A few days ago, one of our readers here at Bear River Blogger reached out to me about helping get the word out about a… Read More »Can We Save The Monarch Butterfly? Washington State University Is Helping Unlock The Mystery Of Their Migration
I’ve been in full-blown monarch butterfly mode lately, and why not? It’s late August and here in northern Utah, we are at the peak time… Read More »When Checking Milkweed For Monarch Butterfly Caterpillars, Don’t Be Afraid To Go Small, Very Small In Fact
As a youngster who grew up on the outdoorsy end of the spectrum, me and my friends would spend hours exploring the nearby fields almost… Read More »Don’t Overlook One Of The Lesser Known Nectar-Bearing Plants For Monarch Butterflies
Being a nature photographer by heart, I can typically be found with one of my Canon DSLR cameras somewhere nearby. Not always mind you, but… Read More »Maybe A Suitable Camera For Nature Photography Is Already In Your Back Pocket
It wasn’t what I expected when I started my bird-watching walk around the great blue heron rookery at Farmington Bay yesterday but I will tell… Read More »Bird Watching For Hummingbirds In A Wetland Was Certainly A First For Me
As I sit and write this blog post, the tv weatherman just mentioned another record broken in Utah. I really do hate to be the… Read More »It’s Literally 100 Degrees Outside So Let’s Cool Down With Some Winter Pictures From The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
If you’ve been following the plight of the monarch butterfly over the past several years, you have heard their numbers have literally crashed, especially out… Read More »So Can Small Backyard Gardens Actually Help Save The Monarch Butterfly?
It’s all quiet now but if you’ve ever been to the Farmington Bay great blue heron rookery during spring and early summer you will be… Read More »The Great Blue Heron Rookery At Farmington Bay Is Expanding And Getting A Much-Needed Facelift Thanks, In Part, To Rocky Mountain Power
Confession time here, I am a full-blown nature geek, through and through. Yes, I really do love bird watching as you might conclude from this… Read More »From Pelicans To Monarch Butterflies, The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Didn’t Disappoint This Nature Geek Yesterday By Any Means
Strike up a conversation with me about butterflies and you will quickly learn I consider the two-tailed swallowtail butterfly one of the most spectacular creatures… Read More »I’m Quite Fond Of The Two-tailed Swallowtail Butterfly And Here are Three Pictures Showing Why
Summer is when the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route literally comes alive, both audibly and visually, and a time when bird watching… Read More »What To Expect This Summer While Bird Watching On The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Auto Tour Route
Probably the only thing more frustrating than my current mental block while trying to write for this blog as of late is my severe lack… Read More »Don’t Laugh, The Google Photos App Might Just Be A Bird Watcher’s New Best Friend For Bird Identification
Due to having “too many pots in the fire”, I’ve recently decided to drop my actual photography website and start posting a little bit about… Read More »Trust Me, Even Small Edits Will Make Your Bird Photographs Better
I love a good challenge, especially with bird photography. It’s a large part of what keeps me coming back, time and time again, to try… Read More »A Rare American Bittern Sighting Yesterday Reminded Me Just How Hard They Are To Find As Well As To Photograph
Each summer, I look forward to doing a little bird watching and photography with the quirky little burrowing owls. Antelope Island State Park is the… Read More »The Burrowing Owls Have Once Again Returned To Promontory Mountain For The Summer
