Forster’s Tern – Moment Of Impact (almost) This is the closest I’ve come (so far) to catching the moment of impact of a tern diving for fish and it’s pretty darned close. Continue reading
Three Image Sequence Of A Forster’s Tern Just After Emerging With A Fish Any photography skills I may have were definitely tested yesterday morning as I attempted to photograph terns coming out of the water with fish. Continue reading
A Red-naped Sapsucker Jumping Straight Up Weight saving strategies of birds for flight also serve them well whenever they feel the need to simply jump. And most can jump very well. Continue reading
Barn Swallow In Flight Feeding A Fledgling There’s no other way to put it – this fledgling was nothing short of a glutton Continue reading
An Interesting Observation Using Consecutive Photos Of A Hummingbird In Flight These photos really brought home for me the incredible wing speed of hummingbirds. Continue reading
Northern Flicker – The Big Lean… Plus some eclipse “stuff” for those not already burned out by all the hoopla. Continue reading
A Confrontation Between A Hummingbird And A Skipper Perhaps this hummingbird was getting tired of being pushed around by monarch butterflies and took its frustrations out on this little guy. Continue reading
Hummingbirds And Bee Plant – Finally Again! I prefer to photograph birds in natural settings and that includes hummingbirds. Continue reading
The Absolute Vulnerability Of A Yellow Warbler Fledgling I can think of no better descriptor for this recently fledged Yellow Warbler than “vulnerable”. Continue reading
The Supracoracoideus – An Ingenious Adaptation For Flight In Birds This is one of the marvelous anatomical adaptations of birds for flight. Continue reading
Red-tailed Hawk Showing Off Its “Britches” Hawk “britches” has become a term of endearment here on Feathered Photography. Continue reading
The Highs And Lows Of My Morning On Antelope Island Yesterday morning there were extremes of both including a case of mentoring gone bad. Continue reading
Green-tailed Towhee As An Example Of Why I Prefer Fast Shutter Speeds Overall I gain more than I lose when I use relatively fast shutter speeds for birds. Continue reading
Black-necked Stilt (+ an interesting leveling/rotation technique) Sometimes we have to be creative to come up with leveling cues when an image needs rotation. Continue reading