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Category: Birds

Red-tailed Hawk Series – Takeoff And In Flight

Junipers and their berries are always a welcome addition to the settings of my photos. 

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March 27, 2021 March 27, 2021

Williamson’s Sapsuckers Performing Their Endless Domestic Duties

For this species raising chicks is an unusually exhausting job.

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March 26, 2021 March 26, 2021

Black-billed Magpie In A Laborious Ascent

Flying is a lot of work and sometimes it results in surprisingly little aerial progress.

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March 25, 2021 March 25, 2021

A Massive Ferruginous Hawk Nest, Including A Chick

And to think that we thought Red-tailed Hawk nests take a lot of work to build. A typical red-tail nest pales in comparison to this one.

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March 23, 2021 March 23, 2021

Male Red-tailed Hawk Struggling To Gather Nesting Material

Hard work and a stubborn streak eventually paid off when the male of the pair went looking for suitable nest-building materials.

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March 22, 2021 March 22, 2021

Chubby Chukar Wing And Leg Stretch

A pudgy Chukar trying to look streamlined is an effort doomed to failure.

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March 21, 2021 March 21, 2021

Ferruginous Hawk Carrying Unusual Nesting Material Straight At Me

I still don’t know what the nesting material was.

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March 20, 2021 March 20, 2021

Mated Red-tailed Hawks And The Fleeting Nature Of The ‘Golden Hour’

Harsh midday light is not the photographer’s friend but the warm glow of the ‘golden hour’ is transitory and often elusive, especially if you aren’t a ‘morning person’.

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March 19, 2021 March 19, 2021

Cooper’s Hawk Takeoff And Flight Series

Before yesterday I’d only photographed a Cooper’s Hawk in flight a single time.

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March 18, 2021 March 18, 2021

Bits And Pieces From A Recent Day In The Field

Unfortunate timing with a Golden Eagle and a minor mystery with a mated pair of Red-tailed Hawks. 

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March 17, 2021 March 17, 2021

Red-tailed Hawks Are In Nesting Mode, Big Time

Red-tails are pairing up all over the place. 

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March 16, 2021 March 16, 2021

Adult Red-tailed Hawk In Flight Over A Juniper Tree

This photo from yesterday quickly became a favorite of mine as soon as I saw it on my big screen.

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March 15, 2021 March 15, 2021

Burrowing Owl Siblings Posing Up A Storm

Usually I find birds to be reluctant to give me interesting poses but in this group of young Burrowing Owls posing seemed to be contagious.

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March 14, 2021 March 14, 2021

Red-naped Sapsuckers – Dietary Preferences And Breaking Bad Habits

When I’m in the field photographing birds I have to constantly remind myself to avoid making assumptions. 

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March 13, 2021 March 13, 2021

Mealworms – Are They Safe As Bird Food?

This is what happens when false and misleading information is widely distributed amongst the bird-loving community. Or any community for that matter.

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March 12, 2021 March 12, 2021
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