Sharp-shinned Hawk On A Rock At Sunrise
I don’t get many opportunities with accipiters but yesterday morning this Sharp-shinned Hawk gave me several.
Long-tailed Weasel With The Nose Of A Prize Fighter
This weasel may have been in a scrap and came out the loser but who knows, the “other guy” may look even worse.
An Unforgettable Short-eared Owl
This individual Short-eared Owl has had a significant effect on the focus of my life as a bird photographer and nature lover.
Virginia Rail Actually Out In The Open
2 Black-crowned Night Herons (and the volatility of shutter speed)
These two images demonstrate how dramatically shutter speed can change in different lighting conditions when you’re shooting in aperture priority.
Juvenile Black-billed Magpie Launching From Rabbitbrush
Two Species I’ve Seldom Posted Before – One A Bird And One A Snake
Great Blue Heron Repeatedly “Baptizing” A Large Fish
Big Birds In Flight
I don’t post images of these two species as often as I should. Both are common in my area and such large birds are relatively easy to photograph in flight so I hope the reason I’ve largely ignored them has nothing to do with snobbishness on my part.
Some Random, Recent Critters I’ve Photographed
This is an eclectic group of images but maybe that’s part of the appeal for me. They give me a sense of the variety of my subjects even when my primary goal is birds.