juvenile – Page 5 – Feathered Photography

Subadult Bald Eagle With Unusual Head Markings

Plus yesterday morning I had one of my most frustrating experiences ever with any kind of wildlife. This time with a bobcat.

Common Mergansers – Competition Among The Disadvantaged

I told this story seven years ago but this time I’m including more details and using mostly different photos.

A Ferruginous Hawk And A Red-tailed Hawk With Unusual Plumages

Two raptors that caught my eye recently because of their out of the ordinary plumages.

Red-tailed Hawk Perched, Taking Off And In Flight

Raptors have several behavioral quirks that bird photographers who lust after takeoff and flight shots should be very familiar with because they signal imminent takeoff. Yesterday morning near Farmington Bay WMA this immature Red-tailed Hawk knew all the choreographed moves and performed most of them on cue.

Ferruginous Hawk Perched, Taking Off And In Flight

Three days ago in western Utah I spent some quality time with a cooperative immature Ferruginous Hawk. It had been a while.

Ferruginous Hawk In One Of My Favorite Raptor Takeoff Postures

It’s been much too long since I’ve had a Ferruginous Hawk with photographic potential in my viewfinder but yesterday morning this young bird came through for me big time.

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk And Warm Colors

A handsome young raptor in a setting I like.

Bald Eagle Photos That Couldn’t Be Much Different From Each Other

About the only thing these images have in common is the species of the subject.

Cooper’s Hawk Takeoff and Flight Series

For me flight shots of Cooper’s Hawks are literally unheard of but yesterday morning I got four of them, plus photos of it taking off.

Bald Eagle Landing Series

Why does the trailing edge of the wings of some sub-adult Bald Eagles in flight have an irregular appearance rather than the “straight-cut” look of most other eagles?

Cooper’s Hawk – An Unusually “Tame” Juvenile In The Mountains

I’m on a roll. Sixteen minutes after I left the tamest Belted Kingfisher I’ve ever photographed (photos I posted yesterday) I found the tamest Cooper’s Hawk I’ve ever seen or photographed. Around here both species are notoriously difficult to approach, especially in a wild setting.