Black-billed Magpie Showing Off That Iridescence
In my view iridescence nearly always enhances a magpie photo but the angle of light has to be just right for it to show up at all.
Tag: antelope island
Northern Harrier Hunting And In Flight With Prey
I photographed this harrier hovering over prey and then flying off with the vole it caught immediately after.
Rough-legged Hawk In A Delightful Preening Pose
A Meadowlark Puffball In The Snow
Juvenile Burrowing Owls – The Clowns Of The Bird World
Spotlight Effect On A Prairie Falcon
Sexing (and identifying juvenile) Rough-legged Hawks
The Rough-legged Hawk is our only buteo that exhibits true sexual dimorphism so adults can be sexed based on plumage.
A Couple Of Interesting Barn Owl Images
Each of these photos has something just a little bit different about it, at least in my collection of Barn Owl images.
A Porcupine Story
Chukar Calling In Warm Light
There’s many things I like about this shot and only one I don’t. A ratio that good doesn’t happen often enough with this bird photographer.
Another American Kestrel Being A Picky Eater
Kestrels are highly efficient and skillful at “de-hiding” their small mammal prey (and no, I don’t think this image is gory).
Spotted Towhee In A Weird Takeoff Posture
Or perhaps it was a threat posture. Or a combination of both. Either way I thought it was a little bizarre.
Coyote Taking A Stroll Along The Beach
And speculation about the reason for an apparent recent decline in the Antelope Island coyote population.
A Snot And Spit-drinking Cowbird
For any who may be disturbed by the crassness of my title you have my permission to substitute mucus and saliva for the offending two words…
Red-winged Blackbird Trying To Get At Those Pesky Sunflower Seeds
The seeds were still on the wild plants and they weren’t easy to reach which resulted in some fun photos.
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Northern Harrier Hunting And In Flight With Prey
I photographed this harrier hovering over prey and then flying off with the vole it caught immediately after.
Rough-legged Hawk In A Delightful Preening Pose
A Meadowlark Puffball In The Snow
Juvenile Burrowing Owls – The Clowns Of The Bird World
Spotlight Effect On A Prairie Falcon
Sexing (and identifying juvenile) Rough-legged Hawks
The Rough-legged Hawk is our only buteo that exhibits true sexual dimorphism so adults can be sexed based on plumage.
A Couple Of Interesting Barn Owl Images
Each of these photos has something just a little bit different about it, at least in my collection of Barn Owl images.
A Porcupine Story
Chukar Calling In Warm Light
There’s many things I like about this shot and only one I don’t. A ratio that good doesn’t happen often enough with this bird photographer.
Another American Kestrel Being A Picky Eater
Kestrels are highly efficient and skillful at “de-hiding” their small mammal prey (and no, I don’t think this image is gory).
Spotted Towhee In A Weird Takeoff Posture
Or perhaps it was a threat posture. Or a combination of both. Either way I thought it was a little bizarre.
Coyote Taking A Stroll Along The Beach
And speculation about the reason for an apparent recent decline in the Antelope Island coyote population.
A Snot And Spit-drinking Cowbird
For any who may be disturbed by the crassness of my title you have my permission to substitute mucus and saliva for the offending two words…
Red-winged Blackbird Trying To Get At Those Pesky Sunflower Seeds
The seeds were still on the wild plants and they weren’t easy to reach which resulted in some fun photos.