Merlin With Prey
I wish I had as many opportunities with Merlins as I do with their slightly smaller cousins, the more common American Kestrels.
Tag: centennial valley
A One-winged, One-legged Short-eared Owl?
Some Of The Reasons I Despise Barbed Wire
There are no easy answers for the dilemma of barbed wire and its effects on wildlife and even domestic animals, especially if you’re a farmer or rancher. But we can certainly improve our track record if we realize there’s a problem. A big one.
Destinations, Part II
This is a little sooner than I anticipated but here’s the sequel to yesterday’s post.
Destinations
Winter is dreaming time for me but this year I’m starting a little early and fantasizing more often.
Male Short-eared Owl In Flight With Prey In His Talons
Last night while looking for something else I found a pleasant surprise in my archives.
Fighting Male Short-eared Owls
Photographing these owls fighting over territory was the chance of a lifetime for me.
Male Short-eared Owl In Flight With Prey
What to do when horrid lighting conditions make it next to impossible to photograph birds in flight but Short-eared Owls with prey are flying by close?
My Most Thrilling Prairie Falcon Encounter (and continuing story) Ever
It was an incredible experience for me to actually learn the life history of a Prairie Falcon I’d photographed in the wilds of southwest Montana.,
Merlin In Warm Light (plus some falconry and family history)
Maybe I have falconry blood in my veins and perhaps that’s part of my interest in raptors…
Perhaps The Darkest Short-eared Owl I’ve Ever Photographed
And temporarily (at least) discarding one of my own “rules” about what I like and don’t like in my photographs.
Swainson’s Hawk Throwing A Pellet
Fledgling Mountain Bluebirds – “Frick And Frack”
These two siblings seemed almost joined at the hip. Even their movements were choreographed.
A Swainson’s Hawk And Lupine
A Wary Bull Elk In Montana’s Centennial Valley
Note: As of a little while ago my blog has now been moved to the new server and that has caused some issues with this post. I originally posted it early this morning but when the blog was moved that post was lost in the transition so I’ve now posted it again. That’s why subscribers got a second email with the link to the post. All comments made on the old post this morning were lost – sorry about that! Hopefully there will be no more problems but if you notice something “haywire” on your end please let me know. Apologies for the inconvenience and confusion! This bull was far from a relatively “tame” National Park elk. He was wild, extremely wary, nervous and high-strung. There’s a robust elk herd in Montana’s Centennial Mountains but the hunting pressure on them is intense so in my experience it’s unusual to find them out in the open and exposed Centennial Valley to the north. But during the night some of them occasionally come out to feed in the valley and if you’re the first to drive the “South Road” at sunrise you have a small chance of catching them out in the open. 1/1600, f/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender That’s exactly what happened with this bull in velvet two weeks ago during my camping trip to the area. The road runs between the mountains and the valley where he was feeding so he and…
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A One-winged, One-legged Short-eared Owl?
Some Of The Reasons I Despise Barbed Wire
There are no easy answers for the dilemma of barbed wire and its effects on wildlife and even domestic animals, especially if you’re a farmer or rancher. But we can certainly improve our track record if we realize there’s a problem. A big one.
Destinations, Part II
This is a little sooner than I anticipated but here’s the sequel to yesterday’s post.
Destinations
Winter is dreaming time for me but this year I’m starting a little early and fantasizing more often.
Male Short-eared Owl In Flight With Prey In His Talons
Last night while looking for something else I found a pleasant surprise in my archives.
Fighting Male Short-eared Owls
Photographing these owls fighting over territory was the chance of a lifetime for me.
Male Short-eared Owl In Flight With Prey
What to do when horrid lighting conditions make it next to impossible to photograph birds in flight but Short-eared Owls with prey are flying by close?
My Most Thrilling Prairie Falcon Encounter (and continuing story) Ever
It was an incredible experience for me to actually learn the life history of a Prairie Falcon I’d photographed in the wilds of southwest Montana.,
Merlin In Warm Light (plus some falconry and family history)
Maybe I have falconry blood in my veins and perhaps that’s part of my interest in raptors…
Perhaps The Darkest Short-eared Owl I’ve Ever Photographed
And temporarily (at least) discarding one of my own “rules” about what I like and don’t like in my photographs.
Swainson’s Hawk Throwing A Pellet
Fledgling Mountain Bluebirds – “Frick And Frack”
These two siblings seemed almost joined at the hip. Even their movements were choreographed.
A Swainson’s Hawk And Lupine
A Wary Bull Elk In Montana’s Centennial Valley
Note: As of a little while ago my blog has now been moved to the new server and that has caused some issues with this post. I originally posted it early this morning but when the blog was moved that post was lost in the transition so I’ve now posted it again. That’s why subscribers got a second email with the link to the post. All comments made on the old post this morning were lost – sorry about that! Hopefully there will be no more problems but if you notice something “haywire” on your end please let me know. Apologies for the inconvenience and confusion! This bull was far from a relatively “tame” National Park elk. He was wild, extremely wary, nervous and high-strung. There’s a robust elk herd in Montana’s Centennial Mountains but the hunting pressure on them is intense so in my experience it’s unusual to find them out in the open and exposed Centennial Valley to the north. But during the night some of them occasionally come out to feed in the valley and if you’re the first to drive the “South Road” at sunrise you have a small chance of catching them out in the open. 1/1600, f/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender That’s exactly what happened with this bull in velvet two weeks ago during my camping trip to the area. The road runs between the mountains and the valley where he was feeding so he and…