Sunday, June 30, 2019
Friday, June 28, 2019
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Saturday, June 22, 2019
Refuge Friday
A quiet, sunny day, no clouds and no raptors. Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets, blackbirds, swallows, Ruddy Duck, coots, etc..... Saw a couple of juvenile Black-crowned Night-herons flying by.
Very few people...Yay!
When you have a red body and a blue bill and a white head - pretty hard to hide anywhere!
Pied bill Grebe - non-breeding.
Black-necked stilt - talking at me cause I'm too close...
Not all white little butterflies are created the same.
A face only a mother could love..
Yes!
Tern fishing..
Flycatcher takeoff..
Intensity!
Pied bill Grebe - breeding (black stripe)..
Very few people...Yay!
When you have a red body and a blue bill and a white head - pretty hard to hide anywhere!
Pied bill Grebe - non-breeding.
Black-necked stilt - talking at me cause I'm too close...
Not all white little butterflies are created the same.
A face only a mother could love..
Yes!
Tern fishing..
Flycatcher takeoff..
Intensity!
Pied bill Grebe - breeding (black stripe)..
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Moments of Beauty..
This swallowtail butterfly visited us yesterday, posing for photos as she went. What a treat!
Monday, June 17, 2019
Father's Day - second batch
Here's more from a wonderful Father's Day!
We probably saw over a thousand White-faced Ibis during the visit. They were everywhere on the land and in the air.
This bird catches flies but has a different name than flycatcher. I'll remember sooner or later.
Northern Rough-winged Swallow, I believe.
Cliff Swallows...
It never moved - GBH.
Snowy egrets in the playa
Cinnamon Teal - awesomely beautiful bird that was everywhere in the refuge.
Clark's Grebe..
We thought this GBH might be eating weeds, but on closer look you can see the carp in its mouth. There is another carp highlighted in the water a ways in front and down from the heron.
Finally, Flamboyant Freddie, the Pheasant!
We probably saw over a thousand White-faced Ibis during the visit. They were everywhere on the land and in the air.
This bird catches flies but has a different name than flycatcher. I'll remember sooner or later.
Northern Rough-winged Swallow, I believe.
Cliff Swallows...
It never moved - GBH.
Snowy egrets in the playa
Cinnamon Teal - awesomely beautiful bird that was everywhere in the refuge.
Clark's Grebe..
We thought this GBH might be eating weeds, but on closer look you can see the carp in its mouth. There is another carp highlighted in the water a ways in front and down from the heron.
Finally, Flamboyant Freddie, the Pheasant!
Father's Day
Lisa and I spend Father's day together out in the wilds of somewhere. Often it has been Antelope Island; this year we went to Bear River Refuge to see what we could see. A long day, but the swallows kept the bugs off us and the wild birds kept us occupied.
From baby Curlew to egrets to ducks to herons and more - it was a great day. And so much more wonderful to share with each other!
Lovey-dovey Ravens..
Adult Black-crowned Night-heron
Baby Long-billed Curlew with parents..
UFD...Unidentified Floating Duck!
Cormorant working hard to take off..
Male Pheasant being quite cautious..
From baby Curlew to egrets to ducks to herons and more - it was a great day. And so much more wonderful to share with each other!
Lovey-dovey Ravens..
Adult Black-crowned Night-heron
Baby Long-billed Curlew with parents..
UFD...Unidentified Floating Duck!
Cormorant working hard to take off..
Male Pheasant being quite cautious..
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Garden flowers
Flowers are in abundance this year thanks to the wet spring. We are surrounded by such intense and diverse beauty and color. Here's a few of them..
Friday, June 14, 2019
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Nature's Designs
The refuge, while a wonderful place to photograph wildlife, also includes its share of designs by Mother Nature. Walk slowly and look for scenes like these...
Blown with the wind..
Water energy
Blown with the wind..
Water energy
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