Hatch Year Black-billed Magpies At Takeoff
Magpies along with many other birds have been relatively scarce on Antelope Island since the wildfire in July.
An Extremely Tolerant Red-tailed Hawk (+ a photo of mine in Audubon Magazine)
Some Red-tailed Hawks become quite tolerant of human activities but for me this one stood out.
Cornell’s “Handbook of Bird Biology” 3rd Edition Finally Published!
I’ve been waiting for the new edition of this book for a very long time. The second edition has been out of print for years and even used copies have been very difficult to come by.
Red-tailed Hawk And An Unusual View Of The Tetons
Finally – Another Approachable Prairie Falcon
It’s been over three years since I’ve been able to closely approach a Prairie Falcon in the Centennial Valley but yesterday it finally happened again.
A Black-necked Stilt And A Little Weirdness
These aren’t serious images, in fact I’d probably categorize them as novelty photos. But I still find them visually interesting and somehow they seem appropriate for Saturday morning.
Landing Red-tailed Hawk
Part of the reason I like the photo is because we don’t see many shots of landing raptors.
Ferruginous Hawks And Wilderness Vistas Await Me
Bathing Western Meadowlark – Curtain Call
Clumsy Young Prairie Falcon In Low Light
It’s rare for a Prairie Falcon to allow a close approach but this young bird was an exception.