A comment by Neil Rossmiller on yesterday’s blog post reminded me of my years of active participation in a nature photography critique forum and how much I learned while I was there. Since I often have folks ask me how they can improve their photography I thought the subject was worthy of some discussion.
I published my first Feathered Photography post on August 18, 2010 with a large amount of trepidation and no idea how long my blogging would last or how it might evolve.
This image shows one of those unique adaptations of owls that I seldom see in my photos.
The Western Kingbird is known for its belligerent behavior and at least 9 aggressive displays have been identified. The Wing Flutter is one of them.
It’s my working theory that Burrowing Owls may lean into the take-off at a flatter angle than most other raptors. The angle of launch of this juvenile is just one of many examples I’ve photographed recently.
I spent eleven interesting minutes with this striking red-tail as it hunted, fed and interacted with a persistent magpie.
I’ll have to ponder it for a while but this may turn out to be one of my three favorite Burrowing Owl images of all time.
Photographs of wildlife in wilderness have special meaning for me. If I’m aware that an image was taken in a truly wild setting it changes the context in a positive way.
Two events yesterday morning made yet another threat of barbed wire for wildlife painfully clear.
This gutsy little juvenile Burrowing Owl pulled off at least one maneuver that might make the Flying Wallendas jealous.
