Three Barn Owls In Flight (actually four) And a demonstration of why it’s so aggravatingly difficult to get light in the eyes (catch lights) of Barn Owls. Continue reading
Recently I Found The Male Rufous Red-tailed Hawk Again And when he took off he was kind enough to demonstrate a flight posture that some folks misinterpret. Continue reading
Loggerhead Shrike Attempting (Learning?) To Impale A Grasshopper I’m not sure if this shrike was learning the impaling process or practicing it. If it was for practice he needed it. Continue reading
Marsh Wren Doing What Marsh Wrens Do, Incessantly I can’t imagine a more prolific songster than the Marsh Wren. Continue reading
Female Belted Kingfisher – Cooperating And Then Not The agony and the ecstasy of kingfisher photography. Continue reading
Yesterday’s Virginia Rail Virginia Rails are so secretive this is only the fourth time I’ve posted images of them to my blog in 11 years if blogging. And one of those four times was a rerun. Continue reading
Barn Owl Being Chased By His Shadow But a different composition of the same photo drastically changes the viewer’s perception. Continue reading
Loggerhead Shrike Impaling Prey, Then Pulling A Chunk Off A legendary but seldom photographed behavior. Continue reading
Singing Western Meadowlark On Antelope Island And my attempt to explain, and demonstrate, some of the effects of resolution on digital images. Continue reading
Some Recent Birds And Things Including one of the crappiest photos I’ve ever been happy to get. Continue reading
A Plea For Respect For Burrowing Owls Please, lets all of us give Burrowing Owls the space and respect they need and deserve Continue reading
Male Rufous Red-tailed Hawk – An Unexpected Takeoff Maneuver An unusual way to gain additional speed quickly during takeoff? Continue reading
White-crowned Sparrow Seeming To ‘Run’ Through The Air When songbirds launch themselves into the air with their wings closed they can appear to be defying gravity. Continue reading