{"id":58906,"date":"2018-05-02T06:08:39","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T12:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=58906"},"modified":"2018-05-02T06:40:23","modified_gmt":"2018-05-02T12:40:23","slug":"a-potpourri-of-recent-birds-and-critters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/02\/a-potpourri-of-recent-birds-and-critters\/","title":{"rendered":"A Potpourri Of Recent Birds And Critters"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been a while since I published a potpourri post\u00a0so I figured it was about time. Each of the following 8 images was taken over the last 8 days\u00a0in places like Bear River\u00a0MBR,\u00a0Antelope Island, Farmington Bay WMA or other favorite haunts of mine in northern Utah. The photos are presented in no particular order.<\/p>\n

I’ve been\u00a0a little\u00a0long-winded in some of my recent posts so today I’ll attempt<\/em> to keep my narration\u00a0to a minimum.<\/p>\n

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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 320, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

An American White Pelican lazing away the morning at Bear River. I like the lifted-wing pose and the\u00a0texture and detail\u00a0in the whites.<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

A male Cinnamon Teal\u00a0following\u00a0his lady around at Bear River. I always enjoy photos of mated pairs of ducks in their breeding plumage when both birds are sharp enough. Unlike most dabbling ducks Cinnamon Teals rarely breed in\u00a0our mid-continent prairie region. Instead they breed primarily\u00a0in the Great Basin and intermountain regions so I see this species as almost symbolic of my area. I love the unique colors of the male, including his\u00a0scarlet eyes.<\/p>\n

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1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

An Eared Grebe diving for food at Bear River. I enjoy diving photos that include a nice reflection and the water-well at the rear of the bird caused by the dive. Timing these shots so we can still see the eye is a little tricky and involves\u00a0gobs of luck.<\/p>\n

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1\/1600, f\/5.6, ISO 800, Canon 7D, Canon EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM @ 120mm, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

A Great Blue Heron about to take off, once again at Bear River. This photo has its faults but despite the busy setting\u00a0I like the reflections of bird and phragmites and even the dramatic sidelight. One of the shortcomings of the\u00a0image was due to operator error (I backed off too far with my\u00a0zoom “baby lens”).<\/p>\n

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1\/6400, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

A Sage Thrasher perched on rabbitbrush on Antelope Island. The pose of the bird is a little stiff and I wish we could see the feet and the tip of the tail\u00a0but my shots of this bird were my first decent ones\u00a0of the season for the species.<\/p>\n

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1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

A White-faced Ibis about to swallow a small, invertebrate tidbit at Bear River. In breeding plumage the face of this species is often truly white, unlike other times of the year when it’s much more subdued.<\/p>\n

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1\/2000, f\/8, ISO 320, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

A mama Yellow-bellied Marmot and some of her youngsters in remote\u00a0Box Elder County. This is a different den than I’ve posted about before so\u00a0I don’t know for sure how many offspring she had but\u00a0there were more of them than this.<\/p>\n

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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

A male Yellow-rumped Warbler (butter-butt) in breeding plumage in Box Elder County. In this pose we can’t see his namesake yellow rump but he made up for it by raising his distinctive yellow crown. I took about 500 shots of\u00a0these birds during my session with them but only kept a handful because of the dense, messy habitats they prefer and\u00a0their incredible speed and shy habits (catching one out in the clear is very difficult).<\/p>\n

There’s no underlying theme with this post – just a bunch of recent\u00a0birds and a few critters doing their thing. But some readers have expressed their fondness for my “potpourri posts” so it’s something I try to do now and then.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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It’s been a while since I published a potpourri post so I figured it was about time. Each of the following 8 images was taken over the last 8 days in places like Bear River MBR, Antelope Island, Farmington Bay WMA or other favorite haunts of mine in northern Utah. <\/p>\n

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