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Day At Mount Magazine State Park With Steve Creek

By |2024-01-02T04:51:18-07:00August 26th, 2023|Categories: Arkansas, Eastern Cottontails, Logan County, Mount Magazine State Park, White-tailed Deer|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've been meaning to share these images taken on a June day spent with my dear friend Steve Creek from Mount Magazine State Park in Arkansas for weeks.

Kamas Valley Killdeer

By |2023-08-23T04:46:11-06:00August 23rd, 2023|Categories: Birds, Kamas Valley, Killdeer, Summit County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week, in the Kamas Valley in Summit County, Utah I was pleased to take Killdeer photos in a wet meadow with pink clovers and piles of cow manure.

Kamas Valley Western Meadowlark With A Grasshopper

By |2023-08-21T04:48:49-06:00August 21st, 2023|Categories: Birds, Kamas Valley, Summit County, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The first bird I photographed last week from the side of the road in the Kamas Valley was this scruffy Western Meadowlark with a grasshopper.

Trumpeter Swan Landing In The Centennial Valley Of Montana

By |2023-05-20T01:50:23-06:00May 20th, 2023|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Trumpeter Swans|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I came across this Trumpeter Swan photo taken in Montana in my archives a few days ago and wondered why I had never processed the file or shared it before.

My First Of Year Western Kingbird Images

By |2023-05-08T03:45:54-06:00May 8th, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Western Kingbirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On my last trip to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge I was tickled to take my first of year Western Kingbird photos when I was heading back to the interstate.

World Water Day 2023

By |2024-02-02T05:37:24-07:00March 22nd, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Centennial Valley, Conservation, Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, Glacier County, Glacier National Park, Juab County, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Sawgrass Lake Park, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today is World Water Day. The theme for World Water Day 2023 is: Accelerate Change. Every human being on this planet is roughly 60% water.

Colorful Twilight Sky

By |2021-09-12T05:45:49-06:00September 12th, 2021|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I don't have much to say today and all I really wanted to do was share this photo of a colorful twilight I took at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge about 6 years ago.

Spring Male Ring-necked Pheasant Portraits

By |2021-04-08T05:25:18-06:00April 8th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Ring-necked Pheasants, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was tickled to be able to take a nice series of male Ring-necked Pheasant portraits yesterday morning in early morning light in Box Elder County, Utah.

All Storms Come To An End

By |2023-03-22T07:01:23-06:00November 12th, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Beaverhead County, Box Elder County, Centennial Valley, Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Juab County, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There are times when I feel as if I am riding out a storm due to circumstances or events that are out of my control I remind myself that all storms come to an end. 

Dark-eyed Juncos And Seasonal Changes

By |2022-07-03T12:37:02-06:00October 11th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Dark-eyed Juncos, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One of the seasonal changes I look for in autumn is when I see that the Dark-eyed Juncos have arrived in the Salt Lake Valley.

Female Mountain Bluebird With Prey

By |2021-03-27T17:11:07-06:00May 31st, 2020|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Mountain Bluebirds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

As I went through the images I took four years ago this photo of a female Mountain Bluebird perched on an old fence post with prey for her young in her bill stood out to me.

It Has Been Five Years…

By |2023-05-01T05:27:46-06:00May 2nd, 2020|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Milestone, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Short-eared Owls|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

That is one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven posts about birds, wildlife, flowers and the incredible scenery I see out in the field.

My First Of Year Sandhill Crane Sightings

By |2022-07-14T06:23:54-06:00February 26th, 2020|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Sandhill Cranes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was delighted to hear the Sandhill Cranes calling yesterday. Their bugling calls touch me and remind me that I am every bit a part of nature as the cranes are.

Adult Sandhill Crane At The Edge Of A Summer Storm In Montana

By |2022-07-14T05:06:56-06:00February 4th, 2019|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Sandhill Cranes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was drawn to this photo because of the light on the Sandhill Crane and the grasses it was foraging in plus how that contrasts with the dark shadows on the mountains behind the bird.

Juvenile Vesper Sparrow in Southwest Montana

By |2023-03-07T07:09:10-07:00December 2nd, 2017|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Vesper Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I have seen very few juvenile Vesper Sparrows and I have just a handful of images of them so when I spot one in good light I certainly want to do my best to photograph it.

Up close with a Tree Swallow at Red Rock Lakes NWR

By |2024-03-25T06:51:36-06:00July 27th, 2017|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Tree Swallows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

While stopped at a gate at Red Rock lakes NWR a Tree Swallow flew in and landed on a fence post so close that I wasn't sure I was going to be able to focus on it but I had to try.

Centennial Valley Savannah Sparrow

By |2022-03-14T17:39:50-06:00July 26th, 2017|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Savannah Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Some of the birds I see often while at the Lower Lake of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Montana are Savannah Sparrows and I love to photograph them there.

Cassin’s Finch with His Head Tilted

By |2021-03-12T15:03:17-07:00July 21st, 2017|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Cassin's Finches, Centennial Valley, Montana|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

I didn't have the good fortune to photograph another Cassin's Finch on my trip so I am glad I took the time to take photos of this one looking around his home in the Centennial Valley of Montana.

American Crow Fledglings Riding The Rails

By |2022-02-17T14:47:53-07:00July 16th, 2017|Categories: American Crows, Birds, Clark County, Idaho|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There were several fledglings on the rails but I liked how these two young American Crows were relatively close together and both looking the same direction, up the rails and to the north

Short-eared Owl Surveying the Centennial Valley of Montana

By |2024-02-22T14:28:27-07:00July 9th, 2017|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Short-eared Owls|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Short-eared Owl was perched on the post and slowly turned its head to look around as if it was surveying the beauty of the valley it had made its home in.

Male Cassin’s Finches Foraging in Beaverhead County, Montana

By |2021-03-12T14:55:15-07:00June 11th, 2017|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Cassin's Finches, Centennial Valley, Montana|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two years ago today I was in Beaverhead County, Montana photographing Cassin's Finches foraging on the seeds of dandelions on a morning that had sunshine and plenty of fog.

Scenic Views of My Recent Trip to Montana and Idaho

By |2021-06-23T08:25:33-06:00September 20th, 2016|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Clark County, Idaho, Montana, Targhee National Forest|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I go on trips to Montana and Idaho it is primarily about finding and photographing birds but the places I visit are so beautiful that I feel I have to photograph the scenic views too.

Killdeer Chicks at Red Rock Lakes NWR

By |2024-03-18T19:18:04-06:00July 20th, 2016|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Killdeer, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Killdeer chicks are precocial and active soon after hatching and will leave the nest as soon as their down dries.

Beaverhead County Red-tailed Hawks

By |2021-08-13T03:51:57-06:00July 15th, 2016|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red-tailed Hawks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

These are a few of the Beaverhead County Red-tailed Hawks that I have photographed while on this trip to Montana and Idaho.

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