Yard Birds
This year I’ve spent more time photographing yard birds than I have in past years. I’m enjoying it and I’m just now realizing what I’ve been missing. (8 photos)
Tag: osprey
Three Ospreys And My First Of Year Swainson’s Hawks
An Osprey In The City
I don’t get a chance with Ospreys very often and one in the city is even more unusual. (3 photos)
Yesterday’s Surprise Osprey
A surprise because it was fishing a small meandering stream instead of one of several nearby large bodies of water.
A Warbling Vireo And A Surprise Osprey Carrying A Trout
Birds were slow in the mountains yesterday but there were a couple of bright spots and one of them was totally unexpected.
Brewer’s Blackbird Trying To Keep Her Feet Dry (+ a bonus raptor)
A Young And Inexperienced Osprey Loses A Fish
I’m sure this juvenile Osprey worked hard for the fish but what looked to me like a rookie mistake cost it a meal.
A Huge Win For A Persistent Osprey Pair
Not only do the good guys win occasionally but this time there were more of the good guys than I originally thought there were.
An Osprey Behavioral Mystery – Any Thoughts?
An Osprey Pirouette
This female Osprey seemed stiff and less confident of her agility immediately after being relieved from many hours of nesting duty.
Western Grebe Swallowing A Crayfish
Western Grebes are almost exclusively fish-eaters but yesterday morning at Bear River MBR I photographed one consuming a crayfish.
A Potpourri Of Raptors
The only common theme running through all of these images is that the subjects are all “birds of prey” (phrase used loosely). Each photo was taken within the past year.
Osprey Changing Of The Guard
I don’t have as many Osprey opportunities as folks do back east so when I get a chance to observe and photograph their behaviors I take it.
Osprey Behavior – Something I Hadn’t Noticed Before
This past May while photographing a pair of nesting Osprey at Flaming Gorge I observed a behavior that was new to me. It’s a little thing but when added up these little things all help to fill in the big picture – a better understanding of the species.
Osprey In Flight With Trout
Just over six weeks ago I spent some time photographing a mated pair of Ospreys at Flaming Gorge in northeast Utah. At the time they were incubating eggs and they alternated time on the nest. When one of the birds was incubating the other one spent most of its time hunting, eating and preening.