Yesterday’s Virginia Rail
Virginia Rails are so secretive this is only the fourth time I’ve posted images of them to my blog in 11 years if blogging. And one of those four times was a rerun.
Tag: cryptic
Red-tailed Hawks Are In Nesting Mode, Big Time
Brewer’s Sparrow – A Bird With “No Mark Of Distinction”?
Red-tailed Hawk In Flight With A Duckling For His Chicks
Common Nighthawks – Why Do They Keep Their Eyes Closed When They’re perched?
Horned Larks Attending To Domestic Duties
It’s not easy to get photos of Horned Larks with insects in their beaks. The diet of adults of the species consists largely of seeds year-round but they do feed insects to their young so if you can catch them at the right time of year it’s possible to get photos of them with insects. Yesterday morning in the foothills of the Stansbury Mountains I photographed both a male and a female with their beaks full of insects.
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Red-tailed Hawks Are In Nesting Mode, Big Time
Brewer’s Sparrow – A Bird With “No Mark Of Distinction”?
Red-tailed Hawk In Flight With A Duckling For His Chicks
Common Nighthawks – Why Do They Keep Their Eyes Closed When They’re perched?
Horned Larks Attending To Domestic Duties
It’s not easy to get photos of Horned Larks with insects in their beaks. The diet of adults of the species consists largely of seeds year-round but they do feed insects to their young so if you can catch them at the right time of year it’s possible to get photos of them with insects. Yesterday morning in the foothills of the Stansbury Mountains I photographed both a male and a female with their beaks full of insects.