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Curious Short-eared Owl Fledgling At Bear River MBR

By |June 26th, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I took quite a few photos of the fledgling Short-eared Owl that I had a clear view of and even though the lighting wasn't the best I was enchanted by the views I had of it.

Female Brown-headed Cowbird In A Serviceberry

By |June 17th, 2020|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Morgan County, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Savannah Sparrows, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Three days ago one of the birds that the Song Sparrows chased off was an adult female Brown-headed Cowbird that landed on a serviceberry in front of me.

Fledgling Short-eared Owl Parallaxing From An Old Wooden Post

By |April 16th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The young Short-eared Owl in this photo was parallaxing when I photographed it in which basically means the fledgling owl was moving its head to gain different viewpoints.

Fledgling Mountain Bluebird In Montana

By |April 12th, 2019|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Mountain Bluebirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I dug through my older files and found this photo of a fledgling Mountain Bluebird perched on a wire fence that I photographed in July of 2017 up in Montana's Centennial Valley.

Yellow Warbler Fledgling Foraging On Its Own

By |July 5th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Northern Yellow Warblers, Summit County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Imagine moving down a gravel road and seeing just a tiny flash of movement and light-colored plumage in a stand of green vegetation and trying to figure out if it is a bright leaf in the breeze or a fledgling Yellow Warbler in a split second.

Unexpected Fledgling Short-eared Owl Rescue Mission

By |June 27th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I planned to stay home to try to get caught up on the many things that are on my plate and to stay out of the heat but unbeknownst to me that plan was going to change at 6:31 in the morning and that I would soon be on a rescue mission.

Photographing Female Yellow Warblers Feeding Their Fledglings

By |May 12th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Northern Yellow Warblers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was delighted to be able to photograph the female Yellow Warbler as she fed her young and to watch the fledgling as it fluttered its wings and gulped down the food the female brought it.

Photographing Short-eared Owl Fledglings in Northern Utah

By |February 25th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Both of the fledgling Short-eared Owls I took photos of that morning appeared very relaxed while I photographed them, they looked around, preened, yawned, stretched and even rested with their eyes closed.

American Crow Fledglings Riding The Rails

By |July 16th, 2017|Categories: American Crows, Birds, Clark County, Idaho|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There were several fledglings on the rails but I liked how these two young American Crows were relatively close together and both looking the same direction, up the rails and to the north

Red-tailed Hawk Fledglings And Some Sad News

By |July 1st, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I spotted two of the other Red-tailed Hawk chicks that I have been following since early spring and was delighted that they have now fledged and have both learned to fly.

Red-tailed Hawk Chicks – The Wind Blew Their Nest Away

By |June 15th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Nesting Birds, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I saw the Red-tailed Hawk chicks near where the nest had been though and I spent less than two minutes with them and took a few images before leaving them alone.

Without Science You Would Not See This Short-eared Owl Photo

By |January 25th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Without science you would not see this Short-eared Owl chick photo. You are here viewing it through a device using an internet connection to connect to a page housed on a server.

Update On The Short-eared Owl That I Helped To Rescue

By |September 7th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I can now give another update on the Short-eared Owl, he will be going to Hawkwatch International in October to be used as an educational bird!

Update on the Injured Short-eared Owl Fledgling

By |July 2nd, 2016|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I'm so sorry this Short-eared Owl fledgling won't be released like the Barn Owl I helped to rescue in Montana but rescuing it from the barbed wire was still the right thing to do.

Short-eared Owl Fledgling Barbed Wire Injury

By |June 20th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Right after seeing the adult I also saw a fledgling Short-eared Eared Owl about 8 to 10 feet from the adult hung up on barbed wire.

Short-eared Owl Fledgling Parallaxing

By |June 14th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This Short-eared Owl fledgling spent a lot of time looking at the vehicle on the far side of the road parallaxing with its head tilted or bobbing up and down.

Portrait of a Great Horned Owl Chick in a Hay Barn

By |May 20th, 2016|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Great Horned Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This portrait of a Great Horned Owl chick in a hay barn might not have been taken in the most aesthetically pleasing location but I don't think the owlet gives a hoot about the rusty iron beams and corrugated metal walls.

Great Horned Owl Chick On Honeymoon Island State Park

By |August 28th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Florida, Great Horned Owls, Honeymoon Island State Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I spent about three months in 2008 watching a Great Horned Owl nest on Honeymoon Island State Park in Florida from hatching until this young owl fledged.

Bundle of Western Burrowing Owls

By |July 1st, 2015|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Burrowing Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I thought I would share some images I have taken of Western Burrowing Owls that I took over several days spent with them in Box Elder County, Utah.

More Fun with Burrowing Owls and the Dangers of Barbed Wire

By |June 25th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Burrowing Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I spent yesterday morning photographing Burrowing Owls in northern Utah again and while most of it was fun there was something I found that broke my heart.

Morning Spent At A Burrowing Owl Burrow

By |June 23rd, 2015|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Burrowing Owls, Northern Harriers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week I posted an image of Burrowing Owl siblings that I found in northern Utah and today I am posting images of that burrow after spending yesterday morning being delighted by them once more.

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