Feathered Photography

Western Tanager With A Bug

The tanagers often manipulated their insect prey in their bills for quite a while before gulping it down and I wondered why

At Last, Proper Respect For A Fallen Soldier

An update on a fascinating old story.

Western Tanager On A Rock

This isn’t the same male I posted yesterday and I like this photo better.

Western Tanager On An Old Stump

My first bird of this camping trip and man was it ever early in the trip!

The Wilds Of Montana And Idaho, Here I Come!

Plus a sunrise double rainbow that I’m interpreting as a good omen.

Green-tailed Towhee In A Flowery Setting

This is about as close as I’ve ever been to this highly secretive species.

Stretching Broad-tailed Hummingbird

This little guy gave me quite a few interesting stretching poses at different angles.

Yellow Warbler Foraging And Singing Enthusiastically

This is why I always have my smaller zoom lens with me in my pickup.

Landing Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Photographing hummingbirds during the landing process is more difficult than one might think so of course I missed the shots of the most incredible landing I’ve ever seen, from any bird of any species.

Double-crested Cormorant – The Head Turn Makes The Shot

For some reason I seldom like my photos of this species very much but I do like this one.