fish – Page 3 – Feathered Photography

A Young And Inexperienced Osprey Loses A Fish

I’m sure this juvenile Osprey worked hard for the fish but what looked to me like a rookie mistake cost it a meal.

Adult Bald Eagle Coming In For A Landing

If I remember correctly, and I believe I do, what this bird was really coming in for was a fight.

Bald Eagle Snagging A Fish Out Of Water

To say I was excited to get this two shot series is an understatement. A later event took the shine off of one of the images for me but at the time I didn’t know what the future would bring.

Grebe Running On Water With A Fish

I like to challenge my photography skills and this is one of my favorite ways of doing it.

Pied-billed Grebe – A Strategy For A Fish Too Big

Maybe some birds are “smarter” than we think they are.

Kingfisher Landing With A Fish

This isn’t the exact moment of touchdown but it’s close.

A Kingfisher And….. A Cop

After so many kingfisher posts recently it was my intention to post a different species today. However, events of yesterday warranted otherwise. Those events include “my” male Belted Kingfisher being cooperative again, several fascinating kingfisher behaviors and an unexpected and potentially very unpleasant encounter with a local cop..

Belted Kingfisher With A “Butterbill”

Butterbill because kingfishers don’t have fingers…

Playing With Kingfishers

I have certain lofty goals with Belted Kingfisher photos and I’m finally making some progress.

Forster’s Tern Feeding A Juvenile On A Morbid Perch

There are perches and then there are… perches.

Northern Harrier In Very Warm Light

Light doesn’t get much warmer than this (but I don’t always like warm light on birds).

Forster’s Tern In Flight With A Fish (+ dealing with the vagaries of bird photography)

Operator error and lack of needed skills are probably the most common causes of screwed up action/flight shots of birds but there are other villains we have absolutely no control over.