Birds – Page 213 – Feathered Photography

Kestrel Cleaning And Honing Its Beak (and the importance of beak care)

Both wild raptors and those who care for captive birds must pay particular attention to beak health.

Wintering Burrowing Owl On Antelope Island

Burrowing Owls are “supposed” to migrate out of Utah during winter but yesterday I photographed one up close on Antelope Island that apparently didn’t read the book.

Raven – The Last Image I’ll Take Using My 100-400mm Lens

Ravens are common in my area but I rarely get interesting quality images of them for a variety of reasons. For starters their deep black plumage makes them very difficult to photograph well. And around here they also tend to be shy and devilishly uncooperative.

Two Harriers In Flight Within Minutes – Including The Gray Ghost

I often see groups of harriers off in the distance but it’s rare for me to be close enough to photograph two different birds in such a short time span. And this time one of them was an adult male – the elusive “gray ghost”.

Clark’s/Western Grebe Crests

Though they can be difficult to see both Clark’s and Western Grebes do have crests.

Chronicling A Recent Morning On Antelope Island

Four days ago I had a particularly interesting morning on Antelope Island and thought readers might enjoy a chronological reporting of my experience. Some of these images are better than others but as a group these photos of varying quality document my 2 1/2 hour morning on that wonderful island.

Magpie Take-off

Black-billed Magpies are difficult subjects but I enjoy the challenge of photographing them.

Northern Harrier With An Interesting Tail Feather

I had some fun with a rather unique Northern Harrier yesterday morning.

Chukars – A Pair

After a long time where they’ve been difficult to find on Antelope Island I’m finally beginning to see Chukars again.

Western Grebe Swallowing A Crayfish

When it comes to diet Western Grebes are fish specialists but they’re opportunistic enough to take a variety of prey, including crustaceans.

A Few Seconds, A Light Change – What A Difference!

Changes in light in a very short time can have a dramatic effect on our images. The phenomenon tends to be well understood by landscape photographers but it can have a similar impact in wildlife photography.

Belted Kingfisher In Flight

Several Belted Kingfishers have been wintering in the Farmington area and as of late they’ve been slightly more cooperative than is typical of the species.