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Occasionally I post a collection of recent bird photos, I call it “avian potpourri”, that didn’t quite make the grade for a blog post of their own but they’re still pretty good and at least some of them are interesting for other reasons. Each of these photos was taken in the last month or so, mostly at Bear River MBR and in the Wasatch Mountains.<\/p>\n
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A young Tree Swallow on a broken cattail stem. The photo was taken only minutes after sunrise so there’s direct light on most of the background but not on the bird.<\/p>\n
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A young Double-crested Cormorant on a floating mat of dead phrag stems.<\/p>\n
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A grab shot of an American White Pelican that flew by while I was attempting to photograph Black-necked Stilts in flight. Believe me, lumbering 16 lb. pelicans in flight are easier.<\/p>\n
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This juvenile flycatcher is probably a Willow Flycatcher but I can’t be sure. Like most bird enthusiasts, I struggle with the ID of Empidonax flycatchers but most of the flycatchers in this area in the mountains are Willow Flycatchers so that’s my best bet.<\/p>\n
If this bird had been an adult and it was calling I’d have been able to tell if it was a Willow Flycatcher. But it was neither.<\/p>\n
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A Great Blue Heron trying to tie its neck in a knot.<\/p>\n
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A young Black-billed Magpie in the shade on a wet morning in the mountains. Usually when I photograph this species they’re in much drier habitats (think Antelope Island) with little if any greenery for most of the year, so this setting appeals to me.<\/p>\n
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A male Yellow Warbler looking upward toward his next perch. A split second after this photo was taken, he was gone.<\/p>\n
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Most of a family of Western Grebes. Here Tail-end Charlie is getting a drink while his sibling seems fascinated by the bow wave Dad is making.<\/p>\n
I’m encouraged by the fact that so many of these birds are birds of the year. I didn’t choose these photos for that reason, it just turned out that way. Hopefully that’s a sign of a successful nesting season for the species represented here.<\/p>\n
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Eight photos of ten birds of eight different species.<\/p>\n