Spiral Jetty

Blooming Desert Globemallows – Orange Wildflowers That Brighten the Desert

By Mia McPherson|2024-02-29T07:06:28-06:00May 22nd, 2018|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: Apricot globe-mallow, Apricot mallow, arid, bees, desert, Desert Globemallow, Desert mallow, drought-tolerant, native, native bees, nectar, orange wildflowers, perennial, pollen, Sphaeralcea ambigua, Spiral Jetty, wildflower, wildflowers|

The wildflowers I photographed are Desert Globemallows (Sphaeralcea ambigua) and they were blooming abundantly on the road to the jetty, I don't think I have seen so many of them in full bloom before.

Spiral Jetty Earthwork Sculpture Plus Two Short-eared Owl Photos

By Mia McPherson|2021-04-04T12:13:39-05:00May 21st, 2018|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: Asio flammeus, birds of prey, fence post, male, owl, owls, Owls of Utah, perched, Short-eared Owl, Spiral Jetty|

I did do some bird photography yesterday on the way to the Spiral Jetty. I saw more than eight Short-eared Owls and I was able to photograph two of them as they perched on fence posts.