American Avocet Chick At Bear River MBR Chicks of two species close together cause pandemonium in the wetlands. (3 photos) Continue reading
American Avocet And Nest With A Single Egg Yesterday morning I was excited to find my first nesting American Avocets of the year. (5 photos) Continue reading
American Avocet Flying At Me Diagonally Lesson learned: don’t stop photographing avocets just because they’re no longer in breeding plumage. Continue reading
Female American Avocet In Flight So, how do I know this avocet is a female? (2 photos) Continue reading
American Avocet Pair Beginning Their Nesting Activities Baby avocets on the way? (5 photos) Continue reading
American Avocet Chick At Bear River MBR At this age avocet chicks are fluffy-butt cuties. Continue reading
American Avocet Takeoff Series Getting three takeoff shots in a series like this is pretty unusual for me, especially since I didn’t clip any body parts. Yesterday was mostly a good day at Bear River MBR but I saw some very disturbing conditions while I was there. Continue reading
American Avocet Circling Display Familiarity with bird behaviors gives photographers a much better chance of capturing the shot we’re after. Continue reading
American Avocet – An American Beauty When In Breeding Plumage As simple as it is this photo from two days ago may become one of my favorite shots of an American Avocet for a variety of reasons. Continue reading
American Avocet Sexual Behaviors American Avocets may have the most complex and reliably choreographed sexual behaviors of any bird species I photograph. Continue reading
An Avocet Sandwich I can thank Elephant’s Child for the inspiration for today’s post. Continue reading
American Avocets At Bear River MBR Yesterday Morning Featuring reflections, a unique and interesting feeding technique and a takeoff. Continue reading
Weathering The Storm Current events in Florida have me thinking about storms and survival for both humans and birds. Continue reading
American Avocets At Bear River MBR Yesterday By this time of year many American Avocets have already paired up and some of them are beginning early nesting activities. Continue reading