Category: Bird Oddities
The Supracoracoideus – An Ingenious Adaptation For Flight In Birds
Male Red-naped Sapsucker – An Interloper
Why The Killdeer Doesn’t Perch
I remember when I finally realized that I’d never seen a Killdeer perched and eventually figured out why.
Multiple Leucistic Eared Grebes Along The Antelope Island Causeway
I photographed eight Leucistic Eared Grebes in 14 minutes yesterday morning and at least one more later on.
Bullock’s Oriole Just After Stealing Food From A Spider
This handsome male Bullock’s Oriole had just made a clean getaway from an angry spider.
Common Nighthawks – Why Do They Keep Their Eyes Closed When They’re perched?
A Singing Meadowlark Who Then Does A Weird Sideways Takeoff
For me it doesn’t get much better than a meadowlark singing on fresh, green sagebrush in the spring. But in this case it was the takeoff that really attracted my attention.
American Robin – A New Behavior For Me
I should have known long ago that robins did this. That’s what happens when you too often ignore a species just because it’s “common”.
“Rushing” Western Grebes
The ritualized displays and courtship ceremonies of Western Grebes are among the most complex known in the bird world.
Red-tailed Hawk With A “Slice” To Be Proud Of
A Strange Common Nighthawk Behavior
Can’t We Go Any Faster, Dad?
This is one of the most unusual and amusing bird behaviors I’ve ever photographed. And it was completely unexpected.
“Gradual Diving” Pied-billed Grebe
Young Short-eared Owl Experimenting With Its Eyesight?
It’s often a fool’s errand to assign motivation to unexplained bird behaviors so in this case I won’t make any claims. But I have to wonder if this young owl might have been experimenting with its eyesight.
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The Supracoracoideus – An Ingenious Adaptation For Flight In Birds
Male Red-naped Sapsucker – An Interloper
Why The Killdeer Doesn’t Perch
I remember when I finally realized that I’d never seen a Killdeer perched and eventually figured out why.
Multiple Leucistic Eared Grebes Along The Antelope Island Causeway
I photographed eight Leucistic Eared Grebes in 14 minutes yesterday morning and at least one more later on.
Bullock’s Oriole Just After Stealing Food From A Spider
This handsome male Bullock’s Oriole had just made a clean getaway from an angry spider.
Common Nighthawks – Why Do They Keep Their Eyes Closed When They’re perched?
A Singing Meadowlark Who Then Does A Weird Sideways Takeoff
For me it doesn’t get much better than a meadowlark singing on fresh, green sagebrush in the spring. But in this case it was the takeoff that really attracted my attention.
American Robin – A New Behavior For Me
I should have known long ago that robins did this. That’s what happens when you too often ignore a species just because it’s “common”.
“Rushing” Western Grebes
The ritualized displays and courtship ceremonies of Western Grebes are among the most complex known in the bird world.
Red-tailed Hawk With A “Slice” To Be Proud Of
A Strange Common Nighthawk Behavior
Can’t We Go Any Faster, Dad?
This is one of the most unusual and amusing bird behaviors I’ve ever photographed. And it was completely unexpected.
“Gradual Diving” Pied-billed Grebe
Young Short-eared Owl Experimenting With Its Eyesight?
It’s often a fool’s errand to assign motivation to unexplained bird behaviors so in this case I won’t make any claims. But I have to wonder if this young owl might have been experimenting with its eyesight.