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Sage Thrasher In Riparian Habitat

By |2022-08-07T04:22:15-06:00August 7th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Sage Thrashers, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Towards the end of last month I found a Sage Thrasher high in the mountains in riparian habitat which surprised me. A lot.

Looking For My First Of Year Sage Thrasher

By |2022-03-13T05:24:25-06:00March 13th, 2022|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Box Elder County, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

March 13th is an anniversary of sorts for me. The date is the earliest that I have seen and photographed a Sage Thrasher in northern Utah.

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Our Sage Thrashers Will Migrate Soon

By |2021-09-17T09:13:58-06:00August 30th, 2021|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Box Elder County, Davis County, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Sage Thrashers are only in Utah for their breeding season and by now all their chicks have fledged and are feeding on their own.

Adult Sage Thrasher Regurgitating A Sumac Seed

By |2021-03-05T04:43:59-07:00September 17th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Eleven days ago I photographed an adult Sage Thrasher regurgitating the seed of a sumac berry that was so close I could barely fit the thrasher in the frame.

Juvenile, Immature And Adult Sage Thrashers

By |2021-03-05T06:00:44-07:00March 9th, 2020|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Box Elder County, Davis County, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The comparisons I have made between juvenile, immature and adult Sage Thrashers are basic, there are more ways to determine their age but I wanted to keep the comparisons simple.

Resting Sage Thrasher Plus My Concerns About Biting Gnats

By |2021-03-05T04:30:29-07:00March 29th, 2019|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

So as of right now I am not sure whether I will be spending time on the island after the biting gnats come out which means if I am going to photograph Sage Thrashers displaying I need to find the thrashers some place else.

Sage Thrasher With Fragrant Sumac Berry In Mid Air In Dawn’s Golden Light

By |2021-03-07T10:12:12-07:00October 2nd, 2018|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Sage Thrasher seemed like it was bathed in golden light when suddenly I saw that it had a sumac berry which it tossed it into the air and proceeded to swallow it whole.

Sage Thrashers, Northern Mockingbird, White-crowned Sparrow and Wild Rose Hips

By |2021-03-07T10:14:55-07:00September 22nd, 2018|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Northern Mockingbirds, Sage Thrashers, Utah, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The birds I photographed on the wild rose bushes were adult and immature Sage Thrashers, an adult White-crowned Sparrow and one beautiful Northern Mockingbird.

Looking For The First Of The Year Sage Thrashers To Arrive

By |2021-03-07T10:19:07-07:00March 9th, 2018|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I can barely wait to see my first Sage Thrasher of the year warming up on a rock in front of the Great Salt Lake, scurrying along on the ground, perched on top of sage or rabbitbrush singing or displaying.

Sage Thrasher wing flutter

By |2022-03-13T14:02:44-06:00April 12th, 2016|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

I came across this image yesterday that I took one day shy of a year ago while looking for another image in my files and thought that I would post it today because I like the wing position.

Sage Thrasher and Lark Sparrow on Rabbitbrush

By |2022-03-13T14:00:39-06:00April 1st, 2016|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Lark Sparrows, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This Sage Thrasher and Lark Sparrow on rabbitbrush are only two of the birds that benefit from the rabbitbrush on Antelope Island.

Sage Thrasher in Golden Light

By |2022-03-13T13:38:57-06:00March 6th, 2016|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I didn't get to see Greater Sage Grouse on my recent trip to southern Utah but I did get a few brief looks at another sagebrush obligate when a single Sage Thrasher popped up into view.

An Adult Sage Thrasher with Prey on Public Land

By |2022-03-13T13:54:19-06:00January 14th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Sage Thrashers, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This adult Sage Thrasher with prey was photographed on public lands in Tooele County in one of the canyons of the Stansbury Mountains last July.

West Desert Wanderings – Thrashers and Hawks

By |2022-08-31T07:20:03-06:00July 22nd, 2015|Categories: Birds, Red-tailed Hawks, Sage Thrashers, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I went wandering in the West Desert of Utah yesterday because the views are always great and because I hoped to find a few birds.

Sage Thrasher Bilateral Wing Display and Courtship Behavior

By |2022-03-13T13:34:15-06:00April 20th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I had my best opportunities thus far this year to photograph Sage Thrasher courtship behavior and bilateral wing displays on Antelope Island.

Nesting Sage Thrashers – In a Rush to Reproduce

By |2022-03-13T09:53:40-06:00April 7th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I had my first opportunity to photograph a Sage Thrasher with nesting materials in its bill 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.

First of the Year Sage Thrasher on Antelope Island!

By |2022-03-13T09:54:57-06:00March 14th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was absolutely delighted to spot a pair of Sage Thrashers on Antelope Island yesterday because I have been anxiously awaiting their arrival since they left last fall.

Six-pack of Birds

By |2022-03-13T09:46:22-06:00June 11th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Chukars, Davis County, Eastern Kingbirds, Loggerhead Shrikes, Sage Thrashers, Utah, Western Kingbirds, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It was delightful to have light and a six-pack (plus) of birds out on Antelope Island yesterday to test my new Nikon D7100.

Monday Mornings Medley of Birds on Antelope Island

By |2022-03-13T09:52:03-06:00May 13th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Burrowing Owls, Chukars, Davis County, Horned Larks, Red-tailed Hawks, Sage Thrashers, Say's Phoebes, Utah, Western Kingbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Western Kingbird After several days of not being able to photograph birds because of bad weather I was pleasantly surprised to have a medley of birds to photograph on Antelope Island Monday.

Two simple Sage Thrasher Photos

By |2022-03-13T09:48:19-06:00April 29th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

While on Antelope Island yesterday I was able to photograph these two Sage Thrashers in two different locations with one perched on Sagebrush and the other on Rabbitbrush.

Sage Thrashers and Sagebrush

By |2022-03-13T09:15:15-06:00April 23rd, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Sage Thrashers are considered sagebrush obligates meaning that they require sagebrush for some part of their life cycle and for the Sage Thrashers in Utah that means they need it during the breeding cycle.

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