Feathered Photography

Darwin, Wedgwood Bone China, Pigeons And Human Inbreeding

A convoluted tale that dovetails my interests in evolution and birds.

‘He’ may not be pretty but none of us look our best all of the time. Hell, you oughta see me as I type this at 5 AM.

A matter of a few inches can make the difference between a rather pedestrian image and one that’s far more interesting.

It’s a simple shot and it may be a ‘bird on a stick’ but I like it.

I thought mullein was an unusual perch for the species but I guess Downy Woodpeckers aren’t picky about where they find their ‘bugs’.

When it comes to legs crane flies have a lot to give.

Thistle, especially when flowering, can provide an attractive setting for bird photographs but it does have its challenges.

What, you mean everything you read online isn’t true!

The combination of innocence, curiosity and exuberance in very young birds can be fun to watch, if difficult to explain.

A Northern Shoveler is unusually large prey for a Prairie Falcon but this young female pulled off the kill in spectacular fashion.