Each winter I find myself mesmerized by the American kestrel, a somewhat common bird found on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge during the coldest parts of the year. With its brilliantly colored plumage, the male kestrel in particular is a strikingly beautiful bird and one I personally take every opportunity I get to photograph […]
Yes, my bird-loving friends, they are finally here. Like it or hate it, either way I am pleased to report the sultry dog days of summer have now arrived and they are officially cooking us once again. Day after day, week after week, even month after month it seems, northern Utah is typically plagued with
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Without a doubt, the number one question I get from fellow birdwatchers who follow my blog is when the grebe babies are out and about and can easily be found on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. Well, my friends, that time is now as baby grebes, including both Clark’s and western grebes, are making
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One of the seasonal highlights of summer birdwatching on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route has to be the opportunity to see the annual offering of new life on the refuge, namely the sight of baby birds. Yesterday, I took a drive around the auto loop and was privy to find numerous
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For many years now, my passion for the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge has kind of, well, evolved, for lack of a better term I suppose. It started out as it does for most people with a fascination for the hundreds of bird species that call this particular wildlife refuge home. In fact, at the
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I guess I’ll finally admit the old-school photographer in me never likes to be confined to just one subject. Birds are, without question, my favorite target to point a camera toward but I just can’t limit myself to only birds no matter how much I enjoy photographing them. Place a good scene in front of
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 some birdwatching no matter what I did. And to throw even more caution to the wind I decided to head out to the popular Bear
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 river are inoperable from the excess water that has breached its banks and is casually making its way to the Great Salt Lake in this
Simply stated, I’m a huge fan of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and have devoted many years of my life to photographing the bird refuge and its wonderful wildlife and scenery. From that passion, I started this blog over 5 years ago to help other people appreciate and treasure the bird refuge as much
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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 come by birders hoping to get out and do some birdwatching this spring on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. With a record-level snowpack just
I’m not sure of its origin but there’s an age-old adage out there that simply states “Birds of a feather flock together”. But for some reason that proverb doesn’t always hold true to form, at least in the case when it comes to nesting great blue herons, that is. There’s an interesting situation behind this
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 much-needed pelican photography. I will whole heartily confess it’s been far too long since I’ve sat behind a camera for any length of time for
When I woke up and left the house a lot earlier than normal this past Saturday morning I certainly had no idea what I had gotten myself into exactly. All I knew for sure was somehow, someway I was going to be riding in an airboat out in the frozen wetlands of Farmington Bay. Other
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 route. I simply love it out there and it’s not uncommon for me to visit the refuge 5-6 times per week during spring and summer
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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 along Forest Street where little to no such nesting opportunities currently exist for kestrels. Recently, Karleen Vollherbst, visitor services manager for the refuge, reached out
