male – Page 13 – Feathered Photography

Monotone Horned Lark

I don’t get many photos of Horned Larks I like but I do like this one.

Male Mountain Bluebird In Flight (plus a lesson in sharpness)

This is one of those shots where I’m glad the entire bird isn’t sharp.

Singing Yellow Warbler

An early dose of springtime.
Maybe a singing songbird will melt some of our snow and drive away my wintertime blues.

Male Northern Harrier Trying To Flush A Vole From The Grass

When it comes to catching an uncooperative meal, whatever works.

Fighting Male Long-billed Curlews

There were no preliminaries, the battle began immediately after the second male touched down.

The Killing Bite Of The American Kestrel

Voles are by far the most common prey item I see American Kestrels with but occasionally I find them with a mouse or a small bird. This time, on a cold and snowy morning at Farmington Bay WMA, it was a mouse and it was still very much alive.

Two Takeoffs From A Male American Kestrel

This first shot may look familiar but all of these photos are new to my blog and there’s a story to tell.

Male Northern Harrier Stomping On A Vole

And in this context I do mean stomping. First a brief explanation of the behavior, one I’ve seen multiple times with this species but have only rarely been able to photograph.

Male Northern Harrier In Flight Against A Favorite Background

I’ve mentioned before how much I like backgrounds like this one. Here’s another example.

Male American Kestrel On A Really Skinny Stick

These photos are the epitome of the bird photography style known as “bird on a stick”. But at least it’s a natural stick and he did “salute” me to make up for it.

Male Northern Harrier In Flight Against A Difficult Background

These photos are examples of a type of flight shot that is very difficult to get sharp.

A Mated Pair Of Hooded Mergansers – “Lifers” For Me

It’s been weeks since I’ve been able to go shooting when we’ve had decent light and then yesterday afternoon the sun miraculously came out for a few hours and within seconds I got a mated pair of “lifers”. Go figure.