Category: Bird Oddities
A Cinnamon Teal Behavior I’d Never Seen Before
Black-crowned Night Heron With An Unusual Eye Reflection
Wilson’s Phalaropes At Bear River MBR Last Week
Bits And Pieces
Yesterday I saw that Whoopi Goldberg just published a family memoir titled Bits and Pieces. My very best friend in high school, Vern Hendrickson, used to sing… (7 photos)
Evening Grosbeaks Galore
Plus, the reappearance of an old avian friend that I was absolutely delighted to see again. (7 photos)
There’s Some Kind Of Magic Going On At My Feeders This Spring
I’m seeing more birds, and a greater variety of bird species, than I’ve ever seen in my yard before. (4 photos)
The Bizarre Biology Of The Eared Grebe
The little Eared Grebe is one of the most biologically interesting bird species I’m aware of. (3 photos)
Common Raven ‘Skip-launch’
Western Grebes, An Optical Illusion And An Unusual Behavior
A ‘twofer’ that includes an optical illusion and a behavior that was new to me in the same series of images. (10 photos)
Drake Ruddy Duck In Breeding Plumage
Yesterday’s Unilaterally Leucistic Red-winged Blackbird
I’ve seen a couple of other leucistic Red-winged Blackbirds in the past but none were as boldly marked as this one. (five photos)
Pied-billed Grebe – A Unique Diving Technique
My Most Unusual Meadowlark Takeoff Shot
Yesterday morning some of the meadowlarks on Antelope Island were fighting over breeding territory.
The Redhead And The Blonde In My Life
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A Cinnamon Teal Behavior I’d Never Seen Before
Black-crowned Night Heron With An Unusual Eye Reflection
Wilson’s Phalaropes At Bear River MBR Last Week
Bits And Pieces
Yesterday I saw that Whoopi Goldberg just published a family memoir titled Bits and Pieces. My very best friend in high school, Vern Hendrickson, used to sing… (7 photos)
Evening Grosbeaks Galore
Plus, the reappearance of an old avian friend that I was absolutely delighted to see again. (7 photos)
There’s Some Kind Of Magic Going On At My Feeders This Spring
I’m seeing more birds, and a greater variety of bird species, than I’ve ever seen in my yard before. (4 photos)
The Bizarre Biology Of The Eared Grebe
The little Eared Grebe is one of the most biologically interesting bird species I’m aware of. (3 photos)
Common Raven ‘Skip-launch’
Western Grebes, An Optical Illusion And An Unusual Behavior
A ‘twofer’ that includes an optical illusion and a behavior that was new to me in the same series of images. (10 photos)
Drake Ruddy Duck In Breeding Plumage
Yesterday’s Unilaterally Leucistic Red-winged Blackbird
I’ve seen a couple of other leucistic Red-winged Blackbirds in the past but none were as boldly marked as this one. (five photos)
Pied-billed Grebe – A Unique Diving Technique
My Most Unusual Meadowlark Takeoff Shot
Yesterday morning some of the meadowlarks on Antelope Island were fighting over breeding territory.
