Avian Potpourri – Three Species, Five Images A duck, a hawk and a heron. Typical of potpourri there’s not much of a unifying theme here except each of my subjects has feathers in common and all five images illustrate something of interest (for me at least). Continue reading
Male Common Goldeneye In Flight And Flaring To Land Goldeneyes in flight are a work in progress for me but I think I’m making some headway. Continue reading
A Peregrine Falcon And A Frozen Coot Yesterday morning went from bust to boom at the very last minute possible and it was a Peregrine Falcon that saved my bacon. Continue reading
American Kestrel With Vole Prey – The Rest Of The Story It’ll take 16 more images to tell the rest of the story that I started yesterday but I thought it was worth telling. Continue reading
Male American Kestrel – An Aborted Takeoff With Prey This may end up on my short list of favorite kestrel photos. Continue reading
The Little Things That Can Make Or Break Our Images Bird photography is largely a game of chance, particularly in action shots or when our subjects are in flight. Continue reading
A New Year’s Lesson From A Barn Owl Before we can photograph owls we have to find them and this wise ol’ Barn Owl taught me a valuable lesson in that regard. Continue reading
Canvasback Eating A Fish A behavior I’d never heard of, seen or photographed until last week. I believe this to be a story of adaptability and survival. Continue reading
A Clumsy Male American Kestrel Slippery frost on a perch can result in some interesting poses. Continue reading
My Best Photo(s) Yet Of A Grebe Amputating A Crayfish Claw I’ve photographed this feeding behavior before but those photos have never been this clear and detailed. Continue reading