Birds – Page 208 – Feathered Photography

Comparing Juvenile And Adult Western Kingbirds (and a question of field guide accuracy)

Sometimes what I see in the field and in my images doesn’t match very well with what I see in field guides. This is an example.

Great Horned Owl Showing Geographic Variation in Color

Most of the Great Horned Owls I post were photographed in Montana. This one’s from Utah and it demonstrates some interesting geographic variation in color.

Why I Camp Where I Do At Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

I spend a lot of time camping in my trailer and as a bird photographer my choice of a camping spot is an important one for me.

Montana Farm Potpourri

Whenever I visit the northwest Montana farm where I grew up I feel like I’m returning home. It’s been 50 years since I actually lived there but I don’t think that feeling will ever leave me.

Swainson’s Hawk – Just Because I Like It

For better or worse the background of an image can have a significant impact on an image. This is one that works well for me.

Great Horned Owl And A Ghostly Apparition

On a recent post about this Great Horned Owl I said I’d soon explain “the rest of the story” about the bird. This is it.

American Kestrels As Reptile Hunters

Tiny kestrels preying on lizards and snakes? It does happen.

Red-tailed Hawk – A “Rousing” Take-off

This was a take-off like I’ve never seen from a raptor.

Young Coot Giving Its Huge Foot A Pedicure

It must be awkward at times to have feet large enough to wrap several times around your own head.

This Short-eared Owl Very Nearly Flew In My Pickup Window Yesterday Morning

A visit to Box Elder County yesterday morning resulted in a very close encounter with a female Short-eared Owl in flight.

Juvenile Burrowing Owl – A Dubious Strategy Against The Wind

Young Burrowing Owls are endlessly entertaining. Last month in Box Elder County, Utah I watched this juvenile attempt to deal with a rather strong wind in a novel way.