Rufous Red-tailed Hawk – An Unconventional And Unpredictable Takeoff In birds behavioral tendencies can often be predicted with reasonable accuracy but individuals sometimes fake me right out of my shoes. Continue reading
A Warbling Vireo And A Surprise Osprey Carrying A Trout Birds were slow in the mountains yesterday but there were a couple of bright spots and one of them was totally unexpected. Continue reading
Yellow-rumped Warblers Galore Yesterday afternoon I found a butter-butt shooting gallery. Continue reading
Warbling Vireo – Too Much Of A Good Thing When it comes to Warbling Vireos I seem to get one extreme or the other. Continue reading
An Atypical Yellow Warbler Photo For Me When it comes to bird photography I usually leave the artsy-fartsy stuff to others. But every once in a while… Continue reading
A Surprise Red-tailed Hawk Yesterday was a day of surprises, both good and bad, and a fair number of good birds. Continue reading
A Sage Thrasher Photo That Looks Like A ‘Setup’ (but it isn’t of course) And a new milestone for Feathered Photography. Continue reading
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher In A Fragrant Sumac Bush Blue-gray Gnatcatchers are tiny and hyperactive. This one from yesterday morning was one of the most difficult photo subjects I’ve ever tried to draw a bead on. Continue reading
Young Red-tailed Hawk Calling Plus a close up look at the nictitating membrane in action. Continue reading
Eastern Kingbird And Barn Swallow In Flight In the past I’ve mentioned a strategy I often use for photographing songbirds in flight but I’ve never explained it. Continue reading
My New Mobile Blind Plus some tips on what features to look for and which ones to avoid in a vehicle that will be used as a mobile blind for bird photography. Continue reading
Yellow Warblers On Thistle Thistle, especially when flowering, can provide an attractive setting for bird photographs but it does have its challenges. Continue reading