Swainson’s Hawk Takeoff Series Finally, a bird in good light after several days of fog, overcast skies and wind. (5 photos) Continue reading
Baby Bird Bonanza At Bear River MBR And the skirmishes that break out when adult birds think their kids need protecting. (12 photos) Continue reading
Forster’s Tern In An Asymmetrical Hovering Posture One of the very few times I wasn’t shooting from inside my pickup while using a pool noodle as a lens rest. Continue reading
Western Tanager With Prey This photo was actually taken in Idaho, not Montana. But just barely. Continue reading
Female Mountain Bluebird Showing Her Mate Who’s Boss Including some behavior I don’t understand. Continue reading
Chipping Sparrows Mating You’ve gotta be ready for stuff like this. There are no preliminaries. (6 photos) Continue reading
Peekaboo Swainson’s Hawk In Flight Yesterday was one of the best single days for both weather and bird photography I’ve ever had in the Centennial Valley. Continue reading
A Centennial Valley Mystery Solved (probably) A minor mystery but still a mystery to me ( 4 photos) Continue reading
Black-crowned Night Heron Walking Rapidly Toward A Confrontation Plus an update on the Bandito/Slinky wars. (4 photos) Continue reading
Female American Avocet In Flight So, how do I know this avocet is a female? (2 photos) Continue reading