Category: Birds
Double-crested Cormorants Doing What Cormorants Do
Pissed Off Bald Eagle Giving Me The Finger
Yup, that’s what I said.
I took this shot nine years ago and never opened the image until last night (I’m probably going to catch hell from readers for that…). It had three surprises waiting for me when I finally saw it full screen.
Male Northern Harrier In Flight At Farmington
Preening Rough-legged Hawk
I can often thank the uropygial gland of birds for providing me with some interesting poses.
Three Barn Owl Siblings Photographed in Near Darkness
A One-winged, One-legged Short-eared Owl?
Bald Eagle Eating A Fish In Flight – The Entire 12 Image Series For The First Time
Three Bird Species On The Same Natural Perch At Different Times
Chipping Sparrow, Sage Thrasher and Northern Mockingbird. And it’s an attractive perch too so at first glance one might assume these photos had been set up. They weren’t.
Spotlit Tundra Swan In Flight (2 photos + a ‘bonus’ image)
Some folks don’t get very excited about Tundra Swans. I do, they’re damned impressive and elegant creatures.
The Peregrine Falcon And The Coot
For me at least Peregrine Falcons are usually unapproachable but occasionally when they’ve had prey I’ve been able to get close enough for quality photos. That’s why I appreciate the sacrifice of this American Coot.
Brood Patch Of A Female Short-eared Owl In Flight
I feel extremely fortunate to have taken several photos of a female Short-eared Owl in flight that clearly show her brood patch.
Cormorant Landing On Water (+ a related physics question)
Sometimes I observe this phenomenon when birds land on water and other times I don’t. I believe it depends on the landing style of the bird but I’m trying to figure out how and why it happens.
Ring-necked Duck – A.K.A. “Happy Duck”
California Quail – Lots Of Them
In a recent blog post I bellyached about driving 240 miles over five hours and not finding a single cooperative bird. I sure didn’t have that problem yesterday at Farmington.
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Double-crested Cormorants Doing What Cormorants Do
Pissed Off Bald Eagle Giving Me The Finger
Yup, that’s what I said.
I took this shot nine years ago and never opened the image until last night (I’m probably going to catch hell from readers for that…). It had three surprises waiting for me when I finally saw it full screen.
Male Northern Harrier In Flight At Farmington
Preening Rough-legged Hawk
I can often thank the uropygial gland of birds for providing me with some interesting poses.
Three Barn Owl Siblings Photographed in Near Darkness
A One-winged, One-legged Short-eared Owl?
Bald Eagle Eating A Fish In Flight – The Entire 12 Image Series For The First Time
Three Bird Species On The Same Natural Perch At Different Times
Chipping Sparrow, Sage Thrasher and Northern Mockingbird. And it’s an attractive perch too so at first glance one might assume these photos had been set up. They weren’t.
Spotlit Tundra Swan In Flight (2 photos + a ‘bonus’ image)
Some folks don’t get very excited about Tundra Swans. I do, they’re damned impressive and elegant creatures.
The Peregrine Falcon And The Coot
For me at least Peregrine Falcons are usually unapproachable but occasionally when they’ve had prey I’ve been able to get close enough for quality photos. That’s why I appreciate the sacrifice of this American Coot.
Brood Patch Of A Female Short-eared Owl In Flight
I feel extremely fortunate to have taken several photos of a female Short-eared Owl in flight that clearly show her brood patch.
Cormorant Landing On Water (+ a related physics question)
Sometimes I observe this phenomenon when birds land on water and other times I don’t. I believe it depends on the landing style of the bird but I’m trying to figure out how and why it happens.
Ring-necked Duck – A.K.A. “Happy Duck”
California Quail – Lots Of Them
In a recent blog post I bellyached about driving 240 miles over five hours and not finding a single cooperative bird. I sure didn’t have that problem yesterday at Farmington.