Burrowing Owl In The Wind On Antelope Island Burrowing Owls and prairie flowers – a sure sign of spring. Continue reading
Black-billed Magpie Landing With Nesting Material Another twig for the nest, delivered via airmail. Continue reading
Black-billed Magpie Giving Me Practice At Photographing Takeoffs And this bird photographer can always use the practice. Continue reading
Horned Lark Takeoff Yesterday morning I mostly succeeded in getting what has been an inexplicably difficult shot for me. Continue reading
Sidelit Loggerhead Shrike On A Dried Sunflower Perch A fierce little predator on a colorful perch in interesting light. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
In Tribute To The Humble Horned Lark The only member of the lark family that is native to the Americas. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Rough-legged Hawk – The (very) Big Yawn This might have been the most gaping yawn I’ve ever seen in a raptor. Continue reading
Male American Kestrels On Rabbitbrush This first photo shows the result of a “plop” landing in the snow. The second shot isn’t much more dignified. Continue reading
Coyote At Sunrise I have a soft spot for coyotes that goes all the way back to my time growing up on the Montana farm. Continue reading
Prairie Falcon Trying To Drag Heavy Prey Dragging her next meal over all the bumpy obstacles was almost too much for the struggling falcon. Continue reading