Tundra Swan Takeoff Sometimes I wonder how these heavy birds ever get airborne. (3 photos) Continue reading
Sleepyhead American Kestrel A wing and tail stretch followed by an enthusiastic yawn. (2 photos) Continue reading
Drake Gadwall Taking Off And In Flight – A Series A ten-photo series, plus a different version of two of them. Continue reading
Two Mallards – Tandem Takeoff In Alternate Styles Hunters at Bear River MBR have made ducks jumpy as hell so yesterday I decided to try to take advantage of the situation. Continue reading
Great Egret – A Strike And A Miss This is the Great Egret that’s been hanging around the Bear River east of Bear River MBR for some time now. (2 photos) Continue reading
A Great Egret, A Great Blue Heron And A Serious Territorial Dispute With birds you just never know what might happen. (12 photos) Continue reading
American White Pelican In Flight – A Series, Including An Extreme Closeup Sometimes I get more personal satisfaction out of anticipating and guessing right than I do out of getting the shot(s). (6 photos) Continue reading
Young Male Ring-necked Pheasants A Ring-necked Pheasant developmental stage I’ve never photographed before, at least not very well. (7 photos) Continue reading
Wilson’s Snipes At Bear River MBR Two Days Ago It’s been something like four years since I’ve managed to get any decent snipe photos. (4 photos) Continue reading
Why I’m Now Photographing Pelicans Every Chance I Get In years past I didn’t always take advantage of photo ops with American White Pelicans. (5 photos and a link to another one) Continue reading
American Coots – Still A Family And Still Hanging Out On The Same Old Grebe Nest Birds are endlessly interesting. (7 photos) Continue reading
Baby Ring-necked Pheasants In Mid September Surprised the heck out of me. (4 photos) Continue reading