I’ve mentioned before that larger buteos often signal imminent takeoff with one or more of four behaviors. This bird gave me three of the four so I’d have had to be asleep to have missed the takeoff. (5 photos)
Not that they’re ugly. They’re not. But they get such a bad rap because of their nest parasitism habit, most folks (including bird photographers) don’t give them a chance. (6 photos)
Virginia Rails are so secretive this is only the fourth time I’ve posted images of them to my blog in 11 years if blogging. And one of those four times was a rerun.
Some folks think of meadowlarks strictly as spring and summer birds but around here they can also be snowbirds.
I don’t post photos of Turkey Vultures often but yesterday, International Vulture Awareness Day, was perfect timing to have an encounter with them.
Three days ago I spent the morning on Antelope Island and for the first time this year I noticed a significant increase in bird presence and activity.
In some of these images the Hooded Mergansers have fish prey and in some they don’t but all photos document various behaviors.
