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European Starling – My First Of Year Bird 2021

By |2021-01-02T06:21:44-07:00January 2nd, 2021|Categories: Birds, European Starlings, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The first bird I saw in 2021 was a European Starling perched on a power line on the road to my local grocery store about 8:15 am yesterday morning.

Cedar Waxwings Plus A Singing Mystery Bird Revealed

By |2023-08-31T05:50:15-06:00July 3rd, 2020|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Morgan County, Summit County, Utah, Video, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

As soon as I stopped my Jeep two Cedar Waxwings popped into view. The waxwings were close so I took portraits of them perched among the honeysuckles.

First Of Season Male Yellow Warbler Photo

By |2021-05-08T17:08:24-06:00May 9th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Three days ago I was able to take my first of season Yellow Warbler photos when a male came up close to where I sat in my Jeep in a high mountain canyon.

Green-tailed Towhees Are Migrating Into Utah

By |2021-05-13T14:41:53-06:00May 3rd, 2020|Categories: Birds, Green-tailed Towhees, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One year ago today I "whooped" out loud when I spotted my first of the year Green-tailed Towhee singing as he perched in top of a sagebrush.

Vesper Sparrows In Spring

By |2023-03-07T07:44:53-07:00April 28th, 2020|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Vesper Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Earlier this month I spotted my first of year Vesper Sparrow way up north in Box Elder County and since then I have been looking for them closer to home in the Wasatch Mountains.

Red-breasted Nuthatch And Juniper Titmouse Photos

By |2023-11-12T05:06:45-07:00April 22nd, 2020|Categories: Birds, Juniper Titmouses, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

These are the stories behind how I took these Red-breasted Nuthatch and Juniper Titmouse photos while relaxing and enjoying a lovely day in the West Desert.

Male Yellow-headed Blackbird Portraits

By |2024-03-22T07:44:05-06:00May 29th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, Yellow-headed Blackbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was surprised yesterday to be able to take portraits of male Yellow-headed Blackbirds because they normally fly away from me instead of flying towards me.

Spring Songs – Savannah Sparrows

By |2022-03-14T17:45:13-06:00March 20th, 2017|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Savannah Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

On my last two trips up to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge I have heard Savannah Sparrows singing "sit sit sit sit suh-EEEEE say" from somewhere in the marshes.

Male Cassin’s Finch in Clark County, Idaho

By |2021-03-12T15:05:07-07:00June 18th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Cassin's Finches, Clark County, Idaho, Targhee National Forest|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

At times the male Cassin's Finch looked like he was on alert but I can't be sure why, it might have been because of the other finches nearby or that he was keeping an eye out for predators in the sky.

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