Birds – Page 114 – Feathered Photography

Some Adaptations Of Willow Flycatchers

While photographing this flycatcher I did what I didn’t do with yesterday’s catbird. It actually worked.

Recently Fledged Gray Catbird

This is the price I pay for my preferred style of bird photography. At times it can be a steep one.

Black-necked Stilt Wing Stretch From An Unusual Perspective

Plus a mystery egg.

American Avocet Chick At Bear River MBR

At this age avocet chicks are fluffy-butt cuties.

American White Pelican Takeoff

American White Pelicans are a species I should train my lens on more often. While they’re sitting on the water they often don’t make a very interesting subject but getting that huge 16 lb. body airborne is a real struggle so photos of them taking off have much more interest for many of us.

American Avocet Takeoff Series

Getting three takeoff shots in a series like this is pretty unusual for me, especially since I didn’t clip any body parts. Yesterday was mostly a good day at Bear River MBR but I saw some very disturbing conditions while I was there.

A Western Grebe, A Chick And A Feather

Grebes eat feathers. Lots of feathers. In fact grebes are the only birds known to regularly and deliberately eat their own feathers.

Two More Red-tailed Hawk Chicks Have Fledged

With the tough times raptors and other birds are going through these days two more successfully fledged Red-tailed Hawks is good news indeed.

Western Grebes – The Sleepy Hitchhiker

I see this photo differently almost every time I look at it.

Hummingbird Takeoff Series Illustrating The Fickleness of Gorget Colors

Plus some interesting information on the presumed functions of the gorget.

Prairie Falcon In Flight With Prey

This photo is on the short list of my favorite shots of all time, partly because of its high degree of difficulty but certainly not limited to that. But the version I’ve posted in the past needed some tweaking.