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. Continue reading
Adult White-crowned Sparrow Framed By Greasewood The 3D effect is strong in this one.. Continue reading
White-crowned Sparrow Seeming To ‘Run’ Through The Air When songbirds launch themselves into the air with their wings closed they can appear to be defying gravity. Continue reading
White Crowned Sparrows On Greasewood Another in my irregular series in tribute to the common species. Continue reading
Green-tailed Towhee Having The Epitome Of A Bad Hair Day I think ‘bad hair day’ is an overused phrase but sometimes no other phrase will do. Continue reading
Photographing Birds In My Garden Yesterday Morning And the main reason birds show up in my garden? Amaranth. Continue reading
A Few Recent Birds And An Outlier Seven species of birds and the almost obligatory butterfly this time of year. Continue reading
Male Lazuli Bunting Leaning Into Takeoff A shooting angle that provides an unusually good look at the brilliant turquoise blues of the male Lazuli Bunting in breeding plumage. Continue reading
Lazuli Buntings And More Mink Sightings From Yesterday Morning Another “feathers and fur” post. Continue reading
Male American Goldfinch Perched And In Flight A colorful bird on an attractive natural perch in the mountains and a lucky takeoff shot. Continue reading
Portrait Of A Green-tailed Towhee Typically I don’t do portraits but in this case it seemed like a pretty darn good option. Continue reading
Lazuli Buntings In Red Rock Country In this habitat finding oodles of Lazuli Buntings was a pleasant surprise. Continue reading
Male Lazuli Bunting Lazuli Buntings, males in particular, are conspicuous and well known in many western states. And they’re among the most beautiful birds I photograph. Continue reading