World Wildlife Day 2024
Every March 3, the world comes together to honor World Wildlife Day, a global occasion that pays tribute to the astounding array of life inhabiting our planet.
Low Light Northern House Wren In The Wasatch Mountains
At the end of August I photographed this low light Northern House Wren in a willow thicket high in the Wasatch Mountains next to an alpine creek.
Northern House Wren With Insect Prey
Four days ago I stopped briefly where I knew that there was a Northern House Wren nest and was delighted to see an adult with insect prey for its young in its bill.
Northern House Wren And A Rusty Pipe
I photographed this adult Northern House Wren last week while I was up in the Wasatch Mountains looking for birds and cooling off in higher elevation temperatures.
Adult Northern House Wren With A Large Feather
After taking photos of Cliff Swallows gathering nesting materials two days ago I took more Northern House Wren photos of the nesting pair I found in the Wasatch Mountains.
Nesting Northern House Wren Photos
Had it not been for my keen eyesight and a little bit of movement in a serviceberry shrub I would have missed out on taking nesting Northern House Wren photos yesterday.
Recent Birds I’ve Found In The West Desert
Last week I made two trips out to the West Desert and today I am sharing a medley of recent birds that I found while I was out there.
Molting Northern House Wren
About two weeks ago I photographed a molting Northern House Wren high in the Wasatch Mountains as it perched near a willow thicket.
Focusing On Northern House Wrens
To photograph Northern House Wrens and other birds I know I need to find them which means focusing my attention on the sights and sounds around me whenever I am out in the field which has worked extremely well for me.
Nesting Mountain Bluebirds And Other Woodland Birds
Yesterday I had a blast photographing a pair of Mountain Bluebirds at a natural nesting cavity at the edge of a forest along with some other woodland birds.
Visions Of Spring And Nesting Northern House Wrens
These nesting Northern House Wren photos were taken two years ago at the end of May high up in the Uinta Mountains where stands of aspens are used as nesting trees.
Singing Wasatch Mountain Northern House Wren
I probably took way too many images of the Northern House Wren on the hummingbird's favorite perch but I feel like when a photographic opportunity presents itself I should take full advantage of it so that I don't have any regrets later on.
Nesting Northern House Wrens And A Closed Gate
I tried to get up into a canyon in the Stansbury Mountains yesterday but was met with a closed gate so I turned my Jeep around and decided that I would explore a different canyon.
Northern House Wrens Foraging in the Wasatch Mountains
Yesterday morning I was delighted to find two Northern 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.
Over the Shoulder Look from a Northern House Wren – Plus an Illusion
There are times I enjoy finding hidden faces in clouds, rocks, trees or other natural features and I saw one in this Northern House Wren photo.
Photographing Nesting Northern House Wrens in the High Uintas
Two days ago I spent time photographing nesting Northern House Wrens in the high Uintas near Mirror Lake Highway, of interest to me is that two years ago I photographed Red-naped Sapsuckers using this same nesting cavity.
Shades of Green With A Northern House Wren
It just seemed fitting on St Patrick's Day to post something with a bit of green in it so I selected this Northern House Wren photo I took in May of 2014 in the Targhee National Forest in Clark County, Idaho.
Migrating Northern House Wren at Bear River MBR
Last August I was a bit surprised to see a Northern House Wren at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge from the auto tour loop around the marshes there.
The Demise of the Magical Sapsucker Tree and the Luck of Finding More Nesting Cavity Trees
I am heart-broken about losing the Magical Sapsucker Tree but I am glad to have found a few more where the chicks are thriving and are safe so far.
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.
The Magical Sapsucker Tree in Clark County, Idaho
A month ago I photographed a pair of Williamson's Sapsuckers excavating a nesting cavity in Idaho and this past week I spent several days photographing them again.
Northern House Wrens – Nesting Behavior
For a few days now I said I was going to do a post about the Northern House Wrens I photographed at the same nesting tree as the Williamson's Sapsuckers, here it is.