Behaviors – Page 55 – Feathered Photography

Short-eared Owl With An Interesting Habit

This owl seemed to be as much of a creature of habit as I am.

Male American Kestrels Getting Some Tail

And there’s more than one way to get it done.

Short-eared Owl In Flight With Prey

This male demonstrates a fascinating molt and feather regrowth pattern.

Tundra Swan In Flight And Mating Golden Eagles

That’s a strange combination I know but there’s method to my madness.

Carp As A Food Source At Farmington Bay WMA

Plus a potential bump in the road for Feathered Photography.

Black-billed Magpie Showing Off That Iridescence

In my view iridescence nearly always enhances a magpie photo but the angle of light has to be just right for it to show up at all.

Preening Rough-legged Hawk – The Rest Of The Story

There’s more to preening and grooming than just repairing damaged feathers.

Rough-legged Hawk In A Delightful Preening Pose

Birds preen for very good reason.

Male American Kestrel Acting Strangely

I’ve had a change of heart about the likely cause of his unusual behavior.

Grebe Running On Water With A Fish

I like to challenge my photography skills and this is one of my favorite ways of doing it.

Red-tailed Hawk – A Cliff Takeoff

Photographing these hawks against the cliff background was both challenging and frustrating.

Belted Kingfisher – Old Stubby-legs

Those incredibly short legs can be problematic at times.

Northern Harrier Throwing Up A ….. Pellet?

This series may be a little too clinical for some but if you enjoy learning about bird biology, raptors in particular, you’ll likely find it of interest.

Strange Bathing Behavior From A Pied-billed Grebe

After this many years of observing birds carefully I seldom see behaviors that are new to me in common species. But 12 days ago I did.

Male Short-eared Owl In Flight With Prey

What to do when horrid lighting conditions make it next to impossible to photograph birds in flight but Short-eared Owls with prey are flying by close?

Category: Behaviors