Changes in light in a very short time can have a dramatic effect on our images. The phenomenon tends to be well understood by landscape photographers but it can have a similar impact in wildlife photography.
The Rough-legged Hawk is a true arctic species so images of them in a frosty and snowy setting can seem appropriate and appealing.
I believe the Trumpeter Swan to be the most elegant bird species I’ve ever photographed.
Two days ago I photographed a pair of coyotes up close as they hunted voles along the Antelope Island causeway.
For me this image has the stamp of Antelope Island through and through, though others may not recognize it.
By the time early summer rolls around the plumage of many Bald Eagles has taken a beating.
What you see isn’t always what you get in nature photography. The following three images, taken sequentially in a burst, illustrate my point.
Over the years I’ve noticed something perplexing about the apparent relative numbers of immature and adult White-crowned Sparrows.
This bird was kiting in the updrafts as the winds rose when they hit the elevated causeway to Antelope Island.
I haven’t seen a Golden Eagle on Antelope Island for many months but yesterday there were two of them and they seemed like good buddies.
Just a quick post this afternoon to announce a change in the posting schedule of Feathered Photography.
I have more difficulty approaching Prairie Falcons than I do most other raptor species so when I can get close to one it’s always a memorable experience.
I’ve spent a lot of time over the years watching owls – Great Horned, Burrowing and Short-eared especially and I’ve never seen one eating its own feathers.
