Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Utah Birding Hotspot: Antelope Island Causeway

Along the causeway to Antelope Island there were thousands of American Avocets and hundreds of Willets.  For me, it is easy at a scene like this to get a bit of sensory overload.  I get so anxious that I want to see every single bird and not miss one, but they are often in constant movement.  I like this shot.  It reminds me of a page from the Crossley ID Guide...some birds still-posed and others in flight...some close and others distant.  This photo also shows the difference between Willets and Avocets in flight. 


(Reminder: you can click on the photos to enlarge them and enjoy them more!)
American Avocet and Willet
Long-billed Curlew
Eared Grebes

7 comments:

  1. Wow, awesome photos and birds. The Avocets are so pretty and I would love to see that Curlew.

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  2. Lovely shots, Robert, particularly the reflections in the two photos. And the panorama is awesome! With your remark about the Crossley ID Guide you are right on.

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  3. Fabulous to see so many in one frame.

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  4. Wow..awesome..You are right it does look like one of those Crossley plates.

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  5. @eileeninmd @Hilke @Frank @dAwN - Thanks all for your comments. There is such great birding around the Salt Lake area. I just wish I had a more high powered lens to get close-ups of all these beautiful birds. I wasn't even able to photograph half the birds I saw out there, but I do have some more photos coming up soon from that trip.

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  6. You are so making me miss Utah!!!!!!! Love these pics and yes, I did enlarge the first one even before you suggested it!

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  7. @Kathiebirds - the whole point of me blogging about Utah hotspots is to make you specifically want to return!

    I put that picture up as my computer desktop wallpaper and I find myself noticing new behaviors each time I look.

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