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Low Light Young Green-tailed Towhee

By |2022-07-28T03:34:09-06:00July 28th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Green-tailed Towhees, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Three mornings ago before the sun rose high enough to light up a willow thicket a young Green-tailed Towhee perched on a branch directly in front of me.

Juvenile Green-tailed and Spotted Towhee Side By Side

By |2022-07-10T05:21:54-06:00July 10th, 2022|Categories: Bird ID, Birds, Green-tailed Towhees, Morgan County, Salt Lake County, Spotted Towhees, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Until two days ago I had never gotten photos of a juvenile Green-tailed and young Spotted Towhee in the same frame so I was thrilled when I saw them fly in.

Summer Vesper Sparrow Photos

By |2022-10-16T04:09:51-06:00July 7th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Utah, Vesper Sparrows, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today my post is focused on a little brown bird with a wonderful song I photographed yesterday in the Wasatch Mountains. The LBB was a handsome Vesper Sparrow.

Green-tailed Towhee In The Uinta Mountains

By |2022-06-09T04:54:57-06:00June 9th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Green-tailed Towhees, Summit County, Uinta Mountains, Uinta National Forest, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While photographing Yellow-bellied Marmots in the high Uinta Mountains two days ago a Green-tailed Towhee popped into my view on top of a mound of sage.

Green-tailed Towhee Singing From A Treetop

By |2022-05-27T05:37:00-06:00May 27th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Green-tailed Towhees, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was delighted to observe, hear and photograph a beautiful Green-tailed Towhee singing from a treetop two days ago high in the Wasatch Mountains.

Lark Sparrow Photos Taken In The West Desert

By |2022-06-05T05:14:06-06:00May 22nd, 2022|Categories: Birds, Lark Sparrows, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I haven't shared any of my recent Lark Sparrow photos this spring so I thought I would remedy that by sharing some that I took out in the West Desert nine days ago.

Spring Chipping Sparrow Images

By |2022-05-15T04:25:09-06:00May 15th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Chipping Sparrows, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two days ago I had a Chipping Sparrow in breeding plumage perched on sage at the edge of a forest in my viewfinder for a few seconds.

Song Sparrow On A Cold Spring Morning And My Fox Sparrow Disappointment

By |2022-04-25T05:01:16-06:00April 25th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Song Sparrows, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I am sharing photos of a Song Sparrow I found yesterday morning high in the mountains where the temps were so low that frost had formed overnight.

World Sparrow Day 2022

By |2023-11-06T03:43:33-07:00March 20th, 2022|Categories: American Tree Sparrows, Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Brewer's Sparrows, Chipping Sparrows, Daggett County, Dark-eyed Juncos, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Green-tailed Towhees, Harris's Sparrow, House Sparrows, Lark Buntings, Lark Sparrows, Lincoln's Sparrows, Morgan County, Sagebrush Sparrows, Salt Lake County, Savannah Sparrows, Song Sparrows, Spotted Towhees, Stansbury Mountains, Summit County, Tooele County, Utah, Vesper Sparrows, Wasatch Mountains, White-crowned Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today is World Sparrow Day and since I love all of the sparrows on the planet I thought I'd share some of the sparrows I have photographed in North America.

Late Winter Savannah Sparrow Photos

By |2022-03-15T05:45:55-06:00March 15th, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Savannah Sparrows, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I was delighted to find a late winter Savannah Sparrow out in the open to photograph next to the road.

American Tree Sparrow On A Fragrant Sumac

By |2022-03-06T05:53:08-07:00March 6th, 2022|Categories: American Tree Sparrows, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I am sharing a simple photo of an American Tree Sparrow perched in a Fragrant Sumac that I took last month near a freshwater seep in the desert.

My First White-throated Sparrow Sighting In Utah

By |2021-11-05T07:10:27-06:00November 5th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, White-throated Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I found my first White-throated Sparrow in Utah, photographed it, and when I pointed it out to a friend this sparrow became a lifer for them.

Immature White-crowned Sparrow Photos In Fall

By |2021-10-20T05:25:57-06:00October 20th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I was way up north in Box Elder County three days ago I had the opportunity to take immature White-crowned Sparrow photos with fall colors in the frames.

Worn Adult Green-tailed Towhee – Breeding Season Can Be Rough On Their Feathers

By |2022-07-10T07:32:08-06:00August 12th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Green-tailed Towhees, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

After a week at home because of smoky skies I ventured into the mountains and one of the first birds I photographed was this worn looking Green-tailed Towhee.

Vesper Sparrow Lifting Off

By |2023-03-07T09:28:30-07:00July 31st, 2021|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Vesper Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While looking through my archives yesterday I came across this image of a Vesper Sparrow I photographed last September near a freshwater seep in Box Elder County.

Bird Identification From A Partial View

By |2021-07-30T06:35:56-06:00July 30th, 2021|Categories: Bird ID, Birds, Green-tailed Towhees, Spotted Towhees, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There are times I take cruddy photos on purpose when I know that my view of the entire bird is obstructed and that I might only have a partial view of the bird.

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.

Song Sparrow Eating A Snail

By |2021-06-12T05:45:38-06:00June 12th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Song Sparrows, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Photographing a Song Sparrow eating a snail yesterday morning as it foraged in a creek in the Wasatch Mountains was a unique experience for me.

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