Typically on major holidays, I stay as far away from public places as I can but today, even with it being memorial day, I couldn't control the urge to do…
The current flooding of the Bear River is certainly leaving its mark on the local communities here in Box Elder County, Utah. Many farms and pastures that line the overflowing…
It goes without saying Utah has just been through one of the wettest winters on record and its effects could quite possibly be felt for weeks, maybe even months to…
One of the most enjoyable parts of birdwatching I personally have found from several decades of watching and enjoying birds is learning something new about our feathered friends. And that…
A couple of days ago, I somehow found myself with a rare slice of free time on my hands so I opted to fill it with some long overdue and…
Follow this blog for any length of time and you will definitely see how much of a fan I am of the famed Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour…
Watch birds long enough and you will start to realize birds sometimes nest in the oddest of places. One such bird and location we found most unusual was a killdeer…
Have you ever been really close, I mean extremely close to an American white pelican? I have and it was an eye-opening experience when you get to appreciate just how…
It's not as uncommon as we might think, at least from my own birdwatching experience I would say. What I am referring to is finding a wild bird with some…
Being both a birdwatcher and a nature photographer, one that admittedly loves to photograph birds above all else mind you, I can attest to the joy of capturing a really…
I'll admit I am not very well versed in gulls with regards to identification, simple biology, or even just good old-fashioned basic birdwatching knowledge. In fact, I will go as…
I have some great news regarding an earlier blog post where I proposed American kestrel nesting boxes should be installed on parts of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, namely…
It's been a while since I've photographed or even mentioned the red-winged blackbird so today's blog post is dedicated to them, one of my favorite subjects ever to sit and…
If I was going to describe the weather on today's bird-watching trip, the only word that comes to mind is, well, blaah. With the prevailing temperature hovering right around freezing,…
Spend more than 5 minutes with me and you'll see that bird-watching is one of my all-time favorite things to do. It doesn't matter if I am casually sitting on…