The Amazing Turkey Vulture
I might be in a small group with this one but yes, I actually do think turkey vultures are very beautiful and quite interesting in their own right- birds I…
I might be in a small group with this one but yes, I actually do think turkey vultures are very beautiful and quite interesting in their own right- birds I…
Summer just flew by, didn't it? In fact, the whole year has been kind of a blur, and with today being the first day of fall, we are officially 3/4…
It's been quite an interesting summer birdwatching on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge temporary auto tour route this year, and the most peculiar and exciting part of it all,…
Lately, my mind has been on owls, and rightfully so, as they are an amazing 'order' of birds; 'Strigiformes', to be more precise, for those wanting to know the biological…
Even though I love to visit and photograph birds on nature preserves like the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, finding and photographing wildlife in the backyard will, without question, always…
One of the reasons I love birdwatching so much is the always-present possibility of crossing paths with an uncommon, maybe even rare, bird or two on my travels. It doesn't…
For as long as I can remember, birds have always had a place in my heart. And this passion for our feathered friends started several decades ago when I was…
Gulls are extremely intelligent birds, and I was reminded of that fact, once again, mind you, this very morning when I noticed a farmer cutting his hay field and something…
The other day, I had a neighbor stop by and, obviously triggered by the numerous patches of dandelions in my yard, a conversation soon started about how beneficial they are…
Yes, you read that headline correctly, big changes are, in fact, coming to the famous Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route, a self-guided 12-mile gravel road that winds…
With its richly colored plumage, the male American kestrel is, without question, one of the most beautiful birds in nature, well, at least this birdwatcher thinks so, that is, and…
It was early afternoon during a bone-chilling Christmas Eve birdwatching trip when I came across what can only be described as the toughest little meadowlark I have ever seen. My…
Today, while on a short 3-mile bike ride, the prevailing pre-dawn silence was broken by a most familiar sound, one that I hear numerous times of day during fall, in…
When I first started my bird photography journey on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route many years ago, the very first bird I encountered and photographed was…
If you're like me, an avid birder who truly enjoys nature photography and birding year-round, you most likely have ventured out to a public wildlife refuge somewhere across the United…