Big Gulp (15668412129)
American White Pelican with its head up and neck stretched swallowing a large carp. Entrant in Bear River Refuge 2014 photo contest in animal behavior category. Photo Credit: Wayne Watson / USFWS
Backseat Driver (15853141905)
Western Grebe swimming with an open mouthed chick on its back. Entrant in Bear River Refuge 2014 photo contest in Grebes! category. Photo Credit: Jerry Whetstone / USFWS
American Barn Owl, Bear River, Utah (9637780911)
Barn owl at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Utah. Photo Credit: Brian Ferguson
American White Pelican (5577371941)
This feathered-friend made a visit to the Bear River Migratory BIrd Refuge wetlands - an American White Pelican. Photo: Jason St. Sauver / USFWS
American White Pelicans (5610249298)
The rains and chilly weather didn't bother these three American white pelicans on the wetland in front of the Wildlife Education Center at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Utah in April 2011. Photo: Jason S... More
Spear Fishing (15828004706)
Great Blue Heron with a carp on the end of its beak. Entrant in Bear River Refuge 2014 photo contest in animal behavior category. Photo Credit: Lloyd Bush / USFWS
Avocets (6203885680)
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, UT Photo: USFWS
Blue heron (6203885810)
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, UT Photo: Cancocom, Creative Commons
Who's there? (15668060289)
Black and white of a Great Blue Heron hiding in bulrush. Entrant in Bear River Refuge 2014 photo contest in creative nature. Photo Credit: Scott Miert / USFWS
Ducks at Bear River (6366885599)
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, UT Nov. 7, 2011 Photo: USFWS
Grebe Rush (15048826103)
Two Western Grebes dancing on top of the water as part of their courtship ritual at Bear River Refuge. Second place winner in Grebes! category Bear River Refuge Photo Contest 2014. Photo credit: Wayne Watson / USFWS
Grebe Dance (15661528697)
Grebes dancing in the open water of the marsh. Entrant in Bear River Refuge 2014 photo contest in Grebes! category. Photo Credit: Jeremy Freshwater / USFWS
Simon Says (15665611058)
Four American White Pelicans on the water with two of them preening their feathers. Entrant in Bear River Refuge 2014 photo contest in animal behavior category. Photo Credit: Jerry Whetstone / USFWS
Nesting Killdeer (15661412379)
Killdeer standing over its eggs in their ground nest. Entrant in Bear River Refuge 2014 photo contest in bird life category. Photo Credit: Judy Watson / USFWS
Short-eared Owl (5204694414)
Short-eared owl perched on fence in December 2009 at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Utah. Credit: C. Wirick / USFWS
Basking Buddies (22727357309)
Category: Bird Life Photo Credit: V. Shearer
Big Fish and Cormorant (23072451466)
Category: Animal Behavior Photo Credit: J. Hodges
Caspian Tern, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah (22726623439)
Category: Creative Nature - 3rd place Photo Credit: L. Bush
Clarks Grebes Family (22473067694)
Category: Bird Babies - 1st place Photo Credit: E. Nelson
Eared Grebe (22700313487)
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis californicus, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Category: Bird Life - 3rd place. Photo Credit: K. Hodges
Easy Going Honker (22677985058)
Category: Youth - 2nd place Photo Credit: H. Clark
Get Me Out of Here (22726911259)
Category: Animal Behavior Photo Credit: L. Clark
Golden Sentry (22474142063)
Category: Bird Life Photo Credit: D. Dotson
Hey Where Did Everyone Go (23069316266)
Category: Bird Babies Photo Credit: D. Dotson
Little Egret (22680111738)
Category: Bird Life Photo Credit: J. Hodges Public domain photograph of a swan in a pond, reflection in the water, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mini Mallards (23093586326)
Category: Bird Babies Photo Credit: V. Shearer
Momma and Babies (23109802851)
Category: Bird Babies Photo Credit: J. Hodges
No! I Won't Share (23092796916)
Category: Animal Behavior Photo Credit: L. Bush
Ripples (22677839177) - A duck is swimming in a pond of water
Category: Bird Life Photo Credit: E. Owen
Sepia Bird (22473411404)
Category: Creative Nature Photo Credit: E. Owen
Stay Away (22704109769)
Category: Animal Behavior Photo Credit: H. Clark
Take Off (22679685058) - A white pelican taking off from the water
Category: Bird Life Photo Credit: J. Barney
Young Grebe (22497455493)
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps on nest. Photo Credit: K. Hodges
American Avocet 2 - A couple of birds that are standing in the grass
American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Great Salt Lake, Utah
American Avocet - A couple of birds that are standing in the grass
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Nederlands: Amerikaanse kluten Recurvirostra americana
Birds of a Feather (15668126597)
Eight American Pelicans standing in shallow water resting. Entrant in Bear River Refuge 2014 photo contest in animal behavior category. Photo Credit: Michelle Rochette / USFWS
Cormorant with Lunch (15821475126)
Double-crested Cormorant swimming in water with a struggling fish in its mouth. Entrant in Bear River Refuge 2014 photo contest in animal behavior category. Photo Credit: Jeremy Freshwater / USFWS
Double Dating (15853199082)
Two pairs of Western Grebes dancing on water into opposite directions. Entrant in Bear River Refuge 2014 photo contest in sunrise/sunset category. Photo Credit: Lloyd Bush / USFWS
Feeding Frenzy (15668303367)
Ten American White Pelicans feeding in water and one Double-crested Cormorant among them. Entrant in Bear River Refuge 2014 photo contest in animal behavior category. Photo credit: Scott Miert / USFWS
Great Blue Heron Bear River MBR (52101378695)
A Great Blue Heron seen on the Bear River MBR tour Route. Photo: Sandra Uecker\USFWS
Guys and Geese (15483391520)
Two guys hunting geese laying on cots on the ice with goose decoys around them next to open water at Bear River Refuge. Second place winner in Recreation/Education Bear River Refuge Photo Contest 2014. Photo ... More
Hitchhiker (15666375918)
Western Grebe swimming with a chick on its back. Entrant in Bear River Refuge 2014 photo contest in Grebes! category. Photo Credit: Michelle Rochette / USFWS
Ibis Play (15048831283)
Creative color interpretation of a White-faced Ibis walking in shallow water that is white with the colors of the ibis more distinct at Bear River Refuge. Second place winner in Creative Nature category Bear Ri... More
Lunchtime (15233475373)
Snowy Egret wading in water with a bug in its beak. Entrant in Bear River Refuge 2014 photo contest in bird life category. Photo Credit: Jerry Whetstone / USFWS
Northern Pintails in Flight (5197275166)
Northern Pintails in flight over Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Utah. Credit: J. Kelly, from 2008 photo contest.
Pied-billed Grebe (5609665983)
This Pied-billed grebe, ignoring the rain on the waters, searched and called for a mate on the wetland in front of the Wildlife Education Center at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Utah. Photo: Jason St... More
Tern Drive (15656492241)
A creative interpretation of a Forster's Tern diving.First place winner in Creative Nature Bear River Refuge Photo Contest 2014. Photo Credit: D. Lantz / USFWS
Unnamed (15668125427)
Great Blue Heron standing on a grassy bank between two water bodies. Entrant in Bear River Refuge 2014 photo contest in bird life category. Photo Credit: Michelle Rochette / USFWS
Snake Snack (15669784882)
A Great Blue Heron carrying a garter snake in its mouth getting ready to eat it on the shore of the marsh at Bear River Refuge. Third place winner in Animal Behavior Bear River Refuge Photo Contest 2014. Photo... More