Feathered Photography

Rustic Scenes Of A Short-eared Owl In Cool Light

Generally I prefer warm light on my subjects but you don’t have that option when it’s cloudy and occasionally I like the results anyway.

Some very good people are helping Burrowing Owls return to British Columbia, Canada and some of my images will play a small part in that effort.

Yesterday morning this curlew gave me a lesson on what “opportunistic foraging” really means.

Today’s post is a mixed bag of recent birds I’ve photographed and some observations (with photos) from the field.

Short-eared Owls hunt primarily on the wing, typically as they fly low over the ground in a manner reminiscent of Northern Harriers.

Turkey Vultures are well-known for spread-wing posturing. But why do they do it?

Yesterday morning this Short-eared Owl showed me a new wrinkle in takeoff angles.

This species is perhaps the most abundant bird of North America but some of its members go unrecognized by many novice birders and photographers.

A medley of birds from yesterday morning on Antelope Island and elsewhere.

There can be significant drama in the back story of an image that we miss when looking at a single photo.