male – Page 15 – Feathered Photography

Male Northern Harrier In Flight

The Gray Ghost against the starkness of the Great Salt Lake and its mudflats.

Downy Woodpecker (perhaps two of them)

And the Achilles’ heel of a long focal length, prime lens.

Yellow Warblers – Adults And Fledglings From Yesterday Morning

Including a very young fledgling being fed.

Williamson’s Sapsucker Pair – She Almost Took His Head Off

Exchanging places in the nest cavity can be a dicey endeavor for either parent.

Male Broad-Tailed Hummingbird Showing Off His Colors

He only showed me this much iridescent color for an instant.

Low Light Short-eared Owl In Flight With Prey

Very few low light flight shots appeal to me but this one is an exception.

Cedar Waxwings

Yesterday for the first time I was able to physically distinguish a male from a female Cedar Waxwing.

Mountain Bluebirds – Presumably A Mated Pair

It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to get decent shots of Mountain Bluebirds so it was great fun to photograph both a male and a female in the Wasatch Mountains yesterday morning.

Bullock’s Oriole Attacking His Own Reflection

This beautiful male was really feeling his oats.

Lazuli Bunting – A Swell Bird In “The Swell”

Lazuli Buntings are appropriately named after the blue gemstone lapis lazuli. I think it’s a perfect name for such a spectacularly plumaged bird.

Flower-eating Chukar

This Chukar was hungry and he had a strong penchant for flowers. In fact he really stuffed himself on them.

Mating Red-tailed Hawks – Déjà vu All Over Again

Sometimes history repeats itself, even when birds are involved.

Horned Lark Posing Up A Storm

And providing evidence of why some bird species “wear to dark”.

Male Sandhill Crane Talking To His Lady In Flight

And he was quite insistent about whatever he was trying to tell her (I have my suspicions about what it was).

Meet Jack, HawkWatch International’s New Merlin

Yesterday I visited with old friends at HawkWatch International and met their new education bird, a flashy little male Merlin.

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