If you’re using a DSLR camera you aren’t photographing what you’re seeing through the viewfinder. Two days ago that phenomenon was responsible for me photographing a magpie that I had no clue I’d photographed.
This first photo shows the result of a “plop” landing in the snow. The second shot isn’t much more dignified.
I love being a witness to moments like this in nature because they can strongly suggest conscious self-awareness in animals.
I have a soft spot for coyotes that goes all the way back to my time growing up on the Montana farm.
Dragging her next meal over all the bumpy obstacles was almost too much for the struggling falcon.
Light like this very rarely occurs in bird photography that doesn’t involve setups or some other kind of manipulation, especially when the subject is a wild Prairie Falcon.
I probably don’t give sparrows their due on my blog so it’s time to make amends. This species is among my favorites, especially the adults.
Western Kingbirds are noted for their persistent belligerent behavior. This is one of nine different aggressive displays bird behaviorists have identified in the species.
A different species this time, Black-chinned instead of the Broad-tailed Hummingbirds I’ve been posting lately.
This photo is on the short list of my favorite shots of all time, partly because of its high degree of difficulty but certainly not limited to that. But the version I’ve posted in the past needed some tweaking.
A double dose of serendipity with the two related events being separated from each other by eight years. To the day.
This is why I keep returning to that gnarly old stump used as a perch in yesterday’s post.
