A Winter Bittern And A New Observation Tower At Bear River MBR
A highly unusual winter bird and a new incarnation of a long-lost landmark made yesterday a good day at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.
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Canvasback Eating A Fish
A behavior I’d never heard of, seen or photographed until last week. I believe this to be a story of adaptability and survival.
A Christmas Morning Tradition
Weather Loach – An Extreme Story Of Survival
Many birds and other vertebrates have innovative strategies for survival and the weather loach is certainly one of them.
A Couple Of Interesting Barn Owl Images
Each of these photos has something just a little bit different about it, at least in my collection of Barn Owl images.
Western Grebes – A Family Affair
For a variety of reasons this might have been my most rewarding session ever with a family of Western Grebes and I actually had five of them to play with.
Playing With Kingfishers
I have certain lofty goals with Belted Kingfisher photos and I’m finally making some progress.
Forster’s Tern Feeding A Juvenile On A Morbid Perch
Northern Harrier Performing A Classic Hunting Maneuver
You just never know what might happen when you have your lens trained on a hunting harrier (hint – few raptors can jink like a harrier can jink…).
Yellow-rumped Warblers – What A Difference The Setting Can Make!
I think I was becoming lulled into accepting and even presuming the same old boring settings for Yellow-rumped Warblers.
Very Late Breeding Western Grebes
Western Grebes are known to have an extended breeding season but this is getting ridiculous.
Snowy Egret Descending Into Darkness
This is a six image series of a Snowy Egret in flight as it loses elevation in order to land.
Snowy Egret In Flight With A Bokeh I Adore
Here’s another photo where I like the background as much as the bird and in large part that’s due to the quality of the bokeh.
Forster’s Tern In A Setting I Like
Blue sky backgrounds for birds in flight are ok but I grow tired of them and prefer something more interesting and challenging.
