A Resurgence Of Short-eared Owls In The West?
In my experience Short-eared Owls have been few and far between in several western states for the entire nine years I’ve been photographing birds. Not so this year!
Tag: idaho
Mated Swainson’s Hawks Of Different Color Morphs
Perhaps there’s something nurturing for Swainson’s Hawks about this particular power pole.
A Few Mammals From My Recent Camping Trip To Montana And Idaho
Birds are always my focus but I enjoy photographing critters of all types. Early this month I spent a week camping near the Continental Divide between Montana and Idaho and during that time I was able to photograph a variety of mammals, large and small.
Mountain Bluebird – An Imperfect Image But I’ll Keep it For Inspiration
To get extraordinary images it helps immensely to be inspired by knowing what is possible if you just keep trying.
Northern Flickers With A Little Competition For The Nest Cavity
Relative size apparently makes no difference when birds are competing for nesting cavities. In this case the Northern Flickers are twelve times larger than the house wren (130 g vs 11 g).
Fighting Tree Swallows
Photographing fighting tree swallows in very low light is an exercise in frustration.
Idaho Short-eared Owl
Technically this is an Idaho owl but I found it yesterday morning only about a mile from the Montana border.
Cassin’s Finch
A Nervous Northern Flicker
There can be significant drama in the back story of an image that we miss when looking at a single photo.
The Mystery of the “Electrified” Abandoned Pickup is Finally Solved
Several weeks ago I presented this mystery to my readers because I was at a loss to figure it out myself. None of us found a logical explanation so on my latest Montana trip I decided to investigate a little more aggressively.
A Red-naped Sapsucker And A Non-critter Mystery
Occasionally my photographic pursuit of birds leads me to a mystery. This is one of them.
A Nostalgic Look At The Male Williamson’s Sapsucker
I sure do miss this woodpecker and its mate. I photographed them for parts of two breeding seasons in Clark County, Idaho but about a month ago some idiot chopped down their nest tree (the one in these images) and I haven’t seen the birds since.
A Nesting Cavity Tree Tragedy And An Image To Ease My Disappointment
I’ve returned home from my Montana/Idaho camping trip and overall the trip was spectacular but the good times were tempered by a nasty surprise on my first day there.
The Male Western Kingbird In All His Glory
Dark Morph Swainson’s Hawk In Flight
You have to get lucky to get good light on a raptor in flight when the sun’s high in the sky.