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Late Summer Long-tailed Weasel Photos

By |2023-10-17T03:31:44-06:00September 8th, 2023|Categories: Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Long-tailed Weasels, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was super excited to take Long-tailed Weasel photos yesterday morning while I was looking for birds to photograph at Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area.

Downy Woodpecker Photos From Arkansas

By |2023-06-25T15:11:04-06:00June 26th, 2023|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Downy Woodpeckers, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I photographed this immature Downy Woodpecker yesterday in my friend Steve's yard I didn't think I'd get two photos with its tongue sticking out. But I did!

Late Summer Turkey Vulture And Common Sunflowers

By |2021-09-16T05:29:32-06:00September 16th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Turkey Vultures, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I found an adult Turkey Vulture perched on a metal pipe with a field of sunflowers below and it behind it. I liked the pop of yellow in my photos of this bird.

Least Chipmunk Grooming Session

By |2021-07-13T13:07:24-06:00October 23rd, 2020|Categories: East Canyon, Least Chipmunks, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildlife|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

These five images of a Least Chipmunk grooming session are some of the last photos of chipmunks I took high in the Wasatch Mountains in 2020.

Western Tanager Photos From This Week

By |2021-05-29T05:29:11-06:00August 15th, 2020|Categories: Birds, East Canyon, Morgan County, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Western Tanagers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On four out of five trips up into the Wasatch Mountains this week I've been able to take images of immature and female Western Tanagers

Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird In A Strong Breeze Plus A Favorite Perch

By |2021-02-12T07:11:13-07:00May 13th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Broad-tailed Hummingbirds, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When the male Broad-tailed Hummingbird had had enough of getting bounced around he took off in a hurry with the wind fluffing up his upper chest feathers and the right side of his colorful gorget.

Uinta Ground Squirrels Eating Earthworms

By |2021-04-30T10:22:14-06:00April 26th, 2020|Categories: Summit County, Uinta Ground Squirrels, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two days ago I photographed something I had never seen or documented when I stopped to take photos of a Uinta Ground Squirrel and it started eating a big, fat earthworm.

The Colorful Insides Of A Ring-billed Gull’s Bill

By |2021-09-20T04:35:46-06:00September 27th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Ring-billed Gulls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Just a simple post today of the colorful insides of a Ring-billed Gull's bill that I photographed yesterday morning at Farmington Bay WMA as it yawned.

Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird Defending His Favorite Perch

By |2021-05-11T15:22:07-06:00June 10th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Broad-tailed Hummingbirds, Morgan County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The male Broad-tailed Hummingbird lifted off from the perch so I pre-focused on it, listened for him to come back then when I heard the bird get close to the perch I fired off a burst of shots and captured him in a landing position with the vivid color of his gorget showing

Fleeting Moments With An Immature Black-chinned Hummingbird

By |2021-05-28T06:46:23-06:00August 20th, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-chinned Hummingbirds, Davis County, Hummingbirds, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two days ago I had a few fleeting moments with an immature Black-chinned Hummingbird that flew in and landed close to me and I relished every second with it.

Roadside Yellow-bellied Marmot in Northern Utah – Photos and Facts

By |2021-08-21T17:00:05-06:00April 20th, 2017|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Wildlife, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I had a great time photographing a roadside Yellow-bellied Marmot yesterday in northern Utah and the marmot was very cooperative. So cooperative that I took way, way too many images of it.

Two Red-tailed Hawks Near Old Route 91

By |2022-09-20T15:59:32-06:00September 19th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Red-tailed Hawks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I photographed these two Red-tailed Hawks near old route 91 in Idaho which runs close to Interstate 15, part of the road is still paved and part of it is gravel.

Red-naped Sapsucker Showing Its Tongue

By |2021-04-11T07:12:47-06:00August 28th, 2016|Categories: Birds, High Uintas, Red-naped Sapsuckers, Summit County, Uinta National Forest, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I came across this image and realized that the Red-naped Sapsucker had its tongue stuck out and I hadn't noticed that before.

Birds and Bison

By |2024-02-08T14:14:02-07:00March 6th, 2012|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, European Starlings, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Certain species of birds ride on the backs of Bison and feed on the insects they find in the Bison's fur; European Starlings are among those birds.

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