preening – Page 3 – Feathered Photography

Preening Rough-legged Hawk – The Rest Of The Story

There’s more to preening and grooming than just repairing damaged feathers.

Juvenile Burrowing Owls – The Clowns Of The Bird World

Wing stretch with leg back or "They went that-a-way!"

These are some of my favorite Burrowing Owl photos of all time.

Male American Kestrel Working Over A Tail Feather

This is a pose I almost never get from a kestrel.

Preening American Kestrel

I don’t often get a male kestrel to pose like this for me.

Grooming Loggerhead Shrike

It’s been a while since I’ve been this close to a cooperative shrike.

Chukars Are Doing Their Spring Thing Again

For about half of the year most Chukars on Antelope Island are shy and inaccessible in more remote areas of the island but when spring rolls around they come out to play.

Male American Kestrel – Ol’ Bloody Foot

Little quirks in bird behavior often pique my curiosity even though I know there’ll likely never be a definitive explanation for them.

Preening Rough-legged Hawk

You’ll likely notice a change at Feathered Photography for a few days.

Sage Thrashers Grooming And Displaying

Sage Thrashers have been described as “rather plain and unremarkable” but I love’em.

Barbed Wire Fences – More Good Than Bad For Short-eared Owls?

Many of us despise the disastrous effects of barbed wire fences on birds and other wildlife and I share that view. But maybe it’s a more nuanced issue than some of us believe. Could it be that barbed wire fences have a more positive overall effect on some species than negative?