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Sand Dunes – Two Scenic Images

While looking through my archives a few days ago I came across two images, one of sand dunes at Fort De Soto County Park in Florida and the other of sand dunes on Antelope Island State Park in Utah. I...

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Yeah… Utah Rocks!

Sometimes a picture says more than words so I'll just say Flaming Gorge is awesome at sunrise with storm clouds moving in. Continue reading

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Red Fleet State Park, Utah

I recently visited Red Fleet State Park in north-eastern Utah near Vernal and came away with a few landscape images that I liked. Continue reading

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Whakaari / White Island, New Zealand

In January of 2008 I was onboard a cruise ship for a tour of New Zealand that included time spent viewing Whakaari / White Island which is an active andesite stratovolcano that rises 1,053 feet above...

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Clearing Storm at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

As many of my regular viewers know I love Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Montana. Just by being there I can feel my blood pressure drop, a sense of peace flows through my body and my mind...

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Bear River National Wildlife Refuge – Christmas Day 2012

Christmas Day of 2012 turned out to be as beautiful as I hoped at Bear River National Wildlife Refuge (also known as Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge) because of bright skies, snow on the ground and...

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Goodbye 2012 – Hello 2013

2012 was a fantastic year for me as a photographer and I am looking forward to the joys that 2013 will bring. Happy New Year to all. Continue reading

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Thinking Pink – Birds, Sky and Flowers

I'm not sure why I wanted to do a post using images with pinks but here they are, a flower, a bird and pink kissed clouds. Continue reading

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I know why I love this scenic image of Red Rock Lakes NWR

I love the beautiful early morning light, the wildflowers blooming in the foreground, how the sunlight is kissing the tops of the grasses and mountain tops, the snow and the lovely, fluffy clouds....

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Moon set over the Stansbury Mountains of the West Desert

Yesterday while in the West Desert in Tooele County the cirrus clouds appealed to me that fanned out over the Stansbury Mountains. Continue reading

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Big snow today!

I knew that when I woke up this morning there was a very good chance the ground would be covered with snow. The post Big snow today! appeared first on On The Wing Photography.

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Fire in the sky, fog and a female American Kestrel

The American Kestrel had just finished devouring a small bird of some sort, I really couldn't tell what it was because there were only a few small feathers left by the time I spotted the tiny falcon...

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A Song Dog and a Sun Dog on the same day!

I don't see Sun Dogs all that often in the warmer months; though they do occur all year long, but I do see them quite often during the winter and when I can I like to take images of them.

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Snow on Antelope Island and Wave Cloud Formations

On the way to Farmington Bay WMA heading south on I-15 I saw some strange, wave cloud formations over the Wasatch Mountains.

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Kelvin-Helmholtz Wave Clouds Over the Wasatch Mountains

Seeing the Kelvin-Helmholtz wave clouds over the Wasatch Mountains as viewed from the south end of Antelope Island State Park made my day

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Mirage As Seen From Bear River MBR Auto Tour Route

Whatever this mirage was, it got my attention and I felt I had to stop and take photos of this naturally occurring optical phenomena, I mean I don't see things like this everyday!

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Ferruginous Hawk Lightening Its Load Before Lift Off

I don't see nearly as many Ferruginous Hawks as I would like to so I am always glad when I have one in my viewfinder that I can photograph even if it is taking a dump.

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Winter Weather And Low Light Bird Photography Ahead

I actually like photographing birds in a snow storm because the low light situations test my skills, the limits of my gear and the resulting photos often have a moody feeling to them.

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Rufous Hummingbird Plus Smoky Rising Sun Photos

Yesterday I went out to Antelope Island for the first time since April and I took hundreds of Rufous Hummingbird photos plus some of the rising sun.

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Low Light Male Mountain Bluebird

Two days ago while I was high in the Wasatch Mountains this adult male Mountain Bluebird landed close enough for me to take photos of him.

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