Tag: baiting
Photographing Birds In My Garden Yesterday Morning
Some Of My Favorite Photos From The Distant Past – Volume 3
Ringing in the new year with older images. Each of the following six photos was published in the two month period between December 1, 2010 and January 31, 2011.
Northern Harriers – Surprise Attack
Western Meadowlark Dilemma
Short-eared Owl With Prey Flying Straight At Me
Northern Harrier In Flight At Farmington
The Changing Fortunes Of Farmington Bay WMA As A Bald Eagle Wintering Area
Some history of the “glory days” with Bald Eagles at Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area and some thoughts on what potentially happened to those days.
Adult Bald Eagle Landing At The Edge Of A Pond
I found some more Bald Eagle ‘gems’ lurking in my archives from 2009 that I’ve never posted before.
Adult Bald Eagle Coming In For A Landing
If I remember correctly, and I believe I do, what this bird was really coming in for was a fight.
Rough-legged Hawk In Flight With Prey
Northern Harriers Fighting And Hunting (+ a photo contest I endorse)
Playing With Kingfishers
I have certain lofty goals with Belted Kingfisher photos and I’m finally making some progress.
Forster’s Tern In Flight With A Fish (+ dealing with the vagaries of bird photography)
Operator error and lack of needed skills are probably the most common causes of screwed up action/flight shots of birds but there are other villains we have absolutely no control over.
The Agony And The Ecstasy Of Bird Photography
As viewers we almost never know what it really took for the photographer to get that shot we like so much.