Swainson’s Hawks – Sleeping Unihemispherically?
A pretty nifty trick that even allows birds to sleep while they’re migrating over water. (6 photos)
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Chipping Sparrows And A Chipmunk
Green-tailed Towhee Making Me Wonder If I Was Losing My Marbles
For a few seconds I was as confused as I’ve ever been with a camera in my hand. (3 photos)
Long-billed Curlew Swallowing An Egg Whole
A Painting Of One Of My Favorite Burrowing Owl Photos
My reaction to requests to use my photos for paintings is usually lukewarm at best but there was something special about this one. (2 photos)
One More Black-chinned Hummingbird At My Trumpet Vine
For some unknown reason, ‘my’ hummingbirds have pretty much abandoned my trumpet vine.
Western Tanager – Serviceberries For Breakfast
Clumsy Juvenile Green-tailed Towhee
Who can resist the antics of an awkward and clumsy young bird? Or the intrigue in a photo of a perfectly normal and healthy bird that looks nearly decapitated. (7 photos)
A Curious Juvenile Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler Perched, Taking Off And In Flight
One way to tell the difference between an adult female and a juvenile Yellow Warbler? (4 photos)
Flame Skimmer Borrowing A Hunting Technique From Red-tailed Hawks
Sandhill Cranes Calling In The Marsh At Sunrise
Turkey Vulture Taking Off And In Flight
A Couple Of Engaging Rodents In The Mountains Yesterday Morning
When I’m out in nature I think of myself as a ‘watcher’ as I try to take in all the small details of my environment (remember Tyler, the biologist in Never Cry Wolf?). But sometimes the watcher becomes the watched. (4 photos)
Turkey Vulture Showing Off What I Think Is Their Best Field Mark
By “best” field mark, I mean the field mark that is most easily seen while they’re in flight and most reliable in confirming their ID from a distance.
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Chipping Sparrows And A Chipmunk
Green-tailed Towhee Making Me Wonder If I Was Losing My Marbles
For a few seconds I was as confused as I’ve ever been with a camera in my hand. (3 photos)
Long-billed Curlew Swallowing An Egg Whole
A Painting Of One Of My Favorite Burrowing Owl Photos
My reaction to requests to use my photos for paintings is usually lukewarm at best but there was something special about this one. (2 photos)
One More Black-chinned Hummingbird At My Trumpet Vine
For some unknown reason, ‘my’ hummingbirds have pretty much abandoned my trumpet vine.
Western Tanager – Serviceberries For Breakfast
Clumsy Juvenile Green-tailed Towhee
Who can resist the antics of an awkward and clumsy young bird? Or the intrigue in a photo of a perfectly normal and healthy bird that looks nearly decapitated. (7 photos)
A Curious Juvenile Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler Perched, Taking Off And In Flight
One way to tell the difference between an adult female and a juvenile Yellow Warbler? (4 photos)
Flame Skimmer Borrowing A Hunting Technique From Red-tailed Hawks
Sandhill Cranes Calling In The Marsh At Sunrise
Turkey Vulture Taking Off And In Flight
A Couple Of Engaging Rodents In The Mountains Yesterday Morning
When I’m out in nature I think of myself as a ‘watcher’ as I try to take in all the small details of my environment (remember Tyler, the biologist in Never Cry Wolf?). But sometimes the watcher becomes the watched. (4 photos)
Turkey Vulture Showing Off What I Think Is Their Best Field Mark
By “best” field mark, I mean the field mark that is most easily seen while they’re in flight and most reliable in confirming their ID from a distance.