For your enjoyment: Winter escape to Antelope Island State Park

Frary Peak on Antelope Island

Have you every noticed that real life sometimes looks like a painting?

Farmington Bay of the Great Salt Lake

Do you prefer the intimacy of the previous photograph or this late morning, wide-angle view?

Close-up of Ice and Water

Ice on the Great Salt Lake may surprise you, but precipitation often freezes before mixing down into the denser saline.

Frozen Ripples

Fleeting beauty

Redhead (Aythya americana)

Redheads, common March to October, are rare in December. Do you think this a young adult that missed the migration south?

Juvenile California Gulls (Larus californicus)

Where are the adults? California gulls require four years to reach maturity. This line consists exclusively of juveniles in their first, second, and third winter plumages.

California Gull (Larus californicus)

This is a third winter bird as you can tell from the lack of brown.

Endnote

You can escape to Antelope Island State Park, even in winter. For more information about the park, click here.

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