Black-necked Stilt In Flight Reaching for the sky with long, pink legs trailing behind.: Continue reading
Golden Eagle Flying Down A Mountain With Blooming Rabbitbrush In The Background An oldie but goodie that set in motion an unfortunate series of events that came to a head last night. Continue reading
Male Red-winged Blackbird In Flight Occasionally illusions show up in my photos. This is one of them. Continue reading
Black-necked Stilt Calling At Takeoff Eight days ago at Bear River MBR I spent a big part of the morning watching aggressive interactions between pairs of Black-necked Stilts and American Avocets that were raising chicks. Continue reading
Drake Cinnamon Teal ‘Puddle Jumping’ A puddle jumper doing what puddle jumpers do. (10 photos) Continue reading
Swainson’s Hawk Takeoff Series Finally, a bird in good light after several days of fog, overcast skies and wind. (5 photos) Continue reading
Forster’s Tern In An Asymmetrical Hovering Posture One of the very few times I wasn’t shooting from inside my pickup while using a pool noodle as a lens rest. Continue reading
Female Mountain Bluebird Showing Her Mate Who’s Boss Including some behavior I don’t understand. Continue reading
Peekaboo Swainson’s Hawk In Flight Yesterday was one of the best single days for both weather and bird photography I’ve ever had in the Centennial Valley. Continue reading
Female American Avocet In Flight So, how do I know this avocet is a female? (2 photos) Continue reading
Forster’s Tern – A Dive And Then Something Special One of these shots immediately became one of my favorite bird photos and we can’t even see the bird’s head. (4 photos) Continue reading
Forster’s Tern Aerial Gymnastics A couple of flight postures I doubt I’ll ever see again. Almost certainly I’ll never photograph them again. (2 photos) Continue reading