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? I have and, in fact, I still do, especially when it comes to bird flight. When I was a kid, many a hot summer day […]
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Bald eagles are a symbol of our nation’s freedom and prosperity. Personally, for me that is, very few birds instill a sense of pride for our country as well as a sense of accomplishment by our nation’s ability to bring back the bald eagle from the near brink of extinction. This Saturday, February 9, 2019,
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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 migration is close at hand. This winter has been long and cold but it can’t last forever, right? I am starting to see signs of
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Birds fascinate me, they really do. I have been around birds almost my entire life, in fact. I started raising them when I was about 9 years old and during that same time my father took me on my first bird watching trip to a local wildlife sanctuary. Learning something new about birds and actually
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What compels a man to leave the warmth and comfort of his home, grabbing only pen and paper on the way out the door, and sit inside a frosty vehicle on a windy winters day on a remote wildlife sanctuary, just to capture a few random thoughts for the blogoshere? For me, the answer to
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If you’re a bird watcher, much like myself, you probably enjoy learning new things about the birds we love to watch. One of the things I recently learned during a bird watching trip is what great blue herons eat and, even more so, how they obtain food in the winter when many waterways are frozen,
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Last week, while photographing great blue herons standing on the ice at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, I came across a scene that always makes me ask the question of who should we root for in nature. In nature, we have animals that survive by taking other animals for food. The great blue heron
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Sign up below for email notifications for future posts from our blog about the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. If you have visited the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge during either spring or fall migration you have most likely seen the swans on the refuge. The vast majority of them are of the tundra swan
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As I sit here on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, casually watching a rough-legged hawk perched on a no-parking sign seemingly scanning the marsh for prey, I began to wonder what all do they eat? Do rough-legged hawks eat birds? You may already know these medium-sized hawks’ diet mainly consists of rodents but that
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Great blue herons offer some unique and interesting opportunities for bird watchers and photographers alike. In many areas, they are found year-round, making them a great bird to watch and photograph during the varying seasons throughout the year. But where is the best place and what is the best season to view and photograph these
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Free Beginning Outdoor Photography Workshop Yes, you heard it correctly. Each year I put on a free outdoor photography workshop at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge headquarters in Brigham City, Utah. It is my way of giving back to the bird refuge which I love and cherish so much. A lot of my time
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When I think of marsh wrens on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge I almost always think of spring. That is the time of year when they are busy building nests and chattering high atop the dense marsh vegetation for all to see and hear. For the remainder of the calendar, however, they can be
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For us bird watchers, finding the first of the year of any species is a special moment. Personally, I am the most excited when I find the first of the year birds for long range migratory species, such the tundra swan and rough-legged hawk. The rough-legged hawk is a winter resident on the Bear River
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Cinnamon Teal on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Earlier this year, I spent some time photographing cinnamon teal on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route. This 12 mile stretch of gravely road gave me an excellent opportunity to photograph this most striking of waterfowl up close and personal. The cinnamon teal
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Reflections of an American Avocet from the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge When it comes to bird photography few birds peak my interest like the american avocet. I am fortunate to have these unique yet quirky shorebirds reside so close to me each summer on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. A few weeks ago,
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