birding, photography and living with pet birds
Posted in owl on Oct 5th, 2013
I’ve developed a nice ability to find owls really easily. I wish I had the same skill with grouses, but alas. Last weekend I was at Garr Ranch on Antelope Island trying to find the last of the migrants when I felt like I was being watched. It was this guy. I got a […]
Posted in owl on Jan 11th, 2013
I was taking pictures of Coots at Farmington Bay when I saw what looked like a fluffy red top on a pole, I focused in. Once you view it through the 500mm, it’s clear that I was viewing a Barn Owl. She is really beautiful, especially in flight: This […]
Do you know that I have some coworkers who have lived in Utah for years and have never visited Antelope Island? I don’t know what’s wrong with them either. They’ve probably never even seen a Barn Owl. This was my best experience seeing them yet because they’re usually in the trailer. This time […]
Posted in owl on Jan 1st, 2012
One of the first things that we did after moving to Utah was visit Antelope Island. This year Jon and I are starting an annual tradition of returning to Antelope Island for New Year’s Eve. The weather has been unseasonably warm lately so it was a balmy 32 degrees on the island yesterday. We had […]
Posted in owl on Nov 27th, 2011
Last week Jon and I travelled to South Carolina and Georgia to visit relatives. I saw a ton of birds, including at least three new species. I visited several parks and learned that the park system on the east coast is amazing. They have defined walkways with all sorts of bridges and trail markers, public […]
Posted in owl on Nov 18th, 2011
Back in May, several of the tours of Antelope Island included a look at Great-horned Owl babies. They’re extra adorable with all that fuzz. Mom was watching from nearby. It was a great opportunity to see her legs. First off, she’s wearing a lovely set of pants. Second, check out those serious claws. She could […]
Posted in owl on Aug 8th, 2011
I mentioned a few weeks ago that we saw Burrowing Owls on a birding trip at Antelope Island. During that trip we also saw buffalo, a porcupine, antelope and a coyote. Jon took the most awesome picture of the coyote passing in front of an antelope. This was one of those trips where you need […]
Back during the Great Salt Lake Birding Festival, we took an owl tour on Antelope Island where in one night we saw Great-horned Owls, Burrowing Owls and Barn Owls. I don’t want to bore you with the Great-horned Owls since I already posted about them recently. So I’ll show you the Barn Owls. The babies […]
I went to Farmington Bay this morning. I’m tromping around in the trees searching for nests because I’m seeing robins standing with food in their mouths. When I hear a commotion in one tree. So I look more closely in the tree and I see this: BABY OWL! Baby owl, BABY OWL!!! He flew to […]
Posted in owl on May 17th, 2011
On the second to last day of the Great Salt Lake Birding Festival, we did a four hour owling trip on Antelope Island. Many birding activities can be done on your own, but the task of looking for owls greatly benefits from having a guide. The guides know where the owls nest on the island […]
