Female American Kestrel In A Setting I Love
Occasionally one of my photos will grow in me the more I reflect on it and this one from yesterday morning is an example.
Tag: vole
Short-eared Owl With An Interesting Habit
Male American Kestrels Getting Some Tail
Short-eared Owl In Flight With Prey
Northern Harrier Hunting And In Flight With Prey
I photographed this harrier hovering over prey and then flying off with the vole it caught immediately after.
Hunting Barn Owl
Rough-legged Hawk In Flight With Prey
Male Short-eared Owl In Flight With Prey
What to do when horrid lighting conditions make it next to impossible to photograph birds in flight but Short-eared Owls with prey are flying by close?
American Kestrel With Vole Prey – The Rest Of The Story
It’ll take 16 more images to tell the rest of the story that I started yesterday but I thought it was worth telling.
Male American Kestrel – An Aborted Takeoff With Prey
Rough-legged Hawk – A Successful Hunting Trip Documented From Beginning To End
Another American Kestrel Being A Picky Eater
Kestrels are highly efficient and skillful at “de-hiding” their small mammal prey (and no, I don’t think this image is gory).
A Couple Of Hawks Separated By Species And Time
There’s no common theme here other than both birds being hawks so I guess this post is a mini-potpourri but I always think it’s interesting to compare raptor species.
Finally, I’m Out Of Here!
It’s been a long time coming this year but today I’m finally getting out of some of this oppressive heat and headed for the faraway mountains of Montana and Idaho.
Kingbird Riding The Back Of A Red-tailed Hawk In Flight With Prey
These are poor quality shots but they include two interesting behaviors from two different species so I thought they were worth a look-see.
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Short-eared Owl With An Interesting Habit
Male American Kestrels Getting Some Tail
Short-eared Owl In Flight With Prey
Northern Harrier Hunting And In Flight With Prey
I photographed this harrier hovering over prey and then flying off with the vole it caught immediately after.
Hunting Barn Owl
Rough-legged Hawk In Flight With Prey
Male Short-eared Owl In Flight With Prey
What to do when horrid lighting conditions make it next to impossible to photograph birds in flight but Short-eared Owls with prey are flying by close?
American Kestrel With Vole Prey – The Rest Of The Story
It’ll take 16 more images to tell the rest of the story that I started yesterday but I thought it was worth telling.
Male American Kestrel – An Aborted Takeoff With Prey
Rough-legged Hawk – A Successful Hunting Trip Documented From Beginning To End
Another American Kestrel Being A Picky Eater
Kestrels are highly efficient and skillful at “de-hiding” their small mammal prey (and no, I don’t think this image is gory).
A Couple Of Hawks Separated By Species And Time
There’s no common theme here other than both birds being hawks so I guess this post is a mini-potpourri but I always think it’s interesting to compare raptor species.
Finally, I’m Out Of Here!
It’s been a long time coming this year but today I’m finally getting out of some of this oppressive heat and headed for the faraway mountains of Montana and Idaho.
Kingbird Riding The Back Of A Red-tailed Hawk In Flight With Prey
These are poor quality shots but they include two interesting behaviors from two different species so I thought they were worth a look-see.