Tundra Swan Takeoff Sometimes I wonder how these heavy birds ever get airborne. (3 photos) Continue reading
Some Recent Urban Pond Birds In the last three days I’ve visited three urban ponds in the Salt Lake Valley while looking for birds. (6 photos of 6 species) Continue reading
Yesterday’s Dark-eyed Junco One cooperative bird in six hours and 220 miles. (4 photos) Continue reading
I’m A Canuck And I Didn’t Even Know It I’m extremely proud to be a Canadian citizen, even though until two days ago I had absolutely no clue that I am. Continue reading
A Pied-billed Grebe And A Coot Competing For The Same Fish These two birds duked it out for nearly three minutes. (22 photos) Continue reading
Prairie Falcon Becoming Progressively More Tolerant Of My Presence I rarely photograph raptors on utility poles anymore but I’ll always make an exception for Prairie Falcons. Especially when they allow me to observe some of their behaviors up close. (7 photos) Continue reading
Pied-billed Grebe And A Fish – Who’s In Control Here? Turning the tables on a predator, at least temporarily. (2 photos) Continue reading