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When I saw my 196th Carbon County year bird, a Dusky Grouse just off the road in Price Canyon Recreation Area, I pessimistically thought that it would…
Dec 28, 2025 • Carl Ingwell
I’m Neither an Artist, Nor a Photographer, but I am a Birder.
I will never be a good photographer, and will always be a laughable artist, yet I’m always photographing and drawing birds.
Dec 11, 2025 • Carl Ingwell
Combatting Burnout
We all go through phases where we are overwhelmingly burned out by the things we love doing the most, right?
Dec 2, 2025 • Carl Ingwell
The Likely Last of the Year
Written on 11/2/2025
Nov 6, 2025 • Carl Ingwell
Close to 200, Yet Unlikely to Make It
Written on 10/6/2026
Oct 17, 2025 • Carl Ingwell
Two American Redstarts and a Good Dog
Written on 8/31/2025
Sep 28, 2025 • Carl Ingwell
A Hidden Oasis
In Carbon County, Utah, which contains so little water, I was under the impression that I had found every drop.
Sep 9, 2025 • Carl Ingwell
I’m Sorry For Driving You Towards Extinction
I am participating in the demise of that which I love.
Aug 25, 2025 • Carl Ingwell
Life is for the Birds
Life is for the Birds
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