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.
Category: Behaviors
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?
Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk Learnin’ The Ropes
Watching a clumsy young hawk attempt to learn new skills always makes me feel sympathetic for its plight but I’ll admit to being more amused than anything.
My Most Thrilling Prairie Falcon Encounter (and continuing story) Ever
It was an incredible experience for me to actually learn the life history of a Prairie Falcon I’d photographed in the wilds of southwest Montana.,
American Coot – The Schoolyard Bully
The apparent intent of this thug was to intimidate and terrorize the other coot. It worked.
A Handsome Coot?
And I’ll be damned. I think I’d even call this coot handsome. Or at least stately and dignified and that doesn’t happen every day with this species.
Peregrine Falcon Coming At Me
This part of my encounter with the falcon gave me a feeling for how a doomed duck must feel an instant before it meets its violent demise.
A Peregrine Falcon And A Frozen Coot
Yesterday morning went from bust to boom at the very last minute possible and it was a Peregrine Falcon that saved my bacon.
American Kestrel With Vole Prey – The Rest Of The Story
It’ll take 16 more images to tell the rest of the story that I started yesterday but I thought it was worth telling.
Male American Kestrel – An Aborted Takeoff With Prey
The Little Things That Can Make Or Break Our Images
Bird photography is largely a game of chance, particularly in action shots or when our subjects are in flight.
Canvasback Eating A Fish
A behavior I’d never heard of, seen or photographed until last week. I believe this to be a story of adaptability and survival.
My Best Photo(s) Yet Of A Grebe Amputating A Crayfish Claw
I’ve photographed this feeding behavior before but those photos have never been this clear and detailed.
Juvenile Burrowing Owls – The Clowns Of The Bird World
Merlin In Warm Light (plus some falconry and family history)
Maybe I have falconry blood in my veins and perhaps that’s part of my interest in raptors…
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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?
Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk Learnin’ The Ropes
Watching a clumsy young hawk attempt to learn new skills always makes me feel sympathetic for its plight but I’ll admit to being more amused than anything.
My Most Thrilling Prairie Falcon Encounter (and continuing story) Ever
It was an incredible experience for me to actually learn the life history of a Prairie Falcon I’d photographed in the wilds of southwest Montana.,
American Coot – The Schoolyard Bully
The apparent intent of this thug was to intimidate and terrorize the other coot. It worked.
A Handsome Coot?
And I’ll be damned. I think I’d even call this coot handsome. Or at least stately and dignified and that doesn’t happen every day with this species.
Peregrine Falcon Coming At Me
This part of my encounter with the falcon gave me a feeling for how a doomed duck must feel an instant before it meets its violent demise.
A Peregrine Falcon And A Frozen Coot
Yesterday morning went from bust to boom at the very last minute possible and it was a Peregrine Falcon that saved my bacon.
American Kestrel With Vole Prey – The Rest Of The Story
It’ll take 16 more images to tell the rest of the story that I started yesterday but I thought it was worth telling.
Male American Kestrel – An Aborted Takeoff With Prey
The Little Things That Can Make Or Break Our Images
Bird photography is largely a game of chance, particularly in action shots or when our subjects are in flight.
Canvasback Eating A Fish
A behavior I’d never heard of, seen or photographed until last week. I believe this to be a story of adaptability and survival.
My Best Photo(s) Yet Of A Grebe Amputating A Crayfish Claw
I’ve photographed this feeding behavior before but those photos have never been this clear and detailed.
Juvenile Burrowing Owls – The Clowns Of The Bird World
Merlin In Warm Light (plus some falconry and family history)
Maybe I have falconry blood in my veins and perhaps that’s part of my interest in raptors…