Red-tailed Hawk Bonded Pair – Forever Together
Unless it’s breeding season it’s unusual for me to photograph a bonded pair of adult Red-tailed Hawks hanging out together but yesterday morning I managed to do just that.
Male American Kestrel ‘Wing Fling’
It’s unusual but occasionally I can (mostly) overlook significant technical flaws in one of my photos and still appreciate it for other reasons.
Male Northern Harrier Looking Back At Me While Banking
A flight posture I rarely get with a raptor in flight, especially when the raptor is a ‘Gray Ghost’.
Some Recent Birds
American Goldfinch – ‘Common’ Species Deserve More Respect
Rough-legged Hawk – Still A Work In Progress
American Pipit – After The Bath
I try to avoid assigning emotions to birds (not always successfully) but I swear this was one joyful little pipit.
Female Merlin – No Way To Treat A Newcomer
Within a span of just a few minutes three of our resident birds, including two raptors, gave this recently arrived female Merlin a very hard time so I figured she deserved a more welcoming greeting from another Utah resident. That would be me in today’s post.
American Kestrel – Minutia
Usually when birds are involved I’m fascinated by minutia but sometimes the ‘little things’ can drive me nuts, especially when they’re photography related..
Northern Harrier Takeoff And Flight Series
I got this harrier series two days ago on the same morning I photographed the American Kestrel vs. Merlin fight. I also photographed two other kestrels and a Red-tailed Hawk that morning so it was a good day for raptor photography.