Spent the early morning hours at the refuge birding and dodging raindrops. Stunning vistas Silvery grays sky & water with pelican and ducks Yellow headed blackbirds Yellow headed blackbirds American coot in silhouette Mallards American white pelican Ring necked ducks, Rehead, Northern shoveler Long billed curlew Gadwall Buffleheads Marsh wren Very wet Cinnamon teal and … More Bear River Refuge – April 26 2022

4/14/21 Rainy evening at the Bear River Refuge

4/14/21 Rainy evening at the Bear River Refuge Ring necked pheasant Common merganser and Double crested cormorant American white pelicans Great egret Ring necked duck Clark’s grebe Red winged blackbird Northern shovelers Tundra swan with American coot friend Western grebe Black crowned night heron Yellow headed blackbird Muskrat

Morning Mallards American white pelicans American avocets Song sparrow Cinnamon teal Tree swallows Pied billed grebes Tundra swans Shy yellow headed blackbird Sandhill crane Killdeer Clark’s grebe Double crested cormorant, and yes its eye really is that deep teal color. Yellow headed blackbirds decorating the reeds with a few coots attending

I spent the morning at Antelope Island, the afternoon at the Bear River Refuge and the evening at the rodeo. Here are the best of the photos from the Bear River Refuge afternoon. I’m excited that the Avocets have returned. Northern shoveler Sandhill crane and Ring billed gulls American white pelicans Great blue heron Double … More Bear River Refuge – March 25 2022