Upland Game Birds – Page 4 – Feathered Photography

My Second Chance At The Smoke Morph Wild Turkey

Today’s post was inspired by a brain fart. Mine.

A Tom Turkey Really Struttin’ His Stuff

I was so enamored by the smoke morph hen Wild Turkey I photographed in the west desert mountains two days ago I went back yesterday to see if I could find the same turkeys again. I found them and her but it was a different turkey in the same flock that turned out to be the star of the show.

Smoke Morph Wild Turkey

I’ve only seen two smoke morph Wild Turkeys ever. The first one was over thirty years ago. The second was yesterday.

Sage Grouse, Beer Cans And Intrepid Bird Champions

I always thought beer cans were single use containers. Silly me.

Red-tailed Hawk Quest

Yesterday morning I went looking for my favorite Red-tailed Hawk, a beautiful rufous female.

Male Sage Grouse Fighting At Sunrise

Mayhem in the morning.

A Truly Wild Chukar

I have “better” photos of Chukars but this one from yesterday morning means more to me than most of them.

Credit Where Credit’s Due To Chukar Mothers

And a promise kept by yours truly.

Chukar Calling In The Snow

Perspective. It’s all about perspective.

It Was A Turkey Shoot Yesterday Morning…

until it wasn’t.

Sage Grouse And The Consequences Of Selective Focus At Long Focal Lengths

In bird photography we often learn by trial and error and experimentation. This is one of my early photography “field investigations” using a pair of Greater Sage Grouse on Utah’s Aquarius Plateau.