It might sound odd to hear that I use birds to denote the seasonal changes but I actually do, bird migration is fascinating to me… Read More »Finding White-faced Ibis On The Bear River Bird Refuge During Winter, Is That Really A Thing Now?
Many years ago when I started photographing birds I soon learned firsthand just how hard capturing even a decently composed image of a flying bird… Read More »A Beginner’s Guide For Photographing Birds In Flight.
It’s an annual spectacle of nature that birdwatchers such as myself look forward to all winter, one that brings thousands of migrating snow geese to… Read More »Thousands Upon Thousands Of Migrating Snow Geese Descend Upon This Small Town For A Couple Of Weeks Each Spring.
Yesterday, as I drove the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route, I began to hear a most familiar and very welcomed sound, the… Read More »It’s Only February But The Red-winged Blackbirds Are Singing Anyways.
It might seem like an obsession, maybe it is to some degree I suppose, but just like the title suggests I’m going to try and… Read More »I’m Determined To Photograph Every American Kestrel I See And Here’s Why.
For birdwatchers like you and I, the inevitable swapping of the seasons always induces some kind of change in what species of birds we get… Read More »How Fast Can Trumpeter Swans Fly?
If you follow my Bear River Blogger Facebook Page, and I most certainly hope you do, it will become quite clear I love to photograph… Read More »What’s The Secret To Photographing Sunsets?
With regards to birdwatching this time of year there are several species of raptors that migrate to and live on the Bear River Migratory Bird… Read More »The Merlin Is Arguably The Most Tenacious Of The All The Falcons.
On a recent early morning photography trip to the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route I had a brief encounter with a red-tailed… Read More »Do Hawks Regurgitate Pellets Like Owls?
There’s an old saying around these parts that simply states if you don’t like the weather in Utah just sit tight, it will soon change.… Read More »Wow, We Went From Photographing Butterflies On Zinnias To Snow Capped Mountains To 200 Sandhill Cranes, All In A Single Day.
If you’ve ever attempted it you will know the task of photographing butterflies on flowers, in general, can be quite a challenge in its own… Read More »3 Tips For Photographing Butterflies On A Windy Day.
If there’s a more misunderstood and underappreciated bird than the turkey vulture I certainly don’t know what it would be. Let’s face it, turkey vultures… Read More »Why Do Turkey Vultures Sit With Their Wings Held Open?
Birdwatching can be filled with a lot of interesting discoveries if we slow down a bit and look for them, thus giving nature enough time… Read More »Do Great Blue Herons Purposely Feed Around Pelicans?
2024 has certainly been an up-and-down-again kind of summer for birdwatching, at least for me that is. The reason for this is many of my… Read More »With Fall Migration Quickly Approaching, Birdwatching Just Got A Whole Lot Better.
I don’t know about anybody else but for me there are very, very few, if any actually, scenes anywhere that rival an evening of birdwatching… Read More »Birdwatching During A Golden Sunset On The Great Salt Lake Never Disappoints.
