A Northern Harrier In Flight, Bad Habits And Bird Photography
I’m a creature of habit and as a bird photographer that tendency sometimes doesn’t serve me well.
Tag: bear river migratory bird refuge
Fledgling And Adult Marsh Wrens (+ the ongoing Montana firestorm)
Marsh Wrens don’t often sing on territory this time of year but they’re still fun to photograph on those rare occasions when they give you a relatively clear shot.
Gadwall In Flight And At Speed
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.
A Twitchy Marsh Wren Making A Completely Vertical Takeoff
Two Perspectives On Snowy Egrets In Flight
Barn Swallow In Flight Feeding A Fledgling
Black-necked Stilt (+ an interesting leveling/rotation technique)
Sometimes we have to be creative to come up with leveling cues when an image needs rotation.
Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron In Flight
Western Grebes “Chick Dumping”
This is one of the more interesting bird behaviors I’ve photographed and it’s always entertaining to watch.
Clark’s Grebes Feeding Their Very Excited Chicks
I spend a great deal of time with Western and Clark’s Grebes as they raise their families at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.
White Pelican In Flight Against A Mottled Sky
I often think of American White Pelicans as flying boats. They’re huge and ungainly looking on land but in flight they’re ever so graceful.
“Rushing” Western Grebes
The ritualized displays and courtship ceremonies of Western Grebes are among the most complex known in the bird world.
Yellow-headed Blackbird (and getting good detail in deep blacks)
This image grabs me for reasons that only other bird photographers might appreciate.
American Avocets At Bear River MBR Yesterday
By this time of year many American Avocets have already paired up and some of them are beginning early nesting activities.