{"id":98908,"date":"2022-01-13T05:26:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T12:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=98908"},"modified":"2022-01-13T05:27:01","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T12:27:01","slug":"i-stopped-to-photograph-and-listen-to-the-ice-at-bea-river-mbr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/01\/13\/i-stopped-to-photograph-and-listen-to-the-ice-at-bea-river-mbr\/","title":{"rendered":"I Stopped To Photograph And Listen To The Ice At Bear River MBR"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ChunksChunks of ice on the marsh at Bear River MBR \u2013 Nikon D500, f14, 1\/800, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

While I was at Bear River MBR<\/span><\/a> on Tuesday I stopped to photograph and listen to the ice that has piled up on the west side of the auto tour route. The upright chunks of ice were glowing in the morning light which caught my eyes and the sounds that the ice was making enchanted me.<\/p>\n

\"IceIce chunk with cross hatch marks on it \u2013 Nikon D500, f14, 1\/640, ISO 500, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

There were patterns on some of the ice which included what appeared to be cross hatch marks. How those marks formed I have no idea but I enjoyed seeing them.<\/p>\n

\"ChunkChunk of ice with a crack in it \u2013 Nikon D500, f14, 1\/500, ISO 500, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

As I photographed the ice I could hear it crack, pop, and ping. I’ve heard ice “sing” when people skip rocks or skate over it. This was different than that. It was the sound that ice makes when the change in temperature has been rapid or when the ice starts to break up in the spring.<\/p>\n

\"FracturedFractured ice standing upright \u2013 Nikon D500, f14, 1\/500, ISO 500, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

This chunk of ice had some marks on it that I’d best describe as curlicues. The curlicue on the far right reminded me of a unfurling fern frond.<\/p>\n

\"FrostyFrosty chunk of ice \u2013 Nikon D500, f14, 1\/640, ISO 500, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the chunks of ice were very frosty and some were less so. If I had been at this location as the sun rose over the mountains in the east I might have been able to get more translucence in the ice. I might have to try to be in this spot earlier in the day to see if that would be the case.<\/p>\n

\"PilePile of ice chunks \u2013 Nikon D500, f14, 1\/1000, ISO 500, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The ice and the sounds it was making relaxed me. I find the marsh at the refuge very peaceful in winter especially when I take the time to stop and listen to it.<\/p>\n

\"An<\/a>An ice “sail” (composite of two images) \u2013 Nikon D500, f14, 1\/640, ISO 500, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I was close enough to this big chunk of ice that I couldn’t fit it all in my viewfinder so I joined two frames together as a composite when I got home and processed these files.<\/p>\n

\"FrostyFrosty ice chunks \u2013 Nikon D500, f14, 1\/800, ISO 500, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I’m glad that I took the time to listen to the ice and to take photos of the different chunks of ice that I found. It won’t be long before spring arrives and the ice will disappear.<\/p>\n

Yesterday as I waited at home for the Safelite technician to arrive to repair the newest rock chip in my windshield I found violets blooming in the front yard. It seems odd to see their royal purple blossoms in January in northern Utah. I wonder what other surprises January will bring.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Miscellaneous photos which are basically images that I have taken that just do not fit into one specific category.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While I was at Bear River MBR on Tuesday I stopped to photograph and listen to the ice that has piled up on the west side of the auto tour route.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":98890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[124,1148,10893,26],"tags":[12701,12698,12700,12699,368,4064,4094,12703,12702,4926,3485,373],"class_list":["post-98908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bear-river-migratory-bird-refuge","category-box-elder-county-utah","category-miscellaneous","category-utah","tag-chunk","tag-chunks","tag-crack","tag-fractured","tag-frosty","tag-ice","tag-marsh","tag-ping","tag-pop","tag-sounds","tag-wetland","tag-winter"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ice-bear-river-mbr-mia-mcpherson-8491.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-pJi","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":62970,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2020\/01\/20\/concentrating-on-great-blue-herons-in-winter\/","url_meta":{"origin":98908,"position":0},"title":"Concentrating On Great Blue Herons In Winter","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"January 20, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"There were plenty of Great Blue Herons to photograph yesterday morning at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and I was more than happy to take photos of them.","rel":"","context":"In "Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge"","block_context":{"text":"Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/utah\/bear-river-migratory-bird-refuge\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Great Blue Heron in winter at Bear River MBR, Box Elder County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/great-blue-heron-frozen-marsh-flight-mia-mcpherson-4283.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/great-blue-heron-frozen-marsh-flight-mia-mcpherson-4283.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/great-blue-heron-frozen-marsh-flight-mia-mcpherson-4283.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/great-blue-heron-frozen-marsh-flight-mia-mcpherson-4283.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":72402,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2020\/08\/03\/wintry-view-of-bear-river-mbr-and-the-snow-covered-wasatch-mountains\/","url_meta":{"origin":98908,"position":1},"title":"Wintry View Of Bear River MBR And The Snow-covered Wasatch Mountains","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"August 3, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Just viewing this winter photo of the refuge made me feel refreshed and cooler. 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