Rock Wrens On, Of All Things, Rocks
Including several recent fledglings that are messy with spider silk, plant debris and brine flies. (9 photos)
Category: Behaviors
A Banner Year For Burrowing Owls On Antelope Island
I’m including some highly encouraging statistics about Burrowing Owls on the island. (12 photos)
Gulls ‘Bucket-mouthing’ Brine Flies
A Sage Thrasher With Chutzpah
I still don’t know if his aggression was directed at me, or his reflection, or both. (7 photos)
Female Brewer’s Blackbird Repeatedly Attacking An Adult Red-tailed Hawk In Flight
Turkey Vulture Trying Hard To Cast A Pellet
Casting a pellet can be hard work, especially for large birds like vultures. (7 photos)
A Small Songbird ‘Counting Coup’ On An Adult Red-tailed Hawk
Black-crowned Night Heron – A Mystery Diet
I like to know what the birds I’m photographing are eating. Sometimes I can ID it and sometimes I can’t. (7 photos)
American Avocet Chick At Bear River MBR
A Cinnamon Teal Behavior I’d Never Seen Before
Bathing Wilson’s Phalarope
Yesterday morning at Bear River MBR I had several ‘firsts’ with Wilson’s Phalaropes. Bathing was one of them. (3 photos)
Yellow-headed Blackbirds Feasting On Midges
As usual this time of year, three days ago at Bear River MBR many of the Yellow-headed Blackbirds were feasting on midges. Typically, they’d snag them right out of the air. (7 photos)
Baby Coots At Bear River MBR
I’ve known for years how unattractive baby coots are. Yesterday it was reaffirmed. (2 photos)
Turkey Vulture Spread-wing Postures – From One Extreme To Another
Black-crowned Night Heron With An Unusual Eye Reflection
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A Banner Year For Burrowing Owls On Antelope Island
I’m including some highly encouraging statistics about Burrowing Owls on the island. (12 photos)
Gulls ‘Bucket-mouthing’ Brine Flies
A Sage Thrasher With Chutzpah
I still don’t know if his aggression was directed at me, or his reflection, or both. (7 photos)
Female Brewer’s Blackbird Repeatedly Attacking An Adult Red-tailed Hawk In Flight
Turkey Vulture Trying Hard To Cast A Pellet
Casting a pellet can be hard work, especially for large birds like vultures. (7 photos)
A Small Songbird ‘Counting Coup’ On An Adult Red-tailed Hawk
Black-crowned Night Heron – A Mystery Diet
I like to know what the birds I’m photographing are eating. Sometimes I can ID it and sometimes I can’t. (7 photos)
American Avocet Chick At Bear River MBR
A Cinnamon Teal Behavior I’d Never Seen Before
Bathing Wilson’s Phalarope
Yesterday morning at Bear River MBR I had several ‘firsts’ with Wilson’s Phalaropes. Bathing was one of them. (3 photos)
Yellow-headed Blackbirds Feasting On Midges
As usual this time of year, three days ago at Bear River MBR many of the Yellow-headed Blackbirds were feasting on midges. Typically, they’d snag them right out of the air. (7 photos)
Baby Coots At Bear River MBR
I’ve known for years how unattractive baby coots are. Yesterday it was reaffirmed. (2 photos)
