Tag: utah
Yellow Warblers – Adults And Fledglings From Yesterday Morning
Male Broad-Tailed Hummingbird Showing Off His Colors
Male Yellow Warbler With A “Bug” Taking Off
Not a great shot but for me the degree of difficulty makes it one I was happy to get. I’ve been trying for weeks to get a photo similar to this one, taken 6 days ago in the Wasatch Mountains.
What About Those Red Waxy Tips On Cedar Waxwing Secondaries?
What are they made of? What’s their purpose? And why do some waxwings have more red waxy tips than others and some individuals don’t have any at all?
Male Mountain Bluebird And Fledglings
Cornell’s Birds of North America Online calls Mountain Bluebirds one of the most sublime songbirds in North America and I agree. The cerulean blue of the male is simply spectacular and females and juveniles show some of it too.
Cedar Waxwing Running In Midair
Or at least that’s what it looks like. A short post today with an image that both amuses and frustrates me.
Nine Recent Birds, Nine Different Species
Northern Rough-winged Swallows
Have you ever wondered how this swallow acquired such an unusual name? Where did “rough-winged” come from?
Nest-building Cedar Waxwings
Yesterday morning I had another supremely challenging session with the nest-building waxwings in the Wasatch Mountains.
Monotone Short-eared Owl – But Oh Those Yellow Eyes!
This is far from a typical image from me and to be honest I almost deleted it before I looked at it more carefully.
Cedar Waxwings
Yesterday for the first time I was able to physically distinguish a male from a female Cedar Waxwing.
The Gray Catbird And Rictal Bristles
Gray Catbirds are so abundant in some areas of the US that many birders ignore them but here in Utah we’re right on the edge of their range and the few I do see are elusive subjects for me. So yesterday morning in the Wasatch Mountains when this one came in close there was absolutely no chance I was going to ignore it.
Bullock’s Oriole Attacking His Own Reflection
Lazuli Bunting – A Swell Bird In “The Swell”
Lazuli Buntings are appropriately named after the blue gemstone lapis lazuli. I think it’s a perfect name for such a spectacularly plumaged bird.
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Yellow Warblers – Adults And Fledglings From Yesterday Morning
Male Broad-Tailed Hummingbird Showing Off His Colors
Male Yellow Warbler With A “Bug” Taking Off
Not a great shot but for me the degree of difficulty makes it one I was happy to get. I’ve been trying for weeks to get a photo similar to this one, taken 6 days ago in the Wasatch Mountains.
What About Those Red Waxy Tips On Cedar Waxwing Secondaries?
What are they made of? What’s their purpose? And why do some waxwings have more red waxy tips than others and some individuals don’t have any at all?
Male Mountain Bluebird And Fledglings
Cornell’s Birds of North America Online calls Mountain Bluebirds one of the most sublime songbirds in North America and I agree. The cerulean blue of the male is simply spectacular and females and juveniles show some of it too.
Cedar Waxwing Running In Midair
Or at least that’s what it looks like. A short post today with an image that both amuses and frustrates me.
Nine Recent Birds, Nine Different Species
Northern Rough-winged Swallows
Have you ever wondered how this swallow acquired such an unusual name? Where did “rough-winged” come from?
Nest-building Cedar Waxwings
Yesterday morning I had another supremely challenging session with the nest-building waxwings in the Wasatch Mountains.
Monotone Short-eared Owl – But Oh Those Yellow Eyes!
This is far from a typical image from me and to be honest I almost deleted it before I looked at it more carefully.
Cedar Waxwings
Yesterday for the first time I was able to physically distinguish a male from a female Cedar Waxwing.
The Gray Catbird And Rictal Bristles
Gray Catbirds are so abundant in some areas of the US that many birders ignore them but here in Utah we’re right on the edge of their range and the few I do see are elusive subjects for me. So yesterday morning in the Wasatch Mountains when this one came in close there was absolutely no chance I was going to ignore it.
Bullock’s Oriole Attacking His Own Reflection
Lazuli Bunting – A Swell Bird In “The Swell”
Lazuli Buntings are appropriately named after the blue gemstone lapis lazuli. I think it’s a perfect name for such a spectacularly plumaged bird.