Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge – Page 11

White-faced Ibises Fighting

A species I rarely see in serious fights and this one was a knock-down, drag-out.

Western Grebe – Me And My Shadow

An older photo I’d forgotten even existed. Plus a report on our current drought and the disappearing Great Salt Lake.

Rockin’ And Rollin’ With A Wet Female Red-winged Blackbird

It certainly doesn’t look like it but this is actually an action shot.

White-faced Ibis Flight And Pre-landing Series

Getting focus lock on a bird flying at a less than ideal angle can pay dividends when it suddenly performs an interesting flight maneuver.

Great Blue Heron In Flight Over The Marsh

For me this photo is largely about “legs”.

White-faced Ibis Banking And Flaring In Flight Prior To Landing

And a wolverine was seen, photographed and videotaped on Antelope Island two days ago. No shit!

Great Blue Heron Avoiding An Obstacle During And After Takeoff

Yes, I know. I’m posting the same species in back-to-back posts again. But this is a different heron, at a different place at the refuge and both the circumstances and the setting are very different from my previous post.

My Most Successful Great Blue Heron Flight Series

“Most successful” because I got more sharp shots than I’ve ever managed to get in a single flight series in the past and because several of them are among my favorite photos of the species, in flight or not.

Eared Grebe – An Unusual Feeding Behavior

And a Pied-billed Grebe with kleptoparasitic tendencies.

Great Blue Heron Brushing The Phrag Tops In Flight

I’m sure this photo from yesterday morning will quickly become one of my favorite shots of a Great Blue Heron in flight. I actually managed to get a long series of them, some of which I like as well or even better than this one.