Birds – Page 98 – Feathered Photography

Dark Morph Ferruginous Hawk – A Triumph And Then An Epic Failure

This is the same hawk I photographed in flight from far away a week ago but I found him again yesterday morning and this time he was close. And he’s a dark morph by golly!

Coyote Fascinated By His Own Reflection

I love being a witness to moments like this in nature because they can strongly suggest conscious self-awareness in animals.

Short-eared Owl In Low Light

Many species just don’t look good in very low light but I think Short-eared Owls can be an exception, probably because their contrasting markings make them stand out so well.

A Ferruginous Hawk And A Red-tailed Hawk With Unusual Plumages

Two raptors that caught my eye recently because of their out of the ordinary plumages.

Song Sparrow Encore In Golden Light

The light was just too good and the bird too cooperative to not share more photos of this twitchy little guy.

Mountain Chickadee Acrobatic Feeding Behavior

Given their nearly identical, interesting and even amusing feeding technique Mountain chickadees almost seem like wannabe nuthatches.

Red-breasted Nuthatch Just Hangin’ Out

Yesterday morning I often had more birds in front of me than I could aim my lens at. That hasn’t happened in a very long time..

Yesterday’s Kingfisher

There are very few bird photographers who don’t bellyache about the elusiveness of Belted Kingfishers and I’ve done more than my share of whining about it myself.

Northern Harrier In Flight Against A Softly Layered Background

Particularly with birds in flight our backgrounds can have a major impact on our images, one way or the other.

A Song Sparrow In The Golden Light Of Dawn

Despite a relatively minor flaw this shot from yesterday morning may become a favorite songbird photo of mine.

Red-tailed Hawk Perched, Taking Off And In Flight

Raptors have several behavioral quirks that bird photographers who lust after takeoff and flight shots should be very familiar with because they signal imminent takeoff. Yesterday morning near Farmington Bay WMA this immature Red-tailed Hawk knew all the choreographed moves and performed most of them on cue.