Category: Favorite Locations
Female American Kestrel Up Close But In Challenging Light
Jaimi Butler, Badass
I’m convinced that my friend Jaimi Butler has been, and continues to be, our most persistent and effective voice in the battle to save the disappearing Great Salt Lake. When it comes to the lake she’s a highly knowledgeable, passionate and eloquent firecracker and I love that in her.
Adult Bald Eagle In Flight Rising From The Water With A Carp
A Frosted Rough-legged Hawk In The Pre-dawn Twilight
Goldeneye Versus Canvasback – A Race, Hurt Pride And A Poor Loser
What Makes A Hovering Kestrel So Very Difficult To Photograph Well?
Hovering kestrels are stationary targets, or mostly so, so what makes it so darn hard to get really good photos them.
Yesterday’s Merlin
Great Blue Heron Taking Off From Ice
Like all bird photographers, as I approach my subject I’m often too close to the bird by the time I can see it clearly through vegetation or by the time I have good light on it. That’s when my two-lens shooting strategy pays off in spades.
Yesterday’s Ferruginous Hawk And An Unexpected Pirouette
On a recent post I said that I seldom stop to photograph buteos on utility poles but yesterday morning I made an exception for a young Ferruginous Hawk. A dramatic, spinning takeoff made me glad I did. (5 images)
The Best Looks At The Talons Of A Wild Prairie Falcon I’ve Ever Had
Showing feathery and bloody evidence of the work talons are cut out to do. (2 photos)
Common Goldeneye Taking Off Along The Ice Line
Horned Grebe At Bear River MBR
I rarely get opportunities with Horned Grebes but I got one yesterday. I’ve photographed this species a few times but I believe this is the first Horned Grebe photo I’ve ever posted to my blog.
The Homesteader’s Party Line Hack And Yesterday’s Hungry Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk – Making Amends
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Female American Kestrel Up Close But In Challenging Light
Jaimi Butler, Badass
I’m convinced that my friend Jaimi Butler has been, and continues to be, our most persistent and effective voice in the battle to save the disappearing Great Salt Lake. When it comes to the lake she’s a highly knowledgeable, passionate and eloquent firecracker and I love that in her.
Adult Bald Eagle In Flight Rising From The Water With A Carp
A Frosted Rough-legged Hawk In The Pre-dawn Twilight
Goldeneye Versus Canvasback – A Race, Hurt Pride And A Poor Loser
What Makes A Hovering Kestrel So Very Difficult To Photograph Well?
Hovering kestrels are stationary targets, or mostly so, so what makes it so darn hard to get really good photos them.
Yesterday’s Merlin
Great Blue Heron Taking Off From Ice
Like all bird photographers, as I approach my subject I’m often too close to the bird by the time I can see it clearly through vegetation or by the time I have good light on it. That’s when my two-lens shooting strategy pays off in spades.
Yesterday’s Ferruginous Hawk And An Unexpected Pirouette
On a recent post I said that I seldom stop to photograph buteos on utility poles but yesterday morning I made an exception for a young Ferruginous Hawk. A dramatic, spinning takeoff made me glad I did. (5 images)
The Best Looks At The Talons Of A Wild Prairie Falcon I’ve Ever Had
Showing feathery and bloody evidence of the work talons are cut out to do. (2 photos)
Common Goldeneye Taking Off Along The Ice Line
Horned Grebe At Bear River MBR
I rarely get opportunities with Horned Grebes but I got one yesterday. I’ve photographed this species a few times but I believe this is the first Horned Grebe photo I’ve ever posted to my blog.
