Feathered Photography

The First Bird I Photographed In 2021 Was A Big Surprise And Late In Coming

In 2021 I didn’t photograph my first bird of the year until January 9 but that particular bird was (mostly) worth the wait.

My Lucky Goldeneye And A Couple of Updates

A mishmash today. (4 photos)

Diving Male Kingfisher With A Colorful Background

Beats the heck out of a mass of twigs or plain old sky back there.

Banded Adult Female Rough-Legged Hawk

I don’t recall photographing a banded Roughie before.

A Female Kestrel With An Intense Interest In Me

Sometimes I like a photo with significant flaws more than I thought I would.

Adult Male Rough-legged Hawk Flight Series

A ten image flight series. And the loss of a giant in the birding world.

Avian Potpourri From My Last Trip To Bear River MBR

Including a bird whose ID I’m not quite sure of.

Some Christmas Memories

My chance to wish a Merry Christmas and a happy holiday Season to all of my readers. And to express some of what the season means to me at this stage in my life.

A Pair Of Ruddy Ducks In An Interesting Setting

For me the colors and varying textures of the water in this photo are almost as interesting as the birds.

Great Blue Heron Icy Plume Season

The ‘season’ begins.