Black-crowned Night Heron – A Mystery Diet
I like to know what the birds I’m photographing are eating. Sometimes I can ID it and sometimes I can’t. (7 photos)
Category: Behaviors
American Avocet Chick At Bear River MBR
A Cinnamon Teal Behavior I’d Never Seen Before
Bathing Wilson’s Phalarope
Yesterday morning at Bear River MBR I had several ‘firsts’ with Wilson’s Phalaropes. Bathing was one of them. (3 photos)
Yellow-headed Blackbirds Feasting On Midges
As usual this time of year, three days ago at Bear River MBR many of the Yellow-headed Blackbirds were feasting on midges. Typically, they’d snag them right out of the air. (7 photos)
Baby Coots At Bear River MBR
I’ve known for years how unattractive baby coots are. Yesterday it was reaffirmed. (2 photos)
Turkey Vulture Spread-wing Postures – From One Extreme To Another
Black-crowned Night Heron With An Unusual Eye Reflection
Mixed Mountain Birds From Two Days Ago
American Avocet And Nest With A Single Egg
Yesterday morning I was excited to find my first nesting American Avocets of the year. (5 photos)
Bits And Pieces
Yesterday I saw that Whoopi Goldberg just published a family memoir titled Bits and Pieces. My very best friend in high school, Vern Hendrickson, used to sing… (7 photos)
A Pelican Hiding In Plain Sight
Turkey Vulture In An Unusual Stretching Pose
Mating Cinnamon Teals
I’m sure many of us have seen mating ducks before but until three days ago I’d only photographed Cinnamon Teals mating one other time. And not this well. (10 photos)
The Owls That Convinced Me That I Need Cataract Surgery
True story with no embellishments and nothing of significance left out, including some colorful language. (2 photos)