juvenile – Page 13 – Feathered Photography

Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk – A Leap Of Faith (or at least of hope)

I’ve been watching a mated pair of Swainson’s Hawks near Monida, Montana all summer and for several reasons I believe their first nesting may have failed and they started over.

Swainson’s Hawks – Juvenile & Adult Food Exchange

For the past three days I’ve been able to observe a variety of different types of prey exchanges between adult and juvenile Swainson’s Hawks.

Sharp-shinned Hawk On A Rock At Sunrise

I don’t get many opportunities with accipiters but yesterday morning this Sharp-shinned Hawk gave me several.

Virginia Rail Actually Out In The Open

The Virginia Rail is much more often heard than seen.

Juvenile Black-billed Magpie Launching From Rabbitbrush

I love it when iridescence flashes back at me from Black-billed Magpies in flight.

Juvenile Burrowing Owl Playing Peekaboo

Sometimes I can’t explain well why I like an image – it just “grabs” me for some reason. In this case it’s for what I perceived as personal interaction with me.

Clark’s Grebe Trying To Feed A Fish To A Reluctant Juvenile

A juvenile grebe that wasn’t ravenous and begging loudly for an offered meal? That’s something I haven’t seen before.

Black-crowned Night Herons Lifting Off In Warm Light Caused By Smoke

Our smoky skies can be a real problem for bird photographers. For now I’ve pretty much given up on flight shots where the background is sky because the smoke makes that background uniformly gray and unappealing.

Wilson’s Phalarope Plumages And Feeding Techniques

Wilson’s Phalaropes have several interesting plumages and feeding techniques.

Reflections – They’re Not Quite What They Appear To Be

I believe that many folks think that when there’s a reflection of a photo subject on the surface of water that reflection is an exact upside-down version of the subject itself (unless the reflection is disturbed by irregularities on the water surface). That’s really not the case.