Yes, you read that headline correctly, big changes are, in fact, coming to the famous Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route, a self-guided… Read More »Big Changes Are Coming To The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Auto Tour Route.
It was early afternoon during a bone-chilling Christmas Eve birdwatching trip when I came across what can only be described as the toughest little meadowlark… Read More »One Tough Little Meadowlark.
There’s an old saying around these parts that simply states if you don’t like the weather in Utah just sit tight, it will soon change.… Read More »Wow, We Went From Photographing Butterflies On Zinnias To Snow Capped Mountains To 200 Sandhill Cranes, All In A Single Day.
2024 has certainly been an up-and-down-again kind of summer for birdwatching, at least for me that is. The reason for this is many of my… Read More »With Fall Migration Quickly Approaching, Birdwatching Just Got A Whole Lot Better.
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 left the house early this morning for the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route I’ll admit my mind wasn’t on monarch… Read More »It Wasn’t Birds But A Solitary Monarch Butterfly That “Stole The Show” For Me On The Bear River Refuge This Morning.
I know what you’re thinking with a title like that and, well, I admit it does sound quite strange to even consider burning habitat to… Read More »It Sounds Counterintuitive But Burning Wetlands Can Actually Help Birds, Here’s How It Works.
If there’s one thing, besides my love for nature that is, I hope to impart to those of you who read, subscribe to, and follow… Read More »A Great Blue Heron And Garter Snake’s Battle For Survival Taught Me Something Today.
Yesterday, the birdwatching bug was too much for me to ignore so, being one who is easily swayed to photograph birds when the opportunity presents… Read More »Finally, The Migrating Tundra Swans Have Arrived.
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.
If you asked me to describe in two words or less how birdwatching was going this year on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto… Read More »The Fog May Have Slowed The Birdwatching Down But The Spectacular Scenery That Followed More Than Made Up For It.
When it comes to winter birdwatching there is one scene that, for me at least, fits the definition of an anomaly to a “T” and… Read More »Here’s Definitive Proof Great Blue Herons Are Very Resilient Creatures.
If it seems like both my website and YouTube channel are currently focused on tundra swans at the moment that’s because they most certainly are… Read More »The Best Place To View Tundra Swans During Fall Migration Isn’t Actually On The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Itself.
There’s an old adage that goes something along the lines of “you never know until you go” and it definitely applies to the past few… Read More »Birdwatching Is Oftentimes Full Of Nice Surprises And Yesterday I Was Treated To A Pair Of Them.
