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Ring-billed Gull Portrait And My Sense Of Humor

By |2023-12-26T06:06:30-07:00December 26th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Ring-billed Gulls, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I'm sharing this day after Christmas Ring-billed Gull portrait this this morning. I know a lot of people don't like gulls. I will never be one of those people.

Great Blue Heron In A Natural Alcove

By |2023-11-03T02:32:10-06:00November 3rd, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Great Blue Herons, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One of my favorite photos from my trip to Bear River MBR last Monday was of this Great Blue Heron in a natural alcove along the bank of the Bear River.

Snowy Egret In Marsh Morning Light

By |2023-09-28T05:06:23-06:00September 26th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One of the first birds I photographed this autumn was this fluffed-up Snowy Egret glowing in a natural spotlight in the marsh at Farmington Bay WMA.

Barn Swallow And Toe Shadows

By |2023-08-15T04:32:14-06:00August 15th, 2023|Categories: Barn Swallows, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One year ago today, I photographed this Barn Swallow perched on a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service sign from the auto tour loop at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.

American White Pelicans – Study Of Light And Shadows

By |2023-05-15T03:01:02-06:00May 15th, 2023|Categories: American White Pelicans, Birds, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last month there were plenty of American White Pelicans at my local pond. Because they were there I had the opportunity to photograph them in light and shadows.

World Water Day 2023

By |2024-02-02T05:37:24-07:00March 22nd, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Centennial Valley, Conservation, Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, Glacier County, Glacier National Park, Juab County, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Sawgrass Lake Park, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today is World Water Day. The theme for World Water Day 2023 is: Accelerate Change. Every human being on this planet is roughly 60% water.

Snowy Egret In A Natural Spotlight

By |2022-09-24T03:28:23-06:00September 24th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When this Snowy Egret emerged from the shadows and into the sunlight yesterday morning, I briefly forgot to breathe. The egret appeared to be glowing.

Male Mountain Bluebird, Shadows And A Big Stick

By |2022-04-19T05:06:57-06:00April 19th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Mountain Bluebirds, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I spent some time wandering in the West Desert yesterday morning and the only decent bird photos that I took were of this male Mountain Bluebird.

Immature Red-tailed Hawk Perched In Front Of The Wasatch Mountains

By |2021-11-28T09:18:31-07:00November 27th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I photograph tons of Red-tailed Hawks. I have shared more Red-tailed Hawk articles on my blog and images in my photo galleries than any other birds species.

Autumn Wild Turkey Hen Portrait

By |2021-10-11T05:47:59-06:00October 11th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert, Wild Turkeys|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I found this Wild Turkey hen last autumn as she walked out of the shadows of the forest and into the bright morning light.

Snowy Egret With The Strangest Shadows I Have Ever Seen – How Does This Even Happen?

By |2021-10-01T05:12:01-06:00October 1st, 2021|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I took a series of photos of a Snowy Egret at Farmington Bay WMA with the strangest shadows I have ever seen.

Remembering Smokeless Days

By |2021-08-09T05:55:21-06:00August 9th, 2021|Categories: Tooele County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The photo I shared today isn't of anything special. It is a West Desert mountain range view. That smokeless blue sky though? I'd give so much to see that again here today.

Male Rough-legged Hawk Photos

By |2022-04-20T21:21:48-06:00February 26th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Ferruginous Hawks, Rough-legged Hawks, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Earlier this week I photographed a light morph, adult male Rough-legged Hawk in the West Desert of Utah with three different backgrounds.

Male American Goldfinch – Sunlight And Shadows

By |2021-05-26T05:52:33-06:00July 7th, 2020|Categories: American Goldfinches, Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The bright yellow bird that flew into my field of view was a male American Goldfinch that stood out like a ray of sunshine against the shadows of some tall nearby trees.

One Bad Mama Mountain Bluebird And Her Swiss Army Knife

By |2024-03-29T07:36:35-06:00May 6th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Mountain Bluebirds, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Imagine my surprise when through my viewfinder I could see that the female Mountain Bluebird had landed on a Swiss Army knife that was stuck into the bark of one of the trees.

Focusing On A Hermit Thrush In Sunshine And Shadows

By |2022-10-02T05:27:00-06:00November 3rd, 2019|Categories: Birds, Hermit Thrushes, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While hoping to photograph Brown Creepers two days ago I spotted a Hermit Thrush at a distance on the ground in the deep shadows of a stand of trees.

Red-breasted Nuthatch – Contrasting Light and Shadows

By |2022-10-02T05:52:32-06:00October 21st, 2019|Categories: Birds, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

What I like about this male Red-breasted Nuthatch photo is the contrast of light and shadows. While I can't see all the fine feather details in the shaded part of the nuthatch what I can see is simply enough.

Adult Sandhill Crane At The Edge Of A Summer Storm In Montana

By |2022-07-14T05:06:56-06:00February 4th, 2019|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Sandhill Cranes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was drawn to this photo because of the light on the Sandhill Crane and the grasses it was foraging in plus how that contrasts with the dark shadows on the mountains behind the bird.

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

By |2024-02-13T12:32:42-07:00December 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.

Sunlight, Shadows And Snow – One View Of The Wasatch Mountains

By |2024-02-15T15:37:32-07:00December 6th, 2018|Categories: Salt Lake County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Three days ago while at my local pond I looked to the east and saw the sun lighting up a snow covered ridge line of the Wasatch Mountains where the ridge behind it was in the shadows and felt that I just had to take a few images.

Red-tailed Hawk In Morning Light – Wasatch Mountains In The Shadows

By |2023-09-28T05:35:34-06:00November 4th, 2018|Categories: Birds, East Canyon, Morgan County, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning for a few moments I had one of those opportunities with a Red-tailed Hawk perched on top of some trees in East Canyon where the mountains in the background where still in the shadows and because of that the bird seemed to glow.

Immature Red-tailed Hawk Looking At The Rising Sun – Plus a New Personal Challenge

By |2017-11-03T06:27:23-06:00November 3rd, 2017|Categories: Birds, Red-tailed Hawks, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I have wondered lately if I have gotten into a bit of a rut, photographically speaking, of always wanting to have the sun over my shoulder with "perfect" light falling directly on my subject.

Short-eared Owl – Comparing Early to Mid Morning Light On My Subject

By |2021-04-04T13:04:53-06:00June 17th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While this final image shows a beautiful Short-eared Owl, nice sharpness and details when I compare it to the first photo it just isn't as visually appealing to me as the first photo which was taken in softer light.

My First of Year Swainson’s Hawk and April Snow on Antelope Island

By |2021-03-16T15:14:58-06:00April 10th, 2017|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Swainson's Hawks, Utah, Wildlife|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

My best find of the day was my first of the year Swainson's Hawk about two thirds of the way down the island perched in some trees near a freshwater spring.

Photographing Pelicans, Herons, Egrets and Geese in Flight in Rapidly Changing Light

By |2024-02-13T16:14:33-07:00August 8th, 2016|Categories: American White Pelicans, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Canada Geese, Great Blue Herons, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I had a great deal of fun photographing the pelicans, herons, egrets and geese in flight in the rapidly changing light yesterday morning at Bear River MBR.

Autumn Teasels and a Song Sparrow

By |2021-06-12T11:42:23-06:00October 16th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Song Sparrows, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I did get some images of the Song and White-crowned Sparrows on the wild rose and I like how this Song Sparrow had its back to me but gave me a nice head turn over its shoulder.

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