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Yellow-bellied Marmot Pup With A Pale Face In Northern Utah

By |November 29th, 2018|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

At one of the burrows where I photographed Yellow-bellied Marmot pups in the spring there was one pup of the five that had a paler face than the other four had and I thought that was interesting.

November California Quail In Northern Utah

By |November 21st, 2018|Categories: Birds, California Quails, Davis County, Upland Terrestrial Birds, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I think that both male and female California Quail are striking birds with their head plumes, facial feather patterns, earth toned plumage and scaled underparts so whenever I see them I want to photograph them.

Pair of Cattle Egrets at Farmington Bay WMA Plus My Childhood Memories of These Birds

By |October 11th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, Western Cattle Egrets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The first time I remember seeing Cattle Egrets I was a child who had just moved to interior Florida, I think I was in the second grade at the time or about 7 to 8 years old and these white birds that followed cattle around seemed so fascinating and exotic to me.

Coyote Walking In The Shallow Water Of The Great Salt Lake Before Daybreak

By |January 16th, 2018|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Coyotes, Davis County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

In October I spotted a Coyote walking in the shallow water of the Great Salt Lake from the causeway to Antelope Island in pre-dawn light where the water was reflecting the pink clouds of daybreak.

Differences in Photographing Greater Yellowlegs in Florida and Utah

By |October 29th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Greater Yellowlegs, Pinellas County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There are big differences in the ways I photograph Greater Yellowlegs here in Utah than there were when I photographed them in Florida.

Red-tailed Hawk Fledglings And Some Sad News

By |July 1st, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I spotted two of the other Red-tailed Hawk chicks that I have been following since early spring and was delighted that they have now fledged and have both learned to fly.

Turkey Vultures – Feathered Gatekeepers

By |May 17th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Turkey Vultures, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Normally I prefer natural perches for my subjects but I rather enjoyed photographing these Turkey Vultures and thinking of them as feathered gatekeepers.

A Lifer for Me – Pectoral Sandpiper at Farmington Bay WMA

By |September 25th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Pectoral Sandpipers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It isn't every day that I add a lifer to the list of shorebirds I have seen and photographed but yesterday I did when I saw and photographed a Pectoral Sandpiper.

White-faced Ibis in breeding plumage at Red Rock Lakes NWR

By |May 9th, 2015|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, White-faced Ibises|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The first bird I photographed on my recent trip to Idaho and Montana was a White-faced Ibis in full breeding plumage.

Chukar On A Bright Winter Day

By |January 7th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Chukars, Davis County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The weather forecast for today isn't as bright as it was on the day last January when I photographed this Chukar walking across a field of fresh snow instead the forecast for today is rather dreary.

Tricolored Herons Times Three

By |May 26th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Boyd Hill Nature Preserve, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Tricolored Herons|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I actually like the backgrounds in each of these images, all of them show the habitat that Tricolored Herons might be found in and highlight the birds too.

Rare Sight to See – Walking And Standing Pied-billed Grebes

By |October 23rd, 2012|Categories: Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Pied-billed Grebes, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It was an unusual experience to see these Pied-billed Grebes standing upright and walking on the edge of this pond, some might even consider it rare.

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