Category: Birds
Clumsy Juvenile Green-tailed Towhee
Who can resist the antics of an awkward and clumsy young bird? Or the intrigue in a photo of a perfectly normal and healthy bird that looks nearly decapitated. (7 photos)
A Curious Juvenile Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler Perched, Taking Off And In Flight
One way to tell the difference between an adult female and a juvenile Yellow Warbler? (4 photos)
Some Recent Birds
You Might Be Surprised By How Wide Hummingbirds Can Open Their Bills
Sandhill Cranes Calling In The Marsh At Sunrise
A Couple Of Immature Black-crowned Night Herons In Flight
Turkey Vulture Taking Off And In Flight
A Couple Of Engaging Rodents In The Mountains Yesterday Morning
When I’m out in nature I think of myself as a ‘watcher’ as I try to take in all the small details of my environment (remember Tyler, the biologist in Never Cry Wolf?). But sometimes the watcher becomes the watched. (4 photos)
Turkey Vulture Showing Off What I Think Is Their Best Field Mark
By “best” field mark, I mean the field mark that is most easily seen while they’re in flight and most reliable in confirming their ID from a distance.
Male American Kestrel Struggling To Stay On A Spindly Perch
Clark’s Grebe And Chick, Both Posing For The Photographer
One-winged Hummingbird In Flight?
An Interesting Effect Of Shutter Speed On A Hummingbird In Low Light
Some bird photographers may see this effect to this degree more often than I do. (3 photos)
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Clumsy Juvenile Green-tailed Towhee
Who can resist the antics of an awkward and clumsy young bird? Or the intrigue in a photo of a perfectly normal and healthy bird that looks nearly decapitated. (7 photos)
A Curious Juvenile Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler Perched, Taking Off And In Flight
One way to tell the difference between an adult female and a juvenile Yellow Warbler? (4 photos)
Some Recent Birds
You Might Be Surprised By How Wide Hummingbirds Can Open Their Bills
Sandhill Cranes Calling In The Marsh At Sunrise
A Couple Of Immature Black-crowned Night Herons In Flight
Turkey Vulture Taking Off And In Flight
A Couple Of Engaging Rodents In The Mountains Yesterday Morning
When I’m out in nature I think of myself as a ‘watcher’ as I try to take in all the small details of my environment (remember Tyler, the biologist in Never Cry Wolf?). But sometimes the watcher becomes the watched. (4 photos)
Turkey Vulture Showing Off What I Think Is Their Best Field Mark
By “best” field mark, I mean the field mark that is most easily seen while they’re in flight and most reliable in confirming their ID from a distance.
Male American Kestrel Struggling To Stay On A Spindly Perch
Clark’s Grebe And Chick, Both Posing For The Photographer
One-winged Hummingbird In Flight?
An Interesting Effect Of Shutter Speed On A Hummingbird In Low Light
Some bird photographers may see this effect to this degree more often than I do. (3 photos)