Loggerhead Shrike – Perched, In Flight And Then Perched Again And attempting to regurgitate a pellet. (7 photos) Continue reading
A Persistent And Eventually Successful Male Say’s Phoebe He was always on man-made perches but I photographed him so often and he was so persistent I figured he deserved his day in the limelight. Continue reading
Male Northern Harrier Perched And Taking Off Talk about a last-minute opportunity. (2 photos) Continue reading
Black-billed Magpie – An Interesting Flight Maneuver And some surprise magpie iridescence on an overcast morning. (2 photos) Continue reading
Male Common Grackle Displaying In Morning Light Not everyone’s favorite bird but I’m a fan. Continue reading
Robin And Starling Feeding Strategies After Yesterday’s Spring Snowstorm Some birds are ‘smarter’ than others, or at least their feeding strategies seem to be more effective in difficult situations. Continue reading
A Sneaky Chukar I love Chukars, in part because they make hunters pay in blood, sweat and tears (literally) for every bird they get. If there’s such a thing as a hunt that is strictly “fair chase”, it’s Chukar hunting. It may be the only hunt that still is. Continue reading
Male Northern Harrier Sky Dancing Possibly the most challenging bird behavior I’ve ever attempted to photograph. Continue reading
Black-billed Magpie In Flight With Nesting Material A long overdue victory of sorts for this bird photographer. Continue reading
Black-billed Magpie Flashing Dominance With Its Nictitating Membranes Including my attempt at another documentary video clip. Continue reading
An Iridescent Magpie Takeoff Yesterday morning a twist of fate resulted in one of my most unusual Black-billed Magpie photos. (4 images) Continue reading
American White Pelican Spotlighted Against A Dark Background White on black, nearly. With a little color thrown in for effect. (two photos) Continue reading