Perhaps The Darkest Short-eared Owl I’ve Ever Photographed And temporarily (at least) discarding one of my own “rules” about what I like and don’t like in my photographs. Continue reading
Male American Kestrel – Blue On Blue Directly or indirectly I learned at least three important lessons about photography from this beautiful male kestrel. Continue reading
Female Williamson’s Sapsucker Delivering Ants To Chicks At The Nest-hole Since my previous post featured the more colorful male I decided to focus on the more subtly hued female this morning. Continue reading
Meadowlark Take-offs With Food And Without (and a contrast in image quality) Western Meadowlarks are good subjects for practicing take-off shots. The rule of thumb is the smaller the bird the faster the take-off, so songbirds are difficult subjects for this type of shot because of their small size and quickness. Continue reading
Northern Harrier In Flight Over The Great Salt Lake Occasionally a Northern Harrier will come in close to the photographer as the hawk hunts the narrow confines of the causeway to Antelope Island. Continue reading