Tag: behavior
An Angry American Coot
American Coots are universally described as quarrelsome and belligerent but this time of year they crank it up a notch. Or two. (three photos)
Turkey Vulture Posing On A Natural Elevated Perch
Gray Catbird Interaction
Displaying Yellow-headed Blackbird And A Ghoulish Apparition
You never know what you’ll find, or see for the first time, when you go back and look at older images.
Scrub Jay – A Creative Technique For Getting At Hard To Reach Food
Birds are smart and capable of learning. They find what works, especially when food is involved.
Red-tailed Hawk Perched, Taking Off And In Flight
Raptors have several behavioral quirks that bird photographers who lust after takeoff and flight shots should be very familiar with because they signal imminent takeoff. Yesterday morning near Farmington Bay WMA this immature Red-tailed Hawk knew all the choreographed moves and performed most of them on cue.
A Butterfingered Western Tanager
Spotted Sandpiper Chicks And Behaviors
Three days ago I found the Spotted Sandpiper chicks again and they were closer than they were last time.
Western Grebe Trickery – Turnabout Is Fair Play
Personally I think the male of this pair got exactly what he deserved. Tit for tat.
One Pissed-off Cedar Waxwing (plus a couple of bonus creatures)
Willet On Sagebrush
Fledgling Mountain Bluebirds – “Frick And Frack”
These two siblings seemed almost joined at the hip. Even their movements were choreographed.
An Indicator Of Red-naped Sapsucker Chick Maturation Rates
Sub-adult Golden Eagles Playing King Of The Hill
While photographing birds you’d better be ready for anything because you just never know what they’re going to do.
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An Angry American Coot
American Coots are universally described as quarrelsome and belligerent but this time of year they crank it up a notch. Or two. (three photos)
Turkey Vulture Posing On A Natural Elevated Perch
Gray Catbird Interaction
Displaying Yellow-headed Blackbird And A Ghoulish Apparition
You never know what you’ll find, or see for the first time, when you go back and look at older images.
Scrub Jay – A Creative Technique For Getting At Hard To Reach Food
Birds are smart and capable of learning. They find what works, especially when food is involved.
Red-tailed Hawk Perched, Taking Off And In Flight
Raptors have several behavioral quirks that bird photographers who lust after takeoff and flight shots should be very familiar with because they signal imminent takeoff. Yesterday morning near Farmington Bay WMA this immature Red-tailed Hawk knew all the choreographed moves and performed most of them on cue.
A Butterfingered Western Tanager
Spotted Sandpiper Chicks And Behaviors
Three days ago I found the Spotted Sandpiper chicks again and they were closer than they were last time.
Western Grebe Trickery – Turnabout Is Fair Play
Personally I think the male of this pair got exactly what he deserved. Tit for tat.
One Pissed-off Cedar Waxwing (plus a couple of bonus creatures)
Willet On Sagebrush
Fledgling Mountain Bluebirds – “Frick And Frack”
These two siblings seemed almost joined at the hip. Even their movements were choreographed.
An Indicator Of Red-naped Sapsucker Chick Maturation Rates
Sub-adult Golden Eagles Playing King Of The Hill
While photographing birds you’d better be ready for anything because you just never know what they’re going to do.