Beautiful Pollinators
Yesterday the light wasn't great in the morning but I did get out to take some images an Antelope Island and there were plenty of pollinators out and about.
Sandhill Crane And A Stormy Sky
In March of this year I spent several days photographing Sandhill Cranes in southern Utah where the light and the weather could rapidly change.
Juvenile Black-necked Stilt at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
I had an opportunity to photograph this juvenile Black-necked Stilt as it rested along the auto tour route at the refuge.
Brown Pelicans flying into the sunset and floating on the Gulf of Mexico
I worked up two older Brown Pelican images to share this morning taken at Fort De Soto in 2009 and 2008.
In The End We Will Only Conserve What We Love
These words are as powerful and thought provoking today as they were 46 years ago.
White Ibis and the reflections from mangroves
These two White Ibis images were taken 19 frames apart and the color of the water changed dramatically as the ibis and I moved north
Female American Kestrel On A Frosty Winter Morn
American Kestrels are year round residents in Utah and when the cold sets in they are less skittish and will allow closer approaches.
Photobombed By A Bird And A Bug
When taking any photograph it is possible to be photobombed and I have had my share of those including these two bird images.
White-tailed doe in a barley field
Two years ago today I was in Glacier County, Montana photographing sparrows, partridge, Swainson's Hawks and White-tailed Deer.
Least Sandpiper At The Lagoon’s Edge
I came across this diminutive Least Sandpiper while photographing Greater Yellowlegs at a tidal lagoon at Fort De Soto's north beach in the fall of 2008.
Monday Medley of Bees, Moths and Hummingbirds
I've compiled a medley of images this morning of bees, moths and hummingbirds that I have photographed this past week to share this morning.
The Dunlin Gets The Worm
I wanted to post a shorebird today that I haven't posted in a while so I picked this image where the late afternoon Dunlin gets the worm
Rufous Hummingbird hovering by Rocky Mountain Bee Plant
This Rufous Hummingbird had a favorite perch that looked out over its favorite patch of Rocky Mountain Bee Plant.
Female Black-chinned Hummingbird And A Bee Plant
The brief appearance of this Black-chinned Hummingbird delighted me yesterday as she fed on the Rocky Mountain Bee Plant.
Great Blue Heron’s Flight Over Farmington Bay
This Great Blue Heron landed briefly on a willow that was along the road at Farmington Bay but before I could get my exposure set correctly it took flight.
Sunrise Skimmers With Sandstone Texture
Both versions of this frame of the sunrise Black Skimmers bring back memories from the morning I created this photo of them in their pre-dawn flight.
Hovering Forster’s Tern
Last week I photographed this adult Forster's Tern in flight as it foraged for food above Glover Pond near Farmington Bay WMA.
Little Blue Heron In A Florida Lagoon
I missed the Little Blue Heron in Utah but I have fond memories of the day I photographed this one as the sun began to set over the Gulf of Mexico.
Making A Splash – A Foraging Snowy Egret
I enjoy watching Snowy Egrets foraging for prey and I had the opportunity to do that up close last week at Glover Pond with this egret.
Dairy Creek Moose
Late last month I posted about Two Moose on the Loose in the Targhee National Forest and today I thought I'd share two more images of the moose.
Juvenile Black-necked Stilts
Black-necked Stilts seem to have had great success this nesting season because there are so many juvenile stilts at Farmington Bay Bird Refuge right now.
White-faced Ibis
There were quite a few White-faced Ibis on Glover Pond near the Great Salt Lake Nature Center and I focused on them for a bit.
Western Kingbird nesting failure
In June I published several posts about a pair of Western Kingbirds nesting on Antelope Island State park but unfortunately that nesting attempt failed.
Red-tailed Hawk On A Cold Winter Day
I photographed this particular Red-tailed Hawk on five different days in Utah County and really enjoyed the cold, crisp mornings I had with it.
Glover Pond with Great Blue Herons and White-faced Ibis
Yesterday I focused on a few wading birds I saw at Glover Pond near the Great Salt Lake Nature Center and that include Great Blue Herons and White-faced Ibis.
Foraging Solitary Sandpiper in Montana
On my recent trip to Idaho and Montana I was delighted to photograph a foraging Solitary Sandpiper in a farm pond in Beaverhead County, MT.
Immature Black-billed Magpie
Right now on Antelope Island State Park teenaged birds are molting into their adult plumage including young Black-billed Magpies.
Greater Sage-Grouse – Another Species On The Edge
Greater Sage-Grouse should already be on the endangered species list but they aren't.
Uinta Ground Squirrel in Montana
Even though Uinta Ground Squirrels are called pests, vermin and varmints by some people I happen to like them a lot as photographic subjects.
Swainson’s Hawk In Southwestern Montana
Last week while in Montana and Idaho I was able to photograph this Swainson's Hawk as it lifted off from a grassy slope heading up Monida Hill.