utah – Page 14 – Feathered Photography

Having Fun With Coots On Very Thin Ice

Two days ago I had a blast photographing American Coots attempting to negotiate very thin ice on a local pond. (12 photos and a video clip)

Yesterday’s Hooded Mergansers

Finally, some interesting birds in good light. It’s been a while. (2 photos)

American Kestrel With Prey

A beautiful male in a more colorful winter setting than I usually get. (2 photos)

Levitating Goose?

Somehow, the thought of a levitating 10 lb. goose amuses me. (2 photos)

Female American Kestrel With Prey In The Snow

A precursor of things to come?

My Last Birds Of 2023

A Wild Turkey, a Bald Eagle and many thousands of Red-winged Blackbirds. (3 photos)

Female Belted Kingfisher

Finally, another kingfisher.

Merry Christmas

A helluva time to get sick. Really sick. (2 photos)

An Upset Adult Bald Eagle

Is it fair or even accurate to say that Bald Eagle vocalizations are “ridiculously weak and insignificant.”?

Barn Owl In Flight Over Frosty Phragmites

Barn Owls in flight in full daylight always get my juices flowing.

Tundra Swan Takeoff

Sometimes I wonder how these heavy birds ever get airborne. (3 photos)

Some Recent Urban Pond Birds

In the last three days I’ve visited three urban ponds in the Salt Lake Valley while looking for birds. (6 photos of 6 species)

Yesterday’s Dark-eyed Junco

One cooperative bird in six hours and 220 miles. (4 photos)

Peregrine Falcon On A Photogenic Natural Perch

Just prior to takeoff.

A Pied-billed Grebe And A Coot Competing For The Same Fish

These two birds duked it out for nearly three minutes. (22 photos)

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