A Hawk, A Meadowlark And A Kingfisher Engulfed In The Golds Of Fall The golds of fall come in many tones and shapes, just like the birds I often find surrounded by them. Continue reading
A Couple Of Recent And Unusual Bird Species For Me Northern Shrikes and Sagebrush Sparrows are far from everyday sightings for me. Continue reading
Juvenile White-crowned Sparrow Falling Off Its Perch I don’t know if this bird was clumsy because it was a juvenile, clumsy by nature or this was an isolated event. Continue reading
Here’s Why This Species Used To Be Called The Red-shafted Flicker I rarely get photos that actually show these red shafts because they usually can’t be seen when the bird is perched and I seldom get photos of flickers in flight. Continue reading
I Think Kestrels And Flickers Share A “Mean Gene” I’m not making this stuff up folks and I’m not even exaggerating. Continue reading
The Interesting Feeding Technique Of The Wilson’s Snipe Snipe feeding technique had me puzzled until I did a little research. Continue reading
An Unexpected Topside View Of A White-crowned Sparrow At Takeoff I love this takeoff pose from an adult White-crowned Sparrow. Continue reading
Ruby-crowned Kinglet In Flight Against A Clean Background Knowing their habits and quickness I didn’t think a kinglet in flight without a cluttered background would ever happen for me. Continue reading
Belted Kingfisher With A “Butterbill” Butterbill because kingfishers don’t have fingers… Continue reading
Playing With Kingfishers I have certain lofty goals with Belted Kingfisher photos and I’m finally making some progress. Continue reading
Male And Female California Quail I seldom photograph California Quail because I’m generally not fond of the urban settings I usually find them in. Yesterday was different. Continue reading
Western Grebes “Foot Shipping” One of the more unusual bird behaviors I’ve photographed is “foot shipping” in Western Grebes. In fact I’d say it borders on the bizarre. Continue reading
Ruby-crowned Kinglet – A Sideways Takeoff And this guy’s even showing off some of his ruby crown. Continue reading
Golden Eagle Takeoff And Flight Series If my bird photography success rate was as low as the accuracy rate of weather forecasters I think I’d sell my camera gear and hang it up… Continue reading