UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

BRMBR is an 80,000 acre refuge maintained by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service about 75 miles north of me. It borders the Great Salt Lake with hiking and some boat areas. The 12 mile auto tour around the main marsh that allows view from all points of the compass is my favorite route. Now that spring is getting here, the auto tour becomes popular because the insects on the hiking trails make journeys there a bit difficult.

I went up last Monday to see what has come in. The attached set and the ones I will post as my post-processing is done show both the migrants and the residents of this area.

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Guard geese

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Migrating sandhill crane



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Shoveler passing through

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Resident Canada geese

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Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

Excellent, Mike. The golden light is beautiful, too.

NMGal Loc: NE NM

You did good, Mike. Looking forward to more.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

A fine set, Mike. I really like the cranes.

Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY

Excellent set Mike. Nice light too.

Craigdca Loc: California

Nice work, Mike! No kidding about the guard geese

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Nicely done Mike. Shovelers are really weird looking birds in profile.

rusty nails Loc: Palm Coast FL.

Wonderful shots Mike, love the sandhill cranes

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

Good ones, I like the sandhill cranes especially.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Thanks, Carol, it is worth getting up for. I am editing my landscape shots now and the light really helps the shots.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

I appreciate that, Barbara. Watch out what you ask for, I came home with over 500 shots.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Thanks, Ken, they are crowd pleasers. They really posed for me.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

I was just discussing the light with Carol, Vince. It makes getting up early almost worth it.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Thanks, Craig. Since they are from Canada, they are polite, eh?

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

I love their look, Jack. Almost like a cartoon character.