I’ve said it many times, I’m a bird photographer not a traditional birder. But an incident earlier this year gave me a taste of the excitement birders must feel when they observe a rare species and have that sighting accepted by the birding community.
I was delighted almost to the point of giddiness to see this many Short-eared Owls concentrated in a small area.
For weeks I’ve known there was a Sage Thrasher nest in this sagebrush next to the road on Antelope island because of the activity I’ve observed there from the adults.
Recently while photographing birds on Antelope Island I remarked to Mia that I’d like to photograph a Chukar doing a wing-stretch, something I’d only seen once in the past.
Since you’re reading this you’re probably a birder, bird photographer or nature lover and have seen your share of “pooping” birds.
The plumage colors of the Long-billed Curlew are generally unremarkable until it raises its wings to reveal beautiful cinnamons and pinks.
Sometimes birds behave exactly opposite of how the literature says they’re “supposed” to behave. This is a possible example.
I like the many contrasts between these two images of Marsh Wrens taken at Bear River MBR 4 days ago.
I don’t believe that I photograph any species more pugnacious than the Cliff Swallow. Their combative nature can lead to some interesting photo opportunities but they’re so darned quick that doing it well is very difficult.
The fully extended wings of Western Grebes are rarely seen by humans for several reasons:
You have to get lucky to get good light on a raptor in flight when the sun’s high in the sky.
Occasionally a bird gives me a somewhat wacky pose that I enjoy enough to post. This image is one of those.
It’s surprisingly difficult to anticipate direction of take-off, even as birds leave the entrance to a nest cavity in a tree.
