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Female Short-eared Owl Stretching One Wing

By |2024-03-16T03:46:15-06:00May 29th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I really liked this frame of the female Short-eared Owl stretching on a leaning fence post because of the eye contact, the view of her talons, fanned out tail and extended wing.

An Exceptionally Obliging Turkey Vulture in Box Elder County

By |2021-07-16T13:24:13-06:00May 14th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Turkey Vultures, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I found an exceptionally obliging Turkey Vulture in Box Elder County warming up in the morning sun.

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and Beyond

By |2021-12-17T04:42:23-07:00January 13th, 2016|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Rough-legged Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is a winter wonderland right now and although it is very quiet it is still teeming with life.

Western Meadowlark in Snow – Stretching, Preening and Resting

By |2022-09-02T14:07:32-06:00December 19th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I had a great time photographing a Western Meadowlark in snow yesterday on Antelope Island State Park near the White Rock Bay campgrounds.

Female American Kestrel at Farmington Bay

By |2022-12-10T08:38:18-07:00October 8th, 2015|Categories: American Kestrels, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Male American Kestrels usually grab the show with their bright colors and bold patterns but I think the females are equally as stunning.

Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk stretching its wings

By |2021-03-31T15:28:11-06:00September 16th, 2015|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Swainson's Hawks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I had wanted to post this photo of a juvenile Swainson's Hawk last week from Montana but because my cell signal was so cruddy I didn't get this image uploaded.

Flurry of Snowies in August

By |2021-05-21T03:41:14-06:00August 14th, 2015|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There was lots of bird activity yesterday at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and a flurry of Snowy Egrets kept things interesting early in the morning.

Bundle of Western Burrowing Owls

By |2021-12-19T21:14:57-07:00July 1st, 2015|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Burrowing Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I thought I would share some images I have taken of Western Burrowing Owls that I took over several days spent with them in Box Elder County, Utah.

Immature Black-billed Magpie

By |2021-11-10T04:22:04-07:00August 2nd, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-billed Magpies, Davis County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Right now on Antelope Island State Park teenaged birds are molting into their adult plumage including young Black-billed Magpies.

First winter male Common Merganser

By |2024-03-13T10:28:50-06:00January 27th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Common Mergansers, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Pied-billed Grebes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I spotted a lone Common Merganser at Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area nearly hidden in some phragmites and when we came around the corner the bird seemed to have disappeared but after a bit it came out from its hiding spot and gave us quite a show.

An American White Pelican “horn”

By |2024-02-25T18:25:44-07:00November 12th, 2013|Categories: American White Pelicans, Birds, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The horn is a growth on the bill of American White Pelicans that occurs during the breeding season and I am fortunate to live in a location where these big, white pelicans breed.

Black-billed Magpie stretching

By |2024-01-18T14:26:45-07:00December 10th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-billed Magpies, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

There was a bit of sun yesterday between snow falls and we headed out to Antelope Island hoping there would be light and birds. There was light and a few birds, this Black-billed Magpie was one of them.

Savannah Sparrows in Glacier County, Montana

By |2022-03-14T17:54:48-06:00August 29th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Glacier County, Montana, Savannah Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

During my travels in Montana earlier this month I saw loads of Savannah Sparrows and although there were many in southwestern Montana I only photographed the ones on the farm in Glacier County.

Willets in Beaverhead County, Montana

By |2021-04-25T10:08:14-06:00July 29th, 2012|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

These images were taken at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Montana. There were two Willets; an adult and a juvenile, on the shoreline of the lower lake that delighted me.

Willets – In Utah and Florida

By |2021-09-07T05:36:28-06:00May 3rd, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Utah, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Willets have returned to Utah, on the causeway to Antelope Island hundreds of them can be seen in the shallow water. They seem to spend some time there fattening up after migration before they get down to the serious business of mating and rearing their young.

Mourning Dove

By |2024-03-07T07:27:46-07:00January 28th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Mourning Doves, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

After I published my article titled Wild and Wonderful - Antelope Island - The Birds earlier this week I realized I didn't include any images of the doves found on the island so today I thought I would post a Mourning Dove.

Prolonged male Horned Lark preening session

By |2020-04-05T08:47:16-06:00October 10th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Horned Larks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I came across this very cooperative male Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris). This male bird preened for a full seven minutes and I took 256 images of it.

American White Pelican preening session

By |2023-10-30T14:25:28-06:00September 5th, 2010|Categories: American White Pelicans, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Birds were scarce, the water level in the ponds was low so there were only a few shorebirds. On the way out of the refuge though we stopped to photograph some American White Pelicans and a few Double-crested Cormorants.

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