Hummingbird In Flight In A Field Of Pink I believe it’s a female Black-chinned Hummingbird but I can’t be sure of the species. Continue reading
Immature Western Tanager After A Dainty Bath Plus a local man has died after likely being gored by a bison on Antelope Island. Continue reading
Coyote With Raised Hackles I can only guess what caused this coyote to bristle like it did but something ‘out there’ certainly got its attention as a potential threat or rival. Continue reading
Prairie Falcon Struggling With Large Prey A Northern Shoveler is unusually large prey for a Prairie Falcon but this young female pulled off the kill in spectacular fashion. Continue reading
The Antelope Island Brine Fly Feeding Frenzy Is In Full Swing An annual insectivorous smorgasbord laid out for birds and other critters. Continue reading
Rufous Hummingbirds Rufous Hummingbirds are known as “extremist” hummingbirds for a bunch of reasons. Continue reading
What Happened To The Chukars On Antelope Island? For several years I’ve wanted to know what caused the Chukar population on Antelope Island to crash. Recently State Park Assistant Manager Wendy Wilson provided some answers. Continue reading
A Morning In The Life Of A Bird Photographer I just never know what I’ll find, or find out, during a morning of attempted bird photography. Yesterday provided ample evidence of that. Continue reading
Black-chinned Hummingbird – Sharpness Matters, Especially When Cropping For today’s post one thing led to another. And another. And another… Continue reading
Lark Sparrow Struggling With Cumbersome Nesting Material Perhaps the epitome of “biting off more than you can chew.” Continue reading
Burrowing Owl In The Wind On Antelope Island Burrowing Owls and prairie flowers – a sure sign of spring. Continue reading
Black-billed Magpie Landing With Nesting Material Another twig for the nest, delivered via airmail. Continue reading
Black-billed Magpie Giving Me Practice At Photographing Takeoffs And this bird photographer can always use the practice. Continue reading