A Hiccup For Feathered Photography
Bumps in the road come with the territory when you’re a bird photographer and blogger but that doesn’t make this pothole any easier to take.
Category: Birds
Bison Bulls Doing What Bison Do
One problem with photographing bison is that they don’t do anything interesting very often. These big bulls were a bit of an exception.
Swainson’s Hawk With A Vole
Sometimes City Hall Responds Positively To Critique And Suggestions
The Bald Eagle And The Bat Box
Most Farmington Bald Eagles are nervous and shy but this subadult didn’t get the message.
Magpie Rising In Iridescent Splendor
Iridescence in Black-billed Magpies is fleeting but quite spectacular when you can catch the light just right.
Short-eared Owls Defending Their Nest Against Predators
Rough-legged Hawk On A Rabbit Kill
I carry a second camera and lens combo with me whenever I’m in the field. Yesterday it paid off handsomely.
Young Short-eared Owl Experimenting With Its Eyesight?
It’s often a fool’s errand to assign motivation to unexplained bird behaviors so in this case I won’t make any claims. But I have to wonder if this young owl might have been experimenting with its eyesight.
A Mixed Bag Of Recent Birds
Occasionally I review my recent images and look for photos that I may have missed that hold some interest for me. This is a collection of eight of those images, taken over the past several weeks.
Rough-legged Hawk On Lichen-covered Rocks
I love the orange lichens that often grow on rocks and very old buildings. Throw in a beautiful raptor and I’m in heaven.
Male American Kestrel – Ol’ Bloody Foot
Little quirks in bird behavior often pique my curiosity even though I know there’ll likely never be a definitive explanation for them.
Rough-legged Hawk – Perched vs. Takeoff
It isn’t often that I prefer shots of a perched raptor over images of it taking off.
Gray Partridges In The Snow
My trip to the “white world” of Box Elder County two days ago produced close encounters with several species including a small covey of Gray Partridges.
Red-tailed Hawk In Flight With Prey
This cooperative adult Red-tailed Hawk with prey was a huge challenge under difficult conditions yesterday morning.
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Bison Bulls Doing What Bison Do
One problem with photographing bison is that they don’t do anything interesting very often. These big bulls were a bit of an exception.
Swainson’s Hawk With A Vole
Sometimes City Hall Responds Positively To Critique And Suggestions
The Bald Eagle And The Bat Box
Most Farmington Bald Eagles are nervous and shy but this subadult didn’t get the message.
Magpie Rising In Iridescent Splendor
Iridescence in Black-billed Magpies is fleeting but quite spectacular when you can catch the light just right.
Short-eared Owls Defending Their Nest Against Predators
Rough-legged Hawk On A Rabbit Kill
I carry a second camera and lens combo with me whenever I’m in the field. Yesterday it paid off handsomely.
Young Short-eared Owl Experimenting With Its Eyesight?
It’s often a fool’s errand to assign motivation to unexplained bird behaviors so in this case I won’t make any claims. But I have to wonder if this young owl might have been experimenting with its eyesight.
A Mixed Bag Of Recent Birds
Occasionally I review my recent images and look for photos that I may have missed that hold some interest for me. This is a collection of eight of those images, taken over the past several weeks.
Rough-legged Hawk On Lichen-covered Rocks
I love the orange lichens that often grow on rocks and very old buildings. Throw in a beautiful raptor and I’m in heaven.
Male American Kestrel – Ol’ Bloody Foot
Little quirks in bird behavior often pique my curiosity even though I know there’ll likely never be a definitive explanation for them.
Rough-legged Hawk – Perched vs. Takeoff
It isn’t often that I prefer shots of a perched raptor over images of it taking off.
Gray Partridges In The Snow
My trip to the “white world” of Box Elder County two days ago produced close encounters with several species including a small covey of Gray Partridges.
Red-tailed Hawk In Flight With Prey
This cooperative adult Red-tailed Hawk with prey was a huge challenge under difficult conditions yesterday morning.