Two Hooded Mergansers, A Fish And A Possible Behavioral Mystery
A Mated Pair Of Hooded Mergansers – “Lifers” For Me
It’s been weeks since I’ve been able to go shooting when we’ve had decent light and then yesterday afternoon the sun miraculously came out for a few hours and within seconds I got a mated pair of “lifers”. Go figure.
One-footed Merganser Running Across The Water
Barn Owl In The Fog Yesterday Morning At Bear River
I figured my readers deserve to know one of the reasons I’ve been posting so many older photos lately.
Short-eared Owl Looking Every Which Way For Prey
An Unusual Cormorant Fishing Technique
It isn’t known if this is a novel technique unique to only a few individuals or it’s more widespread among cormorants but just hadn’t been seen or recorded before. Either way, I think it’s fascinating.
Northern Harrier Tilted My Way In Flight
I know I’ve posted a lot of harrier photos over the years but I do love them, as evidenced by the vanity plate on my pickup and the graphic at the top of my blog.
Belted Kingfisher Beating Up On A Fish
They say that a little motion blur can be a good thing because of the action it implies. I’m far from convinced that’s true but opinions may (or may not) vary.
Ruffed Grouse Have Built-in ‘Snowshoes’ And They’re Not Made of Feathers
Male Sage Grouse Strutting On The Lek
I don’t believe I’ve ever been colder while photographing birds than I was with these grouse on their lek