California Quail By The Jordan River
Three days ago I found a covey of California Quail down by the Jordan River. I watched them forage for food for a while and then something interesting happened.
Peregrine Falcon In A Snowy Setting
Fighting Common Goldeneyes – The Rest Of The Story
The Exhausting Schedule Of Nesting Red-naped Sapsuckers
I was extremely impressed by how hard these woodpeckers worked at feeding their chicks and keeping their nest cavity clean.
Faked Out Of My Shoes By A Rough-legged Hawk
You know what they say about the best laid plans of mice and men… and bird photographers.
Northern Harriers Not Seeing Eye To Eye
I’m speaking figuratively in my title of course. Literally they were doing exactly that.
A Frosty Rough-legged Hawk At Dawn
The Rough-legged Hawk is an arctic species but even so this one must have been uncomfortably cold.
Ring-necked Ducks – What’s In A Name?
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” With apologies to the Bard I must disagree with Juliet. I think names matter.
Loggerhead Shrikes Impaling Prey
Five Coyotes Attempt To Take Down A Deer On Antelope Island
In almost ten years of regular trips to Antelope Island (roughly 600-700 trips total) I’ve never had a wildlife encounter like this one!