Red Tailed Hawk

Another shot of the Red Tailed Hawk. This is a large bird 18-20 inches from beak to tail. His look seems to say, "Back off"! 

Bald Eagle on stump in Farmington Bay

I went out early in the morning and saw three bald eagles, two in trees too far away to photograph. This one was on a stump sticking up out of the frozen marsh, still about 75 yards away so I was zoomed out all the way to 400mm and still had to crop. It stayed on this same stump for 35 or 4o minutes, watching for prey I guess. 

Great Blue Heron

The Great Blue Heron is a large bird that stands 4 1/2 feet tall. I caught this one by surprise and got this great shot before it could fly away. Canon 20D w/Canon 100-400mm at about 250mm. Farmington Bay. Ron, too bad you couldn't have stayed one more day!

Red Tailed Hawk

Taken at Farmington Bay Wild Bird Refuge 01/25/07. I believe this to be a Red Tailed Hawk, but it might be a Swainson's Hawk as they are very similar except for coloring and breast pattern. Canon 20D w/Canon 100-400mm IS L at 400mm. 

Practicing for the Olympics

Have you ever seen a man fly? Taken at the Utah Olympic Park, where Olympic hopefulls practice their aerials and keep their skills sharp. Since there is no snow, they land in the pool, and the water is infused with a large quantity of air (read "bubbles") to make it soft for landing just seconds before they hit. 

Halloween

Nick, aka Yoda, (he refused to wear his ears and have his face painted green) and Brooke trick-or-treating Halloween day accompanied by Aunt Stephanie and Grandma Paulette. It was a very cold and breezy day. 

Honeybee on Flower

The weather is sunny and warm (60 degrees), a nice day for November, and a few honeybees are still out and about gathering pollen. We had our first frost three days ago, but most flowers survived. 

Yellow

It can only be days until our first killing frost, but right now some flowers are looking their best in our cooler fall weather. 

High Uintah Vista 2

Taken between Salt Lake City and Park City via Guardian Pass.

Nikon D200, F10, 1/500, ISO 100 

High Uintahs Vista

Taken up Big Cottonwood Canyon enroute to Park City via Guardian Pass (dirt road).

Nikon D200, F10, 1/300, ISO 100 

Nice back-drop!

This beautiful home, and its out-buildings, sits on the rear border of large alfalfa field,
framed by the colorful oakbrush on the Wasatch Mountains in back of it. The land alone must be worth one or two million dollars, as it sits right in the city of Kaysille. 

Fall Colors along the Wasatch Mountains

It's that time of year again. We've had ideal conditions for beautiful foliage this fall; a brief five day cold snap with some moderate rain, then a return to Indian Summer. We haven't had colors this vivid for 5 or 6 years due to a severe drought. Mother nature at her best.

September Columbine

My columbine plants, which are only supposed to bloom in the Spring have decided to start blooming again. I think this photo of the plant back-lit by the late afternoon sun is striking. 

A happy flower!

Look carefully in the yellow part of this little daisy and you will see a smiley face! 

Make room for me!

I found this beautiful little flower blooming in the dry dirt from a plant I would have mistaken for a weed. It is just a little larger than a nickle. 

AJ and Tony at the Salt Lake Temple

Shortly after they arrived in Salt Lake City on July 19, 2006, AJ asked if we could go to Temple Square so he could see the Temple close up, as he had only seen it in magazines. Since it it's now possible to access the outside of the temple , I took him there and he walked up and touched it. 

Jackson Hole, Wyo

I image this scene would have looked no different 100 years earlier. In my youth I always hoped I would be able to live here after I retired. Too bad I don't have a million dollars to spend on real estate and I could. 

More wild flowers

I thought this mixture of yellow, purple, blue and red flowers was beautiful. The red flowers are Indian Paintbrush, the Wyoming state flower. 

Shelley's pet squirrel.

Shelley (of course) adopted a little ground squirrel living just outside our cabin in the park. He (or she) is shown dining on a cookie she gave it. I'm sure it was sad to see us leave. 

Wild Flowers on Mount Washburn trail

July seems to be the ideal time for wild flowers in Yellowstone Park.