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Purple Loosestrife, Curlycup Gumweed and Chicory

By |2023-06-03T03:04:09-06:00June 3rd, 2023|Categories: Chicory, Curlycup Gumweed, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Purple Loosestrife, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I took these photos of Purple Loosestrife, Curlycup Gumweed, and Chicory last year while driving around Farmington Bay WMA in September.

Pretty but Problematic: The Bradford Pear Tree

By |2023-05-07T07:15:39-06:00May 7th, 2023|Categories: Bradford Pears, Salt Lake County, Trees, Shrubs and Flowers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On the first of May I took a series of blossoming Bradford Pear tree images. I've been meaning to do that for years to show that they are pretty, but...

Blooming Hound’s Tongue In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2022-06-20T03:36:49-06:00June 20th, 2022|Categories: Hound’s Tongue, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Hound’s Tongue is considered a noxious weed in Utah. Although it is labeled a noxious weed I think blooming Hound's Tongue is pretty.

Phragmites Fix Or Fail At Bear River MBR?

By |2023-11-10T09:51:12-07:00October 5th, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Conservation, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Phragmites fix or fail? I think my photos through the years provide the answer.

Dame’s Rocket – Invasive Biennial From Eurasia

By |2022-06-19T03:41:59-06:00June 28th, 2019|Categories: Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

What I didn't know at the time that I photographed the flowering Dame's Rocket was that it is a prohibited plant in Utah.

European Starling Facts and Information

By |2021-04-20T13:06:04-06:00October 22nd, 2018|Categories: Birds, Davis County, European Starlings, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Personally I am fascinated by European Starling murmurations, their interesting, beautiful plumage and how they can mimic the calls and songs of other birds.

Rough-legged Hawks Have Returned & Expect Big Changes At Bear River MBR

By |2023-10-25T18:21:56-06:00October 17th, 2018|Categories: American Pipits, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Red-tailed Hawks, Rough-legged Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

My big excitement yesterday morning was seeing my first, second and third of the year Rough-legged Hawks at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and the next thing was seeing all the changes that have happened at the refuge since my last visit.

Blooming Common Mullein In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2024-01-07T03:28:24-07:00July 23rd, 2018|Categories: Common Mullein, Summit County, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

As a child I remember plucking the leaves of Common Mullein just to touch them because the leaves were as soft as well worn flannel, their yellow flowers didn't interest me much but the soft leaves sure did.

Male American Goldfinch Feasting On Musk Thistle Seeds

By |2021-05-16T07:05:56-06:00July 7th, 2018|Categories: American Goldfinches, Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

A flash of yellow, black and white on a purple flower immediately drew my eyes to a male American Goldfinch feasting on the seeds of a Musk Thistle so I stopped, turned my Jeep off and proceeded to photograph the bird.

Adult and Juvenile European Starlings in Fall Plumage

By |2024-03-17T05:21:36-06:00October 25th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Davis County, European Starlings, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I have an alternate title for this post which is "Invasive European Starlings perched on invasive Russian Olives" because both the birds in this post and the trees are not native but introduced.

Autumn Teasels and a Song Sparrow

By |2021-06-12T11:42:23-06:00October 16th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Song Sparrows, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I did get some images of the Song and White-crowned Sparrows on the wild rose and I like how this Song Sparrow had its back to me but gave me a nice head turn over its shoulder.

American Bullfrogs – Green Invaders from the East

By |2022-08-24T15:39:58-06:00October 9th, 2015|Categories: American Bullfrogs, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

American Bullfrogs are an invasive species here in Utah and I have noticed that I am seeing them more often at Farmington Bay WMA than I have in the past.

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