I’ve been monitoring a Red-tailed Hawk nest in the mountains of Tooele County for at least 7 years now. It isn’t close to the road and I never approach it on foot to avoid disturbing the hawks but I have a good view of it through my long lens.
It could be argued that I owe this cute little fledgling Burrowing Owl a huge debt of gratitude.
Two days ago I spent an hour and 45 minutes photographing a male Marsh Wren building one of his “dummy” nests at Bear River MBR.
Plus my first-of-year Swainson’s Hawk. These two hawks brought me two different kinds of excitement.
And the advantages of registering our important photos with the US Copyright Office.
It took me about six years to get a shot like this that met all my requirements and in the four years since then I haven’t been able to do it again.
Photographing these owls fighting over territory was the chance of a lifetime for me.
Plus a past due explanation for why readers may have noticed a recent unfortunate trend on Feathered Photography.
