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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.

Male Black-necked Stilt Watching Over His Offspring At Bear River MBR

By |2023-08-28T03:48:29-06:00August 6th, 2017|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Black-necked Stilts, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Thousands upon thousands of Black-necked Stilts make the marshes at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in northern Utah their home during their breeding season.

Two-headed Juvenile Western Kingbird? A Mere Optical Illusion

By |2021-05-31T12:53:50-06:00August 4th, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Western Kingbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

This image kind of looks like I photographed a two-headed juvenile Western Kingbird but it is really an optical illusion.

My Burrowing Owl Fascination – It Never Ends

By |2022-01-01T05:43:14-07:00March 1st, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Burrowing Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I'm drawn to and fascinated by these western desert Burrowing Owls because they are beautiful, interesting and animated subjects. And they are pretty darn cute!

Western Grebe Family at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By |2021-08-19T16:07:56-06:00February 23rd, 2017|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Western Grebes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

When I came across this Western Grebe family image that I took at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge I knew this was an image that made me think of spring.

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawks – Photographing Raptors Near Interstates

By |2022-10-04T07:40:21-06:00December 1st, 2016|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Red-tailed Hawks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There are natural perches along the access roads right next to the interstate and if I am lucky I can find raptors perched there on occasion too.

Western Grebe with Three Chicks with a Bonus Video

By |2023-08-31T05:46:23-06:00August 11th, 2016|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Video, Western Grebes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The sound you hear in the video is just one Western Grebe chick begging to be fed and it was loud even over the wind!

Fifteen Minutes with Sibling Burrowing Owl Juveniles

By |2022-01-01T05:40:46-07:00August 3rd, 2016|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Burrowing Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I spent fifteen minutes with sibling Burrowing Owl juveniles in northern Utah not long after the sun came up and while there was still golden light.

Mountain Bluebird Plumage Development Stages

By |2022-04-19T04:36:07-06:00March 24th, 2016|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Clark County, Idaho, Montana, Mountain Bluebirds, Targhee National Forest, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

These images from different times of the year show Mountain Bluebird plumage development stages from not long after fledging to adulthood.

Western and Eastern Kingbird Juveniles

By |2021-06-15T09:14:57-06:00March 9th, 2016|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Davis County, Eastern Kingbirds, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, Western Kingbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I feel fortunate that I am able to see and photograph both the Western and Eastern Kingbird juveniles here in northern Utah.

Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron on ice

By |2021-05-05T14:41:41-06:00December 20th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Black-crowned Night Herons, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On a January morning in 2013 I photographed this juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron on ice for about a half an hour at Farmington Bay.

Trumpeter Swan Cygnets and Preening, Pin Feathers and Molt

By |2024-02-19T14:14:45-07:00September 18th, 2015|Categories: Beaverhead County, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Trumpeter Swans|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In my last post on the Trumpeter Swan Cygnets On Elk Lake I mentioned that the cygnets spent a lot of time preening and part of the reason they do is they are molting.

Western Grebes And Their Young At Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By |2021-08-19T16:31:31-06:00August 24th, 2015|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Western Grebes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There were plenty of Western Grebes to be seen and photographed yesterday morning at Bear River National Wildlife Refuge and I took tons of images of them.

Use of Decoys for Colonial-nesting Seabirds and the Need for Protected Nesting Areas

By |2022-03-10T21:15:22-07:00July 2nd, 2015|Categories: Birds, Black Skimmers, Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge, Egmont Key State Park, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Gandy Beach, Least Terns, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

On an extremely hot April day I was out on Egmont Key for a Florida Master Naturalist class and from a distance I thought I saw some Black Skimmers and Least Terns resting on a beach but they turned out to be decoys.

More Fun with Burrowing Owls and the Dangers of Barbed Wire

By |2016-12-07T12:07:36-07:00June 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.

The Burrowing Owls are arriving – Caution, Extreme Cuteness Ahead!

By |2021-12-20T09:00:58-07:00March 3rd, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Burrowing Owls, Davis County, Nesting Birds, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Burrowing Owls are arriving - Caution, Extreme Cuteness Ahead! Burrowing Owls are enchanting, entertaining and so cute they are irresistible. Everyone seems to love them.

Young Burrowing Owls

By |2021-09-06T04:01:40-06:00April 2nd, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Burrowing Owls, Davis County, Nesting Birds, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The past few years I have missed seeing and photographing young Burrowing Owls on Antelope Island State Park for numerous reasons.

One Willet’s defense of its young

By |2021-04-25T10:41:35-06:00July 16th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-billed Magpies, Davis County, Utah, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I observed an adult Willet defending its young from a group of Black-billed Magpies that were near the Willet's chicks.

Short-eared Owls – An interesting surprise

By |2021-09-13T03:34:07-06:00June 29th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Soon after that I saw the shape of a larger bird near where the Coyote had gone into the sagebrush which turned out to be an adult Short-eared Owl.

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