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Foggy Start To An April Morning At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |2024-04-17T18:50:23-05:00April 18th, 2024|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, White-tailed Deer|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday, there was a foggy start to a morning of bird and wildlife photography at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. I really didn't mind the fog much at all.

Immature Female Northern Harrier

By |2023-12-12T05:20:01-06:00December 12th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Environment, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Habitat, Northern Harriers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today I am sharing three photos of an immature female Northern Harrier that I took ten years ago at Farmington Bay WMA.

Adult Male Rough-legged Hawk In Early Morning Light

By |2022-01-30T05:22:42-06:00January 30th, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Rough-legged Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Of all the photos I took yesterday at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge the one I liked the most is of this Rough-legged Hawk in early morning light.

Well Crap – Another Cloudy Day

By |2021-10-27T05:21:43-05:00October 27th, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Great Blue Herons, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I selected this hatch year Great Blue Heron photo to share today because it showed the young bird taking a crap on the flats of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.

Was the Killing Of Bob The Sandhill Crane Really Necessary?

By |2024-02-05T05:12:53-06:00September 5th, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Beaverhead County, Birds, Box Elder County, Centennial Valley, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Montana, Sandhill Cranes, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One of the other things that made me upset with Bob the Sandhill Crane being killed is that this could have been prevented.

Ten Sandhill Cranes At Bear River MBR

By |2021-03-02T05:33:35-06:00March 2nd, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Sandhill Cranes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It was the highlight of my morning to find, observe, listen to, and photograph ten Sandhill Cranes at Bear River MBR yesterday.

Immature Great Blue Heron On Christmas Day

By |2021-04-17T17:42:54-05:00December 28th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Great Blue Herons, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One of my Christmas Day gifts from Mother Nature was the chance to photograph an immature Great Blue Heron in a field.

Five Bird Photos From Christmas Day 2020

By |2020-12-26T07:05:35-06:00December 26th, 2020|Categories: American Kestrels, Bald Eagles, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Great Blue Herons, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Much to my delight I was able to photograph some birds on Christmas Day at Farmington Bay WMA yesterday morning.

Immature Bald Eagles Up High In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2021-03-08T06:16:36-06:00February 4th, 2020|Categories: Bald Eagles, Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On the first of February when I found and photographed an unusual and distinctive Bald Eagle with leucism I also photographed two more immature eagles in the same area.

Some Days In The Field Are Mostly For Learning

By |2023-09-28T06:49:14-05:00January 4th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I didn't press my DSLR's shutter button a single time while I was out in the field so I came home without a single photo of a bird or animal but I did come home with something else. Knowledge.

Peek-a-boo Rough-legged Hawk At Farmington Bay WMA

By |2022-12-15T09:50:50-06:00November 27th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Hawks, Eagles, Ospreys and Vultures, Rough-legged Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Why did it make me laugh and smile? Because it looks like the Rough-legged Hawk might have been playing peek-a-boo as it looked towards me through its wingtips.

Male American Kestrel Turning In Flight – Small In The Frame

By |2022-12-10T08:49:01-06:00October 30th, 2018|Categories: American Kestrels, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While I would have enjoyed having this male American Kestrel closer to me as it turned in flight than it was yesterday morning I found that I liked this frame with the tiny falcon turning in flight being small in the frame too.

Immature Light Morph Rough-legged Hawk in Flight & Landing

By |2022-12-15T09:48:05-06:00December 23rd, 2017|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Rough-legged Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Eight days ago I spent time photographing an immature, light morph Rough-legged Hawk at Farmington Bay WMA in northern Utah.

Roadside Short-eared Owl Female

By |2024-03-14T11:09:56-05:00August 16th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I haven't been seeing the Short-eared Owls lately and that is most likely because their young are now on their own and they don't need to hunt as much because now they only need to feed themselves.

Juvenile Female Northern Harrier In A Field Of Snow

By |2021-03-03T12:29:25-06:00February 15th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Northern Harriers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

At the end of January there was a nice, clear morning at Farmington Bay WMA and I spotted a juvenile female Northern Harrier in a field of snow next to the road who was a cooperative subject.

Juvenile Northern Harrier in a fog at Farmington Bay

By |2021-11-23T04:12:05-06:00February 6th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Northern Harriers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I did spot a juvenile Northern Harrier in the fog resting on a clump of vegetation in the snow covered field on the east side of the road and took a few images of it.

An Assortment of Birds from Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge This Week

By |2024-03-07T05:45:35-06:00July 26th, 2015|Categories: American White Pelicans, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Mourning Doves, Northern Pintails, Sandhill Cranes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I posted a juvenile Wilson's Phalarope and today I am posting an assortment of others birds I photographed the same day at Bear River NWR.

Pair of Sandhill Cranes in the Centennial Valley

By |2022-07-14T05:43:50-05:00September 16th, 2014|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Sandhill Cranes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was delighted to find quite a few Sandhill Cranes in the Centennial Valley of Montana last week and this pair was close enough to photograph.

Red-tailed Hawk On A Winter Day

By |2021-07-01T03:49:22-05:00January 15th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One of the birds I photographed yesterday was this handsome Red-tailed Hawk that I spotted in a tree at Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area.

Male Ring-necked Pheasant in marsh habitat

By |2022-04-01T16:52:29-05:00December 14th, 2012|Categories: Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Ring-necked Pheasants, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Ring-necked Pheasants are colorful upland game birds that are native to Asia and were introduced into North America for recreational hunting purposes and now occur widespread across southern Canada and in many areas of the U.S. except for some of the southern states.

Pronghorn doe in a field of Moth Mullein

By |2016-12-07T12:13:16-06:00August 3rd, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Pronghorn, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

I haven't posted a Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) for a while and thought I would share this one taken earlier this week on Antelope Island State Park in northern Utah today.

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