Willow Flycatcher – Now That’s A Pretty Neat Trick I’m regularly dazzled by the athletic abilities of birds. It happened again yesterday and this time it involved prey. Continue reading
Male Western Tanager Perched And Then Coming Straight At Me A species I’ve had very little luck with this year but yesterday morning my track record with them ticked up a little higher. Continue reading
More Belted Kingfisher Reactions To A Barn Swallow Attack Same kingfisher and swallow as before but this time both the perch and background are different and the setting is much less cluttered. Continue reading
Willow Flycatcher Up Close And a better explanation of why I like to crop significantly to get even better detail in my sharper images. Continue reading
American Goldfinches Don’t Eat Insects. Or Do They… American Goldfinches aren’t supposed to be insect eaters but apparently this male didn’t get the memo. Continue reading
Yellow Warbler On Thistle Young birds are popping up all over the place in the mountains right now. Continue reading
Barn Swallow Repeatedly Attacking A Belted Kingfisher A couple of weeks ago I documented a Belted Kingfisher being repeatedly attacked by a Barn Swallow. Yesterday morning it happened again but this time I managed to get the attacking swallow in several of the photos. Continue reading
Wilson’s Phalaropes Along The Antelope Island Causeway Yet another bird that takes advantage of the Great Salt Lake’s brine flies and brine shrimp as a food source and they do so in huge numbers. Continue reading
The Antelope Island Brine Fly Feeding Frenzy Is In Full Swing An annual insectivorous smorgasbord laid out for birds and other critters. Continue reading