American Avocets At Bear River MBR Yesterday
By this time of year many American Avocets have already paired up and some of them are beginning early nesting activities.
Compositional Games With Two Turkey Vultures On A Rustic Corral
When viewers see in image in its “final” form they typically have no inkling of the various compositional versions of that image that may have been considered and rejected during processing.
Red-tailed Hawk In Flight (2 versions of the same image)
I believe this is the male of a nesting pair of Red-tailed Hawks I photographed yesterday in northern Utah.
My First Of Year Swainson’s Hawk And A Meadowlark Singing In The Cold
Two Views Of The Beautiful Backside Of A Male American Kestrel In Flight
It’s rare for me to post photos of birds where neither their eye or their face can be seen. But sometimes it’s the plumage that steals the show and for me male kestrels rule the raptor roost when it comes to spectacular colors and patterns.
A Burrowing Owl With Grit
Western Meadowlark Territorial Display
I finally know the purpose behind this Western Meadowlark behavior. Typically I observe it several times each breeding season but until yesterday I never fully understood its significance.
A Golden Eagle And Frustration Rock
This damned rock has bamboozled me once again but this time it did it with my most desired photographic quarry. I call it “frustration rock” for very good reason.
My First Of Year Short-eared Owl (+ an unexpected advantage of shooting at long focal lengths)
The Nuts And Bolts Of Feathered Photography
Four days ago I received the following message from Muffy S. Gately, a regular follower of Feathered Photography on Facebook.