Mule Deer Jumping A Fence In A Creative And Very Dangerous Way
It’s not overstating the case to say I was both shocked and amazed when I looked at these photos on my screen. What I saw was so very unexpected!
Category: Miscellaneous
“Gradual Diving” Pied-billed Grebe
Young Short-eared Owl Experimenting With Its Eyesight?
It’s often a fool’s errand to assign motivation to unexplained bird behaviors so in this case I won’t make any claims. But I have to wonder if this young owl might have been experimenting with its eyesight.
Male American Kestrel – Ol’ Bloody Foot
Little quirks in bird behavior often pique my curiosity even though I know there’ll likely never be a definitive explanation for them.
California Quail By The Jordan River
Three days ago I found a covey of California Quail down by the Jordan River. I watched them forage for food for a while and then something interesting happened.
My Half-baked Theory Regarding The Mechanics Of A Goldeneye Dive
Occasionally the frozen moments in my photographs allow me to see something that really piques my curiosity. And makes me wonder about the relationships between natural selection, behaviors and structural adaptations.
Common Goldeneye – A Wing Flap With An Unusual Twist
This Is What Happens When A Coot Tries To Run On Ice
The huge, goofy-looking feet of coots aren’t made to run on anything, least of all extremely slick ice.
A Rousing Short-eared Owl
The Cause Of The Deformed Beaks In Birds I’ve Photographed May Finally Be Known
Over the years I’ve documented a variety of birds with severely deformed beaks including the two examples below. Now we may know the cause of the condition.
Bathing Western Meadowlark – Curtain Call
Golden Eagle In An Unusual Displacement Of A Cooper’s Hawk
Raptors often displace other raptors from perches – it’s just something they do. But this time was a little different.
Western Grebe Chick Learning Wing-flapping From Dad
I suspect wing-flapping behavior is probably instinctive but I believe this chick was taking its cue from its father.
Western Grebes – An Optical Illusion And A Behavior New To Me
Apologies for posting the same species two days in a row but yesterday I got a grebe twofer – an optical illusion and a behavior I’d never seen before.
An American Bittern Out In The Open, Finally!
In about nine years of photographing birds I’ve never found an American Bittern out in the open. Until last week…
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“Gradual Diving” Pied-billed Grebe
Young Short-eared Owl Experimenting With Its Eyesight?
It’s often a fool’s errand to assign motivation to unexplained bird behaviors so in this case I won’t make any claims. But I have to wonder if this young owl might have been experimenting with its eyesight.
Male American Kestrel – Ol’ Bloody Foot
Little quirks in bird behavior often pique my curiosity even though I know there’ll likely never be a definitive explanation for them.
California Quail By The Jordan River
Three days ago I found a covey of California Quail down by the Jordan River. I watched them forage for food for a while and then something interesting happened.
My Half-baked Theory Regarding The Mechanics Of A Goldeneye Dive
Occasionally the frozen moments in my photographs allow me to see something that really piques my curiosity. And makes me wonder about the relationships between natural selection, behaviors and structural adaptations.
Common Goldeneye – A Wing Flap With An Unusual Twist
This Is What Happens When A Coot Tries To Run On Ice
The huge, goofy-looking feet of coots aren’t made to run on anything, least of all extremely slick ice.
A Rousing Short-eared Owl
The Cause Of The Deformed Beaks In Birds I’ve Photographed May Finally Be Known
Over the years I’ve documented a variety of birds with severely deformed beaks including the two examples below. Now we may know the cause of the condition.
Bathing Western Meadowlark – Curtain Call
Golden Eagle In An Unusual Displacement Of A Cooper’s Hawk
Raptors often displace other raptors from perches – it’s just something they do. But this time was a little different.
Western Grebe Chick Learning Wing-flapping From Dad
I suspect wing-flapping behavior is probably instinctive but I believe this chick was taking its cue from its father.
Western Grebes – An Optical Illusion And A Behavior New To Me
Apologies for posting the same species two days in a row but yesterday I got a grebe twofer – an optical illusion and a behavior I’d never seen before.
An American Bittern Out In The Open, Finally!
In about nine years of photographing birds I’ve never found an American Bittern out in the open. Until last week…