Category: Favorite Locations
Fighting Male Ring-necked Pheasants
Hunters Are Killing Trumpeter Swans In Utah When They Shouldn’t Be
I may not be successful but I’m going to try to keep today’s post as short as possible. I went off on a rant recently and I’d prefer not do it again. Not so soon anyway.
A Lesson In Behavior From A Great Horned Owl
Because birds are so fast, familiarity with their behaviors is a valuable tool for anticipating interesting photographable moments.
Rough-legged Hawk Inspecting His Belly
A Female Short-eared Owl Up Close In Thick Fog
Getting quality photos of a bird in thick fog is tricky but under the right conditions it can be done.
Male American Kestrel Posing In Side Light
Northern Harrier – Twelve Years Ago Today
One takeoff shot and one flight shot. I think the takeoff posture I captured is pretty special, even if I did bugger it up.
Birds Being Birds At Farmington Bay WMA Yesterday
Some Recent Common And (mostly) Interesting Birds
Nine days ago I spent some time photographing some of our most abundant (for those readers who don’t like the word “common” applied to birds) songbirds at my favorite greasewood bush.
A Short Flight Series Of A Molting Barn Owl
A Squadron Of White-faced Ibises Flying Low Over The Great Salt Lake
Groups of birds in flight are hard to photograph well but I like the way this one turned out.
An Entire (large) Family Of Western Grebes
This is one of the very few times I’ve ever been able to get three Western Grebe chicks and both of their parents in the same photo and get them all sharp. The whole fam damily.
Incoming Tundra Swan – Duck!
It’s time to start looking for migrating Tundra Swans in northern Utah. But other swans need to keep an eye out for them too, for their own safety.
Starting Tomorrow Feathered Photography Will Be Taking An Unwanted Break
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Fighting Male Ring-necked Pheasants
Hunters Are Killing Trumpeter Swans In Utah When They Shouldn’t Be
I may not be successful but I’m going to try to keep today’s post as short as possible. I went off on a rant recently and I’d prefer not do it again. Not so soon anyway.
A Lesson In Behavior From A Great Horned Owl
Because birds are so fast, familiarity with their behaviors is a valuable tool for anticipating interesting photographable moments.
Rough-legged Hawk Inspecting His Belly
A Female Short-eared Owl Up Close In Thick Fog
Getting quality photos of a bird in thick fog is tricky but under the right conditions it can be done.
Male American Kestrel Posing In Side Light
Northern Harrier – Twelve Years Ago Today
One takeoff shot and one flight shot. I think the takeoff posture I captured is pretty special, even if I did bugger it up.
Birds Being Birds At Farmington Bay WMA Yesterday
Some Recent Common And (mostly) Interesting Birds
Nine days ago I spent some time photographing some of our most abundant (for those readers who don’t like the word “common” applied to birds) songbirds at my favorite greasewood bush.
A Short Flight Series Of A Molting Barn Owl
A Squadron Of White-faced Ibises Flying Low Over The Great Salt Lake
Groups of birds in flight are hard to photograph well but I like the way this one turned out.
An Entire (large) Family Of Western Grebes
This is one of the very few times I’ve ever been able to get three Western Grebe chicks and both of their parents in the same photo and get them all sharp. The whole fam damily.
Incoming Tundra Swan – Duck!
It’s time to start looking for migrating Tundra Swans in northern Utah. But other swans need to keep an eye out for them too, for their own safety.
