Birds – Page 152 – Feathered Photography

Rough-legged Hawk Leaving And Returning From A Hunting Trip

Some of my posts are heavy on words and light on photos. This one is just the opposite.

Juniper Titmouse – Feeding Behavior Of A Little-known Species

Plus some interesting and often tragic history of Utah’s west desert.

Pied-billed Grebe – A Strategy For A Fish Too Big

Maybe some birds are “smarter” than we think they are.

Prairie Falcon Takeoff

Something a little different from me today.

Another Pied-billed Grebe With Yet Another Crayfish

Crayfish seem to be the preferred meal of Pied-billed Grebes at a local pond near my home.

The Longest Great Horned Owl Ear Tufts I’ve Seen

Occasionally physical variations in birds cause me to do a double-take. That’s exactly what happened yesterday morning with a Great Horned Owl in Box Elder County and in this case it was because of the length of its ear tufts (“horns”).

Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay In Flight In Ophir Canyon (updated)

Blue on blue.

A Kingfisher And A Jerk

I encounter a lot of very nice people through my bird photography but I meet my share of stinkers too.

The Best News I’ve Heard About A Nature Photo Contest In Years…

and followers of Feathered Photography likely played a significant role.

Blue Jays In Utah And Pied-billed Grebes – Rare Birds And Food Fights

Blue Jays in Utah are a pretty big deal.

If You Want To Photograph Raptors In Flight Learn To Anticipate Their Takeoff

One of the skills that can be of immense value to the bird photographer (and of interest to birders of every persuasion) is the ability to predict when they might take off.