Tag: funny
Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk Learnin’ The Ropes
Watching a clumsy young hawk attempt to learn new skills always makes me feel sympathetic for its plight but I’ll admit to being more amused than anything.
A Well-equipped Fisherman And Another One… Not So Much
Some fishermen have all the “right stuff” but for others there’s just something missing.
Red-naped Sapsucker In An Unusual Takeoff Pose
It’s impossible for me to look at this image without thinking of the sapsucker as a Winter Olympics competitor.
Another Meadowlark Series (but for me this one’s special)
This may be the most humorous series I’ve ever photographed but then my mother always did say I had a warped sense of humor.
Juvenile Burrowing Owl – Maturing But Still Awkward And Clumsy
Juvenile Burrowing Owl plumage changes rapidly as they mature, as does their awkwardness. But this one is still amusingly clumsy.
Chukars Falling Through The Snow
Two days ago we had great fun with Chukars on Antelope Island. The afternoon before had been relatively warm, melting the top layer of snow which then froze into a thin crust on top of the snow during the night. Our timing was perfect as we found a large covey of Chukars flitting between sagebrush and rabbitbrush for cover just as the morning sun was beginning to soften the hard crust. As you view these photos, keep in mind that most of the sequences were shot in bursts of 8 frames per second. The action was pretty fast. When these birds were walking, the crust would support their weight but they just couldn’t resist the impulse to run. And when they did… the crust, which had only become soft in the last few minutes, would usually give way… leaving a very surprised bird stuck in the snow. The bird would then pull out of the snow. This one almost looks like it’s looking around to see if any of its buddies saw its silly maneuver. Usually they seemed to know that they needed to walk instead of run, which they did for a few steps but then they nearly always tried to run again. It was hilarious to watch and it happened repeatedly. This was one of those few times that I wish I’d been prepared to shoot video but I think the still shots still give a pretty good sense of what was happening. Another…
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Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk Learnin’ The Ropes
Watching a clumsy young hawk attempt to learn new skills always makes me feel sympathetic for its plight but I’ll admit to being more amused than anything.
A Well-equipped Fisherman And Another One… Not So Much
Some fishermen have all the “right stuff” but for others there’s just something missing.
Red-naped Sapsucker In An Unusual Takeoff Pose
It’s impossible for me to look at this image without thinking of the sapsucker as a Winter Olympics competitor.
Another Meadowlark Series (but for me this one’s special)
This may be the most humorous series I’ve ever photographed but then my mother always did say I had a warped sense of humor.
Juvenile Burrowing Owl – Maturing But Still Awkward And Clumsy
Juvenile Burrowing Owl plumage changes rapidly as they mature, as does their awkwardness. But this one is still amusingly clumsy.
Chukars Falling Through The Snow
Two days ago we had great fun with Chukars on Antelope Island. The afternoon before had been relatively warm, melting the top layer of snow which then froze into a thin crust on top of the snow during the night. Our timing was perfect as we found a large covey of Chukars flitting between sagebrush and rabbitbrush for cover just as the morning sun was beginning to soften the hard crust. As you view these photos, keep in mind that most of the sequences were shot in bursts of 8 frames per second. The action was pretty fast. When these birds were walking, the crust would support their weight but they just couldn’t resist the impulse to run. And when they did… the crust, which had only become soft in the last few minutes, would usually give way… leaving a very surprised bird stuck in the snow. The bird would then pull out of the snow. This one almost looks like it’s looking around to see if any of its buddies saw its silly maneuver. Usually they seemed to know that they needed to walk instead of run, which they did for a few steps but then they nearly always tried to run again. It was hilarious to watch and it happened repeatedly. This was one of those few times that I wish I’d been prepared to shoot video but I think the still shots still give a pretty good sense of what was happening. Another…