Folks who dislike Brown Cowbirds for their habit of nest parasitism will likely appreciate this unique “revenge” of the American Goldfinch. We’ll get into that soon but first some goldfinch photos I took yesterday morning.
Pardon my submarine reference in the title but I’m betting many of my readers are old enough to remember those old WWII movies.
I seldom see Pied-billed Grebes use this unique diving method but it always amuses me when I do. I’ve reported on this behavior before but those were different photos and this is a different grebe.
I needed a stress reliever and this post is it. My stress level has been incredibly high for the last few days because of a serious medical scare and I don’t handle even routine stress well.
Plus a lifer for me – a Snowy Plover at Bear River MBR yesterday. And an update on Dr. Talamy’s “What Do Birds Eat?” project.
Have you ever wondered how this swallow acquired such an unusual name? Where did “rough-winged” come from?
Meadowlarks often perform a pretty neat little trick while they’re landing on sagebrush.
Five years ago tomorrow I had one of my most memorable experiences with birds of any species in the field.
Red-tailed Hawks are known to prey on snakes and they don’t necessarily exclude the venomous species as menu choices.
Two days ago I spent an hour and 45 minutes photographing a male Marsh Wren building one of his “dummy” nests at Bear River MBR.
As a bird photographer the beautiful colors of birds are almost as important to me as they are to the birds themselves.
A highly unusual winter bird and a new incarnation of a long-lost landmark made yesterday a good day at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.
