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My 2022 Year In Review

By |2023-11-10T04:24:07-06:00December 31st, 2022|Categories: American Kestrels, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Black-billed Magpies, Box Elder County, Broad-tailed Hummingbirds, Golden Eagles, Great Horned Owls, Horned Grebes, Morgan County, Ring-billed Gulls, Rock Wrens, Ruffed Grouse, Tundra Swans, Utah, Warbling Vireos, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On this last day of the year it is time for my annual 2022 Year in Review post. In some ways 2022 has been great for me and in others not so good.

Male Black-chinned Hummingbird In Low Light

By |2022-06-05T05:18:24-05:00June 2nd, 2022|Categories: Birds, Black-chinned Hummingbirds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I had a blast photographing a male Black-chinned Hummingbird high in the Wasatch Mountains even though the light was horrible.

Spring Yellow Warbler Photos

By |2024-04-20T05:28:05-05:00May 9th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I had a bit of fun taking female and male Yellow Warbler photos yesterday in the high country of the Wasatch Mountain Range on a bright sunny morning. 

Male Belted Kingfisher Plus A Rare Migrant Northern Waterthrush

By |2021-08-24T06:18:14-05:00August 24th, 2021|Categories: Belted Kingfishers, Birds, Northern Waterthrushes, Rarities, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

If I hadn't been sitting exactly where I was at the time I was photographing the Belted Kingfisher I would have missed out on seeing this rare Northern Waterthrush.

Molting House Wren

By |2024-02-26T10:09:36-06:00August 24th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Clark County, House Wrens, Idaho, Morgan County, Targhee National Forest, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

About two weeks ago I photographed a molting House Wren high in the Wasatch Mountains as it perched near a willow thicket.

Focusing On MacGillivray’s Warblers In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2022-06-05T06:37:33-05:00August 20th, 2019|Categories: Birds, MacGillivray's Warblers, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I'm seeing more MacGillivray's Warblers this season than I have in previous years but I am still challenged by how quickly these warblers move and by how they can seem to disappear so quickly.

Juvenile Song Sparrow Perched In A Thicket

By |2024-03-13T12:41:14-05:00July 28th, 2019|Categories: Morgan County, Song Sparrows, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The light wasn't great when I took this image of a juvenile Song Sparrow perched in a thicket last year but these little ones don't seem to spend a lot of time in the open right after they fledge so I was happy with the photo.

I Finally Photographed The Crown Of An Orange-crowned Warbler

By |2021-02-27T15:32:10-06:00July 22nd, 2019|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Orange-crowned Warblers, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I could wish that the Orange-crowned Warbler didn't look as messy as it does but I am just so glad to have taken even one image where the orange crown is visible that I would toot a horn if I owned one.

Messy Looking Orange-crowned Warbler Foraging In Willows

By |2021-05-18T16:52:45-05:00July 15th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Orange-crowned Warblers, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've been looking for Orange-crowned Warblers in the Wasatch Mountains to get better images of them this year and so far my best chance has been with this messy looking one I saw and photographed yesterday.

Focusing On Juvenile Gray Catbirds Learning To Be On Their Own

By |2021-04-27T04:05:39-05:00August 14th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Gray Catbirds, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It was a lot of fun photographing adult Gray Catbirds earlier this year and photographing the juveniles learning to be on their own has been equally fun and entertaining.

Gray Catbird, Willows and Sunshine

By |2021-04-27T07:39:21-05:00July 3rd, 2018|Categories: Birds, Gray Catbirds, Summit County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I have truly been enjoying being able to photograph Gray Catbirds this spring and summer because they are challenging to get out in the open, because I think they are dashing in appearance and their songs always delight me.

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