Category: Bird Photography Methods
Juvenile Mountain Bluebird – An Aborted Takeoff Or Something Else?
Sometimes it’s hard to assign motivation or intention to a behavior, especially when it involves an ungainly and inexperienced young bird.
Willow Flycatcher Up Close
And a better explanation of why I like to crop significantly to get even better detail in my sharper images.
Recently Fledged Red-tailed Hawk Coming At Me
Recently I reported the possible untimely demise of two Red-tailed Hawk fledglings from what I called “nest B”. Yesterday I discovered that both siblings are doing just fine.
Spotted Sandpiper In Flight After A Bath
I find flight shots of these little ‘teeter-bobs’ difficult to come by but recently I took advantage of a known behavior to get one I like.
A Two Attack Morning
Rufous Hummingbirds
A Delayed Surprise From A Yellow Warbler
Red-naped Sapsuckers Performing Their Nesting Duties
Short-eared Owl And Operator Error
Plus an update on my problems with my older teleconverter and my final strategy for a remedy.
Two Potential Sources Of Grief (lots of it) For Photographers
Female Broad-tailed Hummingbird Feeding On Snowberry Flowers
Photographing hummingbirds in a wild setting is more difficult than shooting them on back yard flowers or at feeders but I find it far more rewarding.
Gray Catbird – Pixel Peeping For Biological And Photographic Purposes
Many photographers look down their noses at pixel peeping but I find it useful in at least two situations.
Belted Kingfisher Diving On A Fish
Hummingbird Takeoff Shots – A Progress Report
Some goals just aren’t worth pursuing and hummingbird takeoff shots may be one of them.
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Juvenile Mountain Bluebird – An Aborted Takeoff Or Something Else?
Sometimes it’s hard to assign motivation or intention to a behavior, especially when it involves an ungainly and inexperienced young bird.
Willow Flycatcher Up Close
And a better explanation of why I like to crop significantly to get even better detail in my sharper images.
Recently Fledged Red-tailed Hawk Coming At Me
Recently I reported the possible untimely demise of two Red-tailed Hawk fledglings from what I called “nest B”. Yesterday I discovered that both siblings are doing just fine.
Spotted Sandpiper In Flight After A Bath
I find flight shots of these little ‘teeter-bobs’ difficult to come by but recently I took advantage of a known behavior to get one I like.
A Two Attack Morning
Rufous Hummingbirds
A Delayed Surprise From A Yellow Warbler
Red-naped Sapsuckers Performing Their Nesting Duties
Short-eared Owl And Operator Error
Plus an update on my problems with my older teleconverter and my final strategy for a remedy.
Two Potential Sources Of Grief (lots of it) For Photographers
Female Broad-tailed Hummingbird Feeding On Snowberry Flowers
Photographing hummingbirds in a wild setting is more difficult than shooting them on back yard flowers or at feeders but I find it far more rewarding.
Gray Catbird – Pixel Peeping For Biological And Photographic Purposes
Many photographers look down their noses at pixel peeping but I find it useful in at least two situations.
Belted Kingfisher Diving On A Fish
Hummingbird Takeoff Shots – A Progress Report
Some goals just aren’t worth pursuing and hummingbird takeoff shots may be one of them.