For a lot of us, myself included, when we envision wildlife and nature photography, oftentimes our minds succumb to thoughts of great excursions to famed national parks such as Yellowstone and Zions or extended trips to large wildlife preserves such as the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. Locations such as these do indeed offer the […]
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It is no secret I anxiously look forward to spring on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. This year, however, due to the worldwide spread of the coronavirus, my time on the refuge has been, unfortunately, severely limited, to say the least. It’s also hard to admit, as a result, my photography on the refuge
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Years ago, many, many years ago, in fact, when I first started to get interested in nature photography, I had no idea photographers could actually enhance an image they were taking with just their cameras. Much like most newbies to the world of photography, back then, I just thought we focused on the subject, pressed
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Photographing the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is a passion of mine. Maybe, just maybe, mind you, it could even be termed as a small obsession, of sorts. I don’t know but, all in all, I do spend countless hours on the refuge looking for birds, butterflies, and other interesting scenes in nature to capture
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A few years ago, during one of my photography excursions to the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, I was approached by an elderly couple looking for some bird identification help. The husband, conspicuously wearing a compact pair of binoculars around his neck, casually mentioned they were novice birders, and the two had embarked on a
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Photography is, in a sense, a way we can communicate with one another. It might not be a word for word dialogue of expression, per se, but it is, after all, a means to share our feelings and emotions with others. One example of this was a simple image I photographed of a sunflower. It
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If you ask me, I would say without any reservation, watching and, of course, photographing goldfinches in my own backyard is arguably one of the best ways to relax and reduce some of the stress and anxiety that our modern, fast-paced world oftentimes brings us. They are such beautiful birds and are very easily attracted
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It might seem like a simple question to ask regarding what does a tundra swan eat, but the answer does, indeed, have implications on their migration, which, I will admit, is very interesting to me, to say the least. A huge part of this fascination with both tundra swans, in particular, and just overall bird
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This isn’t the blog post I was wanting to write today but, unfortunately, the decision has been made to cancel the Outdoor Photography Workshop for this Saturday. The reason is based solely on health concerns regarding the spread of the corona-virus. Although here in Utah the virus is still in a very limited stage and
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This will be a short blog post to update those of you interested in seeing the thousands of snow geese that migrate through northern Utah, particularly in the small farming community of Corinne. Each year, starting in early February, thousands of snow geese migrate through Utah and stopover in the rural farming town of Corinne,
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Spend any amount of time online searching for information on bird and butterfly-friendly plants and you will most definitely come across the Mexican sunflower. But what exactly is a Mexican sunflower and why should we be planting it? The Mexican sunflower, otherwise known as Tithonia rotundifolia, isn’t actually a sunflower, per se, but part of
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Early one morning about 12 years ago or so, I was awakened by a flock of low flying geese taking their flight path right over my house. Nothing out of the ordinary actually as I live in farm country, and geese are an everyday occurrence for me. But there was something very peculiar about these
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A quick update for those who are planning to attend our free photography class in March on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. We have had an enormous response to this particular class and as a result, we had to make a few modifications. The workshop was initially being held in a classroom that holds
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Winter on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is often thought of by some people as desolate and barren. I actually do understand the reasoning’s behind this train of thought as there was a period when I spent very little to no time on the refuge during the winter months. Admittedly, I too thought of
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Each day as I drive the 12-mile stretch of road between the Bear River Migratory bird Refuge visitors center and the auto tour route, I am greeted by North America’s smallest falcon, the American kestrel, casually perched on one of the fence posts or small trees along the roadway searching for its next meal. Kestrels
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