Angry Northern Harrier Coming In For A Fight Fighting harriers are both exciting and challenging to photograph – especially for neophyte bird photographers. Continue reading
Turkey Vultures Doing What Turkey Vultures Do These recent images illustrate three favorite pastimes of Turkey Vultures. Continue reading
Red-tailed Hawk In Flight Over A Hillside This is the male of the nesting pair of Red-tailed Hawks I’ve been photographing recently. Continue reading
The Kingfisher Is Back! And this time there’s two of them, though I don’t yet know if either one is my old friend. This one isn’t, for sure. Continue reading
Another Impressive Hunting Maneuver By A Short-eared Owl This hunting maneuver may not be quite as visually dramatic as the one featured in yesterday’s post but it was still a pretty neat trick. Continue reading
The Impressive Acrobatic Skills Of A Hunting Short-eared Owl I only had a single cooperative bird yesterday morning but he was a doozy. Continue reading
Red-tailed Hawk Leaving The Nest (4 shot series) I think these rugged cliffs are an ideal setting for nesting Red-tailed Hawks. Continue reading
A Singing Meadowlark Who Then Does A Weird Sideways Takeoff For me it doesn’t get much better than a meadowlark singing on fresh, green sagebrush in the spring. But in this case it was the takeoff that really attracted my attention. Continue reading
Short-eared Owl In Flight With Prey And At The Nest This male Short-eared Owl was a super-efficient hunter and provider for his family. Continue reading
Swainson’s Hawks Are Yet Another Reason To Love Sphinx Moths The web of life is indeed intertwined – in this case with two of my favorite photographic subjects. Continue reading
A Pintail Takeoff (and a valuable lesson learned) I have no idea why I’ve never thought about this before. Continue reading
White Pelican In Flight Against A Mottled Sky I often think of American White Pelicans as flying boats. They’re huge and ungainly looking on land but in flight they’re ever so graceful. Continue reading
Short-eared Owl Takeoff My first of year Short-eared Owl flight shot is always somewhat of a milestone for me. Continue reading
Red-tailed Hawk Pair At The Nest This industrious pair has been refurbishing their nest for weeks. Continue reading