Category: Behaviors
Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird In Full Attack Mode At Takeoff
Yellow-headed Blackbird Mystery Behavior
I’ve spent a lot of time around birds over the years and this combination of behaviors was a new one for me, for any species. (7 photos)
Black-necked Stilt At Nest With Eggs Plainly Visible
The Songs Of A Mockingbird
Nesting Black-necked Stilts – The Changing Of The Guard
Including a snippet of endearing tern behavior that I’d never seen before. Or even heard of. (12 photos)
Forster’s Tern Aerial Gymnastics
A couple of flight postures I doubt I’ll ever see again. Almost certainly I’ll never photograph them again. (2 photos)
Some Different Strategies For Documenting Mockingbird Flight Displays (a type of courtship display)
Strategies that should give the viewer a sense of the speed of the display and how high they fly. (8 photos and one video)
Loggerhead Shrike Regurgitating A (sticky) Pellet
Yellow-rumped Warbler Preening And Acting A Little Nuts After His Bath
Two Moderate Successes On A Slow Day For Birds
Song Sparrow With Grub For The Kiddos
My Attempt At Photographing Multiple (4) Northern Mockingbird Vertical Flight Displays
A Vertical Flight Display is a courtship display of the male Northern Mockingbird. (14 photos)
Northern Mockingbird Landing And A Surprise Gang Of Cuteness
In my book, landing shots are at a premium because I like the postures they typically involve and because they’re so very hard to get (the old ‘degree of difficulty’ factor). (4 photos)
Cinnamon Teal Takeoff Progression Based On Sex
A half-baked theory that just might have some validity in aiding bird photographer’s attempts at capturing takeoffs.
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Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird In Full Attack Mode At Takeoff
Yellow-headed Blackbird Mystery Behavior
I’ve spent a lot of time around birds over the years and this combination of behaviors was a new one for me, for any species. (7 photos)
Black-necked Stilt At Nest With Eggs Plainly Visible
The Songs Of A Mockingbird
Nesting Black-necked Stilts – The Changing Of The Guard
Including a snippet of endearing tern behavior that I’d never seen before. Or even heard of. (12 photos)
Forster’s Tern Aerial Gymnastics
A couple of flight postures I doubt I’ll ever see again. Almost certainly I’ll never photograph them again. (2 photos)
Some Different Strategies For Documenting Mockingbird Flight Displays (a type of courtship display)
Strategies that should give the viewer a sense of the speed of the display and how high they fly. (8 photos and one video)
Loggerhead Shrike Regurgitating A (sticky) Pellet
Yellow-rumped Warbler Preening And Acting A Little Nuts After His Bath
Two Moderate Successes On A Slow Day For Birds
Song Sparrow With Grub For The Kiddos
My Attempt At Photographing Multiple (4) Northern Mockingbird Vertical Flight Displays
A Vertical Flight Display is a courtship display of the male Northern Mockingbird. (14 photos)
Northern Mockingbird Landing And A Surprise Gang Of Cuteness
In my book, landing shots are at a premium because I like the postures they typically involve and because they’re so very hard to get (the old ‘degree of difficulty’ factor). (4 photos)
Cinnamon Teal Takeoff Progression Based On Sex
A half-baked theory that just might have some validity in aiding bird photographer’s attempts at capturing takeoffs.