Birds – Page 66 – Feathered Photography

Rufous Hummingbirds Like Amaranth Too

They just like it for different reasons than most other birds.

A Confusing Male Lesser Goldfinch

Confusing to me anyway but then I’m often confused when it comes to molt and color variation in birds.

Female Mountain Bluebird In Flight

I have a low success rate with this kind of shot, especially with Mountain Bluebirds.

Gray Partridge Running

It isn’t easy to get a running bird sharp.

Photographing Birds In My Garden Yesterday Morning

And the main reason birds show up in my garden? Amaranth.

Willow Flycatcher

Just because I like it.

MacGillivray’s Warbler

A species I don’t get a lot of chances with.

Preening Yellow Warbler

And a lesson in paying attention to detail in my images.

A Pine Siskin, ‘Wild’ Thistle Seeds And That Amazing Beak

Preparing wild thistle seeds for consumption is more complicated and delicate than one might think.

This Is What An Unlucky Morning Photographing Kingfishers Looks Like

The potential was there but except for some interesting behavior near the end I might as well have stayed home.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

A female, I think.

Western Grebe – Me And My Shadow

An older photo I’d forgotten even existed. Plus a report on our current drought and the disappearing Great Salt Lake.

Yellow Warbler Ascending

A short trip for a young warbler. A meaningless journey to us perhaps but apparently it was significant for the bird.

Gray Catbirds With Spiders On The Menu

Arachnids for breakfast. Have you ever wondered what spiders taste like?

Male Yellow Warbler – Fluffed Up, Singing and… Happy?

Here we go again. You know, that anthropomorphism thing.

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