Side Lit Barn Owl
Sidelight doesn’t always appeal to me. In fact it usually doesn’t but I think it works pretty well with this Barn Owl.
Tag: farmington bay waterfowl management area
Northern Harrier In Flight Revealing A Bit Of A Surprise For Me
There’s several things about this image that appeal to me very much and one that doesn’t.
The Changing Fortunes Of Farmington Bay WMA As A Bald Eagle Wintering Area
Some history of the “glory days” with Bald Eagles at Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area and some thoughts on what potentially happened to those days.
Adult Bald Eagle Landing At The Edge Of A Pond
I found some more Bald Eagle ‘gems’ lurking in my archives from 2009 that I’ve never posted before.
Pissed Off Bald Eagle Giving Me The Finger
Yup, that’s what I said.
I took this shot nine years ago and never opened the image until last night (I’m probably going to catch hell from readers for that…). It had three surprises waiting for me when I finally saw it full screen.
Male Northern Harrier In Flight At Farmington
California Quail – Lots Of Them
In a recent blog post I bellyached about driving 240 miles over five hours and not finding a single cooperative bird. I sure didn’t have that problem yesterday at Farmington.
Red-tailed Hawk Among Many Natural Colors
At first I wasn’t sure why I like this shot as much as I do – after all it has at least two noticeable “flaws”.
Farmington Follies
During hunting season you just never know what strange sights you might see at Farmington Bay.
Yesterday I Got Angry At The Presence Of A Cat
Let me be clear. I wasn’t angry at the cat. Instead I was angry at the people responsible for it being where it was. I still am.
American Kestrel Struggling To Feed On A Large Vole
Just holding onto your lunch isn’t always easy when you’re 20′ in the air and the prey is relatively large.
Long-tailed Weasel Yesterday At Farmington
Fourteen Image Series Of A Great Blue Heron Taking Off And In Flight
I actually got nine additional photos of this bird in flight but I thought these fourteen were the best ones. They’re all presented in the order they were taken with no skips.
Me And My Shadow – Great Blue Heron In Flight
Occasionally a single element in a photo will grab me in a way that I’m willing to overlook something else that would normally put me off a little.
Can You Guess What This Pied-billed Grebe Is Doing?
I’ll narrow your odds. He isn’t threatening an overhead rival or predator and he isn’t catching raindrops in his mouth either.