Photographing Fighting Snowy Egrets Is Hard
All fighting birds are difficult to photograph well but fighting Snowy Egrets are harder than most.
Category: Fighting
This Is What A Progressively Angry Snowy Egret Looks Like
I didn’t find any raptors to speak of yesterday at Farmington Bay but I did find some highly agitated Snowy Egrets. This is one of them.
Hummingbird Wars And Sphinx Moths At The Bee Plant Patch
I finally found some birds yesterday, with a few White-lined Sphinx Moths thrown in for good measure.
White-faced Ibises Fighting
Loggerhead Shrikes On Antelope Island – Then And Now
Loggerhead Shrikes used to be abundant on the island and man were they ever fun to photograph.
Hummingbird Wars In The Mountains Yesterday Morning
The wildfire smoke finally subsided enough for me to get up into the mountains yesterday. Once again hummingbirds were on the agenda and this time they were really feeling their oats…err, nectar.
This Is What An Unlucky Morning Photographing Kingfishers Looks Like
The potential was there but except for some interesting behavior near the end I might as well have stayed home.
Male Belted Kingfisher Reacting To A Swallow Attack
His reactions seemed a little overdramatic if you ask me. After all, kingfishers are 9 times larger (heavier) than Cliff Swallows.
The Oversexed And Highly Aggressive Spotted Sandpiper
While watching the sexual and pugnacious antics of these sandpipers I described the situation as a “sex circus” to my shooting companion. Not far from the truth if you ask me.
Why Cliff Swallows Raise And Flutter Their Wings When Gathering Mud Or Nesting Material
Cliff Swallows are highly belligerent and pugnacious toward others of their own kind, especially when gathering nesting material but almost any time will do.
Male Canvasbacks – When Push Comes To Shove
Eared Grebe – An Unusual Feeding Behavior
Fighting Wild Horses Of The Onaqui Herd
I’ve never been more intimidated in the field with a camera in my hand than I was at this moment.
Red-tailed Hawks Locked In Combat
A Pair Of Rufous Red-tailed Hawks And Their Kestrel Tormentor
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This Is What A Progressively Angry Snowy Egret Looks Like
I didn’t find any raptors to speak of yesterday at Farmington Bay but I did find some highly agitated Snowy Egrets. This is one of them.
Hummingbird Wars And Sphinx Moths At The Bee Plant Patch
I finally found some birds yesterday, with a few White-lined Sphinx Moths thrown in for good measure.
White-faced Ibises Fighting
Loggerhead Shrikes On Antelope Island – Then And Now
Loggerhead Shrikes used to be abundant on the island and man were they ever fun to photograph.
Hummingbird Wars In The Mountains Yesterday Morning
The wildfire smoke finally subsided enough for me to get up into the mountains yesterday. Once again hummingbirds were on the agenda and this time they were really feeling their oats…err, nectar.
This Is What An Unlucky Morning Photographing Kingfishers Looks Like
The potential was there but except for some interesting behavior near the end I might as well have stayed home.
Male Belted Kingfisher Reacting To A Swallow Attack
His reactions seemed a little overdramatic if you ask me. After all, kingfishers are 9 times larger (heavier) than Cliff Swallows.
The Oversexed And Highly Aggressive Spotted Sandpiper
While watching the sexual and pugnacious antics of these sandpipers I described the situation as a “sex circus” to my shooting companion. Not far from the truth if you ask me.
Why Cliff Swallows Raise And Flutter Their Wings When Gathering Mud Or Nesting Material
Cliff Swallows are highly belligerent and pugnacious toward others of their own kind, especially when gathering nesting material but almost any time will do.
Male Canvasbacks – When Push Comes To Shove
Eared Grebe – An Unusual Feeding Behavior
Fighting Wild Horses Of The Onaqui Herd
I’ve never been more intimidated in the field with a camera in my hand than I was at this moment.
