A Surprise Spotted Towhee In Fall Colors
Yesterday morning I finally got out into the field again and I actually found a few birds. (7 versions of six photos)
Tag: takeoff
The Trouble With Marsh Wrens
American Avocet Flying At Me Diagonally
Lesson learned: don’t stop photographing avocets just because they’re no longer in breeding plumage.
Yellow Warbler Perched, Taking Off And In Flight
One way to tell the difference between an adult female and a juvenile Yellow Warbler? (4 photos)
Black-necked Stilt Calling At Takeoff
Eight days ago at Bear River MBR I spent a big part of the morning watching aggressive interactions between pairs of Black-necked Stilts and American Avocets that were raising chicks.
Long-billed Curlew Takeoff And Flight Series
The first nine photos below are sequential without any skips. After that there are skips and I’ll tell you where they are. (13 photos)
Male Long-billed Curlew Taking Off
One of two shorebird species I think of as “Cinderella birds”. Here’s why. (3 photos)
Black-crowned Night Heron Takeoff And Flight Series
A busy and rather unattractive background but I like the bird in spite of it. (13 photos)
Great Blue Heron Flying Low Toward A Creek – A Long Series
Northern Shoveler Drake Taking Off
Shades of yesterday’s Cinnamon Teal post but this time you get a different species and a curve ball. (3 versions of the same photo)
Drake Cinnamon Teal In Flight Soon After Takeoff – A Series
Male And Female Red-tailed Hawks Taking Off From Their Nest
Nine days ago I spent some time (at a respectful distance) with a mated pair of Red-tailed Hawks as they were refurbishing their nest. (2 photos)
Wild Turkey Taking Off From An Elevated Perch
Earlier this week I posted a photo of a Wild Turkey taking off vertically. Today we go horizontal.
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)
Belted Kingfisher Diving Past A Tangle Of Branches
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The Trouble With Marsh Wrens
American Avocet Flying At Me Diagonally
Lesson learned: don’t stop photographing avocets just because they’re no longer in breeding plumage.
Yellow Warbler Perched, Taking Off And In Flight
One way to tell the difference between an adult female and a juvenile Yellow Warbler? (4 photos)
Black-necked Stilt Calling At Takeoff
Eight days ago at Bear River MBR I spent a big part of the morning watching aggressive interactions between pairs of Black-necked Stilts and American Avocets that were raising chicks.
Long-billed Curlew Takeoff And Flight Series
The first nine photos below are sequential without any skips. After that there are skips and I’ll tell you where they are. (13 photos)
Male Long-billed Curlew Taking Off
One of two shorebird species I think of as “Cinderella birds”. Here’s why. (3 photos)
Black-crowned Night Heron Takeoff And Flight Series
A busy and rather unattractive background but I like the bird in spite of it. (13 photos)
Great Blue Heron Flying Low Toward A Creek – A Long Series
Northern Shoveler Drake Taking Off
Shades of yesterday’s Cinnamon Teal post but this time you get a different species and a curve ball. (3 versions of the same photo)
Drake Cinnamon Teal In Flight Soon After Takeoff – A Series
Male And Female Red-tailed Hawks Taking Off From Their Nest
Nine days ago I spent some time (at a respectful distance) with a mated pair of Red-tailed Hawks as they were refurbishing their nest. (2 photos)
Wild Turkey Taking Off From An Elevated Perch
Earlier this week I posted a photo of a Wild Turkey taking off vertically. Today we go horizontal.
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)
