In Celebration Of Common Species – White-crowned Sparrow
I have a strong distaste for most forms of elitism but when it comes to birds I have to be careful not to let a bit of snobbishness creep in.
Category: Birds
Red-tailed Hawk Takeoff Series, By Request
I was delighted to get so many sharp shots of this Red-tailed Hawk during and after takeoff.
A Menacing Look From A Short-eared Owl
Ol’ Bloody-beak Going After More Prey
I never saw this Burrowing Owl with prey but he always seemed to have a bloody beak and he was usually hungry for more.
Belted Kingfishers And A Poorly Understood Example Of Sexual Dimorphism
Interpreting Sage Grouse Breeding Behaviors On The Lek
I’ve come across an excellent resource for explaining Sage Grouse Lek behaviors and I simply had to share.
Red-tailed Hawk Takeoff From Atop A Cliff
By now readers must know how much I like this particular takeoff posture in raptors. For me images like this are full of tension and energy and my mind’s eye wanders as I try to imagine the details of what happened next.
Golden Eagle In Flight With Blooming Rabbitbrush In The Background
I still don’t have my ideal Golden Eagle flight photo but I’m getting significantly closer.
A Warbler (+ an Audubon Magazine article about little ol’ me)
Yesterday I was once again impressed by how well using a vehicle as a mobile blind works when compared to shooting on foot.
Red-tailed Hawk Takeoff Series
I’ve photographed a lot of Red-tailed Hawks recently and the streak continued yesterday morning near the north end of Utah’s Promontory Mountains.
Went Looking For Kingfishers, Found Butterbutts Instead
Normally I’m not fond of cutesy little names for birds but this one fits the species so very well it just keeps popping into my head when I see them.
A Landing Red-tailed Hawk Series
It’s hard enough to get a single sharp shot of a landing raptor but nine days ago I captured an entire series of them near Montana’s Centennial Valley.
The Agony And The Ecstasy Of Bird Photography
As viewers we almost never know what it really took for the photographer to get that shot we like so much.
Hatch Year Black-billed Magpies At Takeoff
Magpies along with many other birds have been relatively scarce on Antelope Island since the wildfire in July.
An Extremely Tolerant Red-tailed Hawk (+ a photo of mine in Audubon Magazine)
Some Red-tailed Hawks become quite tolerant of human activities but for me this one stood out.
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Red-tailed Hawk Takeoff Series, By Request
I was delighted to get so many sharp shots of this Red-tailed Hawk during and after takeoff.
A Menacing Look From A Short-eared Owl
Ol’ Bloody-beak Going After More Prey
I never saw this Burrowing Owl with prey but he always seemed to have a bloody beak and he was usually hungry for more.
Belted Kingfishers And A Poorly Understood Example Of Sexual Dimorphism
Interpreting Sage Grouse Breeding Behaviors On The Lek
I’ve come across an excellent resource for explaining Sage Grouse Lek behaviors and I simply had to share.
Red-tailed Hawk Takeoff From Atop A Cliff
By now readers must know how much I like this particular takeoff posture in raptors. For me images like this are full of tension and energy and my mind’s eye wanders as I try to imagine the details of what happened next.
Golden Eagle In Flight With Blooming Rabbitbrush In The Background
I still don’t have my ideal Golden Eagle flight photo but I’m getting significantly closer.
A Warbler (+ an Audubon Magazine article about little ol’ me)
Yesterday I was once again impressed by how well using a vehicle as a mobile blind works when compared to shooting on foot.
Red-tailed Hawk Takeoff Series
I’ve photographed a lot of Red-tailed Hawks recently and the streak continued yesterday morning near the north end of Utah’s Promontory Mountains.
Went Looking For Kingfishers, Found Butterbutts Instead
Normally I’m not fond of cutesy little names for birds but this one fits the species so very well it just keeps popping into my head when I see them.
A Landing Red-tailed Hawk Series
It’s hard enough to get a single sharp shot of a landing raptor but nine days ago I captured an entire series of them near Montana’s Centennial Valley.
The Agony And The Ecstasy Of Bird Photography
As viewers we almost never know what it really took for the photographer to get that shot we like so much.
Hatch Year Black-billed Magpies At Takeoff
Magpies along with many other birds have been relatively scarce on Antelope Island since the wildfire in July.
An Extremely Tolerant Red-tailed Hawk (+ a photo of mine in Audubon Magazine)
Some Red-tailed Hawks become quite tolerant of human activities but for me this one stood out.