fledglings – Feathered Photography

Some Swainson’s Hawk Flight Postures I Like

It seems like each year there are a few bird species that I see far fewer of than I have in previous years. (4 photos)

Spotted Sandpiper Chick Learning Fast

A single day can make a big difference in the learning curve of a very young Spotted Sandpiper.

Recently Fledged Red-tailed Hawk Coming At Me

Recently I reported the possible untimely demise of two Red-tailed Hawk fledglings from what I called “nest B”. Yesterday I discovered that both siblings are doing just fine.

Red-tailed Hawk Siblings Acting Goofy

And one of them was really getting into it.

Great Horned Owl Chicks In A Trashy Setting

Inspiration can come from the strangest places.

Two More Red-tailed Hawk Chicks Have Fledged

With the tough times raptors and other birds are going through these days two more successfully fledged Red-tailed Hawks is good news indeed.

My First Ever Say’s Phoebe Takeoff And Flight Shots

Yesterday morning we found a family of at least four Say’s Phoebes in the Wasatch Mountains. The adults were feeding their hungry fledglings.

A Few Minutes In The Lives Of 2 Sibling Red-tailed Hawk Fledglings

Fourteen minutes condensed into eight photos to be precise. These are behavioral images and none of them are great shots but I think most of us here on Feathered Photography appreciate interesting behaviors at least as much as we do “pretty bird photos”.

Some Very Good News On The Red-tailed Hawk Nesting Front

And some news not so good on the injured finger front.

Male Mountain Bluebird And Fledglings

Cornell’s Birds of North America Online calls Mountain Bluebirds one of the most sublime songbirds in North America and I agree. The cerulean blue of the male is simply spectacular and females and juveniles show some of it too.