This year marks the 20th year of my service to Utah's wildlife and wildlife enthusiasts. It has been a great career--I have met so many nice people and had great experiences.Monday, November 19, 2007
20 Years!
This year marks the 20th year of my service to Utah's wildlife and wildlife enthusiasts. It has been a great career--I have met so many nice people and had great experiences.
Sunday, November 4, 2007
May 21, 2007
This is a computer art photograph of a great blue heron at Farmington Bay that I took near the artificial nest structures that we had eagle scouts erect when I was the assistant manager there. I remember Justin and I talking about how an eagle scout candidate approached us to see if we could put up roosts for eagles. I suggested that we use their materials to try to reestablish a heron rookery that had been abandoned when people got too close several years ago.
It has been a great addition to watchable wildlife activities. Most of the platforms had young herons that fledged this year. The morning I took this picture, I was surprised to see this heron sitting so close to the road when I drove by. When I turned around and came back, it still did not fly away--at that point, I knew that it was fishing and most likely had a prospective meal near by. I quickly got out my camera and this is the result!
When I enlarged the photo, I was surprised to see the lower jaw of the heron piercing the carp! This photo was used in the state fair exhibit this year with a explanation of how fish-eating birds like herons target slow-moving fish like carp that are in warmer, shallow water.
It has been a great addition to watchable wildlife activities. Most of the platforms had young herons that fledged this year. The morning I took this picture, I was surprised to see this heron sitting so close to the road when I drove by. When I turned around and came back, it still did not fly away--at that point, I knew that it was fishing and most likely had a prospective meal near by. I quickly got out my camera and this is the result!
When I enlarged the photo, I was surprised to see the lower jaw of the heron piercing the carp! This photo was used in the state fair exhibit this year with a explanation of how fish-eating birds like herons target slow-moving fish like carp that are in warmer, shallow water.
November 4, 2007
A crisp week! The mornings are frosty cold and days awash with abrilliant blue sky. I again find myself taking great gulps of this weather to fill my lungs and soul.
Highlights of the week were a long bike ride to shoot video (and maybe some ducks!), Pineview fish population survey and Hardware Ranch rebuttal for the Standard Examiner.
My son was off from school so we went on an extreme bike ride out to the crystal unit of Farmington Bay with our good friends. We had a grand time! I shot some nice video that explains how Farmington Bay and the Great Salt Lake were used as hunting grounds for native Americans. I also talk about how hunting is an important part of wildlife's future with the money collected from license and equipment sales taxes.
Highlights of the week were a long bike ride to shoot video (and maybe some ducks!), Pineview fish population survey and Hardware Ranch rebuttal for the Standard Examiner.
My son was off from school so we went on an extreme bike ride out to the crystal unit of Farmington Bay with our good friends. We had a grand time! I shot some nice video that explains how Farmington Bay and the Great Salt Lake were used as hunting grounds for native Americans. I also talk about how hunting is an important part of wildlife's future with the money collected from license and equipment sales taxes.
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