Some Recent Birds (+ a rocket test… yes, really) Occasionally I like to do a “potpourri post” featuring some of the recent birds I’ve photographed that have fallen through the cracks of my blog. Continue reading
A Few Recent Raptors (four species) A potpourri of raptors I’ve photographed within the last two weeks in northern Utah. For varying reasons I think each image has at least some merit. Continue reading
A Burrowing Owl Amongst The Flowers I’m an old softie when it comes to owls and wildflowers – especially in combination. Continue reading
Burrowing Owl – A Romp Through The Flowers This owl played hopscotch through a sea of flowers in a howling wind on Antelope Island yesterday morning. Continue reading
A Burrowing Owl With Grit I’ll give this handsome little owl credit for persistence. And pluck. Continue reading
My First Decent Burrowing Owl Photos This Year I seldom photograph Burrowing Owls on Antelope Island anymore so it was fun to find this cooperative bird yesterday morning. Continue reading
Owls And Plumicorns Verifying the actual function(s) of some biological structures has proven to be elusive. Continue reading
Burrowing Owl – Three Poses From “Bloody Bill” I don’t often give pet names to my avian subjects but this adult Burrowing Owl seemed a natural fit for doing exactly that. Continue reading
Ol’ Bloody-beak Going After More Prey I never saw this Burrowing Owl with prey but he always seemed to have a bloody beak and he was usually hungry for more. Continue reading
Juvenile Burrowing Owl In A Cluttered Setting (and I still like it) Sometimes I’m OK with a little clutter in my images, especially when the main subject is as cute as this one. Continue reading
Burrowing Owl Takeoff (and my first fledglings of the year) I’ve been watching for Burrowing Owl chicks in northern Utah for a couple of weeks with no luck until yesterday morning. Continue reading
Burrowing Owl – At Takeoff And In Flight… with an optical illusion thrown in for good measure. Continue reading
Some Good News For Burrowing Owls Some very good people are helping Burrowing Owls return to British Columbia, Canada and some of my images will play a small part in that effort. Continue reading
Burrowing Owl – Deja vu All Over Again With apologies to Yogi Berra for the liberties I took with my title I decided to post an image I’ve posted before, long ago. Here’s why. Continue reading
A Stumbling, Bumbling Burrowing Owl Young Burrowing Owls are pretty awkward when they’re still learning the ropes. In this case the “rope” was a wire. Continue reading