An Intimate Look At Some California Quail Behaviors The first time I’ve ever photographed mating behavior in California Quail. (14 photos) Continue reading
Belted Kingfisher And California Quail Along The Jordan River Finding an old feathered friend again, after four months of disappointment. Continue reading
Belted Kingfisher Diving Sequence This female kingfisher has been trying my patience. (5 photos) Continue reading
Spotted Towhee Making A Living In Harsh Conditions Loading up on food before the storm. Continue reading
The Towhee Twostep When it’s done in snow the results of the ‘towhee twostep’ can be pretty spectacular. Continue reading
Spotted Towhee At The Beginning Of Yesterday’s Snowstorm Damn tough shooting conditions but I found a bunch of birds in an unexpected place. Continue reading
A Kingfisher And A Jerk I encounter a lot of very nice people through my bird photography but I meet my share of stinkers too. Continue reading
Weather Loach – An Extreme Story Of Survival Many birds and other vertebrates have innovative strategies for survival and the weather loach is certainly one of them. 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
Belted Kingfisher – My Elusive Lady I’ve been looking for this female Belted Kingfisher for weeks now. Continue reading
California Quail By The Jordan River Three days ago I found a covey of California Quail down by the Jordan River. I watched them forage for food for a while and then something interesting happened. Continue reading
Fighting Common Goldeneyes – The Rest Of The Story This is a continuation of a previous post. Continue reading
Common Goldeneye Pair – A Vicious Lover’s Quarrel? This was one of the longest and most intense bird fights I’ve ever witnessed. Continue reading
Belted Kingfisher And A Question Of Preference As much as I try to avoid cloning elements out of my images it does tempt me occasionally. And in some cases doing so may not even be desirable. Continue reading