{"id":770,"date":"2010-09-08T09:59:38","date_gmt":"2010-09-08T15:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T15:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:00:10","slug":"favorite-locations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/favorite-locations\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Locations"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are a number of\u00a0wetlands, State and National Parks, Wildlife Refuges and other locations that I love to go to not only to photograph birds and animals\u00a0but to also drink in the surrounding beauty.\u00a0I will add more pages for those locations.<\/p>\n

Be aware though that when I say “scenics” or “landscapes” they are images of what I am seeing and\u00a0at times are taken on the fly, \u00a0in any kind of light and would not be considered typical “landscape photography”. But the images will give you a sense of those locations.<\/p>\n

The first one I posted was about “My Love Affair with Fort DeSoto<\/a>“<\/strong> .\u00a0Florida<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are a few places I have been to or lived near in my life\u2019s journey that simply feel like \u201chome\u201d<\/strong> to me. Places where I am completely at ease, where I am enthralled by what my eyes drink in, where the smells are familiar and the paths that I take are forever etched into my spirit.\u00a0 Fort DeSoto County Park<\/strong> is one of those locations for me. more…<\/a><\/p>\n

Colorful Capitol Reef National Park<\/a>\u00a0Utah<\/strong><\/p>\n

Capitol Reef National Park <\/strong>is located in south central Utah and lies within the counties of Sevier,\u00a0Garfield and Wayne.\u00a0 It was established in August of 1937 as a national monument and then redesignated as a national park in 1971. more…<\/a><\/p>\n

Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0Montana<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another one of my favorite avian photography locations is Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge<\/strong> in southwestern Montana. I\u2019ve been there twice this year\u00a0since mid-June and I eagerly await returning to this wild and lovely refuge. It is yet another location where I feel at \u201chome\u201d. more…<\/a><\/p>\n

Wild and Wonderful – Antelope Island State Park – The Scenery<\/a> Utah<\/strong><\/p>\n

Antelope Island State Park<\/a> is another of my favorite locations for bird and wildlife photography plus the scenery is incredibly beautiful at any time of the year. Although the park is about 41 miles from Salt Lake City it has retained its wild and wonderful character. more…<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Wild and Wonderful – Antelope Island State Park – The Wildlife<\/a> Utah<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is part 2 of my three part series on Wild and Wonderful Antelope Island State Park<\/a> and it covers some of the wildlife that can be found howling, grazing, buzzing, napping and posing for my camera. more…<\/a><\/p>\n

Wild and Wonderful – Antelope Island State Park – The Birds<\/a> Utah<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the third post in my series about Wild and Wonderful Antelope Island State Park<\/a>, I’ve saved the best (and longest) for last. The Birds! Okay, maybe they aren’t the best thing about Antelope Island State Park, but I am a bird photographer and they are what I am most passionate about! more…<\/a><\/p>\n

Some of the Birds I love at Bear River National Wildlife Refuge<\/a> Utah<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of my favorite locations to photograph birds in northern Utah is Bear River National Wildlife Refuge. I’ve selected some of the birds there that delight and entertain me while I observe and photograph them. more…<\/a><\/p>\n

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