Bear River Birds
Western grebe pair
Although my trip in July to the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Utah was a bust (child-rearing was already over) I did get a few nice images. The Western grebes look similar to the Clark’s grebe, but the black on the head covers their eyes. See the difference.
Clark’s Grebe
Western grebe
Western grebe
Western grebes
Clark’s grebe
Western grebe on a late nest
Sandhill cranes
One spot on the wildlife drive had all three species of swallows on one patch of reeds.
Barn swallow
Barn swallow
Cliff swallow
Barn swallow
Bank swallow
Barn swallow, with bank swallow in background
The yellow-headed blackbirds are quite stunning.
Female yellow-headed blackbird
A video interlude:
White pelican
White pelican
Black-necked stilt
Young black-necked stilts
Caspian tern
Birds weren’t the only critters of note.
Invasive carp – these large fish often run out of room to swim in summer
Carp
Muskrat
Eight-spotted skimmer
I found a male marsh wren protecting his nest.
Marsh wren male
Marsh wren nest
Canada geese
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Alli Farkas said,
September 12, 2014 at 8:02 am
The pelicans look like an avian drill team, all diving and moving together.