Forster’s Tern Aerial Gymnastics
A couple of flight postures I doubt I’ll ever see again. Almost certainly I’ll never photograph them again. (2 photos)
Category: Birds
Some Recent Birds
Occasionally I post some recent bird photos that didn’t quite measure up to standalone status on my blog but they’re of reasonably qood quality and collectively they show my readers some of what I’ve been up to in the field lately. Including making silly mistakes. (6 photos of 5 species)
Yellow Warbler – An Explosive, Horizontal Takeoff
My first Yellow Warbler of the year and I caught him at takeoff. With this species, quality takeoff and flight shots are highly unusual for me. (2 photos)
Some Different Strategies For Documenting Mockingbird Flight Displays (a type of courtship display)
Strategies that should give the viewer a sense of the speed of the display and how high they fly. (8 photos and one video)
Loggerhead Shrike Regurgitating A (sticky) Pellet
Beauty, Birds, Buddies And Bugs Yesterday On Antelope Island
Yellow-rumped Warbler Preening And Acting A Little Nuts After His Bath
Domestic Potpourri Today – No Birds
Two Moderate Successes On A Slow Day For Birds
Song Sparrow With Grub For The Kiddos
My Attempt At Photographing Multiple (4) Northern Mockingbird Vertical Flight Displays
A Vertical Flight Display is a courtship display of the male Northern Mockingbird. (14 photos)
Northern Mockingbird Landing And A Surprise Gang Of Cuteness
In my book, landing shots are at a premium because I like the postures they typically involve and because they’re so very hard to get (the old ‘degree of difficulty’ factor). (4 photos)
Cinnamon Teal Takeoff Progression Based On Sex
A half-baked theory that just might have some validity in aiding bird photographer’s attempts at capturing takeoffs.
The Female Red-winged Blackbird And Some Kamikaze Midges
Long-billed Curlew In Flight, At 14 MPH
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Some Recent Birds
Occasionally I post some recent bird photos that didn’t quite measure up to standalone status on my blog but they’re of reasonably qood quality and collectively they show my readers some of what I’ve been up to in the field lately. Including making silly mistakes. (6 photos of 5 species)
Yellow Warbler – An Explosive, Horizontal Takeoff
My first Yellow Warbler of the year and I caught him at takeoff. With this species, quality takeoff and flight shots are highly unusual for me. (2 photos)
Some Different Strategies For Documenting Mockingbird Flight Displays (a type of courtship display)
Strategies that should give the viewer a sense of the speed of the display and how high they fly. (8 photos and one video)
Loggerhead Shrike Regurgitating A (sticky) Pellet
Beauty, Birds, Buddies And Bugs Yesterday On Antelope Island
Yellow-rumped Warbler Preening And Acting A Little Nuts After His Bath
Domestic Potpourri Today – No Birds
Two Moderate Successes On A Slow Day For Birds
Song Sparrow With Grub For The Kiddos
My Attempt At Photographing Multiple (4) Northern Mockingbird Vertical Flight Displays
A Vertical Flight Display is a courtship display of the male Northern Mockingbird. (14 photos)
Northern Mockingbird Landing And A Surprise Gang Of Cuteness
In my book, landing shots are at a premium because I like the postures they typically involve and because they’re so very hard to get (the old ‘degree of difficulty’ factor). (4 photos)
Cinnamon Teal Takeoff Progression Based On Sex
A half-baked theory that just might have some validity in aiding bird photographer’s attempts at capturing takeoffs.
