{"id":34189,"date":"2015-12-16T05:48:55","date_gmt":"2015-12-16T11:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=34189"},"modified":"2026-04-11T14:57:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T19:57:13","slug":"a-great-egret-resting-in-snow-at-farmington-bay-wma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/12\/16\/a-great-egret-resting-in-snow-at-farmington-bay-wma\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Egret Resting In Snow At Farmington Bay WMA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GreatGreat Egret resting in snow – Nikon D810, f7.1, 1\/2500, ISO 320, +1.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
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Great Egrets aren’t all that common in northern Utah but one has stuck around Farmington Bay<\/span><\/a> for a bit this later this year than I expected.<\/p>\n

I was quite pleased to find this Great Egret resting in snow yesterday while I was photographing other birds at the WMA. I saw it land next to the water and I couldn’t get a clear view of it until it flew closer and was out in the open.<\/p>\n

Our Great Blue and Black-crowned Night Herons on the WMA are year round residents but supposedly Great Egrets are migratory here in the Salt Lake Valley.<\/p>\n

I don’t know if this egret will stick around or fly further south for the winter. If it sticks around I hope that it will survive the harsh days and bitter cold nights.<\/p>\n

\"FreshFresh snows covers Farmington Bay and the Wasatch Range – HTC One M8 cell phone
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

The fresh snow at Farmington Bay WMA was beautiful and formed a thick blanket of white over the marshes and the mountains of the Wasatch Range. It was nice to see a bit of blue sky too after several days of gloomy weather. Sure does look like a winter wonderland.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Great Egret photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was quite pleased to find this Great Egret resting in snow yesterday while I was photographing other birds at the WMA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":153776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27,1022,697,362,26],"tags":[4004,4272,743,351,4492,363,4094,4050,4328,313,1164,4095,373],"class_list":["post-34189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-davis-county-utah","category-farmington-bay-wma","category-great-egrets","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-ardea-alba","tag-egret","tag-egrets","tag-fresh-snow","tag-great-egret","tag-marsh","tag-snow","tag-snowy","tag-wading-birds","tag-wasatch-mountain-range","tag-wetlands","tag-winter"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t