Spotted Sandpiper In Flight After A Bath I find flight shots of these little ‘teeter-bobs’ difficult to come by but recently I took advantage of a known behavior to get one I like. Continue reading
A Yellow Warbler Leads Me To A Probable Example Of Insect Mutualism I love it when lessons I taught in my biology and zoology classes play out in my photography. Continue reading
Belted Kingfisher Reacting To Repeated Barn Swallow Attacks Lately I’ve been on a roll when it comes to photos of birds being attacked by other birds. Yesterday morning in the mountains the victim was once again a kingfisher but this time the image quality is very good. Continue reading
A Two Attack Morning Kingfisher vs kingfisher and American Robin vs Red-tailed Hawk. Continue reading
Male American Goldfinch – A Flash Of Gold Leaving His Perch A male goldfinch in fine breeding plumage made yesterday’s trip to the mountains worth it. Continue reading
Rufous Hummingbirds Rufous Hummingbirds are known as “extremist” hummingbirds for a bunch of reasons. Continue reading
Red-tailed Hawk Angst Three days ago a long birding trip resulted in only mediocre photos. But I discovered that there are are worse outcomes than being bird-skunked. Continue reading
A Delayed Surprise From A Yellow Warbler I should review my older photos more often. And more carefully. Continue reading
Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird – Those Amazing Feathers Hummingbird feathers at the right angle and in the right light can be jaw-droppingly gorgeous. And I’m talking about far more than just the gorget. Continue reading
Male MacGillivray’s Warbler Turning On His Perch I think this photo from yesterday morning resembles an Audubon painting more than any photo I’ve ever taken. Continue reading