Green-tailed Towhee Singing Amongst The Serviceberries
Yesterday morning I had a very pleasant interlude with a male Green-tailed Towhee singing lustily away in an attractive setting.
Category: Birds
Short-eared Owl And Operator Error
Plus an update on my problems with my older teleconverter and my final strategy for a remedy.
Two Potential Sources Of Grief (lots of it) For Photographers
Belted Kingfisher Perched And Taking Off
I actually believe this male kingfisher is finally beginning to accept my presence. Or at least tolerate it.
Female Broad-tailed Hummingbird Feeding On Snowberry Flowers
Photographing hummingbirds in a wild setting is more difficult than shooting them on back yard flowers or at feeders but I find it far more rewarding.
Juvenile Burrowing Owl – Game On!
It’s as if this little guy was deliberately putting my skills as a photographer to the test.
Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird – Same Bird, Same Perch Two Years Running?
Female Lazuli Bunting
Plus new information on my recent posts about the nesting Red-tailed Hawks I’ve been following and the unusual nest building behavior of Cliff Swallows I documented.
Cliff Swallow – An Unusual Behavior Repeated
Mating Red-tailed Hawks
Gray Catbird – Pixel Peeping For Biological And Photographic Purposes
Many photographers look down their noses at pixel peeping but I find it useful in at least two situations.
Cliff Swallow Breaking The Nest Building Rules?
Cliff Swallows – A Surprise Attack And An Epic Fight In The Mud
When Cliff Swallows are gathering mud for their nests a peaceful and constructive activity can turn into mayhem in a nanosecond.
Belted Kingfisher Diving On A Fish
Yellow Warbler And MacGillivray’s Warblers In The Mountains Yesterday Morning
I was particularly excited about the MacGillivray’s Warblers, a bird Cornell’s Birds of the World calls “a highly sought after trophy species by birdwatchers.”
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Short-eared Owl And Operator Error
Plus an update on my problems with my older teleconverter and my final strategy for a remedy.
Two Potential Sources Of Grief (lots of it) For Photographers
Belted Kingfisher Perched And Taking Off
I actually believe this male kingfisher is finally beginning to accept my presence. Or at least tolerate it.
Female Broad-tailed Hummingbird Feeding On Snowberry Flowers
Photographing hummingbirds in a wild setting is more difficult than shooting them on back yard flowers or at feeders but I find it far more rewarding.
Juvenile Burrowing Owl – Game On!
It’s as if this little guy was deliberately putting my skills as a photographer to the test.
Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird – Same Bird, Same Perch Two Years Running?
Female Lazuli Bunting
Plus new information on my recent posts about the nesting Red-tailed Hawks I’ve been following and the unusual nest building behavior of Cliff Swallows I documented.
Cliff Swallow – An Unusual Behavior Repeated
Mating Red-tailed Hawks
Gray Catbird – Pixel Peeping For Biological And Photographic Purposes
Many photographers look down their noses at pixel peeping but I find it useful in at least two situations.
Cliff Swallow Breaking The Nest Building Rules?
Cliff Swallows – A Surprise Attack And An Epic Fight In The Mud
When Cliff Swallows are gathering mud for their nests a peaceful and constructive activity can turn into mayhem in a nanosecond.
Belted Kingfisher Diving On A Fish
Yellow Warbler And MacGillivray’s Warblers In The Mountains Yesterday Morning
I was particularly excited about the MacGillivray’s Warblers, a bird Cornell’s Birds of the World calls “a highly sought after trophy species by birdwatchers.”