An Entire (large) Family Of Western Grebes
This is one of the very few times I’ve ever been able to get three Western Grebe chicks and both of their parents in the same photo and get them all sharp. The whole fam damily.
Category: Birds
Mallard Doing A Somersault And A Partial Barrel Roll While Bathing
Bathing birds are fast. Even larger birds like ducks are surprisingly fast while bathing, so fast that the observer is often unaware of what’s really going on. That’s where photography comes in handy.
A Burrowing Owl And An Ocular Mystery
My First Rough-legged Hawk(s) Of The Year
White-throated Sparrow – A Lifer For Me Yesterday Morning
After all these years of photographing birds I don’t get a new ‘lifer’ very often but I got one yesterday.
Mallard Bathing Frenzy
Incoming Tundra Swan – Duck!
It’s time to start looking for migrating Tundra Swans in northern Utah. But other swans need to keep an eye out for them too, for their own safety.
Red-breasted Nuthatch About To Drop Into The Void
An Anniversary And A Lesson Learned.
Starting Tomorrow Feathered Photography Will Be Taking An Unwanted Break
Adult White-crowned Sparrow Framed By Greasewood
Three Barn Owls In Flight (actually four)
And a demonstration of why it’s so aggravatingly difficult to get light in the eyes (catch lights) of Barn Owls.
Recently I Found The Male Rufous Red-tailed Hawk Again
And when he took off he was kind enough to demonstrate a flight posture that some folks misinterpret.
Loggerhead Shrike Attempting (Learning?) To Impale A Grasshopper
I’m not sure if this shrike was learning the impaling process or practicing it. If it was for practice he needed it.
Marsh Wren Doing What Marsh Wrens Do, Incessantly
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Mallard Doing A Somersault And A Partial Barrel Roll While Bathing
Bathing birds are fast. Even larger birds like ducks are surprisingly fast while bathing, so fast that the observer is often unaware of what’s really going on. That’s where photography comes in handy.
A Burrowing Owl And An Ocular Mystery
My First Rough-legged Hawk(s) Of The Year
White-throated Sparrow – A Lifer For Me Yesterday Morning
After all these years of photographing birds I don’t get a new ‘lifer’ very often but I got one yesterday.
Mallard Bathing Frenzy
Incoming Tundra Swan – Duck!
It’s time to start looking for migrating Tundra Swans in northern Utah. But other swans need to keep an eye out for them too, for their own safety.
Red-breasted Nuthatch About To Drop Into The Void
An Anniversary And A Lesson Learned.
Starting Tomorrow Feathered Photography Will Be Taking An Unwanted Break
Adult White-crowned Sparrow Framed By Greasewood
Three Barn Owls In Flight (actually four)
And a demonstration of why it’s so aggravatingly difficult to get light in the eyes (catch lights) of Barn Owls.
Recently I Found The Male Rufous Red-tailed Hawk Again
And when he took off he was kind enough to demonstrate a flight posture that some folks misinterpret.
Loggerhead Shrike Attempting (Learning?) To Impale A Grasshopper
I’m not sure if this shrike was learning the impaling process or practicing it. If it was for practice he needed it.
