Belted Kingfisher Pooping Impressively
Perhaps the most impressive pooping performance I’ve ever seen from a bird. Plus, a report on the results of my recent cataract surgery. (4 photos)
Tag: pooping
The Story Of An Encounter With An Immature Red-tailed Hawk
Two Bison Attacking Their Pooping Companion
Prairie Falcon Becoming Progressively More Tolerant Of My Presence
I rarely photograph raptors on utility poles anymore but I’ll always make an exception for Prairie Falcons. Especially when they allow me to observe some of their behaviors up close. (7 photos)
The Songs Of A Mockingbird
Red-tailed Hawk Pre-takeoff Regimen, Including A Poop To Be Proud Of
I’ve mentioned before that larger buteos often signal imminent takeoff with one or more of four behaviors. This bird gave me three of the four so I’d have had to be asleep to have missed the takeoff. (5 photos)
Drake Northern Pintail Flying Through Some Nasty Flak
Maybe he forgot her birthday. Whatever he did, or didn’t do, it must have been a doozy.
Random Events In The Life Of A Kingfisher
Five days ago I spent about 40 minutes with a male Belted Kingfisher who even cooperated occasionally. These are some of the events I photographed that morning.
Rufous Red-tailed Hawk – An Unconventional And Unpredictable Takeoff
In birds behavioral tendencies can often be predicted with reasonable accuracy but individuals sometimes fake me right out of my shoes.
Fledgling Red-tailed Hawks Do Everything With Gusto But Rarely With Grace
Yesterday I reported on the status of the ‘nest B’ Red-tailed Hawk Fledglings. Today I’ll provide an update on the fledglings from nearby nest A.
