Prairie Falcon Struggling With Large Prey
A Northern Shoveler is unusually large prey for a Prairie Falcon but this young female pulled off the kill in spectacular fashion.
Category: Behaviors
Juvenile Mountain Bluebird – An Aborted Takeoff Or Something Else?
Sometimes it’s hard to assign motivation or intention to a behavior, especially when it involves an ungainly and inexperienced young bird.
Loggerhead Shrikes, Spiders And Great Salt Lake Institute
Spotted Sandpiper Chick Learning Fast
A single day can make a big difference in the learning curve of a very young Spotted Sandpiper.
Juvenile Mountain Bluebirds On Three Different Natural Perches
A Male Lazuli Bunting Doing A Kingfisher Impersonation
Willow Flycatcher – Now That’s A Pretty Neat Trick
I’m regularly dazzled by the athletic abilities of birds. It happened again yesterday and this time it involved prey.
More Belted Kingfisher Reactions To A Barn Swallow Attack
Same kingfisher and swallow as before but this time both the perch and background are different and the setting is much less cluttered.
American Goldfinches Don’t Eat Insects. Or Do They…
American Goldfinches aren’t supposed to be insect eaters but apparently this male didn’t get the memo.
Yellow Warbler On Thistle
Barn Swallow Repeatedly Attacking A Belted Kingfisher
A couple of weeks ago I documented a Belted Kingfisher being repeatedly attacked by a Barn Swallow. Yesterday morning it happened again but this time I managed to get the attacking swallow in several of the photos.
Wilson’s Phalaropes Along The Antelope Island Causeway
Yet another bird that takes advantage of the Great Salt Lake’s brine flies and brine shrimp as a food source and they do so in huge numbers.
The Antelope Island Brine Fly Feeding Frenzy Is In Full Swing
House Finch – How In The World Do Birds Do Stuff Like This?
Brood Parasitism of Song Sparrows by Brown-headed Cowbirds
It isn’t easy to watch as parasitic fledgling cowbirds run their adopted Song Sparrow parents ragged as they relentlessly follow the sparrows around and beg for food.
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Juvenile Mountain Bluebird – An Aborted Takeoff Or Something Else?
Sometimes it’s hard to assign motivation or intention to a behavior, especially when it involves an ungainly and inexperienced young bird.
Loggerhead Shrikes, Spiders And Great Salt Lake Institute
Spotted Sandpiper Chick Learning Fast
A single day can make a big difference in the learning curve of a very young Spotted Sandpiper.
Juvenile Mountain Bluebirds On Three Different Natural Perches
A Male Lazuli Bunting Doing A Kingfisher Impersonation
Willow Flycatcher – Now That’s A Pretty Neat Trick
I’m regularly dazzled by the athletic abilities of birds. It happened again yesterday and this time it involved prey.
More Belted Kingfisher Reactions To A Barn Swallow Attack
Same kingfisher and swallow as before but this time both the perch and background are different and the setting is much less cluttered.
American Goldfinches Don’t Eat Insects. Or Do They…
American Goldfinches aren’t supposed to be insect eaters but apparently this male didn’t get the memo.
Yellow Warbler On Thistle
Barn Swallow Repeatedly Attacking A Belted Kingfisher
A couple of weeks ago I documented a Belted Kingfisher being repeatedly attacked by a Barn Swallow. Yesterday morning it happened again but this time I managed to get the attacking swallow in several of the photos.
Wilson’s Phalaropes Along The Antelope Island Causeway
Yet another bird that takes advantage of the Great Salt Lake’s brine flies and brine shrimp as a food source and they do so in huge numbers.
The Antelope Island Brine Fly Feeding Frenzy Is In Full Swing
House Finch – How In The World Do Birds Do Stuff Like This?
Brood Parasitism of Song Sparrows by Brown-headed Cowbirds
It isn’t easy to watch as parasitic fledgling cowbirds run their adopted Song Sparrow parents ragged as they relentlessly follow the sparrows around and beg for food.