Miscellaneous – Page 2 – Feathered Photography

Cowbird Drinking Bison Snot

Birds do what they have to do in order to survive in harsh conditions. (8 photos)

European Starling Perched, Taking Off And In Flight

Plus a bike-riding raven and a motorcycle-riding owl. (7 photos)

Having Fun With Coots On Very Thin Ice

Two days ago I had a blast photographing American Coots attempting to negotiate very thin ice on a local pond. (12 photos and a video clip)

Birds On Ice

And in some cases, ice on birds. (4 photos)

Good Luck With The Furcula Today Everyone

Some bird anatomy and European history on Thanksgiving Day. (2 images)

An American Pipit Doing Pipit Things

My good luck charm. (8 photos)

Sleepyhead American Kestrel

A wing and tail stretch followed by an enthusiastic yawn. (2 photos)

Drake Gadwall Taking Off And In Flight – A Series

A ten-photo series, plus a different version of two of them.

Ferruginous Hawk – Open Your Mouth And Say Aah

And a medical question.

Wilson’s Snipes – A Weird, Repeated Behavior And A Possible Explanation

I’d never seen anything quite like this before, from any species. (13 photos)

My Morning With Wilson’s Snipes – More Photos And More Of The Details

Snipes galore. (18 photos)

Wilson’s Snipes – A Photo Sampler Of My Best Day In The Field In A Very Long Time

Yesterday morning I had more fun with Wilson’s Snipes than is usually legal in Utah. (5 photos)

Double-crested Cormorant – An Irritating Inconvenience And Then A Bath

I love documenting bird behaviors, even the mundane ones. (13 photos)

Belted Kingfisher, Up Close And Preening

Tweaking an image to get a background I like using methods I’m comfortable with. (2 versions of the same photo)

Two Cormorants And A Pelican – A Near Head-on Collision In Flight

If there’s a possibility you’re going to collide head-on with another bird in flight, you don’t want it to be with a 16 lb. pelican. (4 photos)

Category: Miscellaneous