Feathered Photography

Juvenile White-crowned Sparrow Already Framed

Sometimes the setting almost frames the bird for you.

Horned Larks – Common, Subtly Beautiful And A Little Bit Quirky

Horned Larks are one of the most common and widespread bird species on earth but I don’t believe they get the respect they deserve.

A Stumbling, Bumbling Burrowing Owl

Young Burrowing Owls are pretty awkward when they’re still learning the ropes. In this case the “rope” was a wire.

Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk (and a question of photographic ethics)

What we see in an image isn’t always what the photographer really captured.

Great Blue Heron In Flight

I don’t post Great Blue Heron images as often as I should.

Northern Harrier – Surprisingly Similar Images Of The Same Bird In Flight

It isn’t unusual to get almost identical images of a perched bird but it’s another story when they’re in flight.

Western Meadowlark Takeoffs – Shutter Speeds And Motion Blur

Wings of birds move fast at takeoff (and in flight) and the smaller the bird the faster they move. This means that photographers must be cognizant of shutter speed if they want any control over the amount of motion blur in their images.

Magpie With A Praying Mantis Egg Case (and an ingenious food strategy)

Yesterday morning I photographed a magpie with a new (for me) twist in its diet.

The Injured Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk

This is the injured young Swainson’s Hawk that I’ve mentioned in previous posts.

Back-To-Back American Kestrels – Male And Female With Prey

I got relatively close to two kestrels, a male and a female, both with prey, within four minutes. Miracles do happen…