Antelope Island – Page 16 – Feathered Photography

Favorite Locations Archive by category "Antelope Island" (Page 16)

Black-chinned Hummingbird – Sharpness Matters, Especially When Cropping

For today’s post one thing led to another. And another. And another…

Burrowing Owl, Oolitic Sand And The Reopening Of Antelope Island

On the island if it isn’t one thing it’s another.

Lark Sparrow Struggling With Cumbersome Nesting Material

Perhaps the epitome of “biting off more than you can chew.”

Burrowing Owl In The Wind On Antelope Island

Burrowing Owls and prairie flowers – a sure sign of spring.

Black-billed Magpie Landing With Nesting Material

Another twig for the nest, delivered via airmail.

Black-billed Magpie Giving Me Practice At Photographing Takeoffs

And this bird photographer can always use the practice.

Horned Lark Takeoff

Yesterday morning I mostly succeeded in getting what has been an inexplicably difficult shot for me.

Credit Where Credit’s Due To Chukar Mothers

And a promise kept by yours truly.

Sidelit Loggerhead Shrike On A Dried Sunflower Perch

A fierce little predator on a colorful perch in interesting light.

Magpies – They’ll Try To Fake You Out Every Time

Black-billed Magpies just can’t be trusted and yesterday morning this bird proved it again. Twice.

Chukar Calling In The Snow

Perspective. It’s all about perspective.

Western Meadowlark Singing In Early Spring

And the problem with common names.

In Tribute To The Humble Horned Lark

The only member of the lark family that is native to the Americas.

Black-billed Magpie – The Ultimate Photobomber

If you’re using a DSLR camera you aren’t photographing what you’re seeing through the viewfinder. Two days ago that phenomenon was responsible for me photographing a magpie that I had no clue I’d photographed.

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