Photographing Fighting Snowy Egrets Is Hard
All fighting birds are difficult to photograph well but fighting Snowy Egrets are harder than most.
Category: Birds
White Crowned Sparrows On Greasewood
Golden Eagle Perched, Taking Off And In Flight
Two, count’em TWO, magnificent Golden Eagles right in front of me to choose from but I didn’t even see the one that would have been the best opportunity by far until it was too late.
This Is What A Progressively Angry Snowy Egret Looks Like
I didn’t find any raptors to speak of yesterday at Farmington Bay but I did find some highly agitated Snowy Egrets. This is one of them.
Immature Red-tailed Hawk Takeoff And Flight
Yesterday’s Prairie Falcon Precisely At Sunrise
Burrowing Owl On Three Different Perches And Then Taking Off
For reasons that should be obvious I call this guy Bloody Bill. When you think about it the name works two ways.
Pied-billed Grebes With Crayfish
When other kleptoparasitic birds are around there are easier prey to swallow than crayfish, especially with all their legs and defensive pincers.
A Couple Of Short-eared Owls With Two Versions Of Each Photo
Where Were You And What Were You Doing?
Red-tailed Hawk Taking Off From A Juniper
Yesterday was a Red-tailed Hawk kind of day.
The Rufous Hummingbird And The Crane Fly (mosquito hawk)
Barn Owl In Flight
Great Horned Owls And Bittersweet Memories
I have a huge soft spot for owls and old wood but these photos carry some bittersweet baggage.
Young Burrowing Owl Siblings Doing Their ‘Cute’ Thing
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White Crowned Sparrows On Greasewood
Golden Eagle Perched, Taking Off And In Flight
Two, count’em TWO, magnificent Golden Eagles right in front of me to choose from but I didn’t even see the one that would have been the best opportunity by far until it was too late.
This Is What A Progressively Angry Snowy Egret Looks Like
I didn’t find any raptors to speak of yesterday at Farmington Bay but I did find some highly agitated Snowy Egrets. This is one of them.
Immature Red-tailed Hawk Takeoff And Flight
Yesterday’s Prairie Falcon Precisely At Sunrise
Burrowing Owl On Three Different Perches And Then Taking Off
For reasons that should be obvious I call this guy Bloody Bill. When you think about it the name works two ways.
Pied-billed Grebes With Crayfish
When other kleptoparasitic birds are around there are easier prey to swallow than crayfish, especially with all their legs and defensive pincers.
A Couple Of Short-eared Owls With Two Versions Of Each Photo
Where Were You And What Were You Doing?
Red-tailed Hawk Taking Off From A Juniper
Yesterday was a Red-tailed Hawk kind of day.
The Rufous Hummingbird And The Crane Fly (mosquito hawk)
Barn Owl In Flight
Great Horned Owls And Bittersweet Memories
I have a huge soft spot for owls and old wood but these photos carry some bittersweet baggage.
