Ecology and Environment – Page 15 – Feathered Photography

Magpie Hunting Insects On The Back Of A Bison

I tend to like unusual perches even when they’re of the furry kind.

Smoke, A Bird, A Couple of “Bugs” And Some Crazy Dudley History

And I’d appreciate some help from my readers in identifying the bird.

A Hugely Coincidental Encounter With A Juvenile Short-eared Owl

The timing of this encounter yesterday morning was pretty special for me.

Red-naped Sapsuckers At The Nest Cavity

This is one of those situations that tempts unscrupulous photographers into unethical behaviors.

My Kind Of Raptor Country

Birds aren’t the only itch of mine to be scratched by my addiction to bird photography.

Sage Thrashers Hunting Bugs On Antelope Island (and the misery of biting gnats)

The island is teeming with bugs right now and nesting Sage Thrashers are taking advantage of the situation.

Swainson’s Hawks Are Yet Another Reason To Love Sphinx Moths

The web of life is indeed intertwined – in this case with two of my favorite photographic subjects.

Galileo – The Star Of The Show

I’m happy to report that Galileo is doing very well.

A Previously Unknown Badger Behavior

An American Badger here in Utah buried an entire cow carcass and they have it on “video” – (really time lapse photography, speeded up). It’s only a calf but it’s still hugely impressive and the behavior was previously unknown.

Western Meadowlark On A Buffalo Chip

I kind of dared myself to post this image and now I’m calling my own bluff. And of course the perch is more correctly called a bison chip than a buffalo chip but somehow that just doesn’t have the same ring to it.