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Great Blue Herons At The Farmington Bay WMA Rookery

By |2024-01-29T05:24:02-06:00January 29th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Conservation, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Great Blue Herons, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning, I was surprised to find Great Blue Herons already at the nests of the rookery at Farmington Bay WMA. There were more than twenty herons.

Christmas Day American Kestrel

By |2022-12-25T05:45:40-06:00December 25th, 2022|Categories: American Kestrels, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Salt Lake County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I photographed this Christmas Day American Kestrel in 2020 at Farmington Bay WMA. That Christmas Day was bright and sunny, today isn't going to be at all.

Cloudy And Gray Winter Solstice

By |2022-12-22T05:00:28-06:00December 22nd, 2022|Categories: Birds, California Gulls, Salt Lake County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

My Winter Solstice was cloudy and gray. I wandered down to my local pond to take in my first day of winter views of the Wasatch Mountains plus a few birds.

Snow Dusted Views Of Utah’s West Desert Mountains

By |2021-10-14T06:47:43-05:00October 14th, 2021|Categories: Tooele County, Trees, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I saw snow on Utah's West Desert mountains for the first time since late spring so I thought I'd share a few views of what I saw while out there yesterday morning.

October West Desert Views Of Clouds, Mountains, And The Moon

By |2021-10-10T06:19:13-05:00October 10th, 2021|Categories: Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today I wanted to share these photos of some West Desert views of clouds, mountains, and the moon because I'd like to be out there seeing and photographing them all.

Canada Goose On The Wing And The Snowy Wasatch Mountains

By |2024-02-13T11:57:15-06:00January 23rd, 2020|Categories: Birds, Canada Geese, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've grown to love and appreciate the mountain views I have here in Utah. When I can take photographs that combine my passion for birds with mountains in them I am one very happy woman.

Female American Kestrel On A Crabapple Tree Near The Jordan River

By |2024-02-15T15:54:03-06:00December 17th, 2019|Categories: American Kestrels, Birds, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was delighted when I spotted this female American Kestrel perched high on a crabapple tree next to a road near the Jordan River and pleased that she stuck around for a few photos.

Flying Canada Goose With The Snow Covered Wasatch Mountains In The Background

By |2024-02-13T12:32:42-06:00December 20th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Canada Geese, Salt Lake County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The light was best when the geese flew in front of the snow-covered Wasatch Mountains which is when I photographed this flying Canada Goose with its wings above its body.

The Centennial Valley of Montana beckons to me

By |2021-06-23T08:37:24-05:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Centennial Valley says "home" to me with the expansive views it offers of not only the valley but the Centennial Mountains and the Lower Lake and beyond. I find peace there.

Moon set over the Stansbury Mountains of the West Desert

By |2021-10-10T05:50:34-05:00October 22nd, 2013|Categories: Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert, western skies|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday while in the West Desert in Tooele County the cirrus clouds appealed to me that fanned out over the Stansbury Mountains.

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