Category: Bird Oddities
Clumsy Juvenile Green-tailed Towhee
Who can resist the antics of an awkward and clumsy young bird? Or the intrigue in a photo of a perfectly normal and healthy bird that looks nearly decapitated. (7 photos)
You Might Be Surprised By How Wide Hummingbirds Can Open Their Bills
One-winged Hummingbird In Flight?
Why Black-necked Stilts Can Only Swallow Very Small Fish
Yellow Warbler With A Case Of The ‘Jumpies’
A twitchy bird in low light – a daunting challenge for both the photographer and his gear. (6 photos)
Male Red-winged Blackbird In Flight
Swainson’s Hawk In Flight
High-steppin’ Black-necked Stilt
Drake Blue-winged Teal Wing Flap
Comparing A Great Egret To A Great Blue Heron
Yellow-headed Blackbird Mystery Behavior
I’ve spent a lot of time around birds over the years and this combination of behaviors was a new one for me, for any species. (7 photos)
Nesting Black-necked Stilts – The Changing Of The Guard
Including a snippet of endearing tern behavior that I’d never seen before. Or even heard of. (12 photos)
My Attempt At Photographing Multiple (4) Northern Mockingbird Vertical Flight Displays
A Vertical Flight Display is a courtship display of the male Northern Mockingbird. (14 photos)
Male Long-billed Curlew Taking Off
One of two shorebird species I think of as “Cinderella birds”. Here’s why. (3 photos)
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Clumsy Juvenile Green-tailed Towhee
Who can resist the antics of an awkward and clumsy young bird? Or the intrigue in a photo of a perfectly normal and healthy bird that looks nearly decapitated. (7 photos)
You Might Be Surprised By How Wide Hummingbirds Can Open Their Bills
One-winged Hummingbird In Flight?
Why Black-necked Stilts Can Only Swallow Very Small Fish
Yellow Warbler With A Case Of The ‘Jumpies’
A twitchy bird in low light – a daunting challenge for both the photographer and his gear. (6 photos)
Male Red-winged Blackbird In Flight
Swainson’s Hawk In Flight
High-steppin’ Black-necked Stilt
Drake Blue-winged Teal Wing Flap
Comparing A Great Egret To A Great Blue Heron
Yellow-headed Blackbird Mystery Behavior
I’ve spent a lot of time around birds over the years and this combination of behaviors was a new one for me, for any species. (7 photos)
Nesting Black-necked Stilts – The Changing Of The Guard
Including a snippet of endearing tern behavior that I’d never seen before. Or even heard of. (12 photos)
My Attempt At Photographing Multiple (4) Northern Mockingbird Vertical Flight Displays
A Vertical Flight Display is a courtship display of the male Northern Mockingbird. (14 photos)
Male Long-billed Curlew Taking Off
One of two shorebird species I think of as “Cinderella birds”. Here’s why. (3 photos)