Richard (Dick) Hurren
Dick Hurren was our first Wild About Utah voice. Through his work, his recorded voice could be heard in English, German and Russian. A generous and knowledgeable guide, he lead fieldtrips for many years through Bridgerland Audubon and Stokes Nature Center. His tenure as a reader with Wild About Utah was short but his deep voice remains well recognized.
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Bird feeding: you can feed our diverse songbirds using a convenient feeder. For loose seed, we use a hopper feeder, a tiny roofed house which is filled with seed that is dispensed from a trough at its base. -
Bird feeding: you can feed our diverse songbirds using a convenient feeder. For loose seed, we use a hopper feeder, a tiny roofed house which is filled with seed that is dispensed from a trough at its base.
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Burrowing owls are one of the less commonly seen owls found in Utah. With grasslands and prairies becoming cities and cultivated farms, these protected birds have tried to adapt. -
Pikas, Our First Haymakers, are rounded relatives of our rabbits resemble a tawny-coated chinchilla or a plush, plump guinea pig. They have nearly circular small ears and no apparent tail. -
Autumn Colors: The brilliant colors of our trees are indicative of leafy plants frugality with their valuable nutrient stores. -
Moose in Utah: The first Moose in Utah were seen about 100 years ago, and the total population may have been less than 100 animals as late as the 1950s. -
Mobbing: When a predator ventures into a location, they may be detected by a resident bird. That sentinel starts mobbing calls and is soon joined by other birds who will join in harassing that predator vocally -
Knowing they are protected: I knew a man who referred to black and white Magpies as "Holstein Pheasants." He said, "You can shoot pheasants, can't you?" -
A moment to think about our state bird: Utah's state bird is is commemorated as the seagull, more accurately the the California Gull. -
