I’ve mentioned before that larger buteos often signal imminent takeoff with one or more of four behaviors. This bird gave me three of the four so I’d have had to be asleep to have missed the takeoff. (5 photos)
A whimsical epilogue to yesterday’s blog post. Maybe calling a group of crows a “murder” is appropriate after all.
Serious aerial combat or more light-hearted play? In this case I strongly suspect the former. (3 photos)
Plus yesterday I got a single photo of the rarest bird I’ve ever photographed. (3 photos)
Yesterday morning a change in shooting strategy allowed me to get some kingfisher photos that have eluded me for years. (5 photos)
Two days ago, not long before I became involved with the new developments at Farmington’s Great Blue Heron rookery, I spent some up-close time with a male Red-winged Blackbird that seemed determined to show off his best side while he was strutting his stuff. (4 photos)
Yesterday morning as I approached the Eccles Wildlife Education Center at Farmington Bay I noticed some kind of hubbub going on in their parking lot. (7 photos)
In my book there aren’t many things more endearing than a baby or fledgling owl performing motion parallax. (2 photos)
Two days ago the behavior of male Red-winged Blackbirds at Farmington Bay WMA changed suddenly and dramatically. Compared to the day before it was almost like someone flipped a switch. (2 photos)
The trials and tribulations of a bird. And a bird photographer – this one you won’t believe. (8 photos)
