utah – Page 73 – Feathered Photography

A Colorful Wild Turkey Tom – Reporting Banded Birds

I believe this is the only banded Wild Turkey I’ve ever photographed. I can read some of the band numbers and make a pretty good guess at the others.

An Unusual Angle On A Preening Adult Red-tailed Hawk

An unexpected find.

Dark-eyed Juncos – A Little Help From My Friends?

Dark-eyed Juncos are a species I rarely feature on Feathered Photography which seems illogical for such an abundant, ubiquitous, conspicuous and often tame bird.

Northern Harrier In Flight – Asymmetry In My Bird Photos

Asymmetry in my images appeals to me, particularly with birds in flight. Yesterday I got two successive photos like that of a Northern Harrier as it quickly changed direction.
Plus my take on the merits of digital frames around our images.

Ferruginous Hawk Perched, Taking Off And In Flight

Three days ago in western Utah I spent some quality time with a cooperative immature Ferruginous Hawk. It had been a while.

Mountain Chickadee – An Amazing Feat (pun intended) Of Flexibility

You won’t know why it’s a pun until you’ve seen both photos.

Ferruginous Hawk In One Of My Favorite Raptor Takeoff Postures

It’s been much too long since I’ve had a Ferruginous Hawk with photographic potential in my viewfinder but yesterday morning this young bird came through for me big time.

Red-breasted Nuthatch Working Over Dougas Fir Cones For Seeds

Last year in this general location in the mountains I could only get harsh sidelight on the feeding nuthatches but yesterday morning I had a great light angle. It made a big difference.