Spring American White Pelican Portraits
Before summer begins, I wanted to share these American White Pelican portraits that I took along the shoreline of my local pond.
Urban Rock Squirrel With A Blade Of Grass
I have a backlog of spring images to go through, including photos of a Rock Squirrel and a blade of grass from the end of April.
Female Great-tailed Grackle Portraits
On the last day of April, I had a bit of good luck when a female Great-tailed Grackle walked so close to me at a local pond that I could take portraits of her.
Springtime Grebe And Avocet Portraits
This morning I am sharing two springtime portraits that I took last week at Bear River MBR. The first is a Western Grebe, the second, an American Avocet.
Urban Male Yellow-headed Blackbird Portraits
While I was at my local pond yesterday, a male Yellow-headed Blackbird flew in close enough to me that I was able to take a few portraits of him.
Drake Ruddy Duck And His Sky Blue Bill
Yesterday morning, I had a real treat photographing a drake Ruddy Duck close to home. He was in his most dapper breeding plumage, including his sky blue bill.
Female Great-tailed Grackle Iris Variation
While I photographed Common Loons at my local park this month I also took some female Great-tailed Grackle images and today I am sharing two of them.
Crazy About Common Loons
Yesterday morning I didn't go out looking for Common Loons. But I found two and they were fighting, calling, preening and getting up close and personal with me.
Mix Of Urban Birds Close To Home
This mix of urban birds were taken over a two day period close to home. Birds, no matter where they are, bring me joy, happiness, and even laughter.
Great-tailed Grackle Photos After a Spring Snowstorm
Taking Great-tailed Grackle photos after our recent spring snowstorm was fun. I had never seen photos of this species in the snow before I took these.
Killdeer In A Spring Snowstorm
Yesterday morning, after blowing, shoveling, and scraping about nine to ten inches of snow, I went looking for birds and found a Killdeer in a spring snowstorm.
Eurasian Collared-Dove Portraits
Yesterday morning while photographing male Brewer's Blackbirds I took my eye away from my viewfinder and found a Eurasian Collared-Dove directly in front of me.
American Wigeon Portraits – I See Spats
This morning, I am sharing two American Wigeon portraits. I felt fortunate to take them recently at one of my local urban ponds on a frosty, cold morning.
Male Brewer’s Blackbird Portraits
I took these two male Brewer's Blackbird portraits yesterday at my local pond. In one the blackbird was displaying, in the other he just looked funny to me.
Coming Soon: Great-tailed Grackle Breeding Season
On two of my most recent walks I have seen Great-tailed Grackles. Seeing them reminded me that Great-tailed Grackle breeding season is coming soon.
Common Ravens – Valentine’s Day Love Birds
If you don't know much about Common Ravens you might wonder why I selected them to be the featured love birds on this Valentine's Day.
Two American Coot Portraits
I like these two American Coot portraits that I took at my local pond two years ago. The snowy background on one and the gray in the other set off the coots.
Rough-legged Hawk Staredown
One year ago this morning I was on the road to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge where my best subject of the day was a male light morph Rough-legged Hawk.
Some Mammals I Loved In 2022
This morning I am sharing some photos of the mammals I loved finding, seeing, photographing and having in my viewfinder in 2022.
Rough-legged Hawk Season Has Begun
Rough-legged Hawk season has begun in northern Utah. I spotted my first of season Rough-legged Hawks on the wing last Friday.
Calling Ring-billed Gull Tongue
Late last month I had the opportunity to take portraits of a calling Ring-billed Gull while I was looking for birds at Farmington Bay WMA.
Long-tailed Weasel Close Up Photos
This morning I am thrilled to share these Long-tailed Weasel photos taken on the last full day of summer at Farmington Bay WMA which are all thanks to a Rock Wren.
Late Summer Snowy Egret Images
This past Monday I focused on taking Snowy Egret images after taking photos of a Virginia Rail and Lesser Yellowlegs at a near empty pond At Farmington Bay.
Adult Virginia Rail Portraits
Yesterday morning while I was at Farmington Bay I was fortunate to be in the right place at the right time to be able to take these Virginia Rail portraits.
Young Eastern Kingbird
While I was driving around the auto tour loop of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge last month, I had a nice opportunity to photograph a young Eastern Kingbird.
Roadside Young Rock Squirrel
Almost two weeks ago I took a series of images of this young Rock Squirrel near its burrow next to a dusty dirt road high in the Wasatch Mountains.
Sandhill Crane Portraits
While up in the mountains yesterday morning I was thrilled to take a series of female and male Sandhill Crane portraits as they fed in a pasture next to the road.
Great Blue Heron Catching Fish At Bear River MBR
On my last trip up to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge I came across this Great Blue Heron and spent only one minute photographing the large wading bird.
Willow Flycatcher Up Close – What Are Rictal Bristles?
On Sunday I had a wonderful opportunity to photograph an adult Willow Flycatcher up close when it landed very near my vehicle high in the Wasatch Mountains.
Fledgling Gray Catbird Portraits
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.