I’m on my way to Texas with my clan (Shanna, John, and Bill). So far we’ve birded at the Bear River Refuge, shopped at rock shops, drove and walked around Mesa Verde National Park and spent a lot of time on the road. I’m posting on Instagram as blueravenbirder if you want a photo preview. … More Placeholder for upcoming
November 17, 2018 I was seduced by the thought of seeing thousands of swans. See, I follow the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BearRiverMBR/ And they posted this amazing photo: by Dickson Smith. And included the words: “Witness the spectacle of the Tundra swan migration from the new Viewing Tower at Bear River … More Bait and switch at the refuge
October 7, 2018 The movement of the wind in the reeds is quite hypnotic. This is a movie, click on the image to get to the Flickr site to play it. Smiling Pied billed grebe. I think he really looks like he’s got a secret. They have done a controlled burn in parts of the … More Final Autumn Visit to the Bear River Refuge
October 5, 2018 at the Spanish Fork Rodeo Goat Roping by Darcey Carr The Dismount Running to the goat Tying the goat Waiting. the goat must stay tied for 6 seconds. It can be a very long seeming 6 seconds. Back on the horse I was impressed that this horse waited for her to get … More Goat Tying in the Mud
October 7, 2018 I made it to Antelope Island just as the sun was starting to rise. I then spent three hours driving and birding around the island. It was a gorgeous, cool, and cloudy day. There weren’t a lot of birds out what with the storm passing through the night before. I tried changing … More Back to Antelope Island
October 5 & 6, 2018 Spanish Fork Rodeo The arena at Spanish Fork is awesome. But this time the weather was very cold and wet. I ended up near the bucking shoots for the first performance on Friday. Between the cold and aftereffects of a minor accident, I chose just to not attend the Saturday … More College Rodeo: Spanish Fork UT
Sept 24, 2018 Melinda & I spent the previous evening with Jessica’s family. We hung out, played games and had a great time. In the morning we had breakfast of enormous waffles and eggs. Thanks Jessica & Doug. Melinda was going to Idaho with me for a couple of days so we headed north, once … More Back to Bear River Refuge
Sept 28 and 29, 2018 My brother Dave went to the Friday night performance with me, which was AWESOME. For the past three years the Logan rodeo has been doused in rain and cold so this was the first time I had ever seen the dirt at the Cache County Fairgrounds. Apparently, the dirt in … More College Rodeo: Logan UT
Sept 24, 2018 My sisters Nanette and Melinda headed for Utah to help Nan’s grandchild and family pack for another move. This was a great thing since I’d be driving through Salt Lake City and Spanish Fork on my way to Price for the rodeo. I had been worried earlier in the week since HUGE … More Birding S. Utah Lake
Sept 21 & 22, 2018 I’m putting photos from the Friday night performance, Saturday morning slack and Saturday night performance all onto this one blog post. The lighting and scenery at the Price rodeo was awesome. The thing about shooting rodeos that makes me a little crazy is that I find it hard to predict … More College Rodeo: Price UT
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