Bathing Wilson’s Phalarope
Yesterday morning at Bear River MBR I had several ‘firsts’ with Wilson’s Phalaropes. Bathing was one of them. (3 photos)
Tag: bathing
Double-crested Cormorant – An Irritating Inconvenience And Then A Bath
Drake Blue-winged Teal Wing Flap
Mallard Bathing Frenzy
Spotted Sandpiper – After The Bath
This may look like a typical wing stretch but looks can be deceiving and this one is.
Bathing American Coot
Photographing bathing birds is always fun but getting quality photos during all the pandemonium isn’t easy, especially when a black bird with a white bill is involved.
White-crowned Sparrow – A Common Bird In An Uncommon Pose
I suspect feathers can’t endure much more flexure stress than this without breaking.
Bathing And Wing-flapping Pied-billed Grebe
Late yesterday afternoon this thoughtful grebe took pity on me and saved my day at almost the last minute.
Spotted Sandpiper Chicks And Behaviors
Three days ago I found the Spotted Sandpiper chicks again and they were closer than they were last time.
Strange Bathing Behavior From A Pied-billed Grebe
After this many years of observing birds carefully I seldom see behaviors that are new to me in common species. But 12 days ago I did.
A Handsome Coot?
And I’ll be damned. I think I’d even call this coot handsome. Or at least stately and dignified and that doesn’t happen every day with this species.
Bathing Western Meadowlark – Curtain Call
Bathing Meadowlark – It Pays To Learn To Anticipate Behavior
Predicting the behavior of this Western Meadowlark allowed me to get a boat-load of very interesting action shots.
Western Meadowlark Acting Silly
I took many, many shots of this crazy, mixed up Meadowlark this past spring and I posted a few of them previously. This is another one that I like.
Bathing Vesper Sparrow (this bird didn’t read “the book”)
Vesper Sparrows are “dust bathers”. They do it so often that they’re known for having puffs of dust fly off of them when they’re flushed and take off. In fact, Birds of North America Online says they’re “not observed to bathe in water”. This Vesper Sparrow didn’t read the book.