A Couple Of Willet Takeoffs Willets make a transformation from drab to splashy when they open their wings. Continue reading
Long-billed Curlew Courtship Displays These curlews performed some intense and protracted courtship displays that were fascinating to watch and photograph. Continue reading
Belted Kingfisher And A Question Of Preference As much as I try to avoid cloning elements out of my images it does tempt me occasionally. And in some cases doing so may not even be desirable. Continue reading
Bathing Meadowlark – It Pays To Learn To Anticipate Behavior Predicting the behavior of this Western Meadowlark allowed me to get a boat-load of very interesting action shots. Continue reading
Short-eared Owl On An Old Wooden Fence Post This owl, like the others, was hunting from fence posts instead of on the wing. Continue reading
A Meadowlark Takeoff And Those Demonic Biting Gnats On Antelope Island Bird photography is difficult enough without the added aggravation of hordes of biting insects. Continue reading
Turkey Vulture In Warm Light – A Question Of Composition It’s unusual for me to struggle with the composition of my images but these Turkey Vulture photos are an exception. Continue reading
Sage Thrasher Bilateral Wing Display For the bird species I typically photograph the courtship displays of Sage Thrashers are unique. Continue reading
The Swainson’s Hawk And The Vole Sometimes even small prey doesn’t give up without a fight. Continue reading
Red-tailed Hawk – A Two Stage Delivery To The Nest This Red-tailed Hawk took a breather while carrying a stick to the nest. Continue reading
A Chukar Grazing Enthusiastically On Grass Chukars actually eat and digest grass. When you think about it that’s a pretty neat trick. Continue reading
Male Long-billed Curlew Attempting To Mount A Female This male curlew was an ardent suitor indeed. Continue reading
A Close-up Look At The Endearing Face Of A Wild Short-eared Owl Being this close to a wild owl inspired in me a feeling of deep and solemn respect. Continue reading
A Short-eared Owl Intent On Prey The intensity of the focus of Short-eared Owls on prey seems to be amplified by their large, brightly colored eyes. Continue reading