Another Impressive Hunting Maneuver By A Short-eared Owl This hunting maneuver may not be quite as visually dramatic as the one featured in yesterday’s post but it was still a pretty neat trick. Continue reading
A Peregrine Falcon Enjoying Duck For Breakfast (and a faux pas on my part) I found this Peregrine Falcon on a duck kill along the causeway to Antelope Island. Continue reading
Red-tailed Hawk Leaving The Nest (4 shot series) I think these rugged cliffs are an ideal setting for nesting Red-tailed Hawks. Continue reading
Sage Thrashers Hunting Bugs On Antelope Island (and the misery of biting gnats) The island is teeming with bugs right now and nesting Sage Thrashers are taking advantage of the situation. Continue reading
Short-eared Owl In Flight With Prey And At The Nest This male Short-eared Owl was a super-efficient hunter and provider for his family. Continue reading
Swainson’s Hawks Are Yet Another Reason To Love Sphinx Moths The web of life is indeed intertwined – in this case with two of my favorite photographic subjects. Continue reading
American Robin – A New Behavior For Me I should have known long ago that robins did this. That’s what happens when you too often ignore a species just because it’s “common”. Continue reading
Our Western Kingbirds Are Back One of the birds whose return I most look forward to in the spring is the Western Kingbird. Continue reading
An Angry Magpie Repeatedly Attacks A Swainson’s Hawk This was one pissed off magpie. Continue reading
A Pintail Takeoff (and a valuable lesson learned) I have no idea why I’ve never thought about this before. Continue reading
A Burrowing Owl Amongst The Flowers I’m an old softie when it comes to owls and wildflowers – especially in combination. Continue reading
“Rushing” Western Grebes The ritualized displays and courtship ceremonies of Western Grebes are among the most complex known in the bird world. Continue reading
Sub-adult Golden Eagles Playing King Of The Hill While photographing birds you’d better be ready for anything because you just never know what they’re going to do. Continue reading
Red-tailed Hawk With A “Slice” To Be Proud Of For raptor enthusiasts a “slice” has nothing to do with golf. Continue reading
Red-tailed Hawk Pair At The Nest This industrious pair has been refurbishing their nest for weeks. Continue reading