Little Dutch Hollow

Adult American Robin in a Serviceberry in the Wasatch Mountains

By |2024-03-10T06:39:32-06:00October 12th, 2018|Categories: American Robins, Birds, Little Dutch Hollow, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

My best bird that morning was this adult American Robin that fluffed, preened and gobbled down some berries while perched in a Utah Serviceberry tree.

Black-capped Chickadee Plus the Colors of Autumn

By |2024-03-23T14:08:23-06:00September 19th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Black-capped Chickadees, Little Dutch Hollow, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Typically I would prefer that all of the body of this Black-capped Chickadee was free of the out of focus elements in front of it but visually the abstract jumble of Autumn colored leaves stimulates my eyes and my brain.

Molting Juvenile Spotted Towhee

By |2021-02-15T05:20:00-07:00September 14th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Little Dutch Hollow, Morgan County, Spotted Towhees, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

This time of the year male and female Spotted Towhees have finished raising their broods and their young are learning how to be on their own but they do look a touch ragged as they molt into their adult plumage.

Juvenile Osprey with a Tiger Trout in the Wasatch Mountains

By |2023-11-13T03:10:35-07:00September 10th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Little Dutch Hollow, Morgan County, Ospreys, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday the "unexpected" bird was a juvenile Osprey in the Wasatch Mountains. I'd say it was unexpected because I'd been photographing songbirds and wasn't expecting to see North America's "Fish Hawk" in the same area.

House Wrens Foraging in the Wasatch Mountains

By |2024-02-26T09:07:59-07:00September 8th, 2018|Categories: Birds, House Wrens, Little Dutch Hollow, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I was delighted to find two House Wrens foraging in a brush pile in the Wasatch Mountains not long after sunrise. This time of the year the wrens aren't singing like they do in the spring so I have to rely more on my eyes and not on a combination of my eyes and ears to locate them.

Late Summer Juvenile Cooper’s Hawk With The Colors Of Fall

By |2024-03-16T12:38:30-06:00September 6th, 2018|Categories: Cooper’s Hawks, Little Dutch Hollow, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I know, I could grumble about not being able to photograph the young Cooper's Hawk taking its prey down just feet away from my Jeep but you know what? Being there to see nature in action was enough for me.

Warbling Vireo With Autumn Colors In Northern Utah

By |2021-05-18T16:38:09-06:00September 4th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Little Dutch Hollow, Morgan County, Utah, Warbling Vireos, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I looked up and spotted a Warbling Vireo not only out in the open plus it had gorgeous fall colors in the background. I locked focus onto the vireo and started taking images in a long burst!

Black-capped Chickadee Foraging Near A Western Tent Caterpillar Tent

By |2024-03-23T14:05:06-06:00August 31st, 2018|Categories: Birds, Black-capped Chickadees, Little Dutch Hollow, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

I heard a familiar call, caught a flash of black, gray and white and spotted a Black-capped Chickadee land right in front of a Western Tent Caterpillar tent while calling out a clear "chickadee-dee-dee" to another chickadee that was nearby.

Morgan County Orange-crowned Warbler

By |2023-12-12T09:23:33-07:00August 28th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Little Dutch Hollow, Morgan County, Orange-crowned Warblers, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , |

This Orange-crowned Warbler probably wasn't peeking out of the serviceberry shrub at me, it was more than likely looking at the ripe fruit just in front of its bill.

Rufous Hummingbird In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2021-09-01T10:24:27-06:00August 27th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Little Dutch Hollow, Morgan County, Rufous Hummingbirds, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week for a few brief seconds I was pleasantly surprised to have a Rufous Hummingbird in my viewfinder while up in the Wasatch Mountains.

Dusky Flycatcher In Morgan County, Utah

By |2022-07-01T16:06:41-06:00August 25th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Dusky Flycatchers, Little Dutch Hollow, Morgan County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I am glad I didn't rush to report a Least Flycatcher along with the Baltimore Oriole when this little empid is actually a Dusky Flycatcher and a photographic lifer for me.

My Rare Baltimore Oriole Sighting In Northern Utah

By |2022-05-11T03:14:53-06:00August 24th, 2018|Categories: Baltimore Orioles, Birds, Little Dutch Hollow, Morgan County, Rarities, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

I didn't go up into the Wasatch Mountains yesterday thinking I would find a rare bird but that is precisely what happened after I spotted a beautiful male Baltimore Oriole fly into a serviceberry bush in Morgan County.

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