It's sunday afternoon and everyone is taking a nap. it is a beautiful day, too beautiful for me to waste. I decided to go over to Farmington Bay and walk the Nature Trail. Here are some pictures of birds I saw.
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| Avocets setting their nests |
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| A couple of Cinnamon Teal Drakes |
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| Black-necked Stilt |
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| Stilt on her nest |
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| Cinnamon Teal and Black-necked Stilt |
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| Mallard Drake sitting on their nest |
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| Great blue Heron |
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| Clark's Grebe |
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| Western Grebe |
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| Ruddy Duck |
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| Eastern Kingbird, this area has always been a good place to see Eastern Kingbirds long before the Nature Trail was built, today though I saw more Eastern Kingbirds than ever before. |
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| Eastern Kingbird |
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| Brown-headed Cowbird |
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| Bullock's Oriole (female) |
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| Song Sparrow |
Also seen of course Red-wing and Yellow-headed Blackbirds, Gadwall, Forsters Terns, American White Pelicans, Great-tailed Grackle, Sandhill Crane, White-faced Ibis, American Coots, Pied -billed Grebe, Western Meadow Lark, Canada Geese, American Robin, European Starling, Ring-necked Pheasant, Western Kingbird, Tree Swallows, Barn Swallow, Killdeer, Willet.
3 comments:
Great photos Steve. I've never seen Clark's Grebe or Eastern Kingbird. I need to check out Farmington Bay next time I make it to SLC.
Excellent pics. I wonder when you stepped out to get those?
great pictures uncle steve. that place is probably close to my house. we'll have to check it out. -jamie
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