Miscellaneous – Page 10 – Feathered Photography

Female Belted Kingfisher Shaking Her Head

A subtle variation in head-shaking style between species that most bird lovers have probably noticed but I suspect few have given any thought to.

Red-tailed Hawk Perched, Taking Off And In Flight

Raptors have several behavioral quirks that bird photographers who lust after takeoff and flight shots should be very familiar with because they signal imminent takeoff. Yesterday morning near Farmington Bay WMA this immature Red-tailed Hawk knew all the choreographed moves and performed most of them on cue.

Western Grebe Trying To Walk With Little Success

Grebes of all species very rarely try to walk or even come out of the water onto a solid surface. Because of their unusual anatomy standing and walking are almost impossible tasks but this one made the attempt anyway. The results were hilarious.

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk – The Rest Of The Story

Plus… Yesterday morning I finally spent some time with the Brown Pelican on the Bear River that has caused so much excitment lately in the birding community.

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk – Mystery Behavior

The behavior isn’t a mystery to me but it will have to remain so to my readers until tomorrow. I’ll explain why.

Red-tailed Hawk Siblings Acting Goofy

And one of them was really getting into it.

One Of My Best Looks At A Gray Catbird

And my first look ever at a recently hatched Spotted Sandpiper chick. This little guy is cute as snot.

Hummingbird Takeoff Series Illustrating The Fickleness of Gorget Colors

Plus some interesting information on the presumed functions of the gorget.

Just Part Of The Price Of Being A Turkey Vulture

There are advantages but there’s also a price to pay for having a bald head.

Landing Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Photographing hummingbirds during the landing process is more difficult than one might think so of course I missed the shots of the most incredible landing I’ve ever seen, from any bird of any species.