Red-tailed Hawk In Flight Soon After Takeoff One of the advantages of shooting in early morning light. Continue reading
Male Northern Harrier Perched And Taking Off Talk about a last-minute opportunity. (2 photos) Continue reading
Black-billed Magpie – An Interesting Flight Maneuver And some surprise magpie iridescence on an overcast morning. (2 photos) Continue reading
Black-billed Magpie – A Dramatic Flight Maneuver During Takeoff You just never know what kind of aerial maneuver a magpie might perform immediately after takeoff. Continue reading
Turkey Vulture Takeoff And Flight Series Yesterday was a good day for Turkey Vultures. (5 photos) Continue reading
Black-billed Magpie In Flight Nesting season has begun for Black-billed Magpies. In fact it’s been going on for some time now. Continue reading
Yesterday’s Ferruginous Hawk And An Unexpected Pirouette On a recent post I said that I seldom stop to photograph buteos on utility poles but yesterday morning I made an exception for a young Ferruginous Hawk. A dramatic, spinning takeoff made me glad I did. (5 images) Continue reading
Same Kestrel, Same Perch, Different Day, Different Behavior This handsome male is a confirmed creature of habit, just like me. Continue reading
Northern Harrier Takeoff From A Tumbleweed Perch I haven’t been able to get any new harrier photos I like for a very long time but yesterday morning this one came through for me. Continue reading
Northern Harrier – Twelve Years Ago Today One takeoff shot and one flight shot. I think the takeoff posture I captured is pretty special, even if I did bugger it up. Continue reading
Wild Turkey Takeoff And Flight Sequence And the reincarnation of Kevin the Wild Turkey. This time around they may call him Bruce. Continue reading