An Osprey In The City I don’t get a chance with Ospreys very often and one in the city is even more unusual. (3 photos) Continue reading
Robin And Starling Feeding Strategies After Yesterday’s Spring Snowstorm Some birds are ‘smarter’ than others, or at least their feeding strategies seem to be more effective in difficult situations. Continue reading
Common Grackle In Flight And A Mini-review Of The Canon R-5’s Autofocus Capabilities Grackles aren’t everyone’s favorite bird but I now have a soft spot for this one. Continue reading
A Truly ‘Wild’ Chukar… instead of yet another semi-tame Chukar on Antelope Island. Plus my first of year Swainson’s Hawks. (3 photos) Continue reading
Black-crowned Night Heron In Flight – An Eight Image Series An interesting test of the autofocus capabilities of the Canon R-5. Continue reading
Black-billed Magpie – A Dramatic Flight Maneuver During Takeoff You just never know what kind of aerial maneuver a magpie might perform immediately after takeoff. Continue reading
A Sneaky Chukar I love Chukars, in part because they make hunters pay in blood, sweat and tears (literally) for every bird they get. If there’s such a thing as a hunt that is strictly “fair chase”, it’s Chukar hunting. It may be the only hunt that still is. Continue reading
Male Northern Harrier Sky Dancing Possibly the most challenging bird behavior I’ve ever attempted to photograph. Continue reading
Black-billed Magpie In Flight With Nesting Material A long overdue victory of sorts for this bird photographer. Continue reading
Immature Golden Eagle On Lichen-encrusted Rocks Three days ago I got lucky with an unusually patient immature Golden Eagle in a remote area of northern Utah. (4 photos) Continue reading
Black-billed Magpie Flashing Dominance With Its Nictitating Membranes Including my attempt at another documentary video clip. Continue reading
Turkey Vulture Takeoff And Flight Series Yesterday was a good day for Turkey Vultures. (5 photos) Continue reading
Chukar Calling From A 2.5 Billion Year Old Rock There’s old and then there’s really, really old. (2 photos) Continue reading
My First Long-billed Curlew Of The Season Nor the first one I’ve seen or heard but the first one I’ve managed to photograph. (4 photos) Continue reading
An Iridescent Magpie Takeoff Yesterday morning a twist of fate resulted in one of my most unusual Black-billed Magpie photos. (4 images) Continue reading