Category: Diurnal Raptors
American Kestrel – An Unusual View Of The Alulae (bastard wings)
Recently I photographed a male American Kestrel in the middle of a wing-stretch and that pose really put his alulae on display.
Juvenile Peregrine Falcon Along The Antelope Island Causeway
Red-tailed Hawk With Nesting Material, In Late October!
Raptors carrying nesting material in late fall is something I rarely see or photograph.
Audubon Center For Birds Of Prey (and an update on Shannon)
Today we took a short break from the hospital and visited the Audubon Center For Birds Of Prey in Maitland, Florida.
Male American Kestrel Trying To Swallow A Frozen Tail
Banking Northern Harrier
Images of banking Northern Harriers don’t come easy but yesterday morning at Farmington Bay I was able to get that shot.
Bald Eagle And Northern Harrier – A Retrospective On An Old Camera And Old Habits
It’s been a very long time since I’ve gone back and looked at some of my earliest images after I started photographing birds. I did so last night and the process was both enlightening and painful
Possible Eastern Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) At Farmington Bay WMA
I don’t believe I’ve ever photographed an Eastern Red-tailed Hawk before so this bird caught my attention.
Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk (and a question of photographic ethics)
Northern Harrier – Surprisingly Similar Images Of The Same Bird In Flight
It isn’t unusual to get almost identical images of a perched bird but it’s another story when they’re in flight.
The Injured Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk
Back-To-Back American Kestrels – Male And Female With Prey
I got relatively close to two kestrels, a male and a female, both with prey, within four minutes. Miracles do happen…
Red-tailed Hawks Fighting Amongst The Wires
Skirmishing raptors are always fun to photograph, even when there are wires in the way.
Juvenile and Adult Swainson’s Hawks – A Feeding Session
Things got a little frenzied when one of the adult Swainson’s Hawks would bring a vole in to feed their juvenile offspring.
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American Kestrel – An Unusual View Of The Alulae (bastard wings)
Recently I photographed a male American Kestrel in the middle of a wing-stretch and that pose really put his alulae on display.
Juvenile Peregrine Falcon Along The Antelope Island Causeway
Red-tailed Hawk With Nesting Material, In Late October!
Raptors carrying nesting material in late fall is something I rarely see or photograph.
Audubon Center For Birds Of Prey (and an update on Shannon)
Today we took a short break from the hospital and visited the Audubon Center For Birds Of Prey in Maitland, Florida.
Male American Kestrel Trying To Swallow A Frozen Tail
Banking Northern Harrier
Images of banking Northern Harriers don’t come easy but yesterday morning at Farmington Bay I was able to get that shot.
Bald Eagle And Northern Harrier – A Retrospective On An Old Camera And Old Habits
It’s been a very long time since I’ve gone back and looked at some of my earliest images after I started photographing birds. I did so last night and the process was both enlightening and painful
Possible Eastern Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) At Farmington Bay WMA
I don’t believe I’ve ever photographed an Eastern Red-tailed Hawk before so this bird caught my attention.
Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk (and a question of photographic ethics)
Northern Harrier – Surprisingly Similar Images Of The Same Bird In Flight
It isn’t unusual to get almost identical images of a perched bird but it’s another story when they’re in flight.
The Injured Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk
Back-To-Back American Kestrels – Male And Female With Prey
I got relatively close to two kestrels, a male and a female, both with prey, within four minutes. Miracles do happen…
Red-tailed Hawks Fighting Amongst The Wires
Skirmishing raptors are always fun to photograph, even when there are wires in the way.
Juvenile and Adult Swainson’s Hawks – A Feeding Session
Things got a little frenzied when one of the adult Swainson’s Hawks would bring a vole in to feed their juvenile offspring.