I have fewer opportunities with hummingbirds than many bird photographers because I won’t photograph them at setups (or flash them). I much prefer a natural setting, natural light and behaviors that haven’t been coerced.
I rarely see Gray Partridges in Utah. Nearly all of my opportunities with them have been on the family farm in Montana so yesterday morning it was a real treat to find a family group of them at Golden Spike National Historic Site here in Utah.
This morning I felt like reminiscing a little about the old days at Farmington Bay and the Bald Eagles there in winter.
Sometimes I’m OK with a little clutter in my images, especially when the main subject is as cute as this one.
No deaths or injuries actually occurred but for a few moments it sure looked like they might.
Big, lumbering pelicans don’t provide many dynamic flight postures so having two or more birds in the frame can increase your chances of getting something else that the viewer finds visually appealing.
This adult Great Horned Owl at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge yesterday morning surprised me on several levels.
How’s that for a convoluted, seemingly disjointed title? I’ll try to pull it all together as you proceed through the post.
I thought “the king of all the terns” deserved some exposure on my blog, especially since many folks don’t often see (or recognize) the species.
I suspect wing-flapping behavior is probably instinctive but I believe this chick was taking its cue from its father.
Apologies for posting the same species two days in a row but yesterday I got a grebe twofer – an optical illusion and a behavior I’d never seen before.
