Female Hooded Merganser With A Weather Loach
A sudden wind gust can sure raise havoc with the results of a recent trip to the beauty salon.
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A Different Perspective On A Barn Owl In Flight
But first a more traditional look at a perched Barn Owl for those who may not appreciate the composition of the flight shot.
Barn Owl In Flight Yesterday Morning (plus an earthquake going bump in the night)
Due to my recent surgery I hadn’t been out shooting for over two weeks but when I saw there was a possibility for decent light yesterday morning I decided to give it a go. If felt good to be “out there” again.
Black-billed Magpie Takeoff From A Thicket
The Killing Bite Of The American Kestrel
Voles are by far the most common prey item I see American Kestrels with but occasionally I find them with a mouse or a small bird. This time, on a cold and snowy morning at Farmington Bay WMA, it was a mouse and it was still very much alive.
Feeding Behaviors Of Pied-billed Grebes
I have one suggestion for bird photographers, especially if you’re interested in behaviors. Don’t ignore our pugnacious friends the Pied-billed Grebes, particularly when they’re feeding. You’ll be sorry… (13 photos)
Tundra Swan In Flight Against A Multilayered Background
I like bird photography that includes significant hints at habitat. That goal is typically more difficult to achieve with flight shots than static shots but it can be done and this image is an example.
Male Northern Harrier Stomping On A Vole
And in this context I do mean stomping. First a brief explanation of the behavior, one I’ve seen multiple times with this species but have only rarely been able to photograph.
Calling Chukar
Miscellaneous Merganser Moments
In some of these images the Hooded Mergansers have fish prey and in some they don’t but all photos document various behaviors.
Male Common Goldeneye Becoming Boxed In By An Ice Trap
I’ve documented a relatively insignificant but interesting and even amusing event in the life of a bird and I even managed to get a shot that I often attempt but rarely get with this species.
Two Hooded Mergansers, A Fish And A Possible Behavioral Mystery
A Mated Pair Of Hooded Mergansers – “Lifers” For Me
It’s been weeks since I’ve been able to go shooting when we’ve had decent light and then yesterday afternoon the sun miraculously came out for a few hours and within seconds I got a mated pair of “lifers”. Go figure.
One-footed Merganser Running Across The Water
Barn Owl In The Fog Yesterday Morning At Bear River
I figured my readers deserve to know one of the reasons I’ve been posting so many older photos lately.
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A Different Perspective On A Barn Owl In Flight
But first a more traditional look at a perched Barn Owl for those who may not appreciate the composition of the flight shot.
Barn Owl In Flight Yesterday Morning (plus an earthquake going bump in the night)
Due to my recent surgery I hadn’t been out shooting for over two weeks but when I saw there was a possibility for decent light yesterday morning I decided to give it a go. If felt good to be “out there” again.
Black-billed Magpie Takeoff From A Thicket
The Killing Bite Of The American Kestrel
Voles are by far the most common prey item I see American Kestrels with but occasionally I find them with a mouse or a small bird. This time, on a cold and snowy morning at Farmington Bay WMA, it was a mouse and it was still very much alive.
Feeding Behaviors Of Pied-billed Grebes
I have one suggestion for bird photographers, especially if you’re interested in behaviors. Don’t ignore our pugnacious friends the Pied-billed Grebes, particularly when they’re feeding. You’ll be sorry… (13 photos)
Tundra Swan In Flight Against A Multilayered Background
I like bird photography that includes significant hints at habitat. That goal is typically more difficult to achieve with flight shots than static shots but it can be done and this image is an example.
Male Northern Harrier Stomping On A Vole
And in this context I do mean stomping. First a brief explanation of the behavior, one I’ve seen multiple times with this species but have only rarely been able to photograph.
Calling Chukar
Miscellaneous Merganser Moments
In some of these images the Hooded Mergansers have fish prey and in some they don’t but all photos document various behaviors.
Male Common Goldeneye Becoming Boxed In By An Ice Trap
I’ve documented a relatively insignificant but interesting and even amusing event in the life of a bird and I even managed to get a shot that I often attempt but rarely get with this species.
Two Hooded Mergansers, A Fish And A Possible Behavioral Mystery
A Mated Pair Of Hooded Mergansers – “Lifers” For Me
It’s been weeks since I’ve been able to go shooting when we’ve had decent light and then yesterday afternoon the sun miraculously came out for a few hours and within seconds I got a mated pair of “lifers”. Go figure.
One-footed Merganser Running Across The Water
Barn Owl In The Fog Yesterday Morning At Bear River
I figured my readers deserve to know one of the reasons I’ve been posting so many older photos lately.