My FOY (first of year) Rough-legged Hawk
And two additional ‘firsts’, all yesterday morning. All three of them came within a time span of 14 minutes. (4 photos)
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Prairie Falcon Becoming Progressively More Tolerant Of My Presence
I rarely photograph raptors on utility poles anymore but I’ll always make an exception for Prairie Falcons. Especially when they allow me to observe some of their behaviors up close. (7 photos)
Great Egret – A Strike And A Miss
This is the Great Egret that’s been hanging around the Bear River east of Bear River MBR for some time now. (2 photos)
Golden Eagle Losing Its Balance On An Awkward Perch
Plus yesterday I got a single photo of the rarest bird I’ve ever photographed. (3 photos)
Belted Kingfisher Diving On A Fish
Same kingfisher as in yesterday’s post but this time he’s diving on a fish instead of flying off. (4 photos)
Belted Kingfisher In Flight Yesterday Morning
The first bird I’ve photographed in ten days.
Sage Thrasher In A Flight Posture I Adore
I thought I might never capture this flight posture in a songbird during my entire career as a bird photographer. For me it’s only happened a single time and it very likely won’t happen again.
Northern Harrier Coming At Me Almost Head-on
Great Blue Heron Banking In Flight And Low To The Ground
The Next Shot In The Series After Yesterday’s Kingfisher Photo
Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk – Mystery Behavior
The behavior isn’t a mystery to me but it will have to remain so to my readers until tomorrow. I’ll explain why.
Belted Kingfisher In A Takeoff/Flight Posture I Like Very Much
Yesterday I had a good morning in the mountains. I documented interesting behaviors from several species and I was even able to get a few photos I like.
Male American Kestrel At Takeoff
Canada Goose Serendipity
I can like photos of any bird species no matter how common and believe it or not I actually got a flight shot I like yesterday, despite our inversion and gunky air.
