Bird Oddities – Feathered Photography

Red-tailed Hawks Are Constructing Nests Already

In northern Utah. In January. (7 photos)

Great Blue Heron Swallowing A Huge Goldfish In Falling Micro-snow

The fish was a chunk, especially for a goldfish. (10 photos)

Red-tailed Hawk – Going For The ‘Long Shot’

You miss every shot you don’t try for and this time I got lucky. (4 photos)

Belted Kingfisher Pooping Impressively

Perhaps the most impressive pooping performance I’ve ever seen from a bird. Plus, a report on the results of my recent cataract surgery. (4 photos)

Revisiting An Intriguing Bird Word

This time I’m not going to forget it. (3 photos)

Yesterday’s Completely Unexpected Bald Eagles

I was very surprised to find at least four Bald Eagles yesterday in the west desert. (7 photos)

What I Thought Was Some Unusual Magpie Behavior Turned Out To Be Something Else

Something more sinister. Probably. (6 photos)

Intense Flower Color Reflecting On A Hummingbird’s Ventral Surfaces

Whether or not it appeals to you aesthetically, it’s an interesting phenomenon.

A Cinnamon Teal Behavior I’d Never Seen Before

At least not up close. And maybe never. (8 photos)

Black-crowned Night Heron With An Unusual Eye Reflection

That turned out to not be a reflection at all. (6 photos)

Wilson’s Phalaropes At Bear River MBR Last Week

Oddball little birds. (8 photos)

Bits And Pieces

Yesterday I saw that Whoopi Goldberg just published a family memoir titled Bits and Pieces. My very best friend in high school, Vern Hendrickson, used to sing… (7 photos)

Evening Grosbeaks Galore

Plus, the reappearance of an old avian friend that I was absolutely delighted to see again. (7 photos)

There’s Some Kind Of Magic Going On At My Feeders This Spring

I’m seeing more birds, and a greater variety of bird species, than I’ve ever seen in my yard before. (4 photos)

The Bizarre Biology Of The Eared Grebe

The little Eared Grebe is one of the most biologically interesting bird species I’m aware of. (3 photos)

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