Male Western Kingbird Rushing To Meet An Intruder A glimmer of springtime before a winter blizzard. Continue reading
Male Sage Grouse Strutting Their Stuff On The Lek I’ve seldom been this cold in my entire life but my time on the lek was absolutely worth the extreme discomfort. Continue reading
A Western Bluebird Pick-me-up I don’t remember seeing a Western Bluebird since I was a kid in Montana 60+ years ago. Continue reading
Redhead Wing Flap (a nine image series) Wing flapping of aquatic species is a common behavior that I find difficult to photograph well. Continue reading
A Serendipitous American Kestrel Yesterday Morning It was almost like I called this bird out of the sky. Continue reading
Landing Gadwall (and why I can still enjoy a flawed image) Oftentimes flaws in an image can ruin it for me. But not always… Continue reading
Belted Kingfisher – Old Stubby-legs Those incredibly short legs can be problematic at times. Continue reading
Common Goldeneye Wing Flap A few Common Goldeneyes including adult males, adult females and 1st winter birds of both sexes have been wintering near my home Continue reading
My Most Thrilling Prairie Falcon Encounter (and continuing story) Ever It was an incredible experience for me to actually learn the life history of a Prairie Falcon I’d photographed in the wilds of southwest Montana., Continue reading
Male Common Goldeneye In Flight And Flaring To Land Goldeneyes in flight are a work in progress for me but I think I’m making some headway. Continue reading
Male American Kestrel – An Aborted Takeoff With Prey This may end up on my short list of favorite kestrel photos. Continue reading
Canvasback Eating A Fish A behavior I’d never heard of, seen or photographed until last week. I believe this to be a story of adaptability and survival. Continue reading
California Quail In Utah It’s my tendency to appreciate native bird species more than I do those that have been introduced but right or wrong I tend to make an exception for the California Quail. Continue reading
Sexing (and identifying juvenile) Rough-legged Hawks The Rough-legged Hawk is our only buteo that exhibits true sexual dimorphism so adults can be sexed based on plumage. Continue reading
Kingfisher Landing With A Fish This isn’t the exact moment of touchdown but it’s close. Continue reading