories: Birds, Green-tailed Towhees, Morgan County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One good bird can make the the day when photographing birds in the field, yesterday that bird was a male Green-tailed Towhee I spotted perched on a shrub in a canyon in the Wasatch Mountains.

Chipping Sparrow, Mourning Dove and Changing Views

By |2024-03-07T05:41:04-07:00May 11th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Chipping Sparrows, Mourning Doves, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I couldn't resist photographing this tiny Chipping Sparrow singing while perched on a "cedar" fence post with the sky and dark juniper behind it.

Lark Sparrow & Loggerhead Shrike in Northern Utah

By |2021-05-22T07:47:47-06:00May 10th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Lark Sparrows, Loggerhead Shrikes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This beautiful little Lark Sparrow was so busy singing that it was a very cooperative subject and I took quite a few images of it as it sang and changed positions on the gnarly old fence post.

Mixture of Spring Birds at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By |2024-03-23T05:33:57-06:00April 13th, 2017|Categories: American Pipits, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Clark's Grebes, House Sparrows, Marsh Wrens, Red-winged Blackbirds, Savannah Sparrows, Utah, Yellow-headed Blackbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was so happy to photograph this mixture of spring birds at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge that I had a hard time picking out which birds and which photos to share.

Female and Male Western Meadowlarks – A Glimpse into Their Mating Behaviors

By |2021-05-20T13:40:57-06:00April 8th, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Three days ago while out on Antelope Island State Park under cloudy skies I was able to observe a glimpse into the mating behaviors of a pair of Western Meadowlarks.

Spring Songs – Savannah Sparrows

By |2022-03-14T17:45:13-06:00March 20th, 2017|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Savannah Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

On my last two trips up to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge I have heard Savannah Sparrows singing "sit sit sit sit suh-EEEEE say" from somewhere in the marshes.

Loggerhead Shrikes – Different Backgrounds and Light

By |2021-11-17T03:36:09-07:00February 29th, 2016|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Loggerhead Shrikes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Both of these Loggerhead Shrikes were photographed on Antelope Island State Park, both of them are adults, both were photographed when the sky was clear and both were perched on a dead twig of a greasewood but they were also photographed with different backgrounds, different times of the morning and different light.

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and A Marsh Wren

By |2023-09-18T17:15:44-06:00November 15th, 2015|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Marsh Wrens, Utah, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge looks beautiful this time of the year so I took a few images of it with my cell phone and a short video when I was there two days ago.

Sky Line Drive and Wasatch Mountain Journeys

By |2024-03-03T08:35:08-07:00July 16th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Dusky Grouse, Green-tailed Towhees, Moose, Sky Line Drive, Bountiful Canyon, Uinta National Forest, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I might need to go wandering up the canyons and Sky Line Drive soon just to see what birds and creatures I can find.

Wonderful Photo Session with a White-crowned Sparrow

By |2023-09-27T04:07:56-06:00June 13th, 2015|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday was bright and sunny in the Centennial Valley and after hearing this White-crowned Sparrow singing I felt like breaking out in song too.

Singing Northern Mockingbird on Antelope Island

By |2021-05-15T11:24:18-06:00May 25th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Northern Mockingbirds, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It was nice to photograph this Northern Mockingbird singing in between the clouds and rain yesterday on Antelope Island State Park.

Sage Thrashers and the Rapidly Disappearing Sea of Sage

By |2023-10-03T03:48:10-06:00March 22nd, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Conservation, Davis County, Environment, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Can the disappearance of Sagebrush Seas be stopped? Yes, it could be but we need lawmakers that believe in science and act on it.

Western Meadowlark Chorus on Antelope Island

By |2022-03-25T04:29:21-06:00February 14th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday there was a springtime chorus being sung almost every where on Antelope Island and the flute-like melody of the Western Meadowlarks resonated the loudest.

House Wrens – Nesting Behavior

By |2024-02-26T06:15:06-07:00June 4th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Clark County, House Wrens, Idaho, Targhee National Forest|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

For a few days now I said I was going to do a post about the House Wrens I photographed at the same nesting tree as the Williamson's Sapsuckers, here it is.

A Northern Mockingbird’s Repertoire

By |2023-05-05T03:19:19-06:00May 2nd, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Northern Mockingbirds, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I lived in Florida I saw Northern Mockingbirds all the time but they are not so common here in Utah and typically I only see a pair or two during the whole breeding season.

Open Air Concert of a Western Meadowlark Singing from a Sagebrush

By |2022-03-25T04:29:54-06:00April 15th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday was a bit like a wonderful open air concert on Antelope Island with the calls of Curlews, Willets, Chukars, Red-winged Blackbirds and Western Meadowlarks floating through the air.

Male Red-winged Blackbird singing on a Mangrove

By |2024-03-01T04:58:43-07:00November 15th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Red-winged Blackbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I don't if this male was successful with the female Red-winged Blackbirds but he sure had me mesmerized with his sleek black feathers and his flashing red, orange and yellow epaulets.

Flaming Gorge Brewer’s Sparrow

By |2020-04-28T07:38:30-06:00May 19th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Flat, Birds, Brewer's Sparrows, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Brewer's Sparrows were abundant at the location where I photographed Ospreys close to the Flaming Gorge Reservoir last week and it seemed like they sang every time they popped up on top of the Sagebrush in the area.

Female Horned Lark and the moon setting over the Stansbury Mountains

By |2023-10-06T04:32:17-06:00March 31st, 2013|Categories: Birds, Horned Larks, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

I photograph tons of male Horned Larks but don't have that many images of female Horned Larks, I was happy to find this beautiful female dancing and singing on a boulder in early morning light yesterday in Tooele County, Utah.

Songs of Spring – Red-winged Blackbirds

By |2024-02-23T03:41:29-07:00March 2nd, 2013|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Red-winged Blackbirds, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Fairly soon I'll be seeing many more of the male Red-winged Blackbirds perching at the top of rushes and cattails singing springtime serenades for the females and flashing their brilliantly colored epaulets

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