Birds – Page 77 – Feathered Photography

Ruby-crowned Kinglet In Fall Colors

I rarely get such an intimate look at a kinglet.

Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay And A Wild Turkey

The two birds that kept me from being skunked yesterday morning.

Red-breasted Nuthatch Foraging For Seeds On Douglas Fir Cones

A handsome little bird, an interesting behavior and a setting I’ve always loved.

The Tikit

If you’re ever annoyed by those highly irritating audible seat belt alarms in your vehicle this little piece of hardware is your ticket to some blessed relief. It’s literally saving this bird photographers ass (explanation to follow). And if you ever haul groceries or pets in your pressure-sensitive passenger seat it may be the perfect solution to a huge annoyance.

Red-breasted Nuthatch In Upside Down Flight

Yesterday morning I finally found another cooperative nuthatch. It’s been a while.

Northern Harriers – Surprise Attack

Blindsided by one of your own.

A Mixed Bag Of Recent Birds

Seven photos, six species.

Rufous Red-tailed Hawk – An Unconventional And Unpredictable Takeoff

In birds behavioral tendencies can often be predicted with reasonable accuracy but individuals sometimes fake me right out of my shoes.

Hummingbird In Flight In A Field Of Pink

I believe it’s a female Black-chinned Hummingbird but I can’t be sure of the species.

More Yellow-rumped Warblers

I’ve finally seen and culled the 1900+ photos I took of these butter-butts a week ago today. The following day I posted two of them but since then I found more that I like so I’m including some of them today.

A One-eyed Pelican And A One-eared Weasel

It’s no surprise that it’s tough to make a living out there in the wild but I was surprised to find this much stark evidence of it on the same morning.