The picture of this Brewer’s Sparrow on a log was photographed at the Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Laramie Wyoming. Brewer’s Sparrows are the most abundant bird across the vast sagebrush steppe, and their long, trilling songs are a signature sound of the landscape.
The picture of this Swainson’s Hawk was photographed at the Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge near Laramie Wyoming. A classic species of the open country of the Great Plains and the West, Swainson’s Hawks soar on narrow wings or perch on fence posts and irrigation spouts.
The picture of this Female Lark Bunting was photographed at the Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Laramie Wyoming. Lark Buntings breed in beautiful, windswept habitats such as the grasslands and shrubsteppe of the Great Plains, where they are most numerous in large expanses of native grasslands with sagebrush.
The picture of this Sage Thrasher was photographed at the Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge near Laramie Wyoming. Sage Thrashers are incredible songsters—one singing male went on for over 22 minutes without taking a break.
The picture of this beautiful Golden Eagle was photographed in the Hutton Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Larmie Wyoming which is one of my most favorite places to be and photograph.