Category: Behaviors
Long-billed Curlew Courtship Displays
These curlews performed some intense and protracted courtship displays that were fascinating to watch and photograph.
Bathing Meadowlark – It Pays To Learn To Anticipate Behavior
Predicting the behavior of this Western Meadowlark allowed me to get a boat-load of very interesting action shots.
Sage Thrasher Bilateral Wing Display
For the bird species I typically photograph the courtship displays of Sage Thrashers are unique.
The Swainson’s Hawk And The Vole
Red-tailed Hawk – A Two Stage Delivery To The Nest
A Chukar Grazing Enthusiastically On Grass
Chukars actually eat and digest grass. When you think about it that’s a pretty neat trick.
Male Long-billed Curlew Attempting To Mount A Female
Long-billed Curlew Eating A Horned Lark Egg
Yesterday morning this curlew gave me a lesson on what “opportunistic foraging” really means.
A Few Recent Birds and Field Observations
Today’s post is a mixed bag of recent birds I’ve photographed and some observations (with photos) from the field.
Turkey Vulture In Spread-wing Postures
A Nervous Northern Flicker
There can be significant drama in the back story of an image that we miss when looking at a single photo.
A Merlin Acting A Little Silly
Canvasback – A Goal Accomplished And An Addiction Reinforced
I worked harder at getting this shot than any other single image. Ever! It’s ugly but I love it.
Rough-legged Hawk – A Bird That Taught Me A Valuable Lesson
This Rough-legged Hawk taught me a little trick that has improved my keeper rate for takeoff shots.
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Long-billed Curlew Courtship Displays
These curlews performed some intense and protracted courtship displays that were fascinating to watch and photograph.
Bathing Meadowlark – It Pays To Learn To Anticipate Behavior
Predicting the behavior of this Western Meadowlark allowed me to get a boat-load of very interesting action shots.
Sage Thrasher Bilateral Wing Display
For the bird species I typically photograph the courtship displays of Sage Thrashers are unique.
The Swainson’s Hawk And The Vole
Red-tailed Hawk – A Two Stage Delivery To The Nest
A Chukar Grazing Enthusiastically On Grass
Chukars actually eat and digest grass. When you think about it that’s a pretty neat trick.
Male Long-billed Curlew Attempting To Mount A Female
Long-billed Curlew Eating A Horned Lark Egg
Yesterday morning this curlew gave me a lesson on what “opportunistic foraging” really means.
A Few Recent Birds and Field Observations
Today’s post is a mixed bag of recent birds I’ve photographed and some observations (with photos) from the field.
Turkey Vulture In Spread-wing Postures
A Nervous Northern Flicker
There can be significant drama in the back story of an image that we miss when looking at a single photo.
A Merlin Acting A Little Silly
Canvasback – A Goal Accomplished And An Addiction Reinforced
I worked harder at getting this shot than any other single image. Ever! It’s ugly but I love it.
Rough-legged Hawk – A Bird That Taught Me A Valuable Lesson
This Rough-legged Hawk taught me a little trick that has improved my keeper rate for takeoff shots.