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Fighting Sage Grouse – From Photo Feast To Photo Famine

Recently I’ve made two camping trips largely in pursuit of Sage Grouse. The first was a boom and the latter a huge bust.

Sage Thrasher – Faster Than A Speeding Bullet

I think it often takes a bird photographer to fully appreciate just how fast many small birds are at take-off

Coyote Buddies – Both Of Them Survivors

I love it when critters overcome a stacked deck and beat the odds against their survival.

Northern Mockingbird Flight Display

This “flight display” is one of three courtship displays known to Northern Mockingbirds.

Clumsy Sage Thrasher Trying To Adjust Its Perch

This Sage Thrasher had a difficult time adjusting its perch in a slight breeze and I liked some of the resulting images.

California Quail Chicks Cowering From The Threat Of A Cooper’s Hawk

I almost never post backyard birds but these California Quail chicks are just too cute to deny them their moment of glory.

Stupidity And Tragedy On Antelope Island

A week ago today I witnessed two unfortunate events on Antelope Island and the causeway leading to it. Each was caused by poor decisions by humans and each had potential or real negative effects on wildlife.

Sequence of a Western Kingbird Casting A Pellet

Birds typically eject pellets very quickly and this Western Kingbird was no exception.

Curlew Landing Amongst The Flowers

This Long-billed Curlew made several transitions as it came in to land – from poor light to good light, from a mostly featureless background to an interesting one and it touched down in a field of flowers. This 7 image sequence was photographed two days ago on Antelope Island.