Category: Birds
Eastern Kingbird Weirdness
Plus a lifer for me – a Snowy Plover at Bear River MBR yesterday. And an update on Dr. Talamy’s “What Do Birds Eat?” project.
A Practical Way For Bird Photographers To Help Birds
And you don’t have to be an accomplished photographer to participate. If you photograph birds on any level you’re likely to eventually get some photos that would be helpful.
Red-naped Sapsucker At Nest Cavity With Food For Hungry Chicks
What About Those Red Waxy Tips On Cedar Waxwing Secondaries?
What are they made of? What’s their purpose? And why do some waxwings have more red waxy tips than others and some individuals don’t have any at all?
Male Mountain Bluebird And Fledglings
Cornell’s Birds of North America Online calls Mountain Bluebirds one of the most sublime songbirds in North America and I agree. The cerulean blue of the male is simply spectacular and females and juveniles show some of it too.
Cedar Waxwing Running In Midair
Or at least that’s what it looks like. A short post today with an image that both amuses and frustrates me.
Nine Recent Birds, Nine Different Species
Northern Rough-winged Swallows
Have you ever wondered how this swallow acquired such an unusual name? Where did “rough-winged” come from?
How Ravens Dispose Of The Wastes Of Their Chicks…
Western Grebes – No Room On The Boat
Western Grebe chicks are both adorable and annoying, probably for their parents and I’m sure for me.
Nest-building Cedar Waxwings
Yesterday morning I had another supremely challenging session with the nest-building waxwings in the Wasatch Mountains.
Favorite Raptor Perches
Raptors in particular are known for repeatedly using the same perch, sometimes over a period of years. And sometimes they’re used by more than one raptor species so it behooves the bird photographer to check them out regularly. If raptors like’m, I like’m – even when they’re less than photogenic.
Singing Meadowlark – Thinking About Your Background As You Approach The Bird
Monotone Short-eared Owl – But Oh Those Yellow Eyes!
This is far from a typical image from me and to be honest I almost deleted it before I looked at it more carefully.
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Eastern Kingbird Weirdness
Plus a lifer for me – a Snowy Plover at Bear River MBR yesterday. And an update on Dr. Talamy’s “What Do Birds Eat?” project.
A Practical Way For Bird Photographers To Help Birds
And you don’t have to be an accomplished photographer to participate. If you photograph birds on any level you’re likely to eventually get some photos that would be helpful.
Red-naped Sapsucker At Nest Cavity With Food For Hungry Chicks
What About Those Red Waxy Tips On Cedar Waxwing Secondaries?
What are they made of? What’s their purpose? And why do some waxwings have more red waxy tips than others and some individuals don’t have any at all?
Male Mountain Bluebird And Fledglings
Cornell’s Birds of North America Online calls Mountain Bluebirds one of the most sublime songbirds in North America and I agree. The cerulean blue of the male is simply spectacular and females and juveniles show some of it too.
Cedar Waxwing Running In Midair
Or at least that’s what it looks like. A short post today with an image that both amuses and frustrates me.
Nine Recent Birds, Nine Different Species
Northern Rough-winged Swallows
Have you ever wondered how this swallow acquired such an unusual name? Where did “rough-winged” come from?
How Ravens Dispose Of The Wastes Of Their Chicks…
Western Grebes – No Room On The Boat
Western Grebe chicks are both adorable and annoying, probably for their parents and I’m sure for me.
Nest-building Cedar Waxwings
Yesterday morning I had another supremely challenging session with the nest-building waxwings in the Wasatch Mountains.
Favorite Raptor Perches
Raptors in particular are known for repeatedly using the same perch, sometimes over a period of years. And sometimes they’re used by more than one raptor species so it behooves the bird photographer to check them out regularly. If raptors like’m, I like’m – even when they’re less than photogenic.
Singing Meadowlark – Thinking About Your Background As You Approach The Bird
Monotone Short-eared Owl – But Oh Those Yellow Eyes!
This is far from a typical image from me and to be honest I almost deleted it before I looked at it more carefully.