When I think of November I almost always think of swans, mainly the tundra swan to be more precise. And with good reason I might add as each November upwards of 10,000 tundra swans migrate through the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and surrounding wetlands on their way to California for the winter. It is […]
A big part of the enjoyment of bird watching is making friends, lots and lots of friends who love birds. Over the years, I have made numerous friends while out birding and I hope that trend continues. In fact, as I am out and about almost daily with my camera searching for interesting topics to
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As I was driving around the farms and countryside near the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge this afternoon, I came across a flock of swans in a cornfield. After a few minutes of watching them through my 600mm camera lens, I was pleasantly surprised to realize I was watching a flock of trumpeter swans. It
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Today, the end of the first week in November, wasn’t the best day to go out and try and photograph birds, but even with the low light from the approaching cold front, I just had to get out of the house and give it a shot. I had been hearing tundra swans on the Bear
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Just a quick update for anyone interested in recent and uncommon bird sightings on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. Today, while driving up Forest Street as I was leaving the refuge, I came across a most unusual sight this time of year, especially for bird watchers. 3 snow geese were mingling with a bunch
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It’s the last week of October and it is certainly time for a much-welcomed change on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, the arrival of the long-awaited tundra swans. (I want to clarify the above image was taken last spring and so far there is no ice on the refuge as of this writing. Ice-up
As far as bird watching on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge goes, I can only say it has been a pretty slow and somewhat disappointing year for the most part. But with that said, I will also say despite the dry conditions on the refuge this year, it has had its surprising moments as
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Bird migration is, for sure, one of the great wonders of nature. Each year during the spring and fall seasons, millions and millions of birds worldwide start to migrate between their summer breeding grounds and their winter roosting areas. Utah, particularly the Great Salt Lake ecosystem, is no stranger to millions of these migrating birds
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Each year, during both spring and fall, the great spectacle of migration returns, oftentimes giving birders brief glimpses of birds rarely seen otherwise. One of those seldom-seen but highly anticipated migratory birds that peak the interest of bird watchers everywhere is, without a doubt, the sandhill crane. Although Utah is not widely regarded as a
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 was almost in the books, as they say, and the start of fall was just a few short weeks away, less than a month if my math is somewhat correct.
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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 love photographing hummingbirds against wildflowers. But honestly, what nature photographer doesn’t cherish the opportunity to photo and watch hummingbirds feasting on nature’s bounty? And second, I love to photograph birds
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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 a late summer birding excursion. I have to admit it was one of the most difficult birding trips with regards to photography I have ever experienced, all due to the
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It’s the first day of spring and what a better way to celebrate it than to go watch the grand spectacle of migration. That is, in fact, what I had the impromptu opportunity to do this morning as thousands upon thousands of snow geese filled the farm fields and skies of Box Elder County, Utah
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This will be a very short post just to update those of you who have been wanting to see the snow geese in Box Elder County, Utah. This morning, I came across a small flock of snow geese about 50 yards from the road. I stopped and took a few photos and this short video
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With the ever-approaching mark of spring less than 2 weeks away, things are quickly changing on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge with regards to new bird species arrivals on an almost daily basis. Recently, I have been spending much of my time out on the refuge auto tour route, and I have seen some
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