Bird Watching

Island owls: A successful foray involving sticks and cow dung

Last updated Monday, May 16, 2011 - 11:17pm

Katie McVey about jumped out of her skin when she spotted that long-eared owl cleverly disguised as a stick.

Long-eared owls try to look like sticks to deceive bird watchers and other predators.

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(NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner) Les Talbot sets his scope on a bird while leading a group of bird enthusiasts at Kaysville East Mountain Wilderness Park on Thursday.

They watch the early birdies

Bryon Saxton   Standard-Examiner staff
Last updated Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 11:01pm

KAYSVILLE — The cover bird for Davis County’s 13th annual Great Salt Lake Bird Festival, a Western tanager, was a no-show Thursday during the field trip through Kaysville East Mountain Wilderness Park.

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Les Talbot sets his scope on a bird while leading a group of bird enthusiasts at Kaysville East Mountain Wilderness Park on Thursday, May 12, 2011. NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner

Bird watching along the Kaysville East Mountain WIlderness Park on Thursday, May 12, 2011.

Last updated Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 3:18pm
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