Tag: utah
Red-tailed Hawk In Flight Over A Hillside
This is the male of the nesting pair of Red-tailed Hawks I’ve been photographing recently.
The Kingfisher Is Back!
And this time there’s two of them, though I don’t yet know if either one is my old friend. This one isn’t, for sure.
My Kind Of Raptor Country
Birds aren’t the only itch of mine to be scratched by my addiction to bird photography.
Another Impressive Hunting Maneuver By A Short-eared Owl
This hunting maneuver may not be quite as visually dramatic as the one featured in yesterday’s post but it was still a pretty neat trick.
The Impressive Acrobatic Skills Of A Hunting Short-eared Owl
Red-tailed Hawk Leaving The Nest (4 shot series)
Our Western Kingbirds Are Back
One of the birds whose return I most look forward to in the spring is the Western Kingbird.
Galileo – The Star Of The Show
An Angry Magpie Repeatedly Attacks A Swainson’s Hawk
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.
Red-tailed Hawk In A Twisting Takeoff
Raptor takeoffs are always interesting to watch but when the bird is facing one direction but twists to fly off in another it adds an even more dynamic element to the takeoff posture.
White Pelican In Flight Against A Mottled Sky
I often think of American White Pelicans as flying boats. They’re huge and ungainly looking on land but in flight they’re ever so graceful.
A Burrowing Owl Amongst The Flowers
I’m an old softie when it comes to owls and wildflowers – especially in combination.
Monotone Short-eared Owl
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Red-tailed Hawk In Flight Over A Hillside
This is the male of the nesting pair of Red-tailed Hawks I’ve been photographing recently.
The Kingfisher Is Back!
And this time there’s two of them, though I don’t yet know if either one is my old friend. This one isn’t, for sure.
My Kind Of Raptor Country
Birds aren’t the only itch of mine to be scratched by my addiction to bird photography.
Another Impressive Hunting Maneuver By A Short-eared Owl
This hunting maneuver may not be quite as visually dramatic as the one featured in yesterday’s post but it was still a pretty neat trick.
The Impressive Acrobatic Skills Of A Hunting Short-eared Owl
Red-tailed Hawk Leaving The Nest (4 shot series)
Our Western Kingbirds Are Back
One of the birds whose return I most look forward to in the spring is the Western Kingbird.
Galileo – The Star Of The Show
An Angry Magpie Repeatedly Attacks A Swainson’s Hawk
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.
Red-tailed Hawk In A Twisting Takeoff
Raptor takeoffs are always interesting to watch but when the bird is facing one direction but twists to fly off in another it adds an even more dynamic element to the takeoff posture.
White Pelican In Flight Against A Mottled Sky
I often think of American White Pelicans as flying boats. They’re huge and ungainly looking on land but in flight they’re ever so graceful.
A Burrowing Owl Amongst The Flowers
I’m an old softie when it comes to owls and wildflowers – especially in combination.
