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White-tailed Deer Does Plus A Fawn At Sequoyah NWR

By |2024-03-06T05:42:21-07:00March 6th, 2024|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, White-tailed Deer|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I photographed these White-tailed Deer does with a fawn last June at Reeve's Slough, which is part of Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Black-footed Drone Fly On Rabbitbrush

By |2023-10-07T05:00:56-06:00October 7th, 2023|Categories: Black-footed Drone Flies, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While out in the West Desert two days ago, I photographed this adult Black-footed Drone Fly, a member of the hoverfly family, on a rabbitbrush.

White-tailed Deer Does And Fawn

By |2023-07-16T04:10:51-06:00June 10th, 2023|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, White-tailed Deer|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The first mammals I photographed at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma were deer. Later in the morning, I found these White-tailed Deer does and fawn in a lotus-edged slough.

Wildflowers I Photographed In 2022

By |2022-12-29T04:11:01-07:00December 29th, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Blue Elderberry, Box Elder County, Chicory, Common Mullein, Common Sunflowers, Curlycup Gumweed, Davis County, East Canyon, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Flatbud Prickly Poppy, Gray’s Biscuitroot, Hound’s Tongue, Lewis’s Flax, Longleaf Phlox, Morgan County, Mountain Goldenbanner, Parsnipflower Buckwheat, Purple Loosestrife, Roundleaf Snowberry, Rubber Rabbitbrush, Scarlet Gilia, Showy Milkweed, Silvery Lupine, Spearleaf Arnica, Sticky Purple Geraniums, Summit County, Tooele County, Utah, Utah Serviceberry, Wasatch Mountains, Western Chokecherry, White Water Crowfoot, Wood's Rose|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I wanted to share some of the wildflowers I photographed in 2022. Birds are my primary subjects yet I simply can't resist focusing on wildflowers.

California Darner Dragonfly In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2022-07-05T04:46:12-06:00July 5th, 2022|Categories: California Darners, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On the 26th of June I had a darner dragonfly land on a honeysuckle in front of me, that dragonfly was a California Darner.

Ornate Checkered Beetle In Sticky Purple Geraniums

By |2022-07-01T05:16:58-06:00July 1st, 2022|Categories: Ornate Checkered Beetles, Sticky Purple Geraniums, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When my trips to the field are slow bird-wise there is always something else to focus on. Earlier this week it was an Ornate Checkered Beetle on Sticky Purple Geraniums.

Not A Blue-eyed Darner Dragonfly – Other Things With Wings

By |2022-07-05T06:54:29-06:00June 29th, 2022|Categories: Blue-eyed Darner Dragonflies, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildlife|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I love photographing dragonflies so when this darner dragonfly landed in front of me near a creek in the Wasatch Mountains I was delighted.

World Bee Day 2022

By |2022-05-20T05:50:52-06:00May 20th, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Great Basin Bumble Bees, Long-horned Bees, Midges, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

May 20th is World Bee Day and I am sharing a photo of two native bees this morning. The Great Basin Bumble Bee and the Long-horned Bee. Native bees are important pollinators.

Gray Catbird Searching For Berries

By |2022-04-20T21:26:06-06:00June 30th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Gray Catbirds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I spent part of my time in the Wasatch Mountains focused on a Gray Catbird searching for ripe honeysuckle berries. 

Spotted Sandpiper Foraging In White Water Crowfoot

By |2022-06-28T04:49:30-06:00June 20th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Spotted Sandpipers, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two days ago I photographed an adult Spotted Sandpiper foraging in Common Water-Crowfoot in a creek in the Wasatch Mountains.

Dreaming Of Wildflowers

By |2022-05-27T06:26:11-06:00March 30th, 2021|Categories: Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

My dreams were filled with blooming wildflowers and me taking photos of them in the field so it seemed appropriate to share a few wildflower photos this morning.

Common Sunflower, Great Basin Bumble Bee And Long-horned Bee At Bear River MBR

By |2024-03-03T19:36:05-07:00August 21st, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Great Basin Bumble Bees, Long-horned Bees, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I photographed this Common Sunflower I noticed the Great Basin Bumble Bee right away then I saw the other bee and what appears to be two midges on the upper left quadrant of the flower petals.

Black Henbane – Noxious Weeds In Utah

By |2021-05-16T06:01:43-06:00June 23rd, 2020|Categories: Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This plant is Black Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) and is also known as Henbane, Hog’s-bean, and Stinking Nightshade and is native to the Mediterranean.

Photographing Blooming Glacier Lilies

By |2021-05-16T06:11:58-06:00April 21st, 2020|Categories: Tooele County, Utah, West Desert, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I enjoyed my journey to photograph the Glacier Lilies yesterday, it was quiet, peaceful and very relaxing. No news, no negativity, and not thinking about what a mess our world is in helped me to de-stress.

Blooming Showy Milkweed In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2021-05-16T04:05:34-06:00August 3rd, 2019|Categories: Morgan County, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I missed out on photographing Showy Milkweed in bloom in the lower elevations of northern Utah but not at the higher elevations of the Wasatch Mountains.

Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird Sipping Nectar From A Lanceleaf Figwort

By |2021-05-16T06:15:26-06:00July 30th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Broad-tailed Hummingbirds, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Just a short post today with a photo of a male Broad-tailed Hummingbird getting nectar from an unknown wildflower, or at least it is unknown to me.

Blooming Common Mullein In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2024-01-07T03:28:24-07:00July 23rd, 2018|Categories: Common Mullein, Summit County, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

As a child I remember plucking the leaves of Common Mullein just to touch them because the leaves were as soft as well worn flannel, their yellow flowers didn't interest me much but the soft leaves sure did.

Gray Catbird Plus Blooming Hound’s Tongue Photos

By |2022-06-18T18:19:46-06:00June 9th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Gray Catbirds, Summit County, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I enjoyed my time yesterday morning photographing the Gray Catbird and the Hound's Tongue in bloom but I really wish I had been as happy with my catbird photos as I am the wildflower images.

Blooming Desert Globemallows – Orange Wildflowers That Brighten the Desert

By |2024-02-29T07:06:28-07:00May 22nd, 2018|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The wildflowers I photographed are Desert Globemallows (Sphaeralcea ambigua) and they were blooming abundantly on the road to the jetty, I don't think I have seen so many of them in full bloom before.

Rocky Mountain Bee Plant & Monarch Butterfly In Flight

By |2022-10-08T10:05:58-06:00August 23rd, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Monarch Butterflies, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Photographing birds while they are flying can be challenging and photographing Monarch Butterflies in flight can be just as challenging to do too.

Western Goatsbeard Seedhead in the Targhee National Forest

By |2021-05-16T07:57:37-06:00July 30th, 2016|Categories: Clark County, Idaho, Targhee National Forest, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

The scientific name is Tragopogon dubius but this forb has many common names including Yellow Salsify, Yellow Goatsbeard, Western Salsify, Wild Oysterplant and my favorite Western Goatsbeard.

Autumn Teasels and a Song Sparrow

By |2021-06-12T11:42:23-06:00October 16th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Song Sparrows, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I did get some images of the Song and White-crowned Sparrows on the wild rose and I like how this Song Sparrow had its back to me but gave me a nice head turn over its shoulder.

Rufous Hummingbird hovering by Rocky Mountain Bee Plant

By |2022-10-08T10:08:19-06:00August 16th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Rufous Hummingbirds, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This Rufous Hummingbird had a favorite perch that looked out over its favorite patch of Rocky Mountain Bee Plant.

Black-chinned Hummingbird to brighten a dreary winter day

By |2022-10-08T10:09:23-06:00February 9th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-chinned Hummingbirds, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

The opposite of cold, gray, windy and rainy is summertime in my mind so I thought that today I would post some thing from a warmer, brighter and calmer day and what could be more summery than a Black-chinned Hummingbird feeding on Rocky Mountain Bee Plant?

Calliope Hummingbird and Rocky Mountain Bee Plant

By |2017-06-29T08:37:52-06:00October 23rd, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Calliope Hummingbirds, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Just a quick post this morning of a tiny Calliope Hummingbird feeding on Rocky Mountain Bee Plant that I photographed at the end of August.

Female Black-chinned Hummingbird

By |2021-05-28T07:16:03-06:00September 2nd, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-chinned Hummingbirds, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

After looking at these images that I took last Friday I am wondering if this hummingbird that I photographed is a female Broad-tailed Hummingbird.

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