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Earth Day 2014

It is Earth Day and I wanted to write about it this morning. A LOT of good has come from everyone's involvement in Earth Day but there is still so much to be done.

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An American White Pelican and a cloudy sky

If you ever get to Utah be sure to try to spend a morning or even a full day at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge because there is always something great going on there!

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American White Pelican Portraits

It isn't all that often that I am able to obtain portraits of wild birds so when I had an opportunity last month to take portraits of this American White Pelican I jumped at the chance.

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American White Pelican stretching

The caruncle or horn is a growth on the bill of American White Pelicans that occurs yearly during the breeding season.

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American White Pelicans in the spotlight

So, since the temperatures have been so much warmer than normal I wouldn't be surprised to see American White Pelicans any day now.

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The Great Salt Lake is D(r)ying and Utah’s Water Crisis

One thing I know for certain is that we can't drink dust.

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American White Pelican Reflection

Every once in a while I find myself attracted to an image not just because of the subject but also because of reflections and this American White Pelican image is one of those.

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An assortment of birds from Bear River National Wildlife Refuge this week

Yesterday I posted a juvenile Wilson's Phalarope and today I am posting an assortment of others birds I photographed the same day at Bear River NWR.

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A fishing American White Pelican at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

This American White Pelican image was taken in July near the auto tour loop at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and I like how it shows the pelican fishing for food.

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American White Pelican in a fog at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

This American White Pelican image was taken on my first camping trip to Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

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American White Pelican Flight Over Bear River MBR

One of my favorite things is to see is squadrons of American White Pelicans wheeling in the sky high overhead circling until they are out of sight.

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American White Pelican in summer plumage

I wanted to share an image of an American White Pelican in summer plumage today because summer is upon us and today marks America's Independence Day.

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An Extreme Variation of Supplemental Plumage in an American White Pelican

I have never seen such an extreme variation of supplemental plumage in an American White Pelican and might never again.

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Photographing Pelicans, Herons, Egrets and Geese in Flight in Rapidly...

I had a great deal of fun photographing the pelicans, herons, egrets and geese in flight in the rapidly changing light yesterday morning at Bear River MBR.

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Migratory Bird Treaty Act 100th Anniversary

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act has been monumentally successful and we need to insure that it continues and not allow the treaty to become weakened.

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American White Pelican in flight over Farmington Bay WMA – They Are Migrating

If you would like to follow some of the American White Pelicans from Utah on migration a few of them have been fitted with solar-powered GPS transmitter backpacks and the PeliTrack map shows their...

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American White Pelican Dumping a Load in Flight

When I focused on this bird I didn't know I'd be photographing an American White Pelican dumping a load while flying over the marshes at the refuge with the Promontory Mountains in the background.

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My Year of Bird Photography in 2017

I love what I do, I love my subjects and it doesn't matter if I find them close to home or further away. I am blessed. 2017 has been wonderful and I am excited for what 2018 may bring.

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American Avocets, American White Pelicans and Sandhill Cranes Have Returned

I'm excited that the American Avocets, American White Pelicans and Sandhill Cranes have returned to northern Utah because I look forward to seeing and photographing them again.

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Reporting Wing Tagged American White Pelicans – Helping Birds by Helping the...

I know that I will be reporting any wing tagged American White Pelicans I see while they are here in northern Utah and I hope that others will too and help out the Peli Project!

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