Tag: biting gnats
Northern Mockingbird Flight Display – An Entire Performance
Burrowing Owl, Oolitic Sand And The Reopening Of Antelope Island
Just Part Of The Price Of Being A Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk Rousing And Then Taking Off
Yesterday morning I spent some quality time with the rufous female Red-tailed Hawk I’ve posted images of in the past. The two of us are becoming old friends.
Vesper Sparrow Perched And Taking Off From Sagebrush
Bullock’s Oriole Attacking His Own Reflection
Antelope Island Lark Sparrows (plus a devastating house fire behind my home)
Yesterday on Antelope Island I got my first Lark Sparrow photos of the year but I paid the “no-see-um” price.
Loggerhead Shrikes – Courtship Feeding Plus Two Flight Shots
Sage Thrashers Hunting Bugs On Antelope Island (and the misery of biting gnats)
The island is teeming with bugs right now and nesting Sage Thrashers are taking advantage of the situation.
A Meadowlark Takeoff And Those Demonic Biting Gnats On Antelope Island
Bird photography is difficult enough without the added aggravation of hordes of biting insects.
Northern Mockingbird Flight Display
This “flight display” is one of three courtship displays known to Northern Mockingbirds.
Some Interesting Observations on Antelope Island Yesterday
There are always interesting things to see on the island, some anticipated and some not. Some welcome and some not.
Birds, Bugs And Frustrations On Antelope Island
Antelope Island is crawling (and flying) with “bugs” right now. Mosquitoes are common, flying midges are thick as are the dreaded biting gnats (I call this the “itching and bitching” season).
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Northern Mockingbird Flight Display – An Entire Performance
Burrowing Owl, Oolitic Sand And The Reopening Of Antelope Island
Just Part Of The Price Of Being A Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk Rousing And Then Taking Off
Yesterday morning I spent some quality time with the rufous female Red-tailed Hawk I’ve posted images of in the past. The two of us are becoming old friends.
Vesper Sparrow Perched And Taking Off From Sagebrush
Bullock’s Oriole Attacking His Own Reflection
Antelope Island Lark Sparrows (plus a devastating house fire behind my home)
Yesterday on Antelope Island I got my first Lark Sparrow photos of the year but I paid the “no-see-um” price.
Loggerhead Shrikes – Courtship Feeding Plus Two Flight Shots
Sage Thrashers Hunting Bugs On Antelope Island (and the misery of biting gnats)
The island is teeming with bugs right now and nesting Sage Thrashers are taking advantage of the situation.
A Meadowlark Takeoff And Those Demonic Biting Gnats On Antelope Island
Bird photography is difficult enough without the added aggravation of hordes of biting insects.
Northern Mockingbird Flight Display
This “flight display” is one of three courtship displays known to Northern Mockingbirds.
Some Interesting Observations on Antelope Island Yesterday
There are always interesting things to see on the island, some anticipated and some not. Some welcome and some not.
Birds, Bugs And Frustrations On Antelope Island
Antelope Island is crawling (and flying) with “bugs” right now. Mosquitoes are common, flying midges are thick as are the dreaded biting gnats (I call this the “itching and bitching” season).