Category: Bird Oddities
Coyote With Raised Hackles
I can only guess what caused this coyote to bristle like it did but something ‘out there’ certainly got its attention as a potential threat or rival.
American Goldfinches Don’t Eat Insects. Or Do They…
American Goldfinches aren’t supposed to be insect eaters but apparently this male didn’t get the memo.
Rufous Hummingbirds
Song Sparrow – Where Did All Those Feathers Come From?
To me this (second photo) almost looks like two birds, one on top of the other. In fact there’s very little ‘almost’ about it – that’s what I see. But it’s a single Song Sparrow.
Rough-winged Swallow Going From A Good Day To A Bad Day
Female Lazuli Bunting
Plus new information on my recent posts about the nesting Red-tailed Hawks I’ve been following and the unusual nest building behavior of Cliff Swallows I documented.
Cliff Swallow – An Unusual Behavior Repeated
Cliff Swallow Breaking The Nest Building Rules?
A Sampling Of Birds In The Mountains Yesterday Morning
American White Pelican – A Question Of Behavior
I’ve been perplexed and curious about something I watched this pelican do for over six years now. But the purpose I tentatively propose for the behavior I documented in these photos seems more than a little far fetched so I’ve never brought it up. Until now.
Spotted Sandpiper Double-take
I Love Breasts But This Is Ridiculous
An Unusually Pale Red-tailed Hawk Perched And In Flight
Probably the lightest-colored Red-tailed Hawk I’ve ever photographed, other than a leucistic red-tail four years ago.
Male Mountain Bluebird And His Mate, sorta…
I don’t see a photo like this one every day and I look at an enormous number of bird photographs.
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Coyote With Raised Hackles
I can only guess what caused this coyote to bristle like it did but something ‘out there’ certainly got its attention as a potential threat or rival.
American Goldfinches Don’t Eat Insects. Or Do They…
American Goldfinches aren’t supposed to be insect eaters but apparently this male didn’t get the memo.
Rufous Hummingbirds
Song Sparrow – Where Did All Those Feathers Come From?
To me this (second photo) almost looks like two birds, one on top of the other. In fact there’s very little ‘almost’ about it – that’s what I see. But it’s a single Song Sparrow.
Rough-winged Swallow Going From A Good Day To A Bad Day
Female Lazuli Bunting
Plus new information on my recent posts about the nesting Red-tailed Hawks I’ve been following and the unusual nest building behavior of Cliff Swallows I documented.
Cliff Swallow – An Unusual Behavior Repeated
Cliff Swallow Breaking The Nest Building Rules?
A Sampling Of Birds In The Mountains Yesterday Morning
American White Pelican – A Question Of Behavior
I’ve been perplexed and curious about something I watched this pelican do for over six years now. But the purpose I tentatively propose for the behavior I documented in these photos seems more than a little far fetched so I’ve never brought it up. Until now.
Spotted Sandpiper Double-take
I Love Breasts But This Is Ridiculous
An Unusually Pale Red-tailed Hawk Perched And In Flight
Probably the lightest-colored Red-tailed Hawk I’ve ever photographed, other than a leucistic red-tail four years ago.
Male Mountain Bluebird And His Mate, sorta…
I don’t see a photo like this one every day and I look at an enormous number of bird photographs.