flight – Page 47 – Feathered Photography

American Kestrel – A Stiff-legged Takeoff

This is the flip side of my recent post of a landing kestrel.

Leucistic Red-tailed Hawk In Flight And At Takeoff

This might be the most spectacular and unique raptor I’ve ever photographed or even seen. In fact there’s no “might be” about it – without qualification, it is. And I even got some pretty decent photos of it in flight.

A Lepidopteran Change Of Pace

I decided to feature birds of a different feather this morning – Hummingbird Moths in flight.

Rio Grande Wild Turkeys On The Promontory Peninsula

Yesterday Wild Turkeys saved the day for me along Promontory Road. There sure wasn’t much else out and about to photograph.

Male American Kestrel At Takeoff And In Flight

Because of their small size and quickness kestrels are the most challenging raptor I attempt to photograph at takeoff.

Belted Kingfisher – Some Poses And A Takeoff Series

I had some luck with another Belted Kingfisher yesterday morning and this time it was a male.

Red-tailed Hawk – Making Lemonade Out Of A Big Fat Lemon

Or at least trying to…

A Ferruginous Hawk And Visual Tension

Prepare yourself because I’m probably going to overanalyze this first image. I can feel it coming…

Barn Owl – Landing And In Flight

I believe this first image may be only time I’ve ever managed a decent shot of an owl of any species during the landing process.

Red-tailed Hawk At Takeoff And In Flight – An Eleven Image Series

I took exactly forty shots of this hawk during takeoff and in flight. Eleven of them made the cut to include here, for reasons both good and not so good.

Farmington Barn Owl Perched and In Flight

Three days ago I stopped and talked to friend Jerry Ellison along the refuge road at Farmington and he informed me he’d photographed a cooperative Barn Owl at dawn.