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Great Crested Flycatcher In Arkansas

By |2023-07-29T04:46:31-06:00July 29th, 2023|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Great Crested Flycatchers, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While I visited my friend Steve in Arkansas, I was happy to hear, see, and take a few Great Crested Flycatcher photos in his yard and at the refuge in Oklahoma.

Willow Flycatcher Up Close – What Are Rictal Bristles?

By |2022-08-03T05:25:59-06:00August 3rd, 2022|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Willow Flycatchers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On Sunday I had a wonderful opportunity to photograph an adult Willow Flycatcher up close when it landed very near my vehicle high in the Wasatch Mountains. 

One Wary Dusky Flycatcher

By |2022-07-02T05:03:33-06:00July 2nd, 2022|Categories: Bird ID, Birds, Dusky Flycatchers, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There is a story behind these Dusky Flycatcher photos that I took earlier this week while I sat in my Jeep next to a creek in the Wasatch Mountains.

Gray Flycatcher And Memories Of Billy Fenimore

By |2024-02-05T14:32:26-07:00May 11th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Gray Flycatchers, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While I was out in the West Desert of Utah yesterday I thought about my friend Billy Fenimore and his family as I photographed this adult Gray Flycatcher.

Low Light Singing Say’s Phoebe

By |2022-04-01T05:38:20-06:00April 1st, 2022|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Say's Phoebes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Listening to an adult Say's Phoebe singing in low light on Antelope Island State Park two days ago was a true auditory delight for my ears.

Willow Flycatcher Plus Info On The Parleys Canyon Fire

By |2021-08-18T05:01:14-06:00August 15th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Willow Flycatchers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I-80 runs east/west through Parleys Canyon and just after 1 pm a catalytic convertor ejected hot particles along the roadside which started the #ParleysCanyonFire.

Summer Willow Flycatcher Photos

By |2021-08-01T06:00:13-06:00August 1st, 2021|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Willow Flycatchers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I was able to spend time taking Willow Flycatcher photos high in the mountains with clear skies overhead as I watched the flycatchers hunting for prey.

Say’s Phoebe In Sage

By |2022-04-01T04:43:28-06:00June 11th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Say's Phoebes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I think Rufous-bellied Phoebe would be a great name instead of Say's Phoebe, with or without the hyphen. It is certainly more descriptive.

Say’s Phoebe – A Bird I Listen For In March

By |2021-03-09T06:40:34-07:00March 9th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Say's Phoebes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The calls of a Say's Phoebe are among the sounds I listen for in March and they are the first members of the tyrant flycatcher family I see each year in northern Utah.

Willow Flycatcher And Thoughts About Fall Migration

By |2021-05-25T03:59:42-06:00August 30th, 2020|Categories: Birds, East Canyon, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Willow Flycatchers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I took forty-eight photos of this flycatcher three days ago as it watched for flying insects from its perch and I realized that these might be the last Willow Flycatcher photos that I take this year.

Immature Eastern Kingbirds At Bear River MBR

By |2023-03-23T15:21:08-06:00August 19th, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Eastern Kingbirds, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I only had two minutes with these immature Eastern Kingbirds and I felt I had to make every second I had with them in my viewfinder count. I succeeded.

Adult Willow Flycatcher Perched In A Serviceberry

By |2021-05-25T04:06:18-06:00July 16th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Willow Flycatchers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Obtaining decent photos of Willow Flycatchers in the Wasatch Mountains has been harder and more challenging for me this year than last and there are a few reasons for that.

Eastern Kingbird Perched On Pickleweed

By |2021-06-15T09:22:14-06:00June 24th, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Eastern Kingbirds, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One of the birds I was excited to see and photograph yesterday morning was an adult Eastern Kingbird perched on a pickleweed next to the road.

Say’s Phoebes And Sagebrush

By |2021-06-11T04:15:41-06:00June 12th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Habitat, Say's Phoebes, Shrubs, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Over time I have come to associate Say's Phoebes with sagebrush because I don't think I have ever seen or photographed one of these phoebes where there wasn't sage nearby here in northern Utah.

Photographing Willow Flycatchers

By |2022-08-16T04:22:12-06:00April 13th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Willow Flycatchers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Once I'm in Willow Flycatcher habitat the next thing I do is to listen for them. I often hear Willow Flycatchers before I see them because they can blend into their habitat well.

I Spotted My First Of Season Western Kingbirds Four Days Ago

By |2021-05-31T12:41:23-06:00March 25th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Western Kingbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While I was up in Box Elder County, Utah four days ago I spotted my first of season Western Kingbirds chasing each other around in flight near a ranch.

Gray Flycatcher Perched In Fragrant Sumac

By |2022-05-11T04:07:37-06:00September 8th, 2019|Categories: Bird ID, Birds, Box Elder County, Gray Flycatchers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

As it turns out this flycatcher gave me a wonderful behavioral clue that made identifying it a little easier for me because I watched it wag its tail slowly up and down repeatedly while perched which Gray Flycatchers are known to do.

Photographing An Adult Willow Flycatcher On Various Branches

By |2021-05-25T04:11:07-06:00July 10th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Willow Flycatchers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It seems that I have spent a lot of time photographing Willow Flycatchers this year and I am happy that I have because I enjoying taking photos of these flycatchers.

Willow Flycatcher In Creek-side Willows

By |2021-05-04T12:47:19-06:00June 12th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Willow Flycatchers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

My persistence and knowledge of a Willow Flycatcher's territory paid off again yesterday morning when the flycatcher flew in close and landed on a willow branch not far from where I sat in my Jeep.

Two Willow Flycatcher Photos I Am Happy With

By |2021-05-25T04:14:54-06:00June 5th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Willow Flycatchers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Willow Flycatcher perched out in the open high on a shrub with a clear blue sky in the background and I didn't even mind the foliage and branches behind and above the bird.

Calling Willow Flycatcher – Hearing FITZ-bew Clinched The ID

By |2021-05-25T04:15:52-06:00May 31st, 2019|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Willow Flycatchers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Because of a two part call, FITZ-bew, I had no trouble identifying a flycatcher that I saw, photographed and heard yesterday morning in the Wasatch Mountains as a Willow Flycatcher.

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.

Juvenile Western Kingbirds in Box Elder County, Utah

By |2021-05-31T12:43:41-06:00July 25th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Western Kingbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Juvenile Western Kingbirds may look sweet like this one does perched on a fence but they can be rather pushy when it comes to demanding food from their parents and they are also quite noisy too while they are begging.

Adult Western Kingbird Perched on Rusty Barbed Wire in Northern Utah

By |2021-05-31T12:48:08-06:00May 14th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Western Kingbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week I photographed this adult Western Kingbird perched on rusty barbed wire up in northern Utah with spring greenery behind it and I liked the greens, yellows, grays and whites in the photo.

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