Black-chinned Hummingbirds Putting On A Show
Black-chinned aren’t as colorful as the Rufous Hummingbirds I also photographed on these wild flowers but they gave me more interesting poses and behaviors.
Category: Bird Oddities
Magpie Hunting Insects On The Back Of A Bison
Swainson’s Hawk Throwing A Pellet
A Twitchy Marsh Wren Making A Completely Vertical Takeoff
The Supracoracoideus – An Ingenious Adaptation For Flight In Birds
Male Red-naped Sapsucker – An Interloper
Why The Killdeer Doesn’t Perch
I remember when I finally realized that I’d never seen a Killdeer perched and eventually figured out why.
Multiple Leucistic Eared Grebes Along The Antelope Island Causeway
I photographed eight Leucistic Eared Grebes in 14 minutes yesterday morning and at least one more later on.
Bullock’s Oriole Just After Stealing Food From A Spider
This handsome male Bullock’s Oriole had just made a clean getaway from an angry spider.
Common Nighthawks – Why Do They Keep Their Eyes Closed When They’re perched?
A Singing Meadowlark Who Then Does A Weird Sideways Takeoff
For me it doesn’t get much better than a meadowlark singing on fresh, green sagebrush in the spring. But in this case it was the takeoff that really attracted my attention.
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”.
“Rushing” Western Grebes
The ritualized displays and courtship ceremonies of Western Grebes are among the most complex known in the bird world.
Red-tailed Hawk With A “Slice” To Be Proud Of
A Strange Common Nighthawk Behavior
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Magpie Hunting Insects On The Back Of A Bison
Swainson’s Hawk Throwing A Pellet
A Twitchy Marsh Wren Making A Completely Vertical Takeoff
The Supracoracoideus – An Ingenious Adaptation For Flight In Birds
Male Red-naped Sapsucker – An Interloper
Why The Killdeer Doesn’t Perch
I remember when I finally realized that I’d never seen a Killdeer perched and eventually figured out why.
Multiple Leucistic Eared Grebes Along The Antelope Island Causeway
I photographed eight Leucistic Eared Grebes in 14 minutes yesterday morning and at least one more later on.
Bullock’s Oriole Just After Stealing Food From A Spider
This handsome male Bullock’s Oriole had just made a clean getaway from an angry spider.
Common Nighthawks – Why Do They Keep Their Eyes Closed When They’re perched?
A Singing Meadowlark Who Then Does A Weird Sideways Takeoff
For me it doesn’t get much better than a meadowlark singing on fresh, green sagebrush in the spring. But in this case it was the takeoff that really attracted my attention.
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”.
“Rushing” Western Grebes
The ritualized displays and courtship ceremonies of Western Grebes are among the most complex known in the bird world.
