Category: Miscellaneous
Landing Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Photographing hummingbirds during the landing process is more difficult than one might think so of course I missed the shots of the most incredible landing I’ve ever seen, from any bird of any species.
Yellow Warbler Sunning and Preening
A Perfectly Adorable ‘Humpback’ Yellow Warbler
Yellow-bellied Marmot Pup Just Being Cute
What In The World Is This American Crow Doing?
Three weeks ago I documented some very puzzling behavior from an American Crow at Farmington Bay WMA.
A Bird In Flight Enigma And A Surgical Update
Two unrelated post subjects this morning, one mysterious and one clinical. Clinical comes first so we can get it out of the way.
An Angry, Frustrated And Frightened Barn Swallow
Have you ever accidentally (or on purpose, c’mon – admit it!) had your fingers stuck together by superglue? If so this swallow knows how you felt.
Male Common Goldeneye Becoming Boxed In By An Ice Trap
I’ve documented a relatively insignificant but interesting and even amusing event in the life of a bird and I even managed to get a shot that I often attempt but rarely get with this species.
Ferruginous Hawk Throwing A Pellet
In the past I’ve photographed many buteo species regurgitating pellets but until two days ago I’d never done it with a Ferruginous Hawk. And the aftermath of this event was entertaining for me and perhaps for the hawk too. I’d never seen it happen before and I have to wonder if the hawk had.
Double-crested Cormorants Doing What Cormorants Do
Sage Thrasher Regurgitating A Sumac Pit
Fledgling Red-tailed Hawk ‘Walking The Pipe’ For The Third Time
And this time she did it so well she eventually quit walking and simply flew the last leg of it.
The Downy Woodpecker And The Feather
Western Grebe With Chick Hitchhikers Being ‘Cute’
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Landing Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Photographing hummingbirds during the landing process is more difficult than one might think so of course I missed the shots of the most incredible landing I’ve ever seen, from any bird of any species.
Yellow Warbler Sunning and Preening
A Perfectly Adorable ‘Humpback’ Yellow Warbler
Yellow-bellied Marmot Pup Just Being Cute
What In The World Is This American Crow Doing?
Three weeks ago I documented some very puzzling behavior from an American Crow at Farmington Bay WMA.
A Bird In Flight Enigma And A Surgical Update
Two unrelated post subjects this morning, one mysterious and one clinical. Clinical comes first so we can get it out of the way.
An Angry, Frustrated And Frightened Barn Swallow
Have you ever accidentally (or on purpose, c’mon – admit it!) had your fingers stuck together by superglue? If so this swallow knows how you felt.
Male Common Goldeneye Becoming Boxed In By An Ice Trap
I’ve documented a relatively insignificant but interesting and even amusing event in the life of a bird and I even managed to get a shot that I often attempt but rarely get with this species.
Ferruginous Hawk Throwing A Pellet
In the past I’ve photographed many buteo species regurgitating pellets but until two days ago I’d never done it with a Ferruginous Hawk. And the aftermath of this event was entertaining for me and perhaps for the hawk too. I’d never seen it happen before and I have to wonder if the hawk had.
Double-crested Cormorants Doing What Cormorants Do
Sage Thrasher Regurgitating A Sumac Pit
Fledgling Red-tailed Hawk ‘Walking The Pipe’ For The Third Time
And this time she did it so well she eventually quit walking and simply flew the last leg of it.
