Fighting – Page 10 – Feathered Photography

The Little Things That Can Make Or Break Our Images

Bird photography is largely a game of chance, particularly in action shots or when our subjects are in flight.

This Is How Sneaky A Thieving Grebe Can Be

I knew Pied-billed Grebes were thieves but until yesterday I had no idea how incredibly sneaky their thievery can be. They’re notorious and highly skilled kleptoparasites (food-stealers) but this particular bird has refined the art of theft to the point of mastery and beyond.

Pied-billed Grebe – A Strategy For A Fish Too Big

Maybe some birds are “smarter” than we think they are.

Blue Jays In Utah And Pied-billed Grebes – Rare Birds And Food Fights

Blue Jays in Utah are a pretty big deal.

Adult Bald Eagle Eating A Fish In Flight

At first glance veteran readers of Feathered Photography may think you’ve seen these images before. Believe me, you haven’t.

Northern Harriers Fighting And Hunting (+ a photo contest I endorse)

And readers know I’m not a fan of most photo contests.

Fighting Northern Harriers (plus a rant about baiting raptors)

There’s more negative fallout caused by baiting raptors than many are aware of and some of it affects our fellow photographers who don’t bait and never have. I’ve been stewing about this for a while now so I finally had to get it off my chest.

A Kingfisher And….. A Cop

After so many kingfisher posts recently it was my intention to post a different species today. However, events of yesterday warranted otherwise. Those events include “my” male Belted Kingfisher being cooperative again, several fascinating kingfisher behaviors and an unexpected and potentially very unpleasant encounter with a local cop..