Western Grebes Having Difficulty Handling Slippery Fish – Part 2 Throw a thieving gull into the mix and things get complicated. (11 photos) Continue reading
Why Black-necked Stilts Can Only Swallow Very Small Fish If you’re a stilt, size matters. (4 photos) Continue reading
Western Grebes Having Difficulty Handling Slippery Fish – Part 1 As you’d expect, the kiddos were having even more difficulty than the adults. (11 photos) Continue reading
Spotlit Black-chinned Hummingbird Taking Off Vertically Including an alternate composition. (2 images) Continue reading
Black-necked Stilt Attacking A Great Blue Heron An avian version of David and Goliath. With a similar result because the little guy came out on top. (8 photos) Continue reading
Finally, A Juvenile Male Black-chinned Hummingbird Including some of the stinging insects hummingbirds encounter while they’re nectaring on flowers. (6 photos) Continue reading
Yellow Warbler With A Case Of The ‘Jumpies’ A twitchy bird in low light – a daunting challenge for both the photographer and his gear. (6 photos) Continue reading
Black-chinned Hummingbird – Bee Wars Several species of bees love my trumpet vine as much as hummingbirds do, which sets the stage for conflict. (11 photos) Continue reading
Black-chinned Hummingbird Surveying Her Bountiful Larder Two dramatically different versions of the same photo. Continue reading
Black-chinned Hummingbird And Trumpet Vine Trumpet vine is also called hummingbird vine, for good reason. Continue reading
Black-necked Stilt In Flight Reaching for the sky with long, pink legs trailing behind.: Continue reading
House Wren Amongst The Serviceberries I think photos of birds are nearly always enhanced by berries in the setting. (3 photos) Continue reading
Golden Eagle Flying Down A Mountain With Blooming Rabbitbrush In The Background An oldie but goodie that set in motion an unfortunate series of events that came to a head last night. Continue reading