Northern Flicker At The Nest Cavity (+ an Antelope Island fire update)
I’ve always found Northern Flickers to be shy and elusive so being close to this male was a treat for me.
Category: Behaviors
This Is Why Nesting Sapsuckers Can Look A Little Scruffy
There are obvious advantages to raising your family in a nesting cavity but doing so also has its challenges.
My Trip Of Tiny Birds – Least Sandpiper
During my Montana camping trip last week I was able to photograph two of the tiniest birds of their types in the world.
A Prairie Falcon Bonanza
Last week in Montana’s Centennial Valley I witnessed a Prairie Falcon phenomenon that was completely unexpected. In fact I’d go as far as to say it blew me away – to the jaw-dropping point.
Eureka! – A Northern Pygmy Owl With Rodent Prey
A lifer of any species will make my week but a Northern Pygmy Owl with prey literally gave me buck fever I was so excited.
Wilson’s Phalarope Chick (and a frustrating equipment malfunction)
Like most days in the field yesterday had its ups and downs. I was excited to photograph a phalarope chick but a glitch with my primary camera really threw me for a loop.
Loggerhead Shrikes Snagging Robber Flies Out Of The Air
Watching juvenile Loggerhead Shrikes learning to hunt insects on the fly can be pretty entertaining.
Ferruginous Hawk Looking For And Finding (mystery) Nesting Material
Ferruginous Hawks use sticks, twigs, ground debris, bark, sod, cow dung and even bones as nesting material but I have no idea what this bird picked up and flew away with.
Loggerhead Shrikes And The Curse Of The Teleconverter
I love my 1.4 teleconverter but it sure is painful when I make the wrong decision about using it.
Sexing Red-naped Sapsuckers Can Be Tricky
Male and female Red-naped Sapsuckers are almost identical in plumage and size so sexing them in the field can be difficult.
Red-naped Sapsucker Removing Wood Chips And Fecal Sac From Nest Cavity (+ a barbed wire owl update)
Sapsuckers perform some interesting behaviors during nesting season and the pair I photographed three days ago in the Uinta Mountains was no exception.
Red-naped Sapsuckers – Changing Of The Guard
Yesterday morning I photographed a pair of Red-naped Sapsuckers as they attended to familial duties at their nest cavity in the Uinta Mountains.
Bullock’s Oriole Stealing Food From An Unhappy Spider
Stealing food from spiders can be a risky business. Bullock’s Orioles are known to do it but from the reaction of this bird I’d say he’s aware of the potential danger of doing so.
Red-tailed Hawk Seriously Startled By A “Dead” And Headless Snake
Sometimes a snake isn’t as dead as it seems to be (and that can scare the dickens out of a predator).
Mated Swainson’s Hawks Of Different Color Morphs
Perhaps there’s something nurturing for Swainson’s Hawks about this particular power pole.
-
This Is Why Nesting Sapsuckers Can Look A Little Scruffy
There are obvious advantages to raising your family in a nesting cavity but doing so also has its challenges.
My Trip Of Tiny Birds – Least Sandpiper
During my Montana camping trip last week I was able to photograph two of the tiniest birds of their types in the world.
A Prairie Falcon Bonanza
Last week in Montana’s Centennial Valley I witnessed a Prairie Falcon phenomenon that was completely unexpected. In fact I’d go as far as to say it blew me away – to the jaw-dropping point.
Eureka! – A Northern Pygmy Owl With Rodent Prey
A lifer of any species will make my week but a Northern Pygmy Owl with prey literally gave me buck fever I was so excited.
Wilson’s Phalarope Chick (and a frustrating equipment malfunction)
Like most days in the field yesterday had its ups and downs. I was excited to photograph a phalarope chick but a glitch with my primary camera really threw me for a loop.
Loggerhead Shrikes Snagging Robber Flies Out Of The Air
Watching juvenile Loggerhead Shrikes learning to hunt insects on the fly can be pretty entertaining.
Ferruginous Hawk Looking For And Finding (mystery) Nesting Material
Ferruginous Hawks use sticks, twigs, ground debris, bark, sod, cow dung and even bones as nesting material but I have no idea what this bird picked up and flew away with.
Loggerhead Shrikes And The Curse Of The Teleconverter
I love my 1.4 teleconverter but it sure is painful when I make the wrong decision about using it.
Sexing Red-naped Sapsuckers Can Be Tricky
Male and female Red-naped Sapsuckers are almost identical in plumage and size so sexing them in the field can be difficult.
Red-naped Sapsucker Removing Wood Chips And Fecal Sac From Nest Cavity (+ a barbed wire owl update)
Sapsuckers perform some interesting behaviors during nesting season and the pair I photographed three days ago in the Uinta Mountains was no exception.
Red-naped Sapsuckers – Changing Of The Guard
Yesterday morning I photographed a pair of Red-naped Sapsuckers as they attended to familial duties at their nest cavity in the Uinta Mountains.
Bullock’s Oriole Stealing Food From An Unhappy Spider
Stealing food from spiders can be a risky business. Bullock’s Orioles are known to do it but from the reaction of this bird I’d say he’s aware of the potential danger of doing so.
Red-tailed Hawk Seriously Startled By A “Dead” And Headless Snake
Sometimes a snake isn’t as dead as it seems to be (and that can scare the dickens out of a predator).
Mated Swainson’s Hawks Of Different Color Morphs
Perhaps there’s something nurturing for Swainson’s Hawks about this particular power pole.