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After A Long Absence The Leucistic Red-winged Blackbird Is Showing Up In My Yard Again

Plus some more kingfisher photos (4 photos)

Great Blue Heron Catching Two Fish In One Try

How did he DO that? (six photos)

A Pair Of Kestrels And A Big Flock of Magpies Playing With Each Other

Bird behavior that was completely new to me for these species. (27 photos)

Rufous Hummingbird Flying Upside Down

I’d read that hummingbirds are capable of flying upside down, but I never thought I’d document it in photos. (2 photos)

Female Black-chinned Hummingbird At My Trumpet Vine

And dumping a load. (8 photos)

Another Visit From The Leucistic Male Red-winged Blackbird

Talk about standing out like a sore thumb. (2 photos)

My “Cowbird Drinking Bison Snot” Photo Published

Fulfillment for one of my favorite photos. And for me. (2 photos and a short video clip)

A Chukar Behavior I’ve Never Seen Before

Four photos and three short video clips.

Red-tailed Hawks Are Constructing Nests Already

In northern Utah. In January. (7 photos)

Great Blue Heron Swallowing A Huge Goldfish In Falling Micro-snow

The fish was a chunk, especially for a goldfish. (10 photos)

Red-tailed Hawk – Going For The ‘Long Shot’

You miss every shot you don’t try for and this time I got lucky. (4 photos)

Belted Kingfisher Pooping Impressively

Perhaps the most impressive pooping performance I’ve ever seen from a bird. Plus, a report on the results of my recent cataract surgery. (4 photos)

Revisiting An Intriguing Bird Word

This time I’m not going to forget it. (3 photos)

Yesterday’s Completely Unexpected Bald Eagles

I was very surprised to find at least four Bald Eagles yesterday in the west desert. (7 photos)

What I Thought Was Some Unusual Magpie Behavior Turned Out To Be Something Else

Something more sinister. Probably. (6 photos)

Category: Bird Oddities