One More Rufous Hummingbird I figured I’d posted my last hummingbird photo for a good long time but yesterday morning I had unexpected inspiration from a late migrator. Continue reading
White Crowned Sparrows On Greasewood Another in my irregular series in tribute to the common species. Continue reading
Pied-billed Grebes With Crayfish When other kleptoparasitic birds are around there are easier prey to swallow than crayfish, especially with all their legs and defensive pincers. Continue reading
My Last Hummingbird Photos Of The Season (probably) This hummingbird season started out slowly before it eventually grew to a crescendo and now, at least for me, it seems to be ending abruptly Continue reading
A Sphinx Moth And Friends Only rarely does a single photo of mine have so many positive attributes. Continue reading
Hummingbird Wars And Sphinx Moths At The Bee Plant Patch I finally found some birds yesterday, with a few White-lined Sphinx Moths thrown in for good measure. Continue reading
Loggerhead Shrikes On Antelope Island – Then And Now Loggerhead Shrikes used to be abundant on the island and man were they ever fun to photograph. Continue reading
Rufous Hummingbirds – They’re Already Gone, At Least Mine Are I always miss the hummingbirds when they head south for the winter but this year I’m going to have a harder time of it than usual. Continue reading
Lamenting The Disappearing Great Salt Lake And Its Effect On Our Falcons Especially Peregrine Falcons and Prairie Falcons but other falcons too. Continue reading
Black-capped Chickadee On Mullein In The Mountains In celebration of another ‘common’ species. Continue reading
Rufous Hummingbird In Flight Against A Clean Background But still with plenty of attractive, natural habitat. Continue reading
Do Hummingbirds Cast Pellets? Yesterday morning I may have photographed a hummingbird casting tiny pellets. I’d never heard of such a thing in hummers. Continue reading
Photographing Birds In My Garden Yesterday Morning And the main reason birds show up in my garden? Amaranth. Continue reading