Getting Up-Close And Personal With Butterflies
Butterflies are an intriguing and most beautiful part of the natural world around us. They are so delicate but yet so strong and resilient to the challenges nature oftentimes throws…
Best Spots To Easily View Wildflowers In Utah
If you're a nature enthusiast much like I am, the question might arise where you can go to see wildflowers in Utah. Our state has many mountainous locations to view…
Antelope Island Catches On Fire
Today, while on one of my twice-weekly trips to Antelope Island, I was able to witness a small wildfire that started on the Buffalo Point Trail. At this point, I…
Simple Tips for Photographing Wildlife In Your Own Backyard
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…
Some Recent Images From The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
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…
Creating Bokeh In Your Nature Photography
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…
20 Tips For Photographing On The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
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…
The Yellow-headed Blackbird
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.…
How We Can Communicate Through Photography
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…
Easily Attract Goldfinches To The Backyard
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…
Tundra swans resting on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge during spring migration offer a great bird watching experience.
What Does A Tundra Swan Eat?
It might seem like a simple question to ask regarding what a tundra swan eats, but the answer does, indeed, have implications for their migration, which, I will admit, is…
Learn to take great sunset pictures.
Photography Workshop Cancelled…..For Now
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…
Thousands Of Snow Geese Migrate Through Box Elder County
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…
Why Should We Plant Mexican Sunflowers?
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…
Thousands Of Snow Geese Migrate Through Northern Utah
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…