Birds – Page 215 – Feathered Photography

Two Golden Eagles On Antelope Island

I haven’t seen a Golden Eagle on Antelope Island for many months but yesterday there were two of them and they seemed like good buddies.

Green-tailed Towhees Singing On Territory

We don’t see many quality photos of Green-tailed Towhees, for which there’s a very good reason.

Western Meadowlark Posing In The Snow

Western Meadowlarks can be quite approachable when they’re singing on territory in the spring and summer but they’re generally shy at other times. So I was quite surprised yesterday morning when this one allowed a close approach as it preened on a snowy perch.

Birds In A Christmas Morning Snowstorm

It’s been my Christmas tradition for years to spend part of the morning photographing birds. I usually have the place (wherever it might be) mostly to myself and personally I find communing with nature on Christmas morning to be quite appropriate and fulfilling. And yesterday’s snowstorm was pure delight.

Feathered Photography Is About To Become An Early Bird Again

Just a quick post this afternoon to announce a change in the posting schedule of Feathered Photography.

Barn Owl In Flight (and hopes for a white Christmas)

I don’t have many Christmassy-looking images to accompany my heart-felt wishes that all of my readers have a joyous holiday with family and loved ones so this Barn Owl in flight against a snowy backdrop will just have to do. I thought about cloning a red Santa hat onto the head of the bird but that thought was a fleeting one because I just couldn’t bring myself to do that to the owl.

Prairie Falcon With Some Interesting History

I have more difficulty approaching Prairie Falcons than I do most other raptor species so when I can get close to one it’s always a memorable experience.

A Few Sandhill Crane Images I Find Interesting

This past March I spent some time with migrating Sandhill Cranes near Capitol Reef National Park.

Great Horned Owl Eating Its Own Feather

I’ve spent a lot of time over the years watching owls – Great Horned, Burrowing and Short-eared especially and I’ve never seen one eating its own feathers.

Wing Flappin’ Pied-billed Grebe

I enjoy photographing birds doing wing-flaps, partly because you tend to get such a variety of poses in a short period of time.

Inscrutable Great Horned Owl

Owls are known for their inscrutable look – their mysterious and enigmatic demeanor. This Great Horned Owl and I spent quite a while trying to figure each other out.

Magpie In Flight And The Varying (and unpredictable) Effects Of Fog

I’ve become quite interested in the effects of fog on some of my avian subjects. Often I don’t like those effects but occasionally I find them visually interesting.