A Singing Meadowlark Who Then Does A Weird Sideways Takeoff For me it doesn’t get much better than a meadowlark singing on fresh, green sagebrush in the spring. But in this case it was the takeoff that really attracted my attention. Continue reading
Sage Thrashers Hunting Bugs On Antelope Island (and the misery of biting gnats) The island is teeming with bugs right now and nesting Sage Thrashers are taking advantage of the situation. Continue reading
A Few Birds From Yesterday Morning One of the many things that makes bird photography both interesting and challenging is that there are no guarantees of success. Continue reading
Short-eared Owl In Flight With Prey And At The Nest This male Short-eared Owl was a super-efficient hunter and provider for his family. Continue reading
Swainson’s Hawks Are Yet Another Reason To Love Sphinx Moths The web of life is indeed intertwined – in this case with two of my favorite photographic subjects. Continue reading
American Robin – A New Behavior For Me I should have known long ago that robins did this. That’s what happens when you too often ignore a species just because it’s “common”. Continue reading
Our Western Kingbirds Are Back One of the birds whose return I most look forward to in the spring is the Western Kingbird. Continue reading
An Angry Magpie Repeatedly Attacks A Swainson’s Hawk This was one pissed off magpie. Continue reading
A Few Recent Raptors (four species) A potpourri of raptors I’ve photographed within the last two weeks in northern Utah. For varying reasons I think each image has at least some merit. Continue reading