Jeff Strong

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 […]

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

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

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

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

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

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

I’m a bird watcher, through and through, but it’s not always the birds that put a smile on my face when I’m out in the field. Sometimes it is other birders that leave me a bit inspired, maybe even a bit rejuvenated to get out there one more time and find something interesting to photograph