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Late Summer Baby Pied-billed Grebes

By |2023-09-22T03:52:02-06:00September 20th, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Pied-billed Grebes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On my most recent trip to Bear River MBR, I had a huge thrill. I found four baby Pied-billed Grebes still in their striped juvenile plumage in the marsh.

I Heard Barred Owl Calls Last Night

By |2023-09-07T06:10:03-06:00September 7th, 2023|Categories: Barred Owls, Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last night, around 9 p.m., I listened to Barred Owl calls. Before Utah birders get excited, I heard those calls courtesy of my niece, Kristal, from Virginia.

International Vulture Awareness Day 2023

By |2023-09-02T05:25:14-06:00September 2nd, 2023|Categories: Birds, Black Vultures, Box Elder County, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Turkey Vultures, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today is International Vulture Awareness Day 2023. I admit to having a soft spot for vultures because they are often misunderstood, and because I tend to stand up for those who have no voice.

Hungry Barn Swallow Chicks

By |2023-08-25T05:05:34-06:00August 25th, 2023|Categories: Barn Swallows, Birds, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday, I shared photos of baby American Coots. Today, I am sharing an image of Barn Swallow chicks taken on the same day and location as the young coots.

Young Black Vulture Snuggled Into A Tree Cavity Nest

By |2023-09-08T02:39:34-06:00June 23rd, 2023|Categories: Birds, Black Vultures, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

This young Black Vulture in a tree cavity nest made me happy dance yesterday morning at Sequoyah NWR when it was close to the entrance of the nesting cavity.

My 2022 Year In Review

By |2023-11-10T04:24:07-07:00December 31st, 2022|Categories: American Kestrels, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Black-billed Magpies, Box Elder County, Broad-tailed Hummingbirds, Golden Eagles, Great Horned Owls, Horned Grebes, Morgan County, Ring-billed Gulls, Rock Wrens, Ruffed Grouse, Tundra Swans, Utah, Warbling Vireos, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On this last day of the year it is time for my annual 2022 Year in Review post. In some ways 2022 has been great for me and in others not so good.

Immature Clark’s Grebe And A Mystery

By |2022-11-02T10:07:09-06:00November 2nd, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Clark's Grebes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I came across an immature Clark's Grebe on Monday at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. I took photos of the grebe because I could see something on its fluffy neck.

Young Green-tailed Towhee In A Serviceberry

By |2022-09-10T03:38:14-06:00September 10th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Green-tailed Towhees, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I found this young Green-tailed Towhee perched in a serviceberry high in a mountain canyon on a sunny morning on the last day of July this year.

Young And Scruffy Yellow-rumped Warbler

By |2022-08-13T03:13:08-06:00August 13th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert, Yellow-rumped Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Earlier this week I spent a few moments focused on a scruffy young Yellow-rumped Warbler perched above a creek in the sky island mountains of the West Desert.

Young Green-tailed Towhee In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2022-08-10T03:53:23-06:00August 10th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Green-tailed Towhees, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On Sunday I was delighted when this damp young Green-tailed Towhee popped up on an old weathered stump out in the open for a few moments.

Immature Chipping Sparrow In The Mountains

By |2022-08-06T05:00:26-06:00August 6th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Chipping Sparrows, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I photographed my first of season immature Chipping Sparrow on my last trip into the mountains as it perched on a thin dead willow branch.

Young Cedar Waxwing Photos

By |2022-07-31T04:29:06-06:00July 31st, 2022|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I found this young Cedar Waxwing in the remnants of a small aspen forest two days ago while I watched for other birds to come in to feed on ripe serviceberries.

Fledgling Gray Catbird Portraits

By |2022-07-30T04:49:03-06:00July 30th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Gray Catbirds, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning while photographing a male Yellow Warbler I caught some movement with my peripheral vison and saw a young Gray Catbird very close to me.

Low Light Young Green-tailed Towhee

By |2022-07-28T03:34:09-06:00July 28th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Green-tailed Towhees, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Three mornings ago before the sun rose high enough to light up a willow thicket a young Green-tailed Towhee perched on a branch directly in front of me.

Juvenile Lazuli Bunting Images

By |2022-07-27T15:17:01-06:00July 26th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Lazuli Buntings, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I had fun taking juvenile Lazuli Bunting images as several of these young birds rested and moved around eating grass seeds for breakfast.

Young Lazuli Bunting In A Serviceberry

By |2022-07-21T06:02:22-06:00July 21st, 2022|Categories: Birds, Lazuli Buntings, Summit County, Utah, Utah Serviceberry, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I escaped into the coolness of the Wasatch Mountains yesterday morning for a few hours. While I was there I photographed this young Lazuli Bunting.

Young Black-billed Magpie In A Serviceberry

By |2022-07-13T04:54:59-06:00July 13th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Black-billed Magpies, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last Friday I found this Black-billed Magpie perched in a serviceberry shrub high in the mountains and stopped to take photos of the young bird.

Juvenile Green-tailed and Spotted Towhee Side By Side

By |2022-07-10T05:21:54-06:00July 10th, 2022|Categories: Bird ID, Birds, Green-tailed Towhees, Morgan County, Salt Lake County, Spotted Towhees, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Until two days ago I had never gotten photos of a juvenile Green-tailed and young Spotted Towhee in the same frame so I was thrilled when I saw them fly in.

Irresistible Young Yellow Warbler

By |2022-07-09T05:15:07-06:00July 9th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I photographed a juvenile Yellow Warbler in the patchy mix of yellow and gray feathers that they only sport for a short time after fledging.

Mallard Ducklings And White Water Crowfoot

By |2023-05-09T04:28:29-06:00June 28th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Mallards, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, White Water Crowfoot, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I am sharing photos of Mallard ducklings and blooming White Water Crowfoot taken in a creek high in the Wasatch Mountains.

Welcome 2022 – Time To Put The New Year Into Focus

By |2022-01-01T06:53:40-07:00January 1st, 2022|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Burrowing Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

As I sit here this morning wrapped in a blanket to ward off the morning chill I welcome 2022 and realize that it is time to put the New Year into focus.

ABA Bird Of The Year 2022 – The Burrowing Owl!

By |2022-04-26T09:24:42-06:00December 20th, 2021|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Box Elder County, Burrowing Owls, Davis County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It was announced yesterday that the Burrowing Owl is the 2022 ABA Bird of the Year! Burrowing Owls are small, long-legged, sandy-colored, charismatic owls with bright yellow eyes.

Well Crap – Another Cloudy Day

By |2021-10-27T05:21:43-06:00October 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.

Immature Black-crowned Night Heron In Marsh Habitat

By |2021-09-28T05:02:22-06:00September 28th, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Black-crowned Night Herons, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Nearly hidden in the marsh vegetation was an immature Black-crowned Night Heron perched on some phrags at the edge of the water.

Young Pied-billed Grebe In Juvenal Plumage Compared To Adult Plumage Phases

By |2021-09-26T06:10:07-06:00September 26th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Pied-billed Grebes, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

About a week ago I photographed a young Pied-billed Grebe that was still in juvenal plumage on a pond at Farmington Bay WMA.

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