If there is one thing I’ve learned the past couple of years while out bird watching, it’s to always expect the unexpected. As an example, during the last couple of days of January of 2021, I sat and watched an American white pelican as well as a white-faced ibis land right in front of me […]
Another Early Season Bird Sighting Today At Farmington Bay Read More »
One of the greatest bird-watching spectacles during spring migration has to be, without question, the thousands of migrating tundra swans that come through northern Utah each and every spring. Usually, in late February, small flocks of tundra swans start showing up on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and Farmington Bay with the population usually
Bird Watchers, The Tundra Swans Are Arriving A Bit Early This Spring Read More »
I’ve done it. You’ve done it. Many people have done it, too, in fact. If truth be told, we’ve all done it at one point or another on our journey as bird watchers, haven’t we? Sure we have so let’s be open and honest here, every bird watcher has, at least once and probably more
Trust Me Bird Watchers, There Is No Such Thing As A Seagull Read More »
It’s now the middle of January and what should be the beginning of the peak bald eagle viewing season along the Wasatch Front. Numerous locations have been producing a few daily bald eagles for this bird watcher as I travel from nature preserve to nature preserve in search of birds. So far, the Bear River
Like most visitors to Antelope Island, I go for the main attractions, the heavy hitters as it were, with regards to the wildlife on the state park. Bison and birds do indeed take up the vast majority of my time when I am traversing the island with my camera, but low and behold there are
One Of Antelope Islands Lesser-Known Animals, The Porcupine Read More »
Just to get it out of the way, I am a fan of Antelope Island, and one for a variety of reasons mind you. The bird watching on Antelope Island can be very good much of the time, the sunsets on the nearby Great Salt Lake are oftentimes spectacular, and, of course, the large bison
The Antelope Island Bison Can Be Extremely Close At Times Read More »
There is nothing quite like getting front row tickets to a great show, am I right? For me, at least, this is especially true when the great show in question is nature. Today, while traversing the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route lady luck tossed me a free ticket to one of the
Bird Watching Up Close: A Rough-legged Hawk Gives Me A First Hand Look At Its Hunt Read More »
Each spring, usually around the last week of February or so the small farming town of Corinne, Utah begins its annual calling of host to thousands of migrating snow geese looking for a meal and a few weeks rest. Oh, it’s a small and inconspicuous flock at first, consisting of just a few hundred road-weary
Snow Geese Have Arrived Early Near The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Read More »
If you ask me, one of the side benefits of getting out in nature is sticking around after a day of bird watching and getting an opportunity to view a grand and colorful sunset. Spectacular sunsets don’t always just happen, however, so those moments when they do appear always seem to make the day a
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I’ve been out and about quite a bit the past few weeks looking for bald eagles and I from what I have noticed, well, to put it bluntly, most of them have seemingly disappeared. A few weeks ago, I was counting between 15-20 bald eagles at Farmington Bay and a regular handful at the Bear
Where Have All The Wintering Bald Eagles Gone In Utah? Read More »
Today, I was out on Antelope Island State Park working on a couple blog post ideas. Yes, I know it’s a grueling job but somebody has to do it, right? I decided to stay the entire afternoon because, honestly, from what everybody tells me yesterday was the day to beat all other days regarding photographing
A Great Salt Lake Sunset Read More »
Everybody loves owls, right? I sure do, especially the great horned owls that oftentimes frequent the large trees in my yard. But owls in general are not always an easy bird to find for the novice bird watcher, mostly due to their nocturnal nature. Great horned owls, for example, hunt during the night and roost
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Let’s face it, as bird watchers and photographers it is quite a thrill to have an opportunity to get “extra close” to a bird, either to photograph or just admire. I know this to be true on both accounts as I am both an avid bird watcher and photographer that enjoys getting out in nature
I’m not one to brag but at times like this, I find it hard not to. It seems my yard is once again the winter residence of a pair of great horned owls. Yep, you heard that right my friends, a pair of great horned owls have just returned to my backyard, hopefully for the
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One of the best parts of spending countless hours per week in nature is the never-ending opportunity to view and learn about something I have never seen before. Nature is indeed the ultimate classroom, one not shackled by standardized tests and routine homework but with a curriculum that only requires a little time, a little
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