{"id":9718,"date":"2013-10-05T03:45:56","date_gmt":"2013-10-05T09:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=9718"},"modified":"2026-04-01T13:35:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:35:31","slug":"it-snowed-in-the-salt-lake-valley-yesterday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/10\/05\/it-snowed-in-the-salt-lake-valley-yesterday\/","title":{"rendered":"It Snowed In The Salt Lake Valley Yesterday…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CoyoteCoyote running in the snow on Antelope Island SP<\/span><\/p>\n

And it won’t be long before I am photographing wildlife in drifts of snow and birds on perches covered in white.\u00a0 Stretching my abilities and pushing my gear to the limits in low light situations or in the light reflected by blinding snow.<\/p>\n

I look forward to those challenges every winter. Even though it didn’t snow yesterday where I live I know it is coming soon.<\/p>\n

\"MaleMale Ring-necked Pheasant in the snow<\/span><\/p>\n

Colors seem to look brighter against a canvas of white. Especially when the air is clear and the smog has been blown out of the valley. Last winter was pretty harsh and there was plenty of snow but who knows what this winter will bring.<\/p>\n

\"BuffaloBuffalo Point covered in snow<\/span><\/p>\n

It won’t be long before I see Antelope Island State Park with a covering of snow, Buffalo Point and Frary Peak are two of my favorite places on the island and even more so with snow on them.<\/p>\n

\"DarkDark morph Rough-legged Hawk on a dreary winter day<\/span><\/p>\n

Then there will be the birds I see primarily in winter like the Rough-legged Hawks that are making their way south as I type this post.<\/p>\n

I’ll get cold hands, a blush on my cheeks that doesn’t come in\u00a0a plastic container and I will feel like the Pillsbury Dough Boy in layer upon layer of clothing. I’ll curse the smog and sing with joy on those beautifully clear morning where the light seems to make everything it falls on glow.<\/p>\n

And, I’ll be grateful for my keen eyes, they sure help me and anyone with me, all winter and year round.<\/p>\n

I love it when there is snow in the Salt Lake Valley.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

PS: I still haven’t figured out what I am going to do about my copyright watermark<\/a> but wanted to thank you all for your thoughts on it. I appreciate it very much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

And it won’t be long before I am photographing wildlife in drifts of snow and birds on perches covered in white.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[511,27,100,1022,400,1087,26],"tags":[4275,733,4002,3347,4530,4169,4255,343,2011,1648,4081,4050,401,373],"class_list":["post-9718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-antelope-island-state-park","category-avian","category-coyotes","category-davis-county-utah","category-ring-necked-pheasants","category-rough-legged-hawks","category-utah","tag-buteo-lagopus","tag-canis-latrans","tag-coyote","tag-coyotes","tag-dark-morph","tag-hawks","tag-phasianus-colchicus","tag-photography","tag-ring-necked-pheasant","tag-rough-legged-hawk","tag-salt-lake-valley","tag-snow","tag-upland-game-birds","tag-winter"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-2wK","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10007,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/10\/28\/coyote-after-an-october-snow-in-2012\/","url_meta":{"origin":9718,"position":0},"title":"Coyote After An October Snow In 2012","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"October 28, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"While looking for Rough-legged Hawks last year I spotted this Coyote strolling along the causeway to Antelope Island looking for falcon leftovers.","rel":"","context":"In "Antelope Island State Park"","block_context":{"text":"Antelope Island State Park","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/utah\/antelope-island-state-park\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Coyote after an October snow, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-october-snow-mia-mcpherson-2327.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-october-snow-mia-mcpherson-2327.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-october-snow-mia-mcpherson-2327.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-october-snow-mia-mcpherson-2327.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6423,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/10\/25\/winters-first-snow\/","url_meta":{"origin":9718,"position":1},"title":"Winter’s First Snow","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"October 25, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"As I write this the first snow of winter is falling outside my living room window. 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