wild Sunflowers

Blooming Common Sunflower With An Ant

By |2021-08-13T06:15:33-06:00August 13th, 2021|Categories: Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I photographed some birds yesterday morning in the Wasatch Mountains but it was the blooming Common Sunflower with an ant that made me smile the most when I saw it on my screen.

Focusing On Taking Immature Cooper’s Hawk Photos

By |2024-03-16T13:22:23-06:00September 7th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Cooper’s Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The first bird I photographed yesterday morning was an immature Cooper's Hawk that I found because I spotted a Red-tailed Hawk on a cliff face that the young accipiter decided to harass. 

Upside Down Winter American Goldfinch Feeding On Wild Sunflower Seeds

By |2021-03-03T07:04:13-07:00November 26th, 2019|Categories: American Goldfinches, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I feel a little like this American Goldfinch this morning, meaning I feel like I am upside down because of issues on my web site that started just after I woke up at o'dark hundred.

Immature Swainson’s Hawk, Golden Light And Common Sunflowers

By |2021-05-16T06:14:14-06:00September 6th, 2019|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Swainson's Hawks, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two days ago I was able to photograph an immature Swainson's Hawk in golden light perched on a fence post that was surrounded by bright yellow common sunflowers. Yes, I was blissed out.

White-crowned Sparrow Juvenile Feeding On Wild Sunflower Seeds

By |2017-10-18T05:15:48-06:00October 18th, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

I've been seeing plenty of White-crowned Sparrows on Antelope Island State Park of late and yesterday they were busy feeding on the wild sunflowers that grow there.

Ruby-crowned Kinglets in Northern Utah

By |2021-06-26T12:03:25-06:00October 1st, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Ruby-crowned Kinglets are tiny little songbirds weighing in at a mere 0.23 ounces but what they lack in size they make up for in high-powered energy, they just don't sit still.

Autumn Pine Siskins at Farmington Bay WMA

By |2023-10-17T19:14:05-06:00September 22nd, 2017|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Pine Siskins, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I took this photo of two Pine Siskins in the autumn of 2015 as they perched together on a wild sunflower at Farmington Bay WMA where they appeared to be having a tiff over the seeds.

Coyote in the grasses of Antelope Island

By |2023-11-16T05:40:41-07:00October 25th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Coyotes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last month I spotted this Coyote in the golden light of dawn while it hunted in the grasses on Antelope Island State Park. With light so sweet, how could I resist?

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