Category: Behaviors
Some Advice For Photographing Sage Grouse On Their Lek
It’s that time of year folks, Sage Grouse are displaying on the lek. But photographers had best be prepared for extreme changes in lighting conditions and action from the displaying and fighting males.
Yellow Warbler Singing
After the unpleasantness of yesterday’s blog post I needed something fresh and cheerful to get the bad taste out of my mouth. For me a singing warbler will do it every time.
Black-billed Magpies Gathering Mud For Their Nests
Yellow-bellied Marmot Pup Just Being Cute
American Avocet Sexual Behaviors
American Avocets may have the most complex and reliably choreographed sexual behaviors of any bird species I photograph.
A Couple Of Recent Magpie Photos, Just Because I Like Them
Both are of Black-billed Magpies taking off but I think they’re quite different from each other.
A Red-tailed Hawk’s Response To An Incoming Golden Eagle
Black-billed Magpie – A Short Flight Series
I rarely post photos of the same species two days in a row but yesterday I spent more time with magpies and I like these two images well enough to make an exception. More than well enough, actually.
It’s Nest-building Time For Black-billed Magpies
Magpies are usually my first nest building subjects in springtime and this year they didn’t disappoint.
Western Meadowlark Singing And Stretching
Three days ago I spent the morning on Antelope Island and for the first time this year I noticed a significant increase in bird presence and activity.
Skirmishing Bald Eagles
Male Northern Harrier Trying To Flush A Vole From The Grass
Sage Thrasher Performing The Bilateral Wing Display
Male Sage Thrashers sometimes perform this display all day long but it’s sporadic, almost impossible to predict and they’re shy about doing it so it’s difficult tp photograph well.
Female Hooded Merganser With A Weather Loach
A sudden wind gust can sure raise havoc with the results of a recent trip to the beauty salon.
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Some Advice For Photographing Sage Grouse On Their Lek
It’s that time of year folks, Sage Grouse are displaying on the lek. But photographers had best be prepared for extreme changes in lighting conditions and action from the displaying and fighting males.
Yellow Warbler Singing
After the unpleasantness of yesterday’s blog post I needed something fresh and cheerful to get the bad taste out of my mouth. For me a singing warbler will do it every time.
Black-billed Magpies Gathering Mud For Their Nests
Yellow-bellied Marmot Pup Just Being Cute
American Avocet Sexual Behaviors
American Avocets may have the most complex and reliably choreographed sexual behaviors of any bird species I photograph.
A Couple Of Recent Magpie Photos, Just Because I Like Them
Both are of Black-billed Magpies taking off but I think they’re quite different from each other.
A Red-tailed Hawk’s Response To An Incoming Golden Eagle
Black-billed Magpie – A Short Flight Series
I rarely post photos of the same species two days in a row but yesterday I spent more time with magpies and I like these two images well enough to make an exception. More than well enough, actually.
It’s Nest-building Time For Black-billed Magpies
Magpies are usually my first nest building subjects in springtime and this year they didn’t disappoint.
Western Meadowlark Singing And Stretching
Three days ago I spent the morning on Antelope Island and for the first time this year I noticed a significant increase in bird presence and activity.
Skirmishing Bald Eagles
Male Northern Harrier Trying To Flush A Vole From The Grass
Sage Thrasher Performing The Bilateral Wing Display
Male Sage Thrashers sometimes perform this display all day long but it’s sporadic, almost impossible to predict and they’re shy about doing it so it’s difficult tp photograph well.
Female Hooded Merganser With A Weather Loach
A sudden wind gust can sure raise havoc with the results of a recent trip to the beauty salon.