Snakes As Prey For Red-tailed Hawks
Red-tailed Hawks are known to prey on snakes and they don’t necessarily exclude the venomous species as menu choices.
Tag: montana
Fighting Male Short-eared Owls
Photographing these owls fighting over territory was the chance of a lifetime for me.
A Montana Merlin And Some News From HawkWatch International
Red-naped Sapsucker And Hungry Chick
Short-eared Owl In Flight With Prey
Male Short-eared Owl In Flight With Prey
What to do when horrid lighting conditions make it next to impossible to photograph birds in flight but Short-eared Owls with prey are flying by close?
My Most Thrilling Prairie Falcon Encounter (and continuing story) Ever
It was an incredible experience for me to actually learn the life history of a Prairie Falcon I’d photographed in the wilds of southwest Montana.,
Merlin In Warm Light (plus some falconry and family history)
Maybe I have falconry blood in my veins and perhaps that’s part of my interest in raptors…
The Longest Great Horned Owl Ear Tufts I’ve Seen
Occasionally physical variations in birds cause me to do a double-take. That’s exactly what happened yesterday morning with a Great Horned Owl in Box Elder County and in this case it was because of the length of its ear tufts (“horns”).
Northern Pygmy Owl With (big) Prey
When you’re this small it takes guts to take on prey heavier than yourself but intestinal fortitude is this owl’s long suite.
Perhaps The Darkest Short-eared Owl I’ve Ever Photographed
And temporarily (at least) discarding one of my own “rules” about what I like and don’t like in my photographs.
Weathering The Storm
Current events in Florida have me thinking about storms and survival for both humans and birds.
A Merlin With Meadowlark Prey
This series, which includes both before and after photos, dramatically illustrates the effects of fog on our images.
Swainson’s Hawk Throwing A Pellet
Fledgling Mountain Bluebirds – “Frick And Frack”
These two siblings seemed almost joined at the hip. Even their movements were choreographed.