American Kestrel Mating Series
I was at the right place at the right time for an appropriate Valentine’s Day post. (16 photos)
Tag: cloacal kiss
Black Necked Stilts – Mating Rituals And Copulation
This was my first observation of mating birds of any species this season. As you can imagine, it made my day. (16 photos)
Mating Swainson’s Hawks
Red-tailed Hawk Nesting And Mating Behaviors
The Cloaca And A Lesson In Bird Poop
Meet The Mated Pair Of Red-tailed Hawks, Together This Time
In two of my recent posts readers met the male and female individually but in this series we see them interacting as a pair, including mating..
Bald Eagles – Sex On The Ice
With a voyeuristic magpie and evidence of additional drama on the ice thrown in for good measure.
Mating Red-tailed Hawks – Déjà vu All Over Again
Ducks Fighting, Mergansers Flying And Geese Mating
Mating Golden Eagles
Recently I headed for higher ground to get out of our inversion. I was rewarded with sunshine, clean air and a pair of mating Golden Eagles.
Mating Swainson’s Hawks Sequence
Five days ago I photographed an entire mating sequence of a pair of Swainson’s Hawks in Beaverhead County, Montana.
Mating Swainson’s Hawks
Two days ago as I was photographing this dark morph Swainson’s Hawk on a power pole something completely unexpected happened and this time I was ready for it.
Avocet Mating Rituals
Mating behaviors of American Avocets are complex, ritualized, predictable and quite fascinating.
Some Interesting Hummingbird Biology
Some of the hummingbird images I’ve taken the last few days on Antelope island illustrate a few of their fascinating adaptations for their rather unique lifestyle.
Mating Rituals Of The American Avocet
The moment I pulled up on this small pond at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge last Friday I knew there’d be some opportunities for interesting behavioral shots. There were small groups of American Avocets and Black-necked Stilts that were excitedly chirping away and flying at each other in typical springtime behavior for these mixed flocks.