The Owls That Convinced Me That I Need Cataract Surgery
True story with no embellishments and nothing of significance left out, including some colorful language. (2 photos)
Tag: chick
Clark’s Grebe And Chick, Both Posing For The Photographer
Black-necked Stilt Attacking A Great Blue Heron
An avian version of David and Goliath. With a similar result because the little guy came out on top. (8 photos)
Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk – A Dramatic Transformation
An Unusually Dark Short-eared Owl Fledgling
A Massive Ferruginous Hawk Nest, Including A Chick
And to think that we thought Red-tailed Hawk nests take a lot of work to build. A typical red-tail nest pales in comparison to this one.
Female Short-eared Owl And Chick Near Their Nest
Fledgling Red-tailed Hawks Do Everything With Gusto But Rarely With Grace
Yesterday I reported on the status of the ‘nest B’ Red-tailed Hawk Fledglings. Today I’ll provide an update on the fledglings from nearby nest A.
A Yellow Warbler Leads Me To A Probable Example Of Insect Mutualism
I love it when lessons I taught in my biology and zoology classes play out in my photography.
Great Horned Owls And A Tradition Of Old Granaries On The Farm
Dudleys have been building granaries on the Montana farm for at least 90 years. Without the oldest ones owls wouldn’t exist on the farm.
Two Recently Fledged Short-eared Owl Chicks
I’ve seen individual “shorty” chicks a few times in the past but I believe this was the one and only time I’ve photographed two recently fledged siblings together.
Spotted Sandpiper Chicks And Behaviors
Three days ago I found the Spotted Sandpiper chicks again and they were closer than they were last time.
One Of My Best Looks At A Gray Catbird
And my first look ever at a recently hatched Spotted Sandpiper chick. This little guy is cute as snot.
American Avocet Chick At Bear River MBR
A Western Grebe, A Chick And A Feather
Grebes eat feathers. Lots of feathers. In fact grebes are the only birds known to regularly and deliberately eat their own feathers.