Montana Short-eared Owl In Flight
I’m finding a fair number of Short-eared Owls on this trip to Montana and like our birds in Utah they like to perch on and take off from fence posts. But this male actually took off from the ground.
Eureka! – A Northern Pygmy Owl With Rodent Prey
A lifer of any species will make my week but a Northern Pygmy Owl with prey literally gave me buck fever I was so excited.
A Serendipitous Male Northern Harrier (and my trip from hell…)
During my camping trips I’ve learned to expect the unexpected, both good and bad. But so far this trip has been over the top with the latter.
A Prairie Falcon Kind Of Morning
Wilson’s Phalarope Chick (and a frustrating equipment malfunction)
Like most days in the field yesterday had its ups and downs. I was excited to photograph a phalarope chick but a glitch with my primary camera really threw me for a loop.
Loggerhead Shrikes Snagging Robber Flies Out Of The Air
Watching juvenile Loggerhead Shrikes learning to hunt insects on the fly can be pretty entertaining.
Goin’ AWOL Again!
Departure: This morning. Duration: Unknown. Destination: Montana’s Centennial Valley and surrounding area. I just can’t get enough of that place.
Double-crested Cormorant – Paying An Unfair Price For Being Such A Good “Fisherbird”
I should aim my lens at cormorants more often than I do. Both their physical appearance and their behaviors seem almost prehistoric and that piques my interest.
Short-eared Owl On An Interesting Wooden Fence Post (and some thoughts on natural perches)
Ferruginous Hawk Looking For And Finding (mystery) Nesting Material
Ferruginous Hawks use sticks, twigs, ground debris, bark, sod, cow dung and even bones as nesting material but I have no idea what this bird picked up and flew away with.