Feathered Photography

Loggerhead Shrike On Winter Rabbitbrush

I finally photographed another Loggerhead Shrike in a nice setting this morning. It’s been a while.

Barn Owl Looking Even Goofier Than Usual

In my experience Barn Owls can look pretty goofy, even on a good day. With their conspicuous facial disc, small (for an owl) deeply set eyes and their long, ivory colored bill pointing almost straight down, they look, well… different. But I certainly don’t say that disparagingly. They’re magnificent birds and I love’m to bits.

Birds, A Bison And A Bit Of An Illusion

A bison, many birds, a stormy sky in the background and even an element of novelty – all are reasons this image appeals to me.

Peregrine Falcon In Flight After Dining On Duck

Peregrine Falcons aren’t noted for their table manners and this one needed just a little cleaning up after dinner.

Weasel In The Fog (and the mechanism of their seasonal color change)

Farmington is in a sort of wrapped bowl of the Wasatch Mountains which traps clouds – the bane of bird photographers. Much the same thing happens to morning fog, especially during winter. Collectively I call the phenomenon the “Farmington Curse” and that curse, in the form of fog, was much in evidence two mornings ago when I spent some time with a Long-tailed Weasel.

Hunting Northern Harrier Turning Away From Me In Flight

I like to get the interesting ventral plumage patterns of Northern Harriers in my images whenever I can. They tend to fly low when hunting so I don’t often get a good look at the underside of both tail and wings in the same shot. But this bird cooperated for an instant and I happened to fire my shutter at just the right moment.