Tag: optical illusion
Western Grebes, An Optical Illusion And An Unusual Behavior
A ‘twofer’ that includes an optical illusion and a behavior that was new to me in the same series of images. (10 photos)
Rough-legged Hawk Inspecting His Belly
Displaying Yellow-headed Blackbird And A Ghoulish Apparition
You never know what you’ll find, or see for the first time, when you go back and look at older images.
Least Chipmunk Being Cuter Than Usual
This is the first time I’ve ever found two separate optical illusions in the same photo.
Male Red-tailed Hawk In A Downward Takeoff
Western Grebes – An Optical Illusion And A Behavior New To Me
Apologies for posting the same species two days in a row but yesterday I got a grebe twofer – an optical illusion and a behavior I’d never seen before.
Landing Barn Swallow – Are You Fooled By What’s Happening Here?
Sometimes I have to rely on subtle clues to figure out what’s really going on in my own images. And I was there!
Burrowing Owl – At Takeoff And In Flight…
Killdeer – Fire And Ice (plus a hawk mystery)
Fire and ice on the first day of spring – a setting that’s just a little bit different for this Killdeer.
I Thought This Grebe Might Break Its Neck During This Stretch
Swainson’s Hawk In Flight (and an optical illusion involving the catch light)
Black-necked Stilt – An Optical Illusion
I tend to like quirky photographs that make me think for a moment or send mixed signals to my brain. Or both. For me, this image is one of those.
The Phantom Pheasant
Yesterday morning I was able to catch a few Ring-necked Pheasants out in the open at Farmington Bay. This shot reminded me that things aren’t always as they appear.
Red-tailed Hawk – Another Optical Illusion
Raptor landing shots are one of my most difficult photographic challenges and I attempt them every reasonable chance I get. This one turned out to be unexpectedly interesting, at least from a photographer’s point of view.