Yesterday Morning’s Birds Yesterday morning began with a Great Blue Heron and ended with a trip to the liquor store to buy a bottle of vermouth – thanks to birds and the power of suggestion. (16 photos of three species) Continue reading
Great Blue Heron Perched, Taking Off And In Flight Finally, I found this heron in the most desirable setting available on the pond. (15 photos) Continue reading
Great Blue Heron Swallowing A Huge Goldfish In Falling Micro-snow The fish was a chunk, especially for a goldfish. (10 photos) Continue reading
Some Recent Urban Pond Birds In the last three days I’ve visited three urban ponds in the Salt Lake Valley while looking for birds. (6 photos of 6 species) Continue reading
A Great Egret, A Great Blue Heron And A Serious Territorial Dispute With birds you just never know what might happen. (12 photos) Continue reading
American Coots – Still A Family And Still Hanging Out On The Same Old Grebe Nest Birds are endlessly interesting. (7 photos) Continue reading
Two Cormorants And A Pelican – A Near Head-on Collision In Flight If there’s a possibility you’re going to collide head-on with another bird in flight, you don’t want it to be with a 16 lb. pelican. (4 photos) Continue reading
Great Blue Heron – Old Stoneface Too much “cooperative” can be the same as uncooperative. (3 photos) Continue reading
Black-necked Stilt Attacking A Great Blue Heron An avian version of David and Goliath. With a similar result because the little guy came out on top. (8 photos) Continue reading