Birds – Page 117 – Feathered Photography

Western Tanager On An Old Stump

My first bird of this camping trip and man was it ever early in the trip!

The Wilds Of Montana And Idaho, Here I Come!

Plus a sunrise double rainbow that I’m interpreting as a good omen.

Green-tailed Towhee In A Flowery Setting

This is about as close as I’ve ever been to this highly secretive species.

Stretching Broad-tailed Hummingbird

This little guy gave me quite a few interesting stretching poses at different angles.

Yellow Warbler Foraging And Singing Enthusiastically

This is why I always have my smaller zoom lens with me in my pickup.

Landing Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Photographing hummingbirds during the landing process is more difficult than one might think so of course I missed the shots of the most incredible landing I’ve ever seen, from any bird of any species.

Double-crested Cormorant – The Head Turn Makes The Shot

For some reason I seldom like my photos of this species very much but I do like this one.

A Black-crowned Night Heron And A Long-tailed Weasel

Yesterday was a pretty good day at Bear River MBR but any day I photograph a weasel is a good one.

Yellow Warbler Sunning and Preening

There’s a relationship between sunning behavior in birds and parasite management.

Portraits Of A Short-eared Owl

Some up close and personal looks at a very handsome bird.

A Perfectly Adorable ‘Humpback’ Yellow Warbler

Simply said, I love this pose.

Bathing Cinnamon Teal x Green-winged Teal Hybrid

Plus a question of ID.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird In Flight

If you time it just right even the wings of a hummingbird in flight can be reasonably sharp at relatively slow shutter speeds.

Yellow-rumped Warbler Perched On A Rock

And man, can these lovely little birds ever fight!

My First Catbird Of The Year

Well, my first decent photo of one anyway.

Category: Birds