utah – Page 117 – Feathered Photography

Mountain Plovers In Utah

Mountain Plovers are uncommon throughout their range and rare in Utah but I’ve had my moment in the sun with them and it was an experience I’ll never forget.

Pied-billed Grebe Making Its Escape With A Fish

Pied-billed Grebes are highly deserving of the “klepto” part of the term kleptoparasitism, especially among their own species. They’re an aggressive and threatening bird, chasing and attacking members of their own species and other birds too.

An Entire Magpie Landing Sequence At 10 Frames Per Second

Photographing a bird as it lands is much more difficult than when it is taking off.

Rough-legged Hawk Signaling Impending Take-off

Knowing behaviors of your subject can be a great help in anticipating raptor take-off and bird photographers need all the help we can get.

Meadowlark Take-off (and a question of preference)

Yesterday morning I was able to get a nice take-off shot of a Western Meadowlark on Antelope Island.

Gyrfalcon Along The Antelope Island Causeway

Yesterday was a day I won’t soon forget as I saw and photographed a Gyrfalcon here in Utah. The Utah Bird Records Committee has accepted only six previous records of Gyrfalcons in Utah and the most recent one was in 2001.

Female Kestrel In Flight And Casting A Pellet

This female American Kestrel is the apparent mate to the male I posted two days ago.

Red-tailed Hawk “Dancing” On Juniper Berries

I’ll admit that I’m often amused by unusual poses.

Northern Harrier – Wing Extension And Tail Flare

This is another image of the harrier with an unusual tail feather.

Magpies – They’re Already Building Nests

It’s crazy how early spring seems to be arriving around here.

Farmington Bald Eagle Update

For the past several weeks I’ve been receiving almost daily requests for the current and anticipated Bald Eagle situation at Farmington Bay WMA so this morning I’ve decided to be a little proactive with a blog post that covers most everything I know on the subject.