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Yellow-bellied Marmot That Should Be Hibernating

By |2022-01-16T03:51:17-07:00February 8th, 2021|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Wildlife, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Yellow-bellied Marmot in these photos should be hibernating until mid-March. I spotted it wide awake yesterday on a rocky slope in northern Utah.

Cozy Red-tailed Hawks And Finches Galore

By |2023-03-23T07:14:58-06:00November 23rd, 2020|Categories: American Goldfinches, Birds, Box Elder County, Pine Siskins, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning the first birds I spotted and photographed was a pair of adult Red-tailed Hawks side by side on a rocky ledge in early morning light.

Great Horned Owl In Desert Habitat

By |2024-03-05T05:35:32-07:00November 28th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Great Horned Owls, Mt. Moriah Wilderness Area, Nevada, White Pine County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I reached back into my archives and found this photo of a side lit Great Horned Owl in desert habitat that I spotted from one of the dirt access roads that lead to the Mt. Moriah Wilderness of eastern Nevada in 2012.

Perched Golden Eagle in Northern Utah

By |2023-11-12T08:35:10-07:00March 5th, 2017|Categories: Box Elder County, Golden Eagles, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two days ago this Golden Eagle was perched on a rocky outcrop but because of a blind spot I didn't see it quite soon enough but at least I was able to get a few decent images of it.

Yellow-bellied Marmot in a Crevice with Lichen Covered Rocks

By |2022-01-16T05:04:03-07:00March 4th, 2017|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Wildlife, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I am very fond of Yellow-bellied Marmots so when I spotted one clambering down some rocks into a crevice close to the road I became excited and as soon as I could I started taking photos of it.

Adult Box Elder County Yellow-bellied Marmot

By |2022-04-04T09:29:06-06:00March 28th, 2016|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was able to take images of a Box Elder County Yellow-bellied Marmot further south next to the road near the foothills of the Promontory Mountains.

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