{"id":153674,"date":"2024-02-16T07:36:42","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T14:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=153674"},"modified":"2024-02-16T11:18:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T18:18:27","slug":"yesterdays-antelope-island-potpourri-in-a-downpour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/16\/yesterdays-antelope-island-potpourri-in-a-downpour\/","title":{"rendered":"Yesterday’s Antelope Island Potpourri In A Downpour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plus an update on the buck pronghorn with the apparently defective radio collar.<\/p>\n

It’s far from my habit to visit Antelope Island when it’s stormy because overcast conditions aren’t the best for bird photography and yesterday it was raining hard. But I had ‘business’ on the island so I grew some gills and went anyway.<\/p>\n

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The drive in the downpour getting there was an adventure and conditions weren’t any better on the island. After I attended to my business I made one quick loop around the north end of the island to see if any critters were out and about in the rain.<\/p>\n

As expected, I didn’t find much.<\/p>\n

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This time of year, surging hormones are so powerful in meadowlarks they even sing in the rain. At times I could see water dripping off of the tip of the bill of this bird.<\/p>\n

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This bull bison was lying down in the rain. The top of his head is sopping wet.<\/p>\n

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When I made a quick loop around Bridger Bay Campground I found what may be the cutest homemade camping trailer I’ve ever seen. I instantly fell in love with it.<\/p>\n

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Here’s a view from a different angle.<\/p>\n

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“Lucky Duck” indeed.<\/p>\n

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My “business” on the island was to report the buck pronghorn with the radio collar that’s too loose and apparently defective<\/a><\/span><\/span> to park personnel. I had a long and very enjoyable visit with Wendy Wilson, Park Manager, and Trish Ackley, Park Naturalist. As I expected, it turns out that it isn’t state park personnel that place radio collars on the island’s pronghorn, it’s Utah DWR. Wendy and Trish were unaware of the defective radio collar on this particular buck but now that they know about it, Wendy will be reporting it to DWR.<\/p>\n

What will come of it, I don’t know. But I plan on keeping tabs on the situation so if and when I hear what might be done about it, I’ll report back to my readers.<\/p>\n

And by the way, Wendy was promoted from Assistant Park Manager to Park Manager only two weeks ago. That’s a very big deal – Antelope Island is considered the “crown jewel” of Utah State Parks. So if you’re local, and you know Wendy, you might want to congratulate her next time you see her.<\/p>\n

I have every confidence that Wendy will do a wonderful job managing the island and its critters.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Plus an update on the buck pronghorn with the apparently defective radio collar. (6 photos)<\/p>\n

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