Feeding – Page 10 – Feathered Photography

A Pine Siskin, ‘Wild’ Thistle Seeds And That Amazing Beak

Preparing wild thistle seeds for consumption is more complicated and delicate than one might think.

Gray Catbirds With Spiders On The Menu

Arachnids for breakfast. Have you ever wondered what spiders taste like?

Lazuli Buntings And More Mink Sightings From Yesterday Morning

Another “feathers and fur” post.

A Strange And Completely Unexpected Kingfisher Behavior

Over the years I’ve spent countless hours watching kingfishers through my lens but until a few days ago I’d never seen this.

Yesterday’s Surprise Osprey

A surprise because it was fishing a small meandering stream instead of one of several nearby large bodies of water.

Savannah Sparrow With A Mouthful Of Insects

Two perspectives.

House Wrens At And Near Their Nest

Yesterday in the mountains was a House Wren kind of day.

Loggerhead Shrike With A Wasp

It isn’t a yellowjacket, hornet or paper wasp but I still think it’s a wasp.

Red-tailed Hawk With A Food Delivery For Her Chicks

I seldom get such a good look at raptor prey.

Random Events In The Life Of A Kingfisher

Five days ago I spent about 40 minutes with a male Belted Kingfisher who even cooperated occasionally. These are some of the events I photographed that morning.

Yellow Warbler Eating An Aphid

An itty bitty snack.

A Much Better Look At One Of The Red-tailed Hawk Chicks

And a food exchange between their parents.

A Female Western Tanager Gets A Surprise Visitor

A visitor to be wary of.

My First Hummingbird Photos Of The Season

Mostly female Broad-tailed Hummingbirds. I think.

Male Belted Kingfisher Diving On A Fish And Then Eating His Catch

And believe it or not, this time he brought the fish close to me before gobbling it down instead of carrying it far away like he’s done repeatedly in the past.

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