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December Snow Storm Plus An American Coot

By |2022-12-13T04:28:23-07:00December 13th, 2022|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake Valley, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday, after I cleared the snow off of my Jeep for the first time, I drove down to my neighborhood pond in a December snow storm to enjoy the snow.

Christmas Day Bird Photos Through the Years

By |2021-12-25T06:26:22-07:00December 25th, 2021|Categories: Bald Eagles, Birds, Common Mergansers, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Great Blue Herons, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

These are all birds I have photographed on Christmas Day through the years and all of them were photographed at Farmington Bay WMA.

Christmas Day Bird Photos Thru The Years

By |2024-03-05T14:21:20-07:00December 25th, 2020|Categories: Bald Eagles, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Common Goldeneyes, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Golden Eagles, Long-eared Owls, Pied-billed Grebes, Pinellas County, Red-tailed Hawks, Roseate Spoonbills, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today I wanted to share some of the Christmas Day bird photos I have taken through the years out in the field and close to home.

Winter Whiteouts – High Key Canada Goose In A Snowstorm

By |2024-02-13T11:06:25-07:00November 20th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Canada Geese, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Lately I've been seeing and hearing more and more Canada Geese close to home and that has made me start thinking about winter, snowstorms, whiteouts and high key images of birds.

Winter Has Arrived Along With Many Opportunities To Photograph Birds

By |2024-01-17T09:16:10-07:00November 9th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Common Goldeneyes, Hooded Mergansers, Ring-billed Gulls, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When the weather turns colder, the clouds gather, and the snow falls I still have plenty of birds to photograph here in northern Utah.

Winter Weather And Low Light Bird Photography Ahead

By |2022-10-02T05:16:37-06:00November 29th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Low light, Ring-billed Gulls, Salt Lake County, Utah, weather|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I actually like photographing birds in a snow storm because the low light situations test my skills, the limits of my gear and the resulting photos often have a moody feeling to them.

Rough-legged Hawk On A Snowy Day At Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By |2021-11-06T07:15:34-06:00September 14th, 2019|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Rough-legged Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I didn't see or photograph as many Rough-legged Hawks last winter as I have in previous years but I did have a close up, extraordinary experience with one who was expelling a pellet on a snowy, foggy day at Bear River MBR.

Would Someone Please Kick Winter To The Curb?

By |2022-10-02T07:26:41-06:00April 10th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Ring-billed Gulls, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

I thought that I would share screenshots of this morning and tomorrow morning's weather forecasts, it ain't pretty. In fact, it is absolutely rotten considering it is Spring and yet Ole Man Winter just won't let go.

Double-crested Cormorant In A Snow Storm

By |2021-02-17T03:51:46-07:00March 14th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Double-crested Cormorants, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

One of the birds that caught my attention at my local pond yesterday during the snow storm was an adult Double-crested Cormorant flying in front of a willow tree with lots of snowflakes in the frame.

Canada Geese On A Snowy Day Much Like This Morning

By |2024-02-13T13:16:33-07:00February 6th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Canada Geese, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This pair of Canada Geese were photographed last winter near the Jordan River close to where I live at the tail end of a storm similar to the storm occurring right now.

Angry Looking Redhead Drake

By |2023-12-17T06:45:45-07:00January 18th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Redheads, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This Redhead isn't "angry" at all but it does look angry to my eyes and this morning I'm feeling about as angry as this duck looks. I'll explain but first I have to give a bit more information about how my mornings start.

Resting Great Blue Heron With American Coots At The Local Pond

By |2021-04-17T17:34:29-06:00December 4th, 2018|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Great Blue Herons, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This photo of a resting Great Blue Heron with American Coots was taken yesterday afternoon when the sun was shining on the same shoreline of my local pond as one of the photos I shared here on my blog yesterday.

American Coots & Canada Geese In A Winter Snow Storm

By |2024-02-13T15:26:44-07:00December 3rd, 2018|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Canada Geese, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Neither of these images will knock anyone's socks off but for me they show these coots and geese in the snow storm and the harsh conditions they live in, just birds being birds.

Low Light California Gull In Flight During A Snow Storm

By |2021-12-11T07:06:37-07:00November 30th, 2018|Categories: Birds, California Gulls, Gulls, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

During the winter I have opportunities to photograph California Gulls in flight in snow storms in low light and while images like this one aren't appealing to everyone's tastes I like them a lot.

Double-crested Cormorant and American Coot in a Snow Storm

By |2021-06-26T13:30:26-06:00February 24th, 2017|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Double-crested Cormorants, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It was my photos of a Double-crested Cormorant and American Coot in the snow storm that touched me the most even though both birds are small in the frame.

Portraits of Ring-billed Gulls in a Snow Storm

By |2017-01-31T06:09:40-07:00January 31st, 2017|Categories: Birds, Ring-billed Gulls, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

I'm glad I took these portraits of Ring-billed Gulls in a snow storm, they will remind me of a gray, cold, stormy January day when I was just crazy enough to sit and photograph birds as snowflakes fell from the sky.

Gulls, Ducks and Geese in a Snow Storm

By |2024-02-15T15:28:22-07:00January 22nd, 2017|Categories: Birds, California Gulls, Canada Geese, Common Goldeneyes, Mallards, Redheads, Ring-billed Gulls, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I spent about 40 minutes photographing the gulls, ducks and geese in the snow storm here in northern Utah yesterday and had a lot of fun doing it.

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