Antelope Island Potpourri From Yesterday Morning
Including an American Goldfinch, a Red-winged Blackbird and a Prairie Falcon in flight.
Tag: takeoff
Belted Kingfisher Takeoff And Flight Series
An Unexpected Topside View Of A White-crowned Sparrow At Takeoff
Ruby-crowned Kinglet – A Sideways Takeoff
Golden Eagle Takeoff And Flight Series
If my bird photography success rate was as low as the accuracy rate of weather forecasters I think I’d sell my camera gear and hang it up…
Ruby-crowned Kinglets – Dynamos Of The Bird World
Yellow-rumped Warbler – Vertical Takeoff After A “Bug”
It’s the third photo in this series that I like so much – mostly because anything like it has been so damned hard to get with these little speedsters.
Prairie Falcon Attempting An Incognito Takeoff
High perches are unusual in the flat bottomland expanses of Montana’s huge Centennial Valley so the few that exist can be a draw for raptors and other birds.
Lark Sparrow At Takeoff…
and one reason bird photographers need to be both quick and lucky. I’m only including this first image to help me make my point.
Ferruginous Hawk In Flight With A Mountain Background
This might be the most handsome Ferruginous Hawk I’ve ever had in my viewfinder. Usually I have to go to Montana to have much of a chance with this species but yesterday morning I photographed this one in Tooele County, Utah.
Red-tailed Hawk Takeoff And Flight Series
I believe this to be the male of the Red-tailed Hawk pair I’ve been following since early spring.
Swainson’s Hawk – A Diagonal Takeoff
A Singing Meadowlark Who Then Does A Weird Sideways Takeoff
For me it doesn’t get much better than a meadowlark singing on fresh, green sagebrush in the spring. But in this case it was the takeoff that really attracted my attention.
Yesterday’s Swainson’s Hawks
Yesterday was a banner day for Swainson’s Hawks in northern Utah. They seemed to be everywhere on fence posts, power poles, trees and in the sky.
A Pintail Takeoff (and a valuable lesson learned)
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Belted Kingfisher Takeoff And Flight Series
An Unexpected Topside View Of A White-crowned Sparrow At Takeoff
Ruby-crowned Kinglet – A Sideways Takeoff
Golden Eagle Takeoff And Flight Series
If my bird photography success rate was as low as the accuracy rate of weather forecasters I think I’d sell my camera gear and hang it up…
Ruby-crowned Kinglets – Dynamos Of The Bird World
Yellow-rumped Warbler – Vertical Takeoff After A “Bug”
It’s the third photo in this series that I like so much – mostly because anything like it has been so damned hard to get with these little speedsters.
Prairie Falcon Attempting An Incognito Takeoff
High perches are unusual in the flat bottomland expanses of Montana’s huge Centennial Valley so the few that exist can be a draw for raptors and other birds.
Lark Sparrow At Takeoff…
and one reason bird photographers need to be both quick and lucky. I’m only including this first image to help me make my point.
Ferruginous Hawk In Flight With A Mountain Background
This might be the most handsome Ferruginous Hawk I’ve ever had in my viewfinder. Usually I have to go to Montana to have much of a chance with this species but yesterday morning I photographed this one in Tooele County, Utah.
Red-tailed Hawk Takeoff And Flight Series
I believe this to be the male of the Red-tailed Hawk pair I’ve been following since early spring.
Swainson’s Hawk – A Diagonal Takeoff
A Singing Meadowlark Who Then Does A Weird Sideways Takeoff
For me it doesn’t get much better than a meadowlark singing on fresh, green sagebrush in the spring. But in this case it was the takeoff that really attracted my attention.
Yesterday’s Swainson’s Hawks
Yesterday was a banner day for Swainson’s Hawks in northern Utah. They seemed to be everywhere on fence posts, power poles, trees and in the sky.
