Ferruginous Hawk Takeoff And Flight Limited success with our most powerful and grandest buteo of them all. Continue reading
An Unusually Handsome Male Rough-legged Hawk Crystal clear air, sunny skies, cold temps, fairly remote country and several raptor species to photograph – yesterday was a good day to be alive. Continue reading
Golden Eagle: Symmetry At Takeoff Until yesterday I hadn’t had a Golden Eagle in my viewfinder for much too long. Continue reading
An Uncooperative Ferruginous Hawk Even when birds don’t cooperate something of value can come of an encounter like this one. Continue reading
Adult Bald Eagle In Flight This time with something in the background other than plain blue sky. Continue reading
Mallard Pair In Flight When things go right, a lot of things, photos of ducks in flight can have a certain elegance that is unique to them. Continue reading
Male Common Merganser In Flight I find photos of ducks in flight difficult to come by and because of their speed mergansers are among the most challenging of all. Continue reading
Adult Bald Eagle On The Prowl For Ducks When you’re photographing ducks on the water it’s nice to be able to just raise your lens a few degrees and take photos of a marauding Bald Eagle. Continue reading
Adult Bald Eagle In Flight In flight shots with homogenous sky backgrounds I need a little something extra to provide more interest. Typically it doesn’t take much. Continue reading
Bald Eagle In Flight Against A Wasatch Mountain Background Having mountains so close to many of my favorite birding locations is a double-edged sword. Continue reading
Immature Northern Harrier – A Serendipitous Takeoff One of the fun things about takeoff shots is that a bird with little promise for interesting photos while it’s perched can instantly translate into exciting photos when it lifts off. Continue reading
My First Barn Owl In Flight One of the most significant events in my bird photography career. Continue reading