My First Turkey Vulture Of The Year And The First One I Ever Photographed Up Close Don’t be surprised if there’s some down time for Feathered Photography in the fairly near future. Continue reading
Red-tailed Hawk Series – Takeoff And In Flight Junipers and their berries are always a welcome addition to the settings of my photos. Continue reading
Black-billed Magpie In A Laborious Ascent Flying is a lot of work and sometimes it results in surprisingly little aerial progress. Continue reading
Fighting Wild Horses Of The Onaqui Herd I’ve never been more intimidated in the field with a camera in my hand than I was at this moment. Continue reading
Male Red-tailed Hawk Struggling To Gather Nesting Material Hard work and a stubborn streak eventually paid off when the male of the pair went looking for suitable nest-building materials. Continue reading
Chubby Chukar Wing And Leg Stretch A pudgy Chukar trying to look streamlined is an effort doomed to failure. Continue reading
Mated Red-tailed Hawks And The Fleeting Nature Of The ‘Golden Hour’ Harsh midday light is not the photographer’s friend but the warm glow of the ‘golden hour’ is transitory and often elusive, especially if you aren’t a ‘morning person’. Continue reading
Bits And Pieces From A Recent Day In The Field Unfortunate timing with a Golden Eagle and a minor mystery with a mated pair of Red-tailed Hawks. Continue reading
Red-tailed Hawks Are In Nesting Mode, Big Time Red-tails are pairing up all over the place. Continue reading
Adult Red-tailed Hawk In Flight Over A Juniper Tree This photo from yesterday quickly became a favorite of mine as soon as I saw it on my big screen. Continue reading
Burrowing Owl Siblings Posing Up A Storm Usually I find birds to be reluctant to give me interesting poses but in this group of young Burrowing Owls posing seemed to be contagious. Continue reading
Young Loggerhead Shrike Practicing His Prey-impaling Skills A fascinating behavior that humans seldom see. I’ve only observed it twice. Continue reading
A Tree Sparrow, A Bald Eagle And A Request For Medical Advice It may be time for a medical procedure I’ve been putting off. Continue reading
Badger Preying On Some Of Its Close Relatives – Long-tailed Weasels Serious conflict between some of the largest and smallest of the mustelids. Continue reading