Behaviors – Page 50 – Feathered Photography

A Burrowing Owl And Second Chances

Sometimes a bad habit can give us a second chance and allow us to avoid making a mistake.

A Few Minutes In The Lives Of 2 Sibling Red-tailed Hawk Fledglings

Fourteen minutes condensed into eight photos to be precise. These are behavioral images and none of them are great shots but I think most of us here on Feathered Photography appreciate interesting behaviors at least as much as we do “pretty bird photos”.

Western Grebe Trying To Kill And Swallow A Channel Catfish

Not a good idea! Swallowing a channel catfish whole is almost like swallowing a pincushion with the sharp ends of the pins sticking out.

Lark Sparrow With Prey (Plus A ‘Red’)

A few of the birds on Antelope Island are still in the late stages of nesting, including this Lark Sparrow and a female Bullock’s Oriole I saw at a distance feeding a recent fledgling.

The Novel ‘Revenge’ Of The American Goldfinch

Folks who dislike Brown Cowbirds for their habit of nest parasitism will likely appreciate this unique “revenge” of the American Goldfinch. We’ll get into that soon but first some goldfinch photos I took yesterday morning.

Some Very Good News On The Red-tailed Hawk Nesting Front

And some news not so good on the injured finger front.

One Pissed-off Cedar Waxwing (plus a couple of bonus creatures)

I had several surprises in the Wasatch Mountains yesterday morning.

Western Grebe With Chick Hitchhikers Being ‘Cute’

Nothing major, just some kinda fun stuff from the youngsters.

Pied-billed Grebe – Dive! Dive!

Pardon my submarine reference in the title but I’m betting many of my readers are old enough to remember those old WWII movies.

I seldom see Pied-billed Grebes use this unique diving method but it always amuses me when I do. I’ve reported on this behavior before but those were different photos and this is a different grebe.

Very Young Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk Learning To “Walk The Pipe”

This is one of two young siblings “walking the pipe” as it tries to develop its coordination. A year ago I posted photos of one of them doing this but all 9 of these images are new to my blog.