A Threatening Bald Eagle Protecting His Prize When it comes to food Bald Eagles mean business. Continue reading
American Avocet Chick At Bear River MBR At this age avocet chicks are fluffy-butt cuties. Continue reading
Male Western Tanager – With Prey And Without More of my favorite bird from my recent camping trip to Montana and Idaho. Continue reading
Miscellaneous Merganser Moments In some of these images the Hooded Mergansers have fish prey and in some they don’t but all photos document various behaviors. Continue reading
Red-tailed Hawk Carrying Food To His Mate At The Nest This male was a good provider for his mate and soon-to-be offspring. Continue reading
Red-naped Sapsucker Landing At The Nest Cavity I don’t believe I’ve ever worked harder to get a photo than I did for this one. Continue reading
Red-naped Sapsuckers At The Nest Cavity This is one of those situations that tempts unscrupulous photographers into unethical behaviors. Continue reading
Western Grebe Chick – A Jekyll And Hyde Transformation Western Grebes have unusually mercurial personalities and their chicks exemplify that trait, especially when potential food is involved. Continue reading
Williamson’s Sapsuckers Part 1 Over two seasons I became very attached to and thoroughly enchanted by this pair of mated Williamson’s Sapsuckers. Continue reading
A Sora Actually Out In The Open I thought this Sora was interesting for three reasons. Continue reading
Orange-crowned Warbler Parasitized By Cowbirds The Brown-headed Cowbird is North America’s best known brood parasite. Continue reading
Sage Thrashers – A Hungry Chick And A Dutiful Parent For weeks I’ve known there was a Sage Thrasher nest in this sagebrush next to the road on Antelope island because of the activity I’ve observed there from the adults. Continue reading
Western Grebe Behavior – An Unusual Variation On A Theme I’m always intrigued by bird behaviors, especially when it’s something new that I can’t explain or find in the literature. Continue reading
Williamson’s Sapsuckers – Trading Places I’ve seldom seen parental duties so enthusiastically and evenly shared as in this mated pair of Williamson’s Sapsuckers. Continue reading