Gray Catbird And Willow Flycatcher It’s unusual for me to even see these two species much less get decent photos of them. Continue reading
Three Image Sequence Of A Forster’s Tern Just After Emerging With A Fish Any photography skills I may have were definitely tested yesterday morning as I attempted to photograph terns coming out of the water with fish. Continue reading
Barn Swallow In Flight Feeding A Fledgling There’s no other way to put it – this fledgling was nothing short of a glutton Continue reading
An Interesting Observation Using Consecutive Photos Of A Hummingbird In Flight These photos really brought home for me the incredible wing speed of hummingbirds. Continue reading
A Confrontation Between A Hummingbird And A Skipper Perhaps this hummingbird was getting tired of being pushed around by monarch butterflies and took its frustrations out on this little guy. Continue reading
Sphinx Moths In Flight At The Bee Plant Patch Sphinx moths are almost as much fun (and at least as challenging) to photograph in flight as hummingbirds. Continue reading
Hummingbirds And Bee Plant – Finally Again! I prefer to photograph birds in natural settings and that includes hummingbirds. Continue reading
The Absolute Vulnerability Of A Yellow Warbler Fledgling I can think of no better descriptor for this recently fledged Yellow Warbler than “vulnerable”. Continue reading
Green-tailed Towhee As An Example Of Why I Prefer Fast Shutter Speeds Overall I gain more than I lose when I use relatively fast shutter speeds for birds. Continue reading
Yellow Warbler – A Compositional Conundrum Despite the unconventional pose I love the intimacy of this image. Continue reading
Fledgling Red-tailed Hawk Practicing More Skills – Clumsily Landing must be one of the more difficult skills very young raptors need to learn because they spend considerable time practicing it. Continue reading
Prairie Falcon Faux Pas This is a pose I seldom post on my blog or even like very much but somehow it works for me with this young Prairie Falcon. Continue reading
Red-tailed Hawk Showing Off New Skills – Part 2 Part 2 focuses on what I call the “pipe dance” of this young hawk. Continue reading
Fledgling Red-tailed Hawk Showing Off New Skills – Part 1 This quite young and still clumsy youngster almost seemed to enjoy showing off for me. Continue reading
Yellow Warbler Fledgling Being Fed By A Parent This little guy didn’t know which direction his (or her) next meal was going to be coming from. Continue reading