juvenile – Page 7 – Feathered Photography

White-crowned Sparrow And Fall Colors Of Wild Rose

Finding birds has been tough lately and yesterday was about as discouraging as it gets.

Juvenile And Adult Sage Thrashers

And some very good news about migrating Rough-legged Hawks, especially for local photographers and birders.

Rough-legged Hawk In An Unusual Preening Pose

The more I study this photo the more I get out of it. I’ve tried to interpret what I’m seeing as accurately as I can but I may or may not have it right.

A Young And Inexperienced Osprey Loses A Fish

I’m sure this juvenile Osprey worked hard for the fish but what looked to me like a rookie mistake cost it a meal.

White-crowned Sparrow In Roughly My Ideal Takeoff Posture

Except for a seemingly small but very aggravating detail this second photo might have been among my favorite songbird shots of all time, largely because of degree of difficulty and four unlikely strokes of good luck.

Juvenile Black-capped Chickadees In A Feeding Frenzy On Mullein

In the western US common mullein is often referred to as “cowboy toilet paper” but chickadees use it for food. These two youngsters may have been siblings but that doesn’t mean they had to be friendly over their breakfast.

Juvenile American Goldfinch Compared To The Adult Male

For some reason I seldom see and rarely photograph juvenile American Goldfinches. Until recently I didn’t realize how striking and distinctive their wing patterns and colors are and how different they are from the adults.

Juvenile Bullock’s Oriole And Chokecherries

A species I rarely have a chance with in the wild but my luck changed yesterday morning.

Juvenile Green-tailed Towhee

Yesterday morning in the Wasatch Mountains I photographed my first juvenile of this species.

Juvenile Short-eared Owl – Perched, Taking Off And In Flight

I believe two of these images from yesterday may be among my personal best shots ever of a juvenile of this species taking off and in flight.

Very Young Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk Learning To “Walk The Pipe”

This is one of two young siblings “walking the pipe” as it tries to develop its coordination. A year ago I posted photos of one of them doing this but all 9 of these images are new to my blog.