‘I Woke Up Like This: Majestic’

On a recent hike along the Miami River I was commenting to Teresa that it has been a while since we had seen a Great Blue Heron in that area. A few minutes later ..

~ Rick


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Fierce Stare

Check out that stare .. she didn't fly away either. We were in the car and can't usually be those close. Normally where we see them while driving like this the hawk takes off. This one never left.

~ Rick


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Bad Hair Day?

There is no shortage of Hackberry Emperor right now. If you hike in the sun they are there .. and in large numbers.

~ Rick


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Lone Gull

We drove through a bird sanctuary the first day we were in Utah for this trip. This is the only bird I was able to photograph. This is a Short-billed Gull.

The drive was long, and we didn’t see much, but we were able to be with family that we do not get to see enough. That made it worth the drive.

~ Rick


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Hummingbirds

This is a female Broad-tailed Hummingbird. We stopped at this roadside stop at the north end of Logan Canyon. It was a beautiful drive and the river runs alongside the road all the way. I didn't expect to photograph a hummingbird but there was a lot of them.

~ Rick


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