Northern Harrier Take-off From The Frozen Marsh
Thanks to cold temperatures and significant snow, some of the Northern Harriers at Farmington Bay are once again hunting closer to the road.
Tag: utah
Coyote and Magpies Scavenging A Deer Carcass
Two Golden Eagles On Antelope Island
I haven’t seen a Golden Eagle on Antelope Island for many months but yesterday there were two of them and they seemed like good buddies.
Green-tailed Towhees Singing On Territory
We don’t see many quality photos of Green-tailed Towhees, for which there’s a very good reason.
Western Meadowlark Posing In The Snow
Western Meadowlarks can be quite approachable when they’re singing on territory in the spring and summer but they’re generally shy at other times. So I was quite surprised yesterday morning when this one allowed a close approach as it preened on a snowy perch.
Great Horned Owl Eating Its Own Feather
I’ve spent a lot of time over the years watching owls – Great Horned, Burrowing and Short-eared especially and I’ve never seen one eating its own feathers.
Wing Flappin’ Pied-billed Grebe
I enjoy photographing birds doing wing-flaps, partly because you tend to get such a variety of poses in a short period of time.
Magpie In Flight And The Varying (and unpredictable) Effects Of Fog
I’ve become quite interested in the effects of fog on some of my avian subjects. Often I don’t like those effects but occasionally I find them visually interesting.
Antelope Island Burrowing Owl
I’m always thrilled to find a cooperative Burrowing Owl on the island. It hasn’t happened often this year.
Red-tailed Hawk And The Demise Of A Vole
This juvenile Red-tailed Hawk had a fine, furry, Farmington feast for breakfast this morning.
Raptor Images Demonstrating That “Little Things” Can Make Or Break A Shot
The little things that so often negatively impact the appeal of an image often drive me to distraction.
Mountain Chickadee On Antelope Island
I was photographing sparrows on Antelope Island six days ago when this little cutie popped up right in front of me.
Sidelit Northern Flicker (red-shafted)
Though the Northern Flicker is common here in northern Utah I find them very difficult to approach. This morning I found one that had other things on its mind so it ignored me.
WC Sparrow In Flight (a shot I’d have missed without the 7D Mark II)
Getting a sharp image of any passerine in flight is not an easy task, especially when they’re coming toward you. I’m convinced I’d have missed this shot if I’d still been shooting with my Canon 7D.
(I’ve also included a whimsical shot of the same species for “dessert”).
Magpie In Flight In Magical, Foggy Light
Under the right conditions I like what fog can do to light when it isn’t too thick. Antelope Island at dawn this morning was a jumble of moving, thick pockets of fog. I drove around in an attempt to find some clear spots with birds present but when I would find some sun it wouldn’t take long for the fog to envelope me again. But in one spot, just for a couple of minutes, the effect of the fog on the light was dreamy and ethereal and I loved it.
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Coyote and Magpies Scavenging A Deer Carcass
Two Golden Eagles On Antelope Island
I haven’t seen a Golden Eagle on Antelope Island for many months but yesterday there were two of them and they seemed like good buddies.
Green-tailed Towhees Singing On Territory
We don’t see many quality photos of Green-tailed Towhees, for which there’s a very good reason.
Western Meadowlark Posing In The Snow
Western Meadowlarks can be quite approachable when they’re singing on territory in the spring and summer but they’re generally shy at other times. So I was quite surprised yesterday morning when this one allowed a close approach as it preened on a snowy perch.
Great Horned Owl Eating Its Own Feather
I’ve spent a lot of time over the years watching owls – Great Horned, Burrowing and Short-eared especially and I’ve never seen one eating its own feathers.
Wing Flappin’ Pied-billed Grebe
I enjoy photographing birds doing wing-flaps, partly because you tend to get such a variety of poses in a short period of time.
Magpie In Flight And The Varying (and unpredictable) Effects Of Fog
I’ve become quite interested in the effects of fog on some of my avian subjects. Often I don’t like those effects but occasionally I find them visually interesting.
Antelope Island Burrowing Owl
I’m always thrilled to find a cooperative Burrowing Owl on the island. It hasn’t happened often this year.
Red-tailed Hawk And The Demise Of A Vole
This juvenile Red-tailed Hawk had a fine, furry, Farmington feast for breakfast this morning.
Raptor Images Demonstrating That “Little Things” Can Make Or Break A Shot
The little things that so often negatively impact the appeal of an image often drive me to distraction.
Mountain Chickadee On Antelope Island
I was photographing sparrows on Antelope Island six days ago when this little cutie popped up right in front of me.
Sidelit Northern Flicker (red-shafted)
Though the Northern Flicker is common here in northern Utah I find them very difficult to approach. This morning I found one that had other things on its mind so it ignored me.
WC Sparrow In Flight (a shot I’d have missed without the 7D Mark II)
Getting a sharp image of any passerine in flight is not an easy task, especially when they’re coming toward you. I’m convinced I’d have missed this shot if I’d still been shooting with my Canon 7D.
(I’ve also included a whimsical shot of the same species for “dessert”).
Magpie In Flight In Magical, Foggy Light
Under the right conditions I like what fog can do to light when it isn’t too thick. Antelope Island at dawn this morning was a jumble of moving, thick pockets of fog. I drove around in an attempt to find some clear spots with birds present but when I would find some sun it wouldn’t take long for the fog to envelope me again. But in one spot, just for a couple of minutes, the effect of the fog on the light was dreamy and ethereal and I loved it.