Great Blue Heron Swallowing A Huge Goldfish In Falling Micro-snow The fish was a chunk, especially for a goldfish. (10 photos) Continue reading
Red-tailed Hawk Trying To Fake Me Out Despite the hawk’s efforts, this time I prevailed. (6 photos) Continue reading
Northern Harriers And Cooper’s Hawks – Close Encounters Part II Four days ago I was witness to a mostly aerial dogfight between 4-5 Northern Harriers and Cooper’s Hawks on top of Goose Egg Island at Farmington Bay WMA. (9 photos) Continue reading
A Very Close Encounter Between A Northern Harrier And A Cooper’s Hawk Two days ago, as I was cresting the hill on top of Goose Egg Island at Farmington Bay WMA, the excitement was already in progress. (2 photos) Continue reading
Some Recent Birds Bird potpourri. Ten photos of seven species, all taken within the last two weeks. Continue reading
A Magpie Acting Strangely And Me Missing The Obvious Pretty soon I shouldn’t be missing stuff like that. (7 photos) Continue reading
Yesterday’s Completely Unexpected Bald Eagles I was very surprised to find at least four Bald Eagles yesterday in the west desert. (7 photos) Continue reading
The Return Of The Neighborhood Cooper’s Hawk That time of day my feeders are usually being mobbed by songbirds and the Coop was obviously looking for an easy meal. (4 photos) Continue reading
It’s Molting Time On Antelope Island Many of the birds I saw yesterday morning on Antelope Island were in one stage or another of the molting process. (4 photos and 1 video clip) Continue reading
Intense Flower Color Reflecting On A Hummingbird’s Ventral Surfaces Whether or not it appeals to you aesthetically, it’s an interesting phenomenon. Continue reading
Battle-scarred Chukars I’m still learning stuff about birds from my older photos. (3 photos) Continue reading