Category: Diurnal Raptors
Bald Eagle In Flight With Two Green-winged Teals In Its Crosshairs
Two Bald Eagles And A Pesky, Persistent Intruder
Lots of action involving three raptors of two different species and there I sat with a new camera whose buttons and dials were unfamiliar to me. Talk about pressure to learn a new camera! (8 photos)
Yesterday’s Bald Eagle
Yesterday’s Loggerhead Shrike In Bitter Cold Temperatures
And an unusually light colored Rough-legged Hawk that literally glowed against the dark blue sky.
Golden Eagle – An Impressive Display Of Power In Flight
Rough-legged Hawk Perched On A Tumbleweed
For this Montana farm boy tumbleweeds symbolize the Old West. As a kid I probably watched too many Western movies.
Yesterday’s American Kestrel Was Banded By HawkWatch International
Some Recent Birds
Avian potpourri, including some interesting behaviors. (six photos of four species)
Adult Bald Eagle Against A Mountain Background
I rarely post photos of raptors on utility poles but I think this one is more interesting than most, for three reasons. (2 photos)
Female American Kestrel Up Close But In Challenging Light
Adult Bald Eagle In Flight Rising From The Water With A Carp
A Frosted Rough-legged Hawk In The Pre-dawn Twilight
Immature Bald Eagle In Flight
A grab shot. But thanks to my fast shutter speed things still worked out pretty well.
What Makes A Hovering Kestrel So Very Difficult To Photograph Well?
Hovering kestrels are stationary targets, or mostly so, so what makes it so darn hard to get really good photos them.
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Bald Eagle In Flight With Two Green-winged Teals In Its Crosshairs
Two Bald Eagles And A Pesky, Persistent Intruder
Lots of action involving three raptors of two different species and there I sat with a new camera whose buttons and dials were unfamiliar to me. Talk about pressure to learn a new camera! (8 photos)
Yesterday’s Bald Eagle
Yesterday’s Loggerhead Shrike In Bitter Cold Temperatures
And an unusually light colored Rough-legged Hawk that literally glowed against the dark blue sky.
Golden Eagle – An Impressive Display Of Power In Flight
Rough-legged Hawk Perched On A Tumbleweed
For this Montana farm boy tumbleweeds symbolize the Old West. As a kid I probably watched too many Western movies.
Yesterday’s American Kestrel Was Banded By HawkWatch International
Some Recent Birds
Avian potpourri, including some interesting behaviors. (six photos of four species)
Adult Bald Eagle Against A Mountain Background
I rarely post photos of raptors on utility poles but I think this one is more interesting than most, for three reasons. (2 photos)
Female American Kestrel Up Close But In Challenging Light
Adult Bald Eagle In Flight Rising From The Water With A Carp
A Frosted Rough-legged Hawk In The Pre-dawn Twilight
Immature Bald Eagle In Flight
A grab shot. But thanks to my fast shutter speed things still worked out pretty well.
What Makes A Hovering Kestrel So Very Difficult To Photograph Well?
Hovering kestrels are stationary targets, or mostly so, so what makes it so darn hard to get really good photos them.