If there’s a more misunderstood and underappreciated bird than the turkey vulture I certainly don’t know what it would be. Let’s face it, turkey vultures… Read More »Why Do Turkey Vultures Sit With Their Wings Held Open?
Birdwatching can be filled with a lot of interesting discoveries if we slow down a bit and look for them, thus giving nature enough time… Read More »Do Great Blue Herons Purposely Feed Around Pelicans?
It might seem like a brain-scratcher to ponder how a simple 30-minute airboat ride actually helps biologists delve into the lives of thousands of geese… Read More »How Biologists Better Understand Canada Geese With The Help Of A 30-Minute Airboat Ride.
When I passed through the main gate at the start of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route yesterday an electronic sign displayed… Read More »It’s Time, Once Again, For Baby Birds On The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Auto Tour Route.
I’ve always considered myself a fairly observant person, at least with things relating to birds that is, but late last week when I noticed something… Read More »This Particular Osprey Nest Shows Us Nature And Civilization Don’t Always Have To Clash.
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.
