Portrait Of A Wet Juvenile Loggerhead Shrike
After a rainy summer day there were puddles on the dirt roads of Antelope Island State Park and this juvenile Loggerhead Shrike took advantage of a puddle and bathed.
Willet Close Ups
There was a very cooperative Willet on Antelope Island Yesterday that was close to a road and perched in sweet light and I couldn't resist taking portraits of this lovely shorebird.
Uinta Ground Squirrels of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Uinta Ground Squirrels are the most plentiful mammals I see during the summer months in the Centennial Valley.
Moose Cow in the Targhee National Forest
Being in the right place at the right time can be awesome like last year being in the Targhee National Forest when a cow Moose and calf walked down a hill.
California Gull Up Close
All this California Gull would need to get some people excited about it is talons instead of webbed feet and more of a hook to its bill and people would go absolutely bat-sh*t crazy over them.
California Gulls on a Clear April Morning
The California Gulls and the Marbled Godwit came in close and I decided to do some portrait images of the gull.
Black-tailed Jackrabbit After A Snow Storm
I don't have as many Black-tailed Jackrabbit images as I would like, I need to change that.
Nesting Sage Thrashers – In a Rush to Reproduce
Yesterday I had my first opportunity to photograph a Sage Thrasher with nesting materials in its bill on Antelope Island State Park.
Extreme Close Up Of An American Bison
Looking at this bull's eye made me think of how long bison have been roaming the planet and how we almost pushed them to extinction.
Chukar Portrait
While photographing Black-billed Magpies last week I noticed a pair of Chukars up close and decided to take portraits of the closest bird.
Close Up Of A Singing Western Meadowlark
It was chilly yesterday on Antelope Island but the Western Meadowlarks were singing from perches on rocks and on top of sagebrush.
Horned Lark Extreme Close Up
Could you guess what bird I photographed just from looking at the extreme close up photo above?
Antelope Island’s Coyotes On A Bright Winter Day
Yesterday was a Coyote kind of day for me seeing two Coyotes fight, a pair chase off an intruding Coyote and another pair with an intruding Coyote following them.
Great Egrets – Big White Wading Birds
After posting Great Blue Heron images yesterday I decided to post images of Great Egrets which are also a large wading bird species this morning.
Few Minutes Up Close With A Great Blue Heron On The Florida Coast
Photographing this bird brought back memories of a day I spotted a Great Blue Heron struggling because it was caught in a trotline in the Chattahoochee River in Georgia
Juvenile White-crowned Sparrow Close Ups
Earlier this week I was able to photograph a juvenile White-crowned Sparrow up close while it fed on sagebrush seeds on Antelope Island State Park.
Three Coyote Day
Yesterday I had a three Coyote day on the causeway to Antelope Island State Park, one was by itself and the other two were traveling together.
Raising my glass to 2015!
Raising the glass attached to my camera that is! I'm excited about the photographic opportunities that will present themselves in 2015.
Winter American Barn Owl On A Gray Day
Still waiting for snow here in the Salt Lake Valley so I am posting another snowy image of a Barn Owl taken in December of 2013.
An Anhinga’s Bad Hair Day
If I were an Anhinga and stretching it even further if I were a male Anhinga this is what I would look like today.
American Badger portrait
I thought I would share another American Badger portrait that I took back in May of this year on Antelope Island State Park in northern Utah.
American White Pelican Portraits
It isn't all that often that I am able to obtain portraits of wild birds so when I had an opportunity last month to take portraits of this American White Pelican I jumped at the chance.
Close Up Of A Red-tailed Hawk In Flight
There are times when the birds I want to photograph are too far away and then there are times when the birds get too close, this Red-tailed Hawk got too close.
A Very Obliging Swainson’s Hawk Juvenile
For three days I had great fun photographing two very obliging Swainson's Hawk juveniles at the east end of the Centennial Valley and by obliging I mean they were very approachable.
Merlin Magic
Just a short Merlin post today from my Montana trip, a teaser for the images I will soon be posting.
Little Blue Heron Portrait
This is another image I came across last week and wondered why I hadn't processed it because I don't have many Little Blue Heron portraits in my portfolio.
Western Kingbird Up Close – Almost Too Close!
Three days ago I was caught off guard when this Western Kingbird flew in and hovered up close to me, almost too close actually.
Lone Coyote
I am sharing a portrait of a lone Coyote that I took as this lovely creature foraged for food along the Antelope Island Causeway.
An American Badger and Long-tailed Weasels
I had a fantastic time yesterday photographing an American Badger at its burrow with its prey and a couple of Long-tailed Weasels, both alive and dead.
Portraits Of A Coyote
These Coyote portraits were created yesterday morning after finding the Coyote hunting voles along the causeway to Antelope Island State Park.