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Male American Kestrels On Rabbitbrush
This first photo shows the result of a “plop” landing in the snow. The second shot isn’t much more dignified.
Red Breasted Nuthatches Foraging For Food
Dark Morph Ferruginous Hawk Takeoff And Flight Series
The dark color morph of the Ferruginous Hawk is unusual, significantly less than 10% of the population in North America. Since Ferruginous Hawks of any color are uncommon (Sibley calls them “rare”), the dark morph is a very narrow slice of that uncommon group and Ferruginous Hawks in general are such regal and impressive hawks I’ve been enamored of this bird ever since I found “him” a couple of weeks ago.
Female Belted Kingfisher Shaking Her Head
A subtle variation in head-shaking style between species that most bird lovers have probably noticed but I suspect few have given any thought to.
Topsy-turvy Red-breasted Nuthatch
I take an inordinate number of garbage photos of this species for every decent shot I get.
Dark Morph Ferruginous Hawk Taking Off
Rough-legged Hawk Takeoff And Flight Series
As a bird photographer I’m usually cussing the wind but yesterday morning I was grateful for a stiff breeze.
Dark Morph Ferruginous Hawk – A Triumph And Then An Epic Failure
This is the same hawk I photographed in flight from far away a week ago but I found him again yesterday morning and this time he was close. And he’s a dark morph by golly!
A Ferruginous Hawk And A Red-tailed Hawk With Unusual Plumages
Two raptors that caught my eye recently because of their out of the ordinary plumages.
Song Sparrow Encore In Golden Light
The light was just too good and the bird too cooperative to not share more photos of this twitchy little guy.
Mountain Chickadee Acrobatic Feeding Behavior
Given their nearly identical, interesting and even amusing feeding technique Mountain chickadees almost seem like wannabe nuthatches.
Red-breasted Nuthatch Just Hangin’ Out
Yesterday morning I often had more birds in front of me than I could aim my lens at. That hasn’t happened in a very long time..
Yesterday’s Kingfisher
There are very few bird photographers who don’t bellyache about the elusiveness of Belted Kingfishers and I’ve done more than my share of whining about it myself.
Northern Harrier In Flight Against A Softly Layered Background
Particularly with birds in flight our backgrounds can have a major impact on our images, one way or the other.
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Male American Kestrels On Rabbitbrush
This first photo shows the result of a “plop” landing in the snow. The second shot isn’t much more dignified.
Red Breasted Nuthatches Foraging For Food
Dark Morph Ferruginous Hawk Takeoff And Flight Series
The dark color morph of the Ferruginous Hawk is unusual, significantly less than 10% of the population in North America. Since Ferruginous Hawks of any color are uncommon (Sibley calls them “rare”), the dark morph is a very narrow slice of that uncommon group and Ferruginous Hawks in general are such regal and impressive hawks I’ve been enamored of this bird ever since I found “him” a couple of weeks ago.
Female Belted Kingfisher Shaking Her Head
A subtle variation in head-shaking style between species that most bird lovers have probably noticed but I suspect few have given any thought to.
Topsy-turvy Red-breasted Nuthatch
I take an inordinate number of garbage photos of this species for every decent shot I get.
Dark Morph Ferruginous Hawk Taking Off
Rough-legged Hawk Takeoff And Flight Series
As a bird photographer I’m usually cussing the wind but yesterday morning I was grateful for a stiff breeze.
Dark Morph Ferruginous Hawk – A Triumph And Then An Epic Failure
This is the same hawk I photographed in flight from far away a week ago but I found him again yesterday morning and this time he was close. And he’s a dark morph by golly!
A Ferruginous Hawk And A Red-tailed Hawk With Unusual Plumages
Two raptors that caught my eye recently because of their out of the ordinary plumages.
Song Sparrow Encore In Golden Light
The light was just too good and the bird too cooperative to not share more photos of this twitchy little guy.
Mountain Chickadee Acrobatic Feeding Behavior
Given their nearly identical, interesting and even amusing feeding technique Mountain chickadees almost seem like wannabe nuthatches.
Red-breasted Nuthatch Just Hangin’ Out
Yesterday morning I often had more birds in front of me than I could aim my lens at. That hasn’t happened in a very long time..
Yesterday’s Kingfisher
There are very few bird photographers who don’t bellyache about the elusiveness of Belted Kingfishers and I’ve done more than my share of whining about it myself.
Northern Harrier In Flight Against A Softly Layered Background
Particularly with birds in flight our backgrounds can have a major impact on our images, one way or the other.