Visiting The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Auto Tour Route
If you are planning a trip in search of world-class birding, looking to add to your photography portfolio, or just itching to get out and enjoy nature, the Bear River…
Portrait Of A Northern Harrier
When it comes to bird photography, each of us has a species or two categorized in our own minds as, to put it bluntly, a nemesis bird. These are birds…
How A Brown Pelican Kept Me From Giving Up On Blogging
I have been frustrated with blogging for a while now. This frustration comes from how the blogoshpere has seemingly evolved and changed into solely a money making endeavor over sharing…
Perched on a log, the brown pelican gave me a few moments to watch and photograph this unique sighting until it flew up the river out of sight again.
Rare Sighting: A Brown Pelican On The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
If you are like me, an avid bird watcher, you get excited when news of an unusual bird in the area is posted. This kind of news most often causes…
Painted lady butterflies will nectar on blooming dandelions.
Are Dandelions Beneficial For Butterflies?
If I had any questions before about dandelions being beneficial for butterflies, a natural phenomenon that occurred this past spring certainly removed all doubt. During this enlightening moment, I literally…
A close-up of a male rufous hummingbird from today.
The Hummingbird Migration Has Begun And A Changing Bear River Bird Refuge
It's been a while since I have posted anything on my blog. I initially started this blog to be solely about the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge but this year…
Dropping fire retardant from the air on the radio hill wildfire, Tremonton Utah.
Radio Hill Wildfire Tremonton Utah
This short blog post won't have anything to do with the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge per say but rather to show how dry conditions are up in Box Elder…
Why Should We Care About Milkweed?
Let me pose a question to you, why should we care about milkweed? It's a weed, isn't it? It can spread like wildfire, both by seed and by root, so…
Photographing The American Avocet On The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
The American avocet is a summer staple for the avid bird watcher and photographer on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. I can attest to that as well since a…
American avocet
How To Photograph Birds And butterflies Workshop
Free Beginning Outdoor Photography workshop for birds and butterflies on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.
2019 Beginning Outdoor Photography Workshop
2019 Beginning Outdoor Photography workshop
2019 Beginning Outdoor Photography Workshop Each year, I partner with the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge on their annual swan day to put on a Beginning Outdoor Photography workshop. This…
The very large wings of the american white pelican help it catch thermals to fly over the intimidating Promontory Mountain range.
Why do Birds Fly in Circles?
As a bird watcher, have you ever just sat and watched birds- I mean, really sit and observe birds doing the things that they do and be intrigued by it?…
Bald Eagle on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. Photo by Jeff Strong Photography
2019 Eagle Day at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Bald eagles are a common sight on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge during the winter. Photo Jeff Strong Photography Bald eagles are a symbol of our nation's freedom and…
Recent Sightings: Tundra Swans
I spend as much time as I can each week on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, looking for any new birds arriving to the refuge which, indeed, signals spring…
Bird Watching: the Rough-legged Hawk
Birds fascinate me; they really do. I've been around birds almost my entire life, starting with raising pigeons when I was about 9 years old, and during that same time,…