American Kestrels Past And Present A male kestrel from yesterday morning and another one from almost exactly two years ago. (six photos) Continue reading
Hooded Merganser Shenanigans Nine days ago I had my best day so far this winter with Hooded Mergansers. (13 photos) Continue reading
My Dudley Family History Relating To The Early Mormons Of Salt Lake City Mormon pioneers, early Salt Lake City maps and an infamous gunfighter. (8 photos) Continue reading
A Hooded Merganser, The Rule Of Thirds And A Technique For Leveling Photos A handsome bird and a couple of photo processing tips. (2 images) Continue reading
A Hooded Merganser With A Fish And A Thieving Gull I try to avoid applying human standards to birds but sometimes I can’t help myself. (10 photos) Continue reading
Having Fun With Coots On Very Thin Ice Two days ago I had a blast photographing American Coots attempting to negotiate very thin ice on a local pond. (12 photos and a video clip) Continue reading
A Hooded Merganser, A Mallard And Catching Up On Loose Ends It’s been a morning of snafus and hair-pulling. A neat trick for me since I have very little hair. Continue reading
Yesterday’s Hooded Mergansers Finally, some interesting birds in good light. It’s been a while. (2 photos) Continue reading
American Kestrel With Prey A beautiful male in a more colorful winter setting than I usually get. (2 photos) Continue reading
Why I Don’t Live In Cut Bank, Montana Any More I had an almost idyllic childhood growing up on the family farm 17 miles northwest of Cut Bank, Montana. (2 images) Continue reading
Levitating Goose? Somehow, the thought of a levitating 10 lb. goose amuses me. (2 photos) Continue reading
Short-eared Owl In Flight With Prey An owl in flight in low light and he’s still sharp. I must have been doing something right. Continue reading
My Last Birds Of 2023 A Wild Turkey, a Bald Eagle and many thousands of Red-winged Blackbirds. (3 photos) Continue reading