Category: Birds
Western Scrub Jay Framed By Snow-covered Pinyon Pine
Some Scrub Jays readily come to feeders but I have very few images of them because I prefer to photograph birds in a natural setting. There are several subspecies and the “interior” race found around here is shy and furtive which only adds to my woes when I attempt to photograph them.
Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk Landing Practice
Landing on relatively small elevated perches must be one of the more difficult skills young raptors must learn.
American Kestrel – The Big Stretch
Within about 10 seconds this male kestrel gave me just about every conceivable stretching pose in the book.
Harrier Takeoff Series (for the photographer it’s all about choices)
One of the biggest challenges of photographing birds at takeoff is avoiding clipped wings. Sometimes I succeed and sometimes I don’t.
Great Horned Owl Adult And Juvenile – A Study In Contrasts
Both of these Great Horned Owl images were taken on the Montana farm where I grew up as the birds were resting in the auger cutouts of old granaries built by my grandfather, uncle and father back in the early 1930’s.
Barn Owl ln Flight Yesterday Morning
I had my second opportunity of the season with a Barn Owl in flight yesterday morning at Bear River MBR.
Female American Kestrel Feeding On A Vole
This pretty little female kestrel enjoyed a vole breakfast yesterday morning along the causeway to Antelope Island. I’ll spare you most of the gory details but raptor feeding behavior is one of the many behaviors that I find interesting.
A Barn Owl And A Red-tailed Hawk In Blue Creek Valley
A recent trip to northern Box Elder County produced some interesting raptors and uniquely challenging shooting conditions.
Western Grebe Teasing Its Chick With A Feather
Many grebe species are well-known for eating feathers, both as adults and as youngsters. The behavior documented in this series may have been the parent encouraging its chick to have an interest in this new item in its “diet”.
Female Red-winged Blackbird Basking In The Warming Sun
My Mid-winter Hummingbird Fix
Magpies Finding Insects To Eat In Northern Utah In January!
A Surprise Cooper’s Hawk On Prey (and a photographic mistake I continue to make)
A Tribute To A Departed Eagle
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Western Scrub Jay Framed By Snow-covered Pinyon Pine
Some Scrub Jays readily come to feeders but I have very few images of them because I prefer to photograph birds in a natural setting. There are several subspecies and the “interior” race found around here is shy and furtive which only adds to my woes when I attempt to photograph them.
Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk Landing Practice
Landing on relatively small elevated perches must be one of the more difficult skills young raptors must learn.
American Kestrel – The Big Stretch
Within about 10 seconds this male kestrel gave me just about every conceivable stretching pose in the book.
Harrier Takeoff Series (for the photographer it’s all about choices)
One of the biggest challenges of photographing birds at takeoff is avoiding clipped wings. Sometimes I succeed and sometimes I don’t.
Great Horned Owl Adult And Juvenile – A Study In Contrasts
Both of these Great Horned Owl images were taken on the Montana farm where I grew up as the birds were resting in the auger cutouts of old granaries built by my grandfather, uncle and father back in the early 1930’s.
Barn Owl ln Flight Yesterday Morning
I had my second opportunity of the season with a Barn Owl in flight yesterday morning at Bear River MBR.
Female American Kestrel Feeding On A Vole
This pretty little female kestrel enjoyed a vole breakfast yesterday morning along the causeway to Antelope Island. I’ll spare you most of the gory details but raptor feeding behavior is one of the many behaviors that I find interesting.
A Barn Owl And A Red-tailed Hawk In Blue Creek Valley
A recent trip to northern Box Elder County produced some interesting raptors and uniquely challenging shooting conditions.
Western Grebe Teasing Its Chick With A Feather
Many grebe species are well-known for eating feathers, both as adults and as youngsters. The behavior documented in this series may have been the parent encouraging its chick to have an interest in this new item in its “diet”.
