Getting three takeoff shots in a series like this is pretty unusual for me, especially since I didn’t clip any body parts. Yesterday was mostly a good day at Bear River MBR but I saw some very disturbing conditions while I was there.
Bird and wildlife rescue, rehab and educational organizations deserve our support and there are many ways we can provide it.
The difference in size isn’t always this extreme but it can be even more dramatic than some of the examples I’ve included here.
As simple as it is this photo from two days ago may become one of my favorite shots of an American Avocet for a variety of reasons.
It isn’t known if this is a novel technique unique to only a few individuals or it’s more widespread among cormorants but just hadn’t been seen or recorded before. Either way, I think it’s fascinating.
Does phragmites really deserve its nasty reputation as an invasive species that “should be removed at any cost”?
Some history of the “glory days” with Bald Eagles at Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area and some thoughts on what potentially happened to those days.
Some folks don’t get very excited about Tundra Swans. I do, they’re damned impressive and elegant creatures.
There are no easy answers for the dilemma of barbed wire and its effects on wildlife and even domestic animals, especially if you’re a farmer or rancher. But we can certainly improve our track record if we realize there’s a problem. A big one.
Let me be clear. I wasn’t angry at the cat. Instead I was angry at the people responsible for it being where it was. I still am.
I like both of these photos at least in part because the namesake “butter butt” of the species is so very obvious – often it isn’t. But last night on closer inspection something else of interest caught my eye.
