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.
Category: Behaviors
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…
This Is How Sneaky A Thieving Grebe Can Be
I knew Pied-billed Grebes were thieves but until yesterday I had no idea how incredibly sneaky their thievery can be. They’re notorious and highly skilled kleptoparasites (food-stealers) but this particular bird has refined the art of theft to the point of mastery and beyond.
California Quail In Utah
It’s my tendency to appreciate native bird species more than I do those that have been introduced but right or wrong I tend to make an exception for the California Quail.
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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…
This Is How Sneaky A Thieving Grebe Can Be
I knew Pied-billed Grebes were thieves but until yesterday I had no idea how incredibly sneaky their thievery can be. They’re notorious and highly skilled kleptoparasites (food-stealers) but this particular bird has refined the art of theft to the point of mastery and beyond.
California Quail In Utah
It’s my tendency to appreciate native bird species more than I do those that have been introduced but right or wrong I tend to make an exception for the California Quail.