Tag: takeoff
Yesterday’s Dark-eyed Junco
Prairie Falcon Becoming Progressively More Tolerant Of My Presence
I rarely photograph raptors on utility poles anymore but I’ll always make an exception for Prairie Falcons. Especially when they allow me to observe some of their behaviors up close. (7 photos)
Male Red-winged Blackbird In Flight
Red-winged Blackbird In Flight
Drake Gadwall Taking Off And In Flight – A Series
A Surprise Spotted Towhee In Fall Colors
Yesterday morning I finally got out into the field again and I actually found a few birds. (7 versions of six photos)
The Trouble With Marsh Wrens
American Avocet Flying At Me Diagonally
Lesson learned: don’t stop photographing avocets just because they’re no longer in breeding plumage.
Yellow Warbler Perched, Taking Off And In Flight
One way to tell the difference between an adult female and a juvenile Yellow Warbler? (4 photos)
Black-necked Stilt Calling At Takeoff
Eight days ago at Bear River MBR I spent a big part of the morning watching aggressive interactions between pairs of Black-necked Stilts and American Avocets that were raising chicks.
Long-billed Curlew Takeoff And Flight Series
The first nine photos below are sequential without any skips. After that there are skips and I’ll tell you where they are. (13 photos)
Male Long-billed Curlew Taking Off
One of two shorebird species I think of as “Cinderella birds”. Here’s why. (3 photos)
Black-crowned Night Heron Takeoff And Flight Series
A busy and rather unattractive background but I like the bird in spite of it. (13 photos)
Great Blue Heron Flying Low Toward A Creek – A Long Series
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Yesterday’s Dark-eyed Junco
Prairie Falcon Becoming Progressively More Tolerant Of My Presence
I rarely photograph raptors on utility poles anymore but I’ll always make an exception for Prairie Falcons. Especially when they allow me to observe some of their behaviors up close. (7 photos)
Male Red-winged Blackbird In Flight
Red-winged Blackbird In Flight
Drake Gadwall Taking Off And In Flight – A Series
A Surprise Spotted Towhee In Fall Colors
Yesterday morning I finally got out into the field again and I actually found a few birds. (7 versions of six photos)
The Trouble With Marsh Wrens
American Avocet Flying At Me Diagonally
Lesson learned: don’t stop photographing avocets just because they’re no longer in breeding plumage.
Yellow Warbler Perched, Taking Off And In Flight
One way to tell the difference between an adult female and a juvenile Yellow Warbler? (4 photos)
Black-necked Stilt Calling At Takeoff
Eight days ago at Bear River MBR I spent a big part of the morning watching aggressive interactions between pairs of Black-necked Stilts and American Avocets that were raising chicks.
Long-billed Curlew Takeoff And Flight Series
The first nine photos below are sequential without any skips. After that there are skips and I’ll tell you where they are. (13 photos)
Male Long-billed Curlew Taking Off
One of two shorebird species I think of as “Cinderella birds”. Here’s why. (3 photos)
Black-crowned Night Heron Takeoff And Flight Series
A busy and rather unattractive background but I like the bird in spite of it. (13 photos)
