Rufous Hummingbirds – They’re Already Gone, At Least Mine Are I always miss the hummingbirds when they head south for the winter but this year I’m going to have a harder time of it than usual. Continue reading
Lamenting The Disappearing Great Salt Lake And Its Effect On Our Falcons Especially Peregrine Falcons and Prairie Falcons but other falcons too. Continue reading
Turkey Vultures Squatting On Pipe Fences I’m surprised that I like both of these photos and even more surprised that I like one of them as much as I do. Continue reading
More Photos Of The Rufous Hummingbird Feeding On Bee Plant I think of this hummer as my friend but like most friends he seriously tried my patience at times. Continue reading
Black-capped Chickadee On Mullein In The Mountains In celebration of another ‘common’ species. Continue reading
A Cedar Waxwing In Flight And The Scourge Of The Shadows The best laid plans of mice and men and bird photographers… Continue reading
Rufous Hummingbird In Flight Against A Clean Background But still with plenty of attractive, natural habitat. Continue reading
Why I Keep Wanting To Call Willow Flycatchers By Another Name A rose by any other name… Continue reading
Green-tailed Towhee Having The Epitome Of A Bad Hair Day I think ‘bad hair day’ is an overused phrase but sometimes no other phrase will do. Continue reading
Hummingbird Wars In The Mountains Yesterday Morning The wildfire smoke finally subsided enough for me to get up into the mountains yesterday. Once again hummingbirds were on the agenda and this time they were really feeling their oats…err, nectar. Continue reading
Do Hummingbirds Cast Pellets? Yesterday morning I may have photographed a hummingbird casting tiny pellets. I’d never heard of such a thing in hummers. Continue reading