As I drive around the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route, I find areas once suffering from lack of water all summer long… Read More »Water Has Returned To The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, But Have The Birds?
Antelope Island State Park is home to hundreds of species of migratory and resident birds. In fact, as of this writing, ebird lists 261 different… Read More »Owls On Antelope Island
Each fall, usually starting in late July or early August, the Great Salt Lake silently transforms into one of the greatest bird watching spectacles in… Read More »Bird Watching On The Great Salt Lake Causeway During Fall Migration
As summer marches on, officially giving way to the onset of autumn in a couple weeks, the yearly spectacle of fall migration starts to creep… Read More »Summer Bird Watching For The American White Pelican
let’s not beat around the bush here, life can be a bit hard at times. Whether someone is struggling financially, emotionally, physically, spiritually, or, heaven… Read More »Why Bird Watching Is Good For Us
As I headed out the door this morning, my eyes glanced at the calendar on the wall. It was quite a surprise to see August… Read More »The White-faced Ibis Migration Is On…And Then Some.
As I sit here at the computer and reflect upon years and years of nature photography, two things come to mind. First, I sure do… Read More »Are There Hummingbirds On The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge?
One of the most fascinating birds to watch in nature is, without any question, the great blue heron. Over the years, I have spent hundreds… Read More »Can Great Blue Herons Swim?
In the birding world, there is a strange but interesting relationship in nature between bird and beast when it comes to cattle egrets and cows.… Read More »Why Do Cattle Egrets Follow Cows?
A couple of days ago, Friday to be exact, I took a drive out to the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route for… Read More »Bird Watching Update For The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge-August
Yesterday was a day of record in Utah, and not necessarily in a good way, either. Salt Lake City tied the all-time high temperature ever… Read More »How Is The Drought Affecting Birding On The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge?
For those of you that have read my recent post about photographing the burrowing owl, you might be interested in knowing there is a pair… Read More »Burrowing Owls On The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Without question, the number one request I have had this year is when the grebes on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge are available to… Read More »Grebes With Babies On Their Backs
Each summer, thousands of American white pelicans migrate to northern Utah to breed on Gunnison Island, a remote piece of land situated in the far… Read More »A Squadron Of Pelicans
As spring slowly marches on and casually heads towards the dog days of summer, new bird species seem to be returning to the Bear River… Read More »The Long-billed Curlew
