Every once in a while, and for some unknown reason I might add, my mind likes to go off on a metaphorical hiking expedition of sorts, one where it starts to wander and conjure up ideas and opportunities to help people get more interested in one of my favorite activities, birdwatching. As an example, this […]
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As I sit at my laptop to work on this blog post my mind has been trying to meander a bit, something quite common when the topic at hand involves birdwatching, bird photography, or just about anything at all to do with wild birds. It can be quite frustrating at times, too, I will admit.
Let me start off by saying it pains me, I mean it truly makes me physically hurt, when I look at some of the landscape images I’m about to show you below. They are from a two-part sunrise scene I was so blessed to photograph, nay, I mean be a part of one morning nearly
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Okay, I know what you are thinking with a title like that, and, well, I have to agree with you 100 percent. “Jeff, isn’t it pretty obvious and a basic part of common knowledge to always be on the lookout for birds while outdoors watching for or photographing birds?” Yes, yes it most certainly is
When I first got started photographing nature on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route many years ago, the very first bird that caught the attention of my camera lens was, well, the quirky American avocet and it has been a favorite bird of mine ever since. I was intrigued by not only
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It’s summer and that means one thing, butterflies, lots and lots of beautifully adorned butterflies. On many of these summertime photo excursions my mind easily turns from birds to butterflies because, well, butterflies are just plain awesome. Yesterday was certainly one of those days where my intention was to take a trip around the Bear
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As a birdwatcher, I can honestly say I have never seen it before and I don’t know if I will ever see it again, at least in that magnitude I’d wager to guess. What I am talking about is a couple of days ago while doing some birdwatching on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Have you been birdwatching the past few weeks or so on a wetland in your neck of the woods, one similar to the famed Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route, and noticed, well, how strangely silent the wetlands are right now? I most certainly have and boy is it eerie quiet, to say
I’m fascinated with hummingbirds, plain and simple. These incredible little birds are really how I learned most of what I know today regarding bird photography but that, however, will be another blog post for another day. Today, I had the urge to flip my camera to video mode and record what I think was a
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Yes, properly composing a bird image while photographing out in the field is really a thing, trust me on that. I know what all my fellow “photogs” are thinking from that statement and, well, to be honest, I fully agree with you. Even for me and to this very day, composing bird photographs while out
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If there’s anything else on this earth I’d rather be doing other than watching, photographing, and writing about birds, I certainly haven’t crossed paths with it yet. Truth is, I’ve been a lifelong birdwatcher for, umm, let’s see now, I’d say a good stone’s throw past the four-decade mark and I am happy to report
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Now this may sound strange to some of you but for a long time now, anytime I see an American white pelican in fact, I get this constant craving to someday make the long journey to the very remote and desolate Gunnison Island, a pelican rookery that’s quietly stashed away in the northwest corner of
Each winter I find myself mesmerized by the American kestrel, a somewhat common bird found on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge during the coldest parts of the year. With its brilliantly colored plumage, the male kestrel in particular is a strikingly beautiful bird and one I personally take every opportunity I get to photograph
If there’s anybody that has a valid reason to be a “gloomy Gus” lately I’d argue that both the recent passing of my mother and now my 15-year-old dog seemingly days away from leaving my side entitles me the right to toss my hat into the proverbial ring of despair, at least for a moment
The absolute hardest part of writing for this website is, well, coming up with a compelling title and gripping first sentence. I’m far better at standing behind a camera capturing interesting and unique bird photographs than I am sitting in front of this laptop conjuring up riveting stories and captivating anecdotes to go along with
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