Drake Cinnamon Teal ‘Puddle Jumping’ A puddle jumper doing what puddle jumpers do. (10 photos) Continue reading
Swainson’s Hawk Takeoff Series Finally, a bird in good light after several days of fog, overcast skies and wind. (5 photos) Continue reading
Baby Bird Bonanza At Bear River MBR And the skirmishes that break out when adult birds think their kids need protecting. (12 photos) Continue reading
Forster’s Tern In An Asymmetrical Hovering Posture One of the very few times I wasn’t shooting from inside my pickup while using a pool noodle as a lens rest. Continue reading
Female Mountain Bluebird Showing Her Mate Who’s Boss Including some behavior I don’t understand. Continue reading
Peekaboo Swainson’s Hawk In Flight Yesterday was one of the best single days for both weather and bird photography I’ve ever had in the Centennial Valley. Continue reading
Black-crowned Night Heron Walking Rapidly Toward A Confrontation Plus an update on the Bandito/Slinky wars. (4 photos) Continue reading
Female American Avocet In Flight So, how do I know this avocet is a female? (2 photos) Continue reading
Comparing A Great Egret To A Great Blue Heron In the same photo, in identical hunting poses. Continue reading
Nesting American Avocets And Black-necked Stilts Yesterday I spent the morning at Bear River MBR. Nesting season continues and so do the inevitable conflicts between ground-nesting birds. (4 photos) Continue reading