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West Desert Western Bluebird Memory

By |2023-02-24T05:05:07-07:00February 24th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert, Western Bluebirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I am sharing a Western Bluebird memory from seven years ago. That day I found small flock of these colorful bluebirds in the West Desert.

Green-tailed Towhee Close Up Photos

By |2022-07-10T08:05:25-06:00June 25th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Green-tailed Towhees, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While photographing nesting House Wrens three days ago I was also able to photograph an adult Green-tailed Towhee up close in a serviceberry shrub.

Nesting House Wren Photos

By |2024-02-26T11:02:10-07:00June 22nd, 2021|Categories: Birds, House Wrens, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Had it not been for my keen eyesight and a little bit of movement in a serviceberry shrub I would have missed out on taking nesting House Wren photos yesterday.

Begging Fledgling Gray Catbird High In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2021-04-27T05:23:23-06:00July 11th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Frustrations in bird photography, Gray Catbirds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I saw a Gray Catbird fledgling inch its way up a stick two days ago and then exhibit begging behavior by raising its wings and opening its bill I locked on to it.

Rough-legged Hawks Will Be Leaving – Swainson’s Hawks Will Arrive Soon

By |2021-03-31T14:14:55-06:00February 29th, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Rough-legged Hawks, Swainson's Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It is almost time for me to see a seasonal switch of raptors here in northern Utah because the Rough-legged Hawks will leaving and the Swainson's will arrive soon.

Red-tailed Hawk On Rusting Farm Machinery

By |2021-05-03T03:15:11-06:00January 21st, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I spotted an adult Red-tailed Hawk on one of the pieces of rusty machinery two days ago on my way home from the auto tour route at the refuge I knew I had to get some photos of it.

Sub-adult Swainson’s Hawk in Northern Utah

By |2021-03-31T05:52:44-06:00October 29th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Swainson's Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

By this time of the year Swainson's Hawks have left Utah and headed towards South America to their wintering grounds but the memories I have of the hawks never leave me.

European Starling Facts and Information

By |2021-04-20T13:06:04-06:00October 22nd, 2018|Categories: Birds, Davis County, European Starlings, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Personally I am fascinated by European Starling murmurations, their interesting, beautiful plumage and how they can mimic the calls and songs of other birds.

Photographing a Barn Swallow in the Wasatch Mountains with my Mom

By |2021-04-14T16:41:22-06:00June 18th, 2018|Categories: Barn Swallows, Birds, Summit County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While these Barn Swallow photos aren't million dollar shots the experiences I shared with my mother while we photographed this bird together are worth everything to me.

Terrific Fun Photographing a Yellow-bellied Marmot Pup Climbing a Fence!

By |2022-04-04T05:03:41-06:00April 15th, 2018|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It looked to me like this Yellow-bellied Marmot pup was doing CrossFit, a move my son who is active in CrossFit tells me is called a "bar muscle up". By then I was laughing so hard that it was hard to maintain focus on the marmot pup while it was hanging there on the fence.

Adult Peregrine Falcon and Godzilla Perched High Over the County Landfill

By |2021-05-24T06:55:07-06:00September 24th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Lee Kay Ponds, Peregrine Falcons, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Peregrine Falcon was quite content on its rusty, lofty perch and didn't do anything but turn its head to see what was going on down below it.

Eight-spotted Skimmer & Variegated Meadowhawk

By |2023-09-13T20:30:24-06:00July 6th, 2017|Categories: Box Elder County, Dragonflies, Eight-spotted Skimmers, Utah, Variegated Meadowhawk|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I enjoyed photographing the Eight-spotted Skimmer and Variegated Meadowhawk while also taking photos of Red-tailed Hawk juvenile.

Peregrine Falcon Stretching Sessions

By |2024-03-16T06:30:19-06:00February 15th, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Peregrine Falcons, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I spent forty-one minutes observing and photographing this Peregrine Falcon yesterday while it rested, preened and stretched right next to the Great Salt Lake.

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