Feathered Photography

The Magpie Image That Broke My Heart Yesterday

A photo like this one inspires me because it shows me what’s possible but that doesn’t take the pain away when I screw it up.

Two years ago I’d have given my shutter finger for a shot like this.

This is one of the better views I have of the field marks of a juvenile Golden Eagle in flight.

It wasn’t much of an assist but just the fact that the magpie could/would do it for so little gain amazed me.

Now that much of the preliminary work for this project has been done HawkWatch International needs eyes. Lots of eyes.

In my area Black-billed Magpies are among our earliest nesters.

Yesterday I visited with old friends at HawkWatch International and met their new education bird, a flashy little male Merlin.

Plus a national embarrassment for Utah.

Plus a rare landscape/waterscape image from me.

I’m quite excited about this news from HWI.