Each and every morning as I’m heading for the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route my mind starts to ponder about what kind… Read More »A Swainson’s Hawk And An Early Morning Hunt For Voles.
It might seem a bit far-fetched but as I drove the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route this morning I actually watched a… Read More »Did I Just Watch A Red-winged Blackbird Actually Attack A Pelican?
If there’s a bird I want to both photograph and write about for this website more than the American white pelican I surely don’t know… Read More »It Appears Utah’s Nesting Pelicans Still Have A Trick Or Two Up Their Sleeve.
When I first started photographing birds on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route many years ago two particular species stood out above… Read More »Red-winged Blackbirds Might Be Common But They Are Anything But Ordinary, Here Are 5 Interesting Facts About Them.
If there’s a bird I love to photograph more than the great blue heron I honestly don’t know what it would be. The American white… Read More »The Frustrations Of Photographing Great Blue Herons.
Suffice it to say, I’m a birdwatcher, through and through, and I love it when thousands of snow geese, reportedly as many as 20,000 birds… Read More »Migrating Snow Geese And The Damage They Leave Behind.
When it comes to birdwatching, as many of us do, I definitely have a unique place in my heart for the American avocet. Hopefully, my… Read More »American Avocets Have Returned, And Quite A Bit Early This Year, Too, I Might Add.
I love the miracle of spring bird migration but, at least for me that is, there is a bitter and a sweet side to this… Read More »It’s Both Bitter And Sweet But The Tundra Swan Migration Must Roll On.
Well, my fellow birdwatchers, after a long, cold winter it is starting to happen, spring is finally…, wait, let me pause here so I can… Read More »Are The Thousands Of Migrating Snow Geese A Blessing Or A Curse For This Small Farming Town?
Let me start by saying being a nature blogger, yes, that’s a real thing by the way, is an interesting endeavor, to say the least,… Read More »What This Ring-billed Gull Ate Today Might Surprise You, It Certainly Surprised Me.
I’m going to just come out and say it, the Ring-billed gull oftentimes gets mislabeled, maybe even maligned a little bit and quite unfairly I… Read More »The Ring-billed Gull Is A Strikingly Beautiful Bird For Sure.
I don’t know how else to categorize it but it’s sure been an atypical season for my birdwatching excursions this winter on the Bear River… Read More »Photographing Pelicans In The Snow? Yes, Believe It Or Not, That’s Really A Thing.
My hands are still trying to warm up from the frosty 19-degree Fahrenheit drive I took around the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour… Read More »It Was A Frosty Morning On The Bear River Bird Refuge But The Tundra Swans Didn’t Seem To Mind.
I might be the only one with this notion, mind you, but the “dreaded” house sparrow, or so it is labeled by many birders, is… Read More »Despite Not Being Native, House Sparrows Are Certainly A Beautiful Bird That Still Deserves Some Love And Attention.
Even though yesterday was a perfect setting for bird photography, a morning with no clouds coupled with great light, my birding efforts on the Bear… Read More »Three Interesting Facts About Red-winged Blackbirds I Recently Captured With My Camera.
