Category: Ethics
A Sneaky Chukar
I love Chukars, in part because they make hunters pay in blood, sweat and tears (literally) for every bird they get. If there’s such a thing as a hunt that is strictly “fair chase”, it’s Chukar hunting. It may be the only hunt that still is.
Canada Goose Flaring On Landing Approach
A side view showcasing the steep body angle of the flare just prior to landing.
Yesterday’s American Kestrel Was Banded By HawkWatch International
Prairie Falcon In Flight Yesterday Morning
Hunters Are Killing Trumpeter Swans In Utah When They Shouldn’t Be
I may not be successful but I’m going to try to keep today’s post as short as possible. I went off on a rant recently and I’d prefer not do it again. Not so soon anyway.
A Female Short-eared Owl Up Close In Thick Fog
Getting quality photos of a bird in thick fog is tricky but under the right conditions it can be done.
The Most Expensive Water I’ve Ever Bought
Honest mistakes I can easily tolerate but deliberate cheating makes me angry (probably a leftover from my teaching days when I had absolutely no tolerance for cheating in my classroom) so I’m on a rant. And yes, there are birds involved. Or at least parts of them.
Singing Western Meadowlark On Antelope Island
And my attempt to explain, and demonstrate, some of the effects of resolution on digital images.
A Plea For Respect For Burrowing Owls
Please, lets all of us give Burrowing Owls the space and respect they need and deserve
Photographing Birds In My Garden Yesterday Morning
Red-tailed Hawk Chicks – An Update
Say’s Phoebe Negotiating An Obstacle At Takeoff
An Owl, A Willet, A Coincidence And The End Of A Very Long Story
Three Red-tailed Hawk Chicks Posing Perfectly In The Nest
‘Posing perfectly’ and raptor chicks almost never go together but this time was an exception.
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A Sneaky Chukar
I love Chukars, in part because they make hunters pay in blood, sweat and tears (literally) for every bird they get. If there’s such a thing as a hunt that is strictly “fair chase”, it’s Chukar hunting. It may be the only hunt that still is.
Canada Goose Flaring On Landing Approach
A side view showcasing the steep body angle of the flare just prior to landing.
Yesterday’s American Kestrel Was Banded By HawkWatch International
Prairie Falcon In Flight Yesterday Morning
Hunters Are Killing Trumpeter Swans In Utah When They Shouldn’t Be
I may not be successful but I’m going to try to keep today’s post as short as possible. I went off on a rant recently and I’d prefer not do it again. Not so soon anyway.
A Female Short-eared Owl Up Close In Thick Fog
Getting quality photos of a bird in thick fog is tricky but under the right conditions it can be done.
The Most Expensive Water I’ve Ever Bought
Honest mistakes I can easily tolerate but deliberate cheating makes me angry (probably a leftover from my teaching days when I had absolutely no tolerance for cheating in my classroom) so I’m on a rant. And yes, there are birds involved. Or at least parts of them.
Singing Western Meadowlark On Antelope Island
And my attempt to explain, and demonstrate, some of the effects of resolution on digital images.
A Plea For Respect For Burrowing Owls
Please, lets all of us give Burrowing Owls the space and respect they need and deserve
Photographing Birds In My Garden Yesterday Morning
Red-tailed Hawk Chicks – An Update
Say’s Phoebe Negotiating An Obstacle At Takeoff
An Owl, A Willet, A Coincidence And The End Of A Very Long Story
Three Red-tailed Hawk Chicks Posing Perfectly In The Nest
‘Posing perfectly’ and raptor chicks almost never go together but this time was an exception.