Tag: montana
In Bird Photography One Thing Often Leads To Another…
In a recent post I mentioned a little trick one can use to locate sapsucker and flicker nest cavities. It really works.
Blackbirds Mobbing Hawks On The Nest
Last week I photographed Brewer’s Blackbirds as they relentlessly mobbed a family of Red-tailed Hawks on a nest in Montana.
Red-tailed Hawks On The Nest With Chicks
I don’t photograph raptors on the nest very often but for me this situation was a worthy exception.
Male Cassin’s Finch Enjoying A Dandelion Smorgasbord
Several days ago I had a rare (for me) opportunity to photograph Cassin Finches in Montana’s Centennial Valley.
Dark Morph Red-tailed Hawk In Flight
This dark morph Red-tailed Hawk in Montana’s Centennial Valley was the most cooperative raptor of the day yesterday and it truly did have the patience of Job with what must have been a very annoying Black-billed Magpie.
Swainson’s Hawk Casting A Pellet
I’m always fascinated by both the process and the resulting photos of birds ejecting pellets.
Mountain Bluebird Youngster – Awkward And Vulnerable
It’s the time of year for chicks and fledglings at Montana’s Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.
The Male Western Kingbird In All His Glory
Short-eared Owl Replay
Swainson’s Hawk In Flight (and an optical illusion involving the catch light)
Mating Swainson’s Hawks Sequence
Five days ago I photographed an entire mating sequence of a pair of Swainson’s Hawks in Beaverhead County, Montana.
The Grayest Swainson’s Hawk I’ve Seen
Yesterday this beautiful and unusually colored Swainson’s Hawk finally broke my string of bad luck on our Montana camping trip.
Gray Partridge – Adult and Young Juvenile
It’s the time of year when I begin daydreaming about trips to Montana and many of the birds I photograph in that state, Gray Partridges among them.
Sage Grouse And Fence Collisions
When Sage-Grouse collide with fences the results are often catastrophic for the birds. And it happens all to often.