Birds – Page 38 – Feathered Photography

Saving Great Salt Lake – A Step In The Right Direction?

Or is Utah just kicking the can down the road? (2 photos)

Hooded Merganser With A Christmas Eve Fish

“Tenderizing’ a weather loach. (2 photos)

Magpies Bickering Over A Dead Rabbit On A Bitterly Cold Morning

There seems to be a bully in every crowd. (2 photos)

Solar And Avian Serendipity In A Freezing Landscape

I rarely get lucky twice in the same photo. (2 photos)

An Angry American Coot

American Coots are universally described as quarrelsome and belligerent but this time of year they crank it up a notch. Or two. (three photos)

Male Common Goldeneye In Flight

Common Goldeneyes are called “Whistlers” for good reason.

A Video Eulogy For A Salty Old Friend

Watching it brings tears to my eyes and these old eyes don’t mist up easily.

A New Kingfisher Challenge For Me

Kingfishers in flight as they’re about to land on their next fishing perch. Kingfisher landing shots are tough to get. (7 photos)

Female Hooded Merganser Yesterday Afternoon

The duck with the hammerhead crest. (6 photos)

Diving Belted Kingfisher Series (plus 1)

Whether the bird is perched or in flight, it’s unusual for me to like a kingfisher photo more for its aesthetics than for its action and/or behavior. But that’s the case with this first image. (4 photos)

Golden Eagle In Flight Soon After Takeoff

I’ve posted three other photos of this bird in the past but I think this one also deserves to be seen. After all, I don’t get many opportunities with Golden Eagles, especially in flight, in good light and reasonably close.