Northern Harriers Not Seeing Eye To Eye
I’m speaking figuratively in my title of course. Literally they were doing exactly that.
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Northern Harrier Technique For Taking Off In Thick Brush
Northern Harriers often dive into thick vegetation after prey. Getting out of there can be tricky.
Pied-billed Grebes – Maniacal Kleptoparasites
I know of no bird that is more inclined to steal food from other members of its own species than Pied-billed Grebes.
American Kestrel With Moxie
I suppose it’s redundant to point out a kestrel with moxie – all kestrels have moxie by definition. But this one made that fact unusually obvious.
Wilson’s Snipes In The Snow
Feedback From HawkWatch International About Yesterday’s Banded Kestrel
As promised, here’s what I now know about the banded male American Kestrel I photographed on Christmas morning.
American Kestrel Takeoff In A Near Whiteout (+ a little surprise)
Barn Owl With Prey In The Snow
Adult Bald Eagle On Landing Approach
For some reason I don’t see, or at least notice, the alulae (bastard wings) on eagles very often.
Hooded Merganser With A Misaligned (not deformed) Bill
A Belted Kingfisher Doing What Kingfishers Do
A Highly Entertaining Belted Kingfisher
American Kestrel – A Stiff-legged Takeoff
A Landing American Kestrel
Photos of birds as they land are a challenge, especially when your subject is a quick little falcon.
White-crowned Sparrows – Deja vu All Over Again
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Northern Harrier Technique For Taking Off In Thick Brush
Northern Harriers often dive into thick vegetation after prey. Getting out of there can be tricky.
Pied-billed Grebes – Maniacal Kleptoparasites
I know of no bird that is more inclined to steal food from other members of its own species than Pied-billed Grebes.
American Kestrel With Moxie
I suppose it’s redundant to point out a kestrel with moxie – all kestrels have moxie by definition. But this one made that fact unusually obvious.
Wilson’s Snipes In The Snow
Feedback From HawkWatch International About Yesterday’s Banded Kestrel
As promised, here’s what I now know about the banded male American Kestrel I photographed on Christmas morning.
American Kestrel Takeoff In A Near Whiteout (+ a little surprise)
Barn Owl With Prey In The Snow
Adult Bald Eagle On Landing Approach
For some reason I don’t see, or at least notice, the alulae (bastard wings) on eagles very often.
Hooded Merganser With A Misaligned (not deformed) Bill
A Belted Kingfisher Doing What Kingfishers Do
A Highly Entertaining Belted Kingfisher
American Kestrel – A Stiff-legged Takeoff
A Landing American Kestrel
Photos of birds as they land are a challenge, especially when your subject is a quick little falcon.
