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… Read More »Male or Female American Avocet, So Which Is It?
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… Read More »A Sight I’ve Never Seen Before, Hundreds Of Snowy Egrets Sitting On One Corner Of The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Auto Tour Route.
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… Read More »Strangely Enough, It’s Not Grain But Something Else The Yellow-headed Blackbirds Want From Late-Summer Corn Fields.
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… Read More »Hummingbird Wingbeats In Super Slow Motion.
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… Read More »Correctly Composing Your Bird Photos While Out In The Field Is Really A Thing.
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… Read More »What’s So Darn Fascinating About Birdwatching Anyways?
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… Read More »Here’s Why Utah’s Record Snowpack Helped The Great Salt Lake Overall But Not The Nesting Pelicans On Gunnison Island.
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… Read More »The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Has Officially Joined The Fight Against Declining American Kestrel Populations
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… Read More »A Birding Pictorial Showing When Life Tosses You A Curveball, Don’t Mope But Go Birdwatching Instead.
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… Read More »Bird Photography And Nature Blogging May Never Be The Same For Me Anymore.
I absolutely love nature photography and using a camera to share interesting encounters from the world around us is actually the driving force behind this… Read More »Nature Photos Aren’t Always What They Seem And Here’s Why.
Have you ever sat and wondered why certain birds have such unique and sometimes odd physical characteristics as they do? Well, I don’t know about… Read More »Why Do American White Pelicans Have A Throat Pouch?
Yes, my bird-loving friends, they are finally here. Like it or hate it, either way I am pleased to report the sultry dog days of… Read More »Is The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Worth Visiting During The Dog Days Of Summer?
Without a doubt, the number one question I get from fellow birdwatchers who follow my blog is when the grebe babies are out and about… Read More »Grebes Are Now Strutting Their Stuff (Babies) On The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.
There are many things in nature that fascinate me, I mean truly and earnestly grab and hold my attention and admiration to no end. For… Read More »Unlocking The Mystery Of Goose Migration Through Utah’s Bird Banding Program.
