Deanna Foxley: 'As people around the world watched the spectacular 125-million-dollar coronation of Charles III, I instead turned my attention to the spring bird migration, of which the Salt Lake Valley plays an important part.'
It was a beautiful overcast day filled with expectation and grandeur as the great white-capped Wasatch Mountains loomed like guards at a royal coronation.
Even more interesting is the wild symphony of chattering, whistling, hooting and chirping that takes the stage this time of year. Walking along a waterway is one of the best places to view bird behavior, learn identification or listen to calls. This environment provides home to many species that migrate south in winter months, then return for breeding and raising young in the spring.of a chickadee as it forages for early insects.
Suddenly the bird looks up as if noticing me and swoops off its feet instantly. Within seconds its six-foot wingspan has taken it a hundred yards upstream where it lands among the reeds. Kinglets are fast moving tiny birds. They flit constantly while looking for insects. Once you catch sight, they’re fairly easy to follow if they stay close. I note the white eye-ring and wing bar. Fantastic! Then, like a gift from the heavens, the beautiful, heart-rendering rhapsodic melody begins:I’m mesmerized for several minutes, taking in the happy notes and robust, exuberant flitting of the bird.
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