Upside Down Mountain Chickadee Feeding On Juniper Scale Leaves
Including the primary difference between Mountain Chickadees and Black-capped Chickadees. (2 photos)
Tag: diet
Forster’s Tern Aerial Gymnastics
A couple of flight postures I doubt I’ll ever see again. Almost certainly I’ll never photograph them again. (2 photos)
Gray Catbirds With Spiders On The Menu
Eared Grebe – An Unusual Feeding Behavior
Male Lazuli Buntings Feeling Their Oats
Two days ago I spent 75 minutes near a small, isolated tree in a remote area of northern Utah trying to photograph male Lazuli Buntings at war with each other.
Uinta Ground Squirrel Eating A Squirming Earthworm
Male Hooded Merganser, This Time In Water (mostly)
Drake Hoodies may be pretty little ducks but their flashy and contrasty colors make them one of the most difficult exposures I’ve ever attempted.
A Fruit-eating Yellow Warbler
Yellow Warblers are known to eat insects and spiders almost exclusively. This one didn’t get the message.
Canvasback Eating A Fish
A behavior I’d never heard of, seen or photographed until last week. I believe this to be a story of adaptability and survival.
Juniper Titmouse – Feeding Behavior Of A Little-known Species
A Couple Of Interesting Barn Owl Images
Each of these photos has something just a little bit different about it, at least in my collection of Barn Owl images.
Another Kingfisher Session – This Time She Threw A Pellet
Like most fish-eating birds, kingfishers don’t have a crop and their thin-walled gizzard is incapable of vigorous grinding.
Magpie With A Praying Mantis Egg Case (and an ingenious food strategy)
Male Cassin’s Finch Enjoying A Dandelion Smorgasbord
Several days ago I had a rare (for me) opportunity to photograph Cassin Finches in Montana’s Centennial Valley.
Another (very different) Look At The Injured Coyote
Two days ago I reported on a seriously injured coyote on Antelope Island and said I’d keep you updated if I encountered the animal again. Yesterday morning I did just that.