Side Lit American Kestrel And The Capricious Gods Of Photography
I’d give my shutter finger and my last chocolate donut to be able to change one tiny thing about her takeoff shot.
Tag: flight
Adult Male Northern Harrier In Flight
Injured Red-tailed Hawk Coming In For A Landing
On those occasions when I see injured birds surviving and even thriving it makes my day.
A Frosty Northern Harrier Takeoff And Flight In Very Warm Light
The combination of cold frost and warm light almost sounds like a contradiction but those were the conditions I was dealing with yesterday morning soon after dawn.
Red-tailed Hawk – Perched, Taking Off And In Flight
Northern Harrier In Flight Against A Desert Mountainside Background
Northern Harrier Flight Maneuver – The Rest Of The Story
Yesterday I posted a single photo from this series and told readers I’d post the rest of them as soon as I could. Black Friday was my first opportunity.
Northern Harrier Athletic Flight Maneuver
With Northern Harriers erratic flight comes with the territory so I’ve come to expect it but soon after this female took off yesterday morning she almost juked me out of my shoes.
Rough-legged Hawk Perched And In Flight
Male Northern Harrier Looking Back At Me While Banking
A flight posture I rarely get with a raptor in flight, especially when the raptor is a ‘Gray Ghost’.
Rough-legged Hawk – Still A Work In Progress
Northern Harrier Takeoff And Flight Series
I got this harrier series two days ago on the same morning I photographed the American Kestrel vs. Merlin fight. I also photographed two other kestrels and a Red-tailed Hawk that morning so it was a good day for raptor photography.
Dark Morph Red-tailed Hawk
I almost never stop my pickup for hawks on utility poles but yesterday morning I stopped for this one thinking it might be a Harlan’s Red-tailed Hawk.
Loggerhead Shrike In Flight
I’m hoping my favorite photo of a Loggerhead Shrike in flight will provide readers with a brief respite from the stresses of the election.
Pale Male Red-tailed Hawk
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Adult Male Northern Harrier In Flight
Injured Red-tailed Hawk Coming In For A Landing
On those occasions when I see injured birds surviving and even thriving it makes my day.
A Frosty Northern Harrier Takeoff And Flight In Very Warm Light
The combination of cold frost and warm light almost sounds like a contradiction but those were the conditions I was dealing with yesterday morning soon after dawn.
Red-tailed Hawk – Perched, Taking Off And In Flight
Northern Harrier In Flight Against A Desert Mountainside Background
Northern Harrier Flight Maneuver – The Rest Of The Story
Yesterday I posted a single photo from this series and told readers I’d post the rest of them as soon as I could. Black Friday was my first opportunity.
Northern Harrier Athletic Flight Maneuver
With Northern Harriers erratic flight comes with the territory so I’ve come to expect it but soon after this female took off yesterday morning she almost juked me out of my shoes.
Rough-legged Hawk Perched And In Flight
Male Northern Harrier Looking Back At Me While Banking
A flight posture I rarely get with a raptor in flight, especially when the raptor is a ‘Gray Ghost’.
Rough-legged Hawk – Still A Work In Progress
Northern Harrier Takeoff And Flight Series
I got this harrier series two days ago on the same morning I photographed the American Kestrel vs. Merlin fight. I also photographed two other kestrels and a Red-tailed Hawk that morning so it was a good day for raptor photography.
Dark Morph Red-tailed Hawk
I almost never stop my pickup for hawks on utility poles but yesterday morning I stopped for this one thinking it might be a Harlan’s Red-tailed Hawk.
Loggerhead Shrike In Flight
I’m hoping my favorite photo of a Loggerhead Shrike in flight will provide readers with a brief respite from the stresses of the election.
