Tag: nest
Female Sapsucker – A Miscalculation At The Nest-hole
Red-naped Sapsucker (not a Williamson’s this time…)
Fledgling Yellow-headed Blackbird, Begging For And Then Receiving Food
I’ve been stuck in the house for what seems like an eternity because of the gloomy weather and lack of light. It rained all day yesterday (which is unusual for us here in the semi-desert) and I keep thinking of all the early summer bird activity I’m missing so this morning I reached back into the archives for some shots that would remind me of what I’m not seeing and photographing. I’m a glutton for punishment…
My Favorite Image From My Time With The Nest-building Kingbirds
Red-tailed Hawk Chicks (and my emotional attachment to them)
Nest-building Western Kingbird
Yesterday morning we photographed an industrious female Western Kingbird as she worked at constructing her nest. In this species the sexes are similar but only the female builds the nest. The male hung around nearby as he watched over the laborious construction process and offered his mate encouragement (that was good of him don’t you think?).
Horned Larks Attending To Domestic Duties
It’s not easy to get photos of Horned Larks with insects in their beaks. The diet of adults of the species consists largely of seeds year-round but they do feed insects to their young so if you can catch them at the right time of year it’s possible to get photos of them with insects. Yesterday morning in the foothills of the Stansbury Mountains I photographed both a male and a female with their beaks full of insects.
Structural Colors In Birds – Black-billed Magpie
Magpie Hip-shot – An Interesting Experiment
It Must Be Spring – Magpies Are Beginning Nest-building
Black-billed Magpie – Paying The Price For An Ethical Stance
A New Beginning – Ferruginous Hawk Chicks
Ferruginous Hawk Nests
Cliff Swallow In Flight
For years I tried to photograph swallows in flight, usually without much strategy – just shooting them wherever I might find them. That typically meant while they were freely flying overhead or buzzing the surface of a pond or stream as they picked off insects and it always meant failure on my part. They’re just too fast, too small and too maneuverable for my autofocus and reflexes.
Then one day I decided to change strategies…
Female Sapsucker – A Miscalculation At The Nest-hole
Red-naped Sapsucker (not a Williamson’s this time…)
Fledgling Yellow-headed Blackbird, Begging For And Then Receiving Food
I’ve been stuck in the house for what seems like an eternity because of the gloomy weather and lack of light. It rained all day yesterday (which is unusual for us here in the semi-desert) and I keep thinking of all the early summer bird activity I’m missing so this morning I reached back into the archives for some shots that would remind me of what I’m not seeing and photographing. I’m a glutton for punishment…
My Favorite Image From My Time With The Nest-building Kingbirds
Red-tailed Hawk Chicks (and my emotional attachment to them)
Nest-building Western Kingbird
Yesterday morning we photographed an industrious female Western Kingbird as she worked at constructing her nest. In this species the sexes are similar but only the female builds the nest. The male hung around nearby as he watched over the laborious construction process and offered his mate encouragement (that was good of him don’t you think?).
Horned Larks Attending To Domestic Duties
It’s not easy to get photos of Horned Larks with insects in their beaks. The diet of adults of the species consists largely of seeds year-round but they do feed insects to their young so if you can catch them at the right time of year it’s possible to get photos of them with insects. Yesterday morning in the foothills of the Stansbury Mountains I photographed both a male and a female with their beaks full of insects.
Structural Colors In Birds – Black-billed Magpie
Magpie Hip-shot – An Interesting Experiment
It Must Be Spring – Magpies Are Beginning Nest-building
Black-billed Magpie – Paying The Price For An Ethical Stance
A New Beginning – Ferruginous Hawk Chicks
Ferruginous Hawk Nests
Cliff Swallow In Flight
For years I tried to photograph swallows in flight, usually without much strategy – just shooting them wherever I might find them. That typically meant while they were freely flying overhead or buzzing the surface of a pond or stream as they picked off insects and it always meant failure on my part. They’re just too fast, too small and too maneuverable for my autofocus and reflexes.
Then one day I decided to change strategies…