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When I’m not photographing birds, I photograph whatever catches my eye. Last September, my focus shifted to sunflower photography near Farmington Bay WMA. It is rainy here in northern Utah this morning but these sunflowers will brighten my day.<\/p>\n

\"SunflowerSunflower blooming in Utah \u2013 Nikon D500, f10, 1\/1000, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

These sunflowers are cultivated and were planted at a pumpkin farm near the nature center at Farmington Bay WMA.<\/p>\n

\"SunflowerSunflower with a green metallic bee and wasp \u2013 Nikon D500, f10, 1\/2000, ISO 640, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

More often than not, these sunflowers make me smile plus I find birds, bees, and other insects on them. I love photographing these sunflowers.<\/p>\n

\"SunflowerSunflower with curly petals \u2013 Nikon D500, f10, 1\/1600, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I haven’t been to Farmington Bay WMA since early spring so I don’t even know if the pumpkin patch or the sunflowers are still there. But I hope they are.<\/p>\n

\"SunflowerSunflower facing the morning light \u2013 Nikon D500, f10, 1\/2000, ISO 640, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

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Everything has changed so much near and on Farmington Bay WMA<\/span><\/a> since I first arrived in Utah in 2009. I’d really miss the pumpkin patch and the sunflowers if they have been sold. Farmington Bay WMA doesn’t feel the same anymore because of all the road construction and housing development near it.<\/p>\n

Change can be good, but the changes near Farmington Bay WMA because of the construction of the West Davis Corridor? In my own opinion, they haven’t been good at all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

It is hard to watch beloved locations change for the worse and even harder to have a positive attitude about those changes.<\/p>\n

We need the rain we are getting this morning, I am positive about that.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

More info on cultivated sunflowers: Cultivated Sunflowers and Their Wild Relatives<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my wildflower, shrub and tree photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I’m not photographing birds, I photograph whatever catches my eye. 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