Diurnal Raptors – Page 66 – Feathered Photography

Red-tailed Hawk Leaving An Olive Tree

Sometimes images will appeal to me despite a noticeable imperfection. Or even two…

Prairie Falcon Hunting Grasshoppers In A Storm

Grasshoppers are not typical prey for Prairie Falcons. Studies indicate that the main foods taken are other birds (Horned Larks and meadowlarks are favorites), small mammals and lizards but in a pinch they do consume flying insects, including grasshoppers. This bird was intent on doing just that.

Golden Eagle In Flight

Usually any photo opportunity I have with Golden Eagles is fleeting but this bird and a companion were the exception.

Rough-legged Hawk (and a bit of a minor mystery)

When I see something in my images that I can’t explain it piques my interest. Even when it’s something relatively minor.

Peregrine Falcon On Prey And In Flight

I don’t often have opportunities with Peregrine Falcons in flight but this bird changed my fortunes for the better.

Harrier In Flight – Consecutive Shots In A Burst

These images combined the old and the new – my “ancient” 100-400mm zoom lens and the new 7D Mark II camera.

Pellet Casting, Stretching Swainson’s Hawk

Several summers ago this juvenile Swainson’s Hawk in southwest Montana allowed me to photograph it performing some interesting behaviors.

The Fate Of The Ferruginous Hawk And The Sage Grouse Are Oddly Intertwined

Managing species in distress can be a complex and potentially contradictory endeavor.

Whitewash

As a bird photographer my attitude toward excrement-stained perches has evolved, especially when it involves raptors.

Rough-legged Hawk Signaling Impending Take-off

Knowing behaviors of your subject can be a great help in anticipating raptor take-off and bird photographers need all the help we can get.

Gyrfalcon Along The Antelope Island Causeway

Yesterday was a day I won’t soon forget as I saw and photographed a Gyrfalcon here in Utah. The Utah Bird Records Committee has accepted only six previous records of Gyrfalcons in Utah and the most recent one was in 2001.