Category: Antelope Island
Monotone Horned Lark
Black-billed Magpies Gathering Mud For Their Nests
Black-billed Magpie – A Short Flight Series
I rarely post photos of the same species two days in a row but yesterday I spent more time with magpies and I like these two images well enough to make an exception. More than well enough, actually.
It’s Nest-building Time For Black-billed Magpies
Magpies are usually my first nest building subjects in springtime and this year they didn’t disappoint.
Western Meadowlark Singing And Stretching
Three days ago I spent the morning on Antelope Island and for the first time this year I noticed a significant increase in bird presence and activity.
Sandhill Cranes And A Chukar From Yesterday Morning
Sage Thrasher Performing The Bilateral Wing Display
Male Sage Thrashers sometimes perform this display all day long but it’s sporadic, almost impossible to predict and they’re shy about doing it so it’s difficult tp photograph well.
Fighting Male Long-billed Curlews
There were no preliminaries, the battle began immediately after the second male touched down.
A Couple Of Antelope Island Birds
A Chukar overlooking the Great Salt Lake and the fattest meadowlark you’ve ever seen. I’d bet the farm on it.
Rough-legged Hawk – Sometimes The Prey Bites Back, Even In Flight
When Rough-legged Hawks dive on prey they can appear to hit the ground so hard they vicariously rattle my teeth and I almost expect them to bounce on impact.
Black-billed Magpie Takeoff From A Thicket
Loggerhead Shrike With An Attitude (+ conclusive proof it isn’t an act)
To the casual observer Loggerhead Shrikes may seem like just another songbird but in reality they’re fierce little predators whose prey includes arthropods, amphibians, reptiles, small mammals, roadkill and carrion. “Wannabe raptors” indeed.
Horned Lark In Snow, A Cottontail Rabbit And A Banded Kestrel From Yesterday
I fully expected to be skunked by the lack of birds or poor light or both but this trip to Antelope Island was a little better than I anticipated. We actually had good light until near the end of the morning and we found a few interesting critters.
Calling Chukar
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Monotone Horned Lark
Black-billed Magpies Gathering Mud For Their Nests
Black-billed Magpie – A Short Flight Series
I rarely post photos of the same species two days in a row but yesterday I spent more time with magpies and I like these two images well enough to make an exception. More than well enough, actually.
It’s Nest-building Time For Black-billed Magpies
Magpies are usually my first nest building subjects in springtime and this year they didn’t disappoint.
Western Meadowlark Singing And Stretching
Three days ago I spent the morning on Antelope Island and for the first time this year I noticed a significant increase in bird presence and activity.
Sandhill Cranes And A Chukar From Yesterday Morning
Sage Thrasher Performing The Bilateral Wing Display
Male Sage Thrashers sometimes perform this display all day long but it’s sporadic, almost impossible to predict and they’re shy about doing it so it’s difficult tp photograph well.
Fighting Male Long-billed Curlews
There were no preliminaries, the battle began immediately after the second male touched down.
A Couple Of Antelope Island Birds
A Chukar overlooking the Great Salt Lake and the fattest meadowlark you’ve ever seen. I’d bet the farm on it.
Rough-legged Hawk – Sometimes The Prey Bites Back, Even In Flight
When Rough-legged Hawks dive on prey they can appear to hit the ground so hard they vicariously rattle my teeth and I almost expect them to bounce on impact.
Black-billed Magpie Takeoff From A Thicket
Loggerhead Shrike With An Attitude (+ conclusive proof it isn’t an act)
To the casual observer Loggerhead Shrikes may seem like just another songbird but in reality they’re fierce little predators whose prey includes arthropods, amphibians, reptiles, small mammals, roadkill and carrion. “Wannabe raptors” indeed.
Horned Lark In Snow, A Cottontail Rabbit And A Banded Kestrel From Yesterday
I fully expected to be skunked by the lack of birds or poor light or both but this trip to Antelope Island was a little better than I anticipated. We actually had good light until near the end of the morning and we found a few interesting critters.
