Chipping Sparrow Framed By Juniper It isn’t often that I’m equally pleased with both the technical aspects and the aesthetic appeal of one of my images but this is one of those times. Continue reading
Fighting Broad-tailed Hummingbirds Any bird photographer who thinks they’re skilled at tracking birds in flight should attempt to photograph hummingbird aerial combat. It’s a humbling experience. Continue reading
Hummingbird Heaven Yesterday morning we found a spot in the mountains that was hummingbird heaven for this bird photographer. Continue reading
Western Grebe Trickery – Turnabout Is Fair Play Personally I think the male of this pair got exactly what he deserved. Tit for tat. Continue reading
Male Red-winged Blackbird In Flight Another reason I tend to shoot at higher shutter speeds than most bird photographers and this time it still wasn’t enough. Continue reading
Willet Teasing Me Mercilessly This is why I keep returning to that gnarly old stump used as a perch in yesterday’s post. Continue reading
Singing Horned Lark Perched On A Gnarly Old Stump Horned Larks don’t get a lot of respect but I’m a fan. Continue reading
A Weird Experience With A Coyote On Antelope Island I’ve been photographing coyotes on Antelope Island and elsewhere for many years now and this was the most perplexing behavior I’ve ever seen. Continue reading
Red-tailed Hawk Taking Off In A Colorful Setting At first I thought this hawk might have an atypical bicolored bill. Continue reading
American Avocet Circling Display Familiarity with bird behaviors gives photographers a much better chance of capturing the shot we’re after. Continue reading
Reactions Of A Red-tailed Hawk To A Harrier Attack The red-tail had a dramatic reaction to the brazen attack from the male harrier yesterday morning. Continue reading
My Spark Bird – Green-tailed Towhee From Yesterday Morning The Green-tailed Towhee is understudied and remains one of North America’s least well-known birds. So my history with it is more than a little ironic. Continue reading