Tag: hawkwatch international
American Kestrel Takeoff In A Near Whiteout (+ a little surprise)
Good News For Some Of The Raptors In My World
Another Nasty Encounter Between An Owl And A Barbed Wire Fence
Many readers will remember the Barn Owl I had to cut out of barbed wire last summer in Montana. At the time I only had a small, cheap and dull pair of wire cutters with me and the effort required to cut the thick double-stranded wire strained tendons in my arm that took several weeks to heal. So I invested in two new heavy-duty pairs of wire cutters to carry in my pickup in case I ever came across a similar situation again. It’s a darn good thing I did.
There Really Are Some Short-eared Owls Out There!
The Fate Of The Ferruginous Hawk And The Sage Grouse Are Oddly Intertwined
Whitewash
Northern Harrier With An Interesting Tail Feather
I had some fun with a rather unique Northern Harrier yesterday morning.
Two Golden Eagles On Antelope Island
Bird Banding – A Necessary Evil?
For the first six years of my bird photography “career” I rarely encountered banded birds but in the last two years or so I encounter them regularly, some species more than others. Usually when I see a bird with bands or transmitters strapped to their backs I don’t even click the shutter except for documentation purposes.
Burrowing Owls And Banding
Escaped White Gyrfalcon – An Update
Yet Another Escaped Falconry Bird – White Gyrfalcon
HawkWatch International 2014 Calendar
A Glimmer Of Hope For Our Barn Owls
I heard some very good news on the Barn Owl front recently. Hawkwatch International reports that a pair of Barn Owls has taken up residence in one of the kestrel nest boxes that HI keeps an eye on and they have laid 5 eggs!
American Kestrel Takeoff In A Near Whiteout (+ a little surprise)
Good News For Some Of The Raptors In My World
Another Nasty Encounter Between An Owl And A Barbed Wire Fence
Many readers will remember the Barn Owl I had to cut out of barbed wire last summer in Montana. At the time I only had a small, cheap and dull pair of wire cutters with me and the effort required to cut the thick double-stranded wire strained tendons in my arm that took several weeks to heal. So I invested in two new heavy-duty pairs of wire cutters to carry in my pickup in case I ever came across a similar situation again. It’s a darn good thing I did.
There Really Are Some Short-eared Owls Out There!
The Fate Of The Ferruginous Hawk And The Sage Grouse Are Oddly Intertwined
Whitewash
Northern Harrier With An Interesting Tail Feather
I had some fun with a rather unique Northern Harrier yesterday morning.
Two Golden Eagles On Antelope Island
Bird Banding – A Necessary Evil?
For the first six years of my bird photography “career” I rarely encountered banded birds but in the last two years or so I encounter them regularly, some species more than others. Usually when I see a bird with bands or transmitters strapped to their backs I don’t even click the shutter except for documentation purposes.
Burrowing Owls And Banding
Escaped White Gyrfalcon – An Update
Yet Another Escaped Falconry Bird – White Gyrfalcon
HawkWatch International 2014 Calendar
A Glimmer Of Hope For Our Barn Owls
I heard some very good news on the Barn Owl front recently. Hawkwatch International reports that a pair of Barn Owls has taken up residence in one of the kestrel nest boxes that HI keeps an eye on and they have laid 5 eggs!