Tag: male
A Red-naped Sapsucker Jumping Straight Up
Weight saving strategies of birds for flight also serve them well whenever they feel the need to simply jump. And most can jump very well.
Yellow Warbler – A Compositional Conundrum
Male Red-naped Sapsucker – An Interloper
A Rare Frontal Look At One Of The Red-naped Sapsuckers
I say “rare” because over four days this was one of the very few times I photographed either adult sapsucker when it wasn’t plastered against the nest cavity entrance.
My First Idaho Northern Harrier
Finally, I’m Out Of Here!
It’s been a long time coming this year but today I’m finally getting out of some of this oppressive heat and headed for the faraway mountains of Montana and Idaho.
Bullock’s Oriole Just After Stealing Food From A Spider
This handsome male Bullock’s Oriole had just made a clean getaway from an angry spider.
Male Mountain Bluebird Feeding A Hungry Fledgling
In the bird world fledglings of most species always seem to be starving, frantic, vocal and impatient. This young bluebird was no exception.
Short-eared Owl Refusing To Be Distracted From His Hunting
I often have great difficulty approaching Short-eared Owls but this probable male seemed glued to his perch.
Green-tailed Towhee – Another One Came In Close!
Male Northern Harrier Giving Me The Evil Eye
Green-tailed Towhee – My “Spark” Bird
I haven’t been this excited about photographing a bird in a very long time (more about why that’s true at the end of this post if you have the stamina to get through it…).
Clark’s Grebes Feeding Their Very Excited Chicks
I spend a great deal of time with Western and Clark’s Grebes as they raise their families at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.
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.
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A Red-naped Sapsucker Jumping Straight Up
Weight saving strategies of birds for flight also serve them well whenever they feel the need to simply jump. And most can jump very well.
Yellow Warbler – A Compositional Conundrum
Male Red-naped Sapsucker – An Interloper
A Rare Frontal Look At One Of The Red-naped Sapsuckers
I say “rare” because over four days this was one of the very few times I photographed either adult sapsucker when it wasn’t plastered against the nest cavity entrance.
My First Idaho Northern Harrier
Finally, I’m Out Of Here!
It’s been a long time coming this year but today I’m finally getting out of some of this oppressive heat and headed for the faraway mountains of Montana and Idaho.
Bullock’s Oriole Just After Stealing Food From A Spider
This handsome male Bullock’s Oriole had just made a clean getaway from an angry spider.
Male Mountain Bluebird Feeding A Hungry Fledgling
In the bird world fledglings of most species always seem to be starving, frantic, vocal and impatient. This young bluebird was no exception.
Short-eared Owl Refusing To Be Distracted From His Hunting
I often have great difficulty approaching Short-eared Owls but this probable male seemed glued to his perch.
Green-tailed Towhee – Another One Came In Close!
Male Northern Harrier Giving Me The Evil Eye
Green-tailed Towhee – My “Spark” Bird
I haven’t been this excited about photographing a bird in a very long time (more about why that’s true at the end of this post if you have the stamina to get through it…).
Clark’s Grebes Feeding Their Very Excited Chicks
I spend a great deal of time with Western and Clark’s Grebes as they raise their families at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.
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.