Tag: fight
Update On The Red-tailed Hawk With An Injured Leg Or Foot
Bald Eagles Learning To Share
This adult Bald Eagle showed unusual tolerance toward a brazen and seemingly clueless immature companion.
Coot Chase
During a coot chase I can seldom see both birds in my photos. In this series I can. The following five images are presented in the order they were taken with no skips.
One Angry Coot
American Coots are among the most belligerent birds in North America and I love photographing their chases and fights.
A Confrontation Between A Hummingbird And A Skipper
Perhaps this hummingbird was getting tired of being pushed around by monarch butterflies and took its frustrations out on this little guy.
Swainson’s Hawk Reacting To A Surprise Harrier Attack
Sometimes when I think a hawk is about to take off there’s actually something completely different and unexpected about to happen.
Black-crowned Night Heron With A Chip On Its Shoulder
This pugnacious juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron decided to take on a group of Snowy Egrets for the best fishing spot in this pond at Bear River MBR three days ago.
Battered And Tattered Bald Eagle – It Must Have Been A Tough Winter
By the time early summer rolls around the plumage of many Bald Eagles has taken a beating.
A Few Sandhill Crane Images I Find Interesting
This past March I spent some time with migrating Sandhill Cranes near Capitol Reef National Park.
Chukars – Fighting Takes Its Toll
Springtime fights between male Chukars can be vicious affairs that sometimes leave the participants looking like they’ve stepped on a land mine.
Intensity – Bald Eagle Landing For A Fight
The concentration of a raptor on landing is nearly always intense. Throw an impending fight into the mix and that intensity becomes almost palpable.
Pied-billed Grebe With Eyes Bigger Than Its Than Stomach
Pied-billed Grebes are both pugnacious and gluttonous and it’s not unusual for them to capture and attempt to swallow prey that is marginally too big to go down the hatch, which can lead to some interesting and amusing behaviors at feeding time..
Feathered Photography Has Risen Again!
Coot Running Through Walls Of Water
Coots are quarrelsome, belligerent and cantankerous, especially the males in springtime before the females lay their eggs. Sometimes weaker combatants are killed.
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Update On The Red-tailed Hawk With An Injured Leg Or Foot
Bald Eagles Learning To Share
This adult Bald Eagle showed unusual tolerance toward a brazen and seemingly clueless immature companion.
Coot Chase
During a coot chase I can seldom see both birds in my photos. In this series I can. The following five images are presented in the order they were taken with no skips.
One Angry Coot
American Coots are among the most belligerent birds in North America and I love photographing their chases and fights.
A Confrontation Between A Hummingbird And A Skipper
Perhaps this hummingbird was getting tired of being pushed around by monarch butterflies and took its frustrations out on this little guy.
Swainson’s Hawk Reacting To A Surprise Harrier Attack
Sometimes when I think a hawk is about to take off there’s actually something completely different and unexpected about to happen.
Black-crowned Night Heron With A Chip On Its Shoulder
This pugnacious juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron decided to take on a group of Snowy Egrets for the best fishing spot in this pond at Bear River MBR three days ago.
Battered And Tattered Bald Eagle – It Must Have Been A Tough Winter
By the time early summer rolls around the plumage of many Bald Eagles has taken a beating.
A Few Sandhill Crane Images I Find Interesting
This past March I spent some time with migrating Sandhill Cranes near Capitol Reef National Park.
Chukars – Fighting Takes Its Toll
Springtime fights between male Chukars can be vicious affairs that sometimes leave the participants looking like they’ve stepped on a land mine.
Intensity – Bald Eagle Landing For A Fight
The concentration of a raptor on landing is nearly always intense. Throw an impending fight into the mix and that intensity becomes almost palpable.
Pied-billed Grebe With Eyes Bigger Than Its Than Stomach
Pied-billed Grebes are both pugnacious and gluttonous and it’s not unusual for them to capture and attempt to swallow prey that is marginally too big to go down the hatch, which can lead to some interesting and amusing behaviors at feeding time..
Feathered Photography Has Risen Again!
Coot Running Through Walls Of Water
Coots are quarrelsome, belligerent and cantankerous, especially the males in springtime before the females lay their eggs. Sometimes weaker combatants are killed.