Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge – Page 8

Juvenile Black-necked Stilt Portrait

I don’t post portraits very often but sometimes I can’t resist.

Black-necked Stilt Stretching One Of Its ‘Stilts’

Pink stilts at that. (2 photos)

Clark’s Grebes Feeding Ravenous Chicks

In the grebe world competition starts early. (7 photos)

Some Recent Birds

Nine photos, seven species.

A Pick Me Up From Out Of The Blue

Yesterday was a rough day for me but it ended on a high note.

Savannah Sparrow Singing In The Wind

This little guy provided evidence of the positive influence bird song can have on the human psyche. (2 photos)

Northern Shoveler In Flight Soon After Takeoff

An omission I regret.

Black-crowned Night Heron In Flight – An Eight Image Series

An interesting test of the autofocus capabilities of the Canon R-5.

Northern Shoveler Takeoff And Flight Series

Photographing ‘puddle ducks’ exploding off the water is always a challenge. (4 photos)

Bathing Tundra Swan

It was tough shooting yesterday morning at Bear River MBR.

Tundra Swan Running From Ice To Water During Takeoff – A Series

And trying to correct an old bad habit.

Rough-legged Hawk Perched On A Tumbleweed

For this Montana farm boy tumbleweeds symbolize the Old West. As a kid I probably watched too many Western movies.

Tundra Swan Up Close And In A Big Hurry

The abrupt transition from running on ice to running on water must have been a challenge for such a huge bird.

A Male Common Goldeneye Gets A Surprise At Takeoff

Surprised me too. And made me laugh at his expense.

A Frosted Rough-legged Hawk In The Pre-dawn Twilight

And a minor mystery solved. (2 photos)

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