When it comes to birdwatching, as many of us do, I definitely have a unique place in my heart for the American avocet. Hopefully, my… Read More »American Avocets Have Returned, And Quite A Bit Early This Year, Too, I Might Add.
I love the miracle of spring bird migration but, at least for me that is, there is a bitter and a sweet side to this… Read More »It’s Both Bitter And Sweet But The Tundra Swan Migration Must Roll On.
If there’s one thing, besides my love for nature that is, I hope to impart to those of you who read, subscribe to, and follow… Read More »A Great Blue Heron And Garter Snake’s Battle For Survival Taught Me Something Today.
Well, my fellow birdwatchers, after a long, cold winter it is starting to happen, spring is finally…, wait, let me pause here so I can… Read More »Are The Thousands Of Migrating Snow Geese A Blessing Or A Curse For This Small Farming Town?
Let me start by saying being a nature blogger, yes, that’s a real thing by the way, is an interesting endeavor, to say the least,… Read More »What This Ring-billed Gull Ate Today Might Surprise You, It Certainly Surprised Me.
Many years ago when I started to really get interested in bird photography I quickly learned how frustrating it can be when a bird I… Read More »Immediately Enhance Your Bird Photographs With A Little Scenery.
Yesterday, the birdwatching bug was too much for me to ignore so, being one who is easily swayed to photograph birds when the opportunity presents… Read More »Finally, The Migrating Tundra Swans Have Arrived.
A couple of days ago as I was driving down Forest Street to do some bird photography on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto… Read More »The Absolute Hardest Part Of Nature Photography.
Lately, there’s been a void that’s settled deep within me and, to put it mildly, I’ve had just about enough of it so today, despite… Read More »It’s Been Far Too Long Since My Feet And Camera Have Touched Antelope Island But That Streak Ended Today.
I’m going to just come out and say it, the Ring-billed gull oftentimes gets mislabeled, maybe even maligned a little bit and quite unfairly I… Read More »The Ring-billed Gull Is A Strikingly Beautiful Bird For Sure.
I don’t know how else to categorize it but it’s sure been an atypical season for my birdwatching excursions this winter on the Bear River… Read More »Photographing Pelicans In The Snow? Yes, Believe It Or Not, That’s Really A Thing.
My hands are still trying to warm up from the frosty 19-degree Fahrenheit drive I took around the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour… Read More »It Was A Frosty Morning On The Bear River Bird Refuge But The Tundra Swans Didn’t Seem To Mind.
Yesterday morning as I approached the starting point of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route an interesting thought popped into my head… Read More »The Beauty Of The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge As Seen Through My Camera Phone.
If you asked me to describe in two words or less how birdwatching was going this year on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto… Read More »The Fog May Have Slowed The Birdwatching Down But The Spectacular Scenery That Followed More Than Made Up For It.
I might be the only one with this notion, mind you, but the “dreaded” house sparrow, or so it is labeled by many birders, is… Read More »Despite Not Being Native, House Sparrows Are Certainly A Beautiful Bird That Still Deserves Some Love And Attention.
