Monthly Archives: May 2022

Blooming Longleaf Phlox In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2022-05-31T12:54:31-05:00May 31st, 2022|Categories: Longleaf Phlox, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Earlier this month I found an area where Longleaf Phlox were blooming in the Wasatch Mountains and I just had to take a few photos of them.

Female Black-chinned Hummingbird Feeding On Honeysuckle

By |2022-06-05T05:17:37-05:00May 30th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Black-chinned Hummingbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I took these female Black-chinned Hummingbird photos as she fed on the nectar of a honeysuckle last week high in the Wasatch Mountains near an alpine creek.

Spring Male Belted Kingfisher Portrait

By |2022-05-28T05:13:55-05:00May 28th, 2022|Categories: Belted Kingfishers, Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I took my first of year male Belted Kingfisher portrait photos three days ago high in the Wasatch Mountains when this bird flew in close to me.

Green-tailed Towhee Singing From A Treetop

By |2022-05-27T05:37:00-05:00May 27th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Green-tailed Towhees, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was delighted to observe, hear and photograph a beautiful Green-tailed Towhee singing from a treetop two days ago high in the Wasatch Mountains.

Female Western Tanager Perched On A Juniper

By |2022-05-25T05:25:09-05:00May 25th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert, Western Tanagers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I spent time photographing a female Western Tanager perched on a juniper in a canyon out in the sky island mountains of the West Desert of Utah.

Woodland Coyote Watching Me Watching Him

By |2022-05-24T04:22:22-05:00May 24th, 2022|Categories: Coyotes, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While I photographed hummingbirds last week high in the Wasatch Mountains I also took images of an adult male woodland Coyote watching me watching him.

Photographing Two Yellow Warbler Nests

By |2023-09-17T04:00:46-05:00May 23rd, 2022|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I found not one but two Yellow Warbler nests high in the Wasatch Mountains because I paid attention to the movements of two female warblers.

Lark Sparrow Photos Taken In The West Desert

By |2022-06-05T05:14:06-05:00May 22nd, 2022|Categories: Birds, Lark Sparrows, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I haven't shared any of my recent Lark Sparrow photos this spring so I thought I would remedy that by sharing some that I took out in the West Desert nine days ago.

Cute Baby Uinta Ground Squirrel Images

By |2022-05-21T04:11:07-05:00May 21st, 2022|Categories: Summit County, Uinta Ground Squirrels, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Cute baby Uinta Ground Squirrel images have become a yearly tradition and desire for me and this week the babies were emerging from their burrows.

World Bee Day 2022

By |2022-05-20T05:50:52-05:00May 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.

Female Black-chinned Hummingbird With Honeysuckle

By |2022-05-19T04:55:52-05:00May 19th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Black Twinberry Honeysuckle, Black-chinned Hummingbirds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I spotted this tiny female Black-chinned Hummingbird yesterday high in the Wasatch Mountains I hoped she'd begin to feed on some nearby honeysuckle.

Western Chokecherry Before Blooming

By |2022-05-18T04:54:35-05:00May 18th, 2022|Categories: Tooele County, Trees, Shrubs and Flowers, Utah, West Desert, Western Chokecherry|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week I stopped to take photos of a Western Chokecherry because I could see that there were flower buds on it and I want to follow this chokecherry this year.

It’s A Special Day Here At On The Wing Photography

By |2023-02-17T06:41:12-06:00May 17th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Lazuli Buntings, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today is special day here at On The Wing Photography because it marks my 4000th post AND it is also my Mom's 90th Birthday!

Spring Pine Siskin In Sagebrush

By |2022-05-16T05:00:31-05:00May 16th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Pine Siskins, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I mentioned that a Pine Siskin chased away the Chipping Sparrow that I shared photos of. This is that Pine Siskin perched on another sage.

Spring Chipping Sparrow Images

By |2022-05-15T04:25:09-05:00May 15th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Chipping Sparrows, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two days ago I had a Chipping Sparrow in breeding plumage perched on sage at the edge of a forest in my viewfinder for a few seconds.

Spring Male Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

By |2022-05-14T06:39:43-05:00May 14th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was thrilled to find and photograph a male Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in spring breeding plumage yesterday at the edge of a juniper woodland in Tooele County.

West Desert Mountain Bluebird

By |2022-05-13T05:05:53-05:00May 13th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Mountain Bluebirds, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It is always lovely to have a male Mountain Bluebird like this one I found in the West Desert in my viewfinder because they rival the color of the sky overhead.

Ghost Moose With A Tick Infestation

By |2024-04-07T04:16:12-05:00May 12th, 2022|Categories: Moose, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I was excited to spot a bull Moose bedded down and nearly hidden from view while I was up in Morgan County high in the Wasatch Mountains.

Gray Flycatcher And Memories Of Billy Fenimore

By |2024-02-05T14:32:26-06:00May 11th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Gray Flycatchers, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While I was out in the West Desert of Utah yesterday I thought about my friend Billy Fenimore and his family as I photographed this adult Gray Flycatcher.

My First Of Season Least Chipmunk Images

By |2022-05-10T04:30:13-05:00May 10th, 2022|Categories: Least Chipmunks, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two mornings ago I spotted a Least Chipmunk crawl up onto a rock and internally squealed with delight as I took my first of season images of the little fur ball.

Spring Yellow Warbler Photos

By |2024-04-20T05:28:05-05:00May 9th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I had a bit of fun taking female and male Yellow Warbler photos yesterday in the high country of the Wasatch Mountain Range on a bright sunny morning. 

Yearling Mule Deer Buck In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2022-05-07T04:40:47-05:00May 6th, 2022|Categories: Morgan County, Mule Deer, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I drove up into the Wasatch Mountains yesterday. My Jeep got pretty muddy and one highlight of my morning was when I photographed this yearling Mule Deer buck.

Male Northern Flicker Images

By |2022-05-04T05:40:32-05:00May 4th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Northern Flickers, Targhee National Forest|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I am sharing a few male Northern Flicker images that I took seven years ago at the edge of a mountain forest in the Targhee National Forest in Idaho.

Young Yellow-bellied Marmot Pup Portraits

By |2022-05-03T05:28:31-05:00May 3rd, 2022|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today I am sharing two portraits of recently photographed Yellow-bellied Marmot pups that I found near their den in desert habitat in northern Utah.

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