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Sage Thrashers, Northern Mockingbird, White-crowned Sparrow and Wild Rose Hips

The birds I photographed on the wild rose bushes were adult and immature Sage Thrashers, an adult White-crowned Sparrow and one beautiful Northern Mockingbird.

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Sage Thrasher With Fragrant Sumac Berry In Mid Air In Dawn’s Golden Light

The Sage Thrasher seemed like it was bathed in golden light when suddenly I saw that it had a sumac berry which it tossed it into the air and proceeded to swallow it whole.

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Resting Sage Thrasher Plus My Concerns About Biting Gnats

So as of right now I am not sure whether I will be spending time on the island after the biting gnats come out which means if I am going to photograph Sage Thrashers displaying I need to find the...

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Juvenile, Immature And Adult Sage Thrashers

The comparisons I have made between juvenile, immature and adult Sage Thrashers are basic, there are more ways to determine their age but I wanted to keep the comparisons simple.

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Crouching Sage Thrasher

I hoped the Sage Thrasher would come closer so that I could photograph it and just about the time the Short-eared Owl lifted off the thrasher popped up on a nearby metal post.

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Adult Sage Thrasher Portrait In Box Elder County

I was busy photographing six species of sparrows when I noticed this adult Sage Thrasher pop up in a sumac bush that was close enough for me to take portraits of it.

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Sage Thrashers – Time To Listen For Their March Melodies

Sage Thrashers return to northern Utah in March and it is now time for me to start listening for their songs and melodies.

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Spring Sage Thrasher Portrait

The second bird I photographed yesterday morning on Antelope Island State Park was an adult Sage Thrasher in gorgeous early morning light. 

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Our Sage Thrashers Will Migrate Soon

Sage Thrashers are only in Utah for their breeding season and by now all their chicks have fledged and are feeding on their own.

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Looking For My First Of Year Sage Thrasher

March 13th is an anniversary of sorts for me. The date is the earliest that I have seen and photographed a Sage Thrasher in northern Utah.

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