An Interesting Observation Using Consecutive Photos Of A Hummingbird In Flight These photos really brought home for me the incredible wing speed of hummingbirds. Continue reading
Hummingbirds And Bee Plant – Finally Again! I prefer to photograph birds in natural settings and that includes hummingbirds. Continue reading
Green-tailed Towhee As An Example Of Why I Prefer Fast Shutter Speeds Overall I gain more than I lose when I use relatively fast shutter speeds for birds. Continue reading
Black-necked Stilt (+ an interesting leveling/rotation technique) Sometimes we have to be creative to come up with leveling cues when an image needs rotation. Continue reading
Western Kingbird Delivering A Cricket To A Hungry Mouth It isn’t easy to get two birds sharp at these focal lengths and when one of them is in flight the degree of difficulty increases exponentially. Continue reading
An Indicator Of Red-naped Sapsucker Chick Maturation Rates I was surprised by how quickly this sapsucker chick’s behavior changed. Continue reading
Lark Sparrow At Takeoff… and one reason bird photographers need to be both quick and lucky. I’m only including this first image to help me make my point. Continue reading
Short-eared Owl Flight Series… and my response to a very pertinent question from a blog reader. Continue reading
Red-naped Sapsuckers At The Nest Cavity This is one of those situations that tempts unscrupulous photographers into unethical behaviors. Continue reading
Minimalist Loggerhead Shrike This image may not generate much excitement but I suspect nature photographers might understand why it caught my attention. Continue reading
Angry Northern Harrier Coming In For A Fight Fighting harriers are both exciting and challenging to photograph – especially for neophyte bird photographers. Continue reading
Turkey Vultures Doing What Turkey Vultures Do These recent images illustrate three favorite pastimes of Turkey Vultures. Continue reading
Black-headed Grosbeak (and one of my photographic mantras reinforced) Plus a rant against setup bird photography… Continue reading
A Few Birds From Yesterday Morning One of the many things that makes bird photography both interesting and challenging is that there are no guarantees of success. Continue reading
A Pintail Takeoff (and a valuable lesson learned) I have no idea why I’ve never thought about this before. Continue reading