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An Acrobatic Song Sparrow Yesterday Morning

Geez, what some birds will do just to get at a sweet and juicy berry.

Western Kingbird With Unusual Nesting Material

And it isn’t a nesting material you see every day.

The Barn Swallow Version Of Deep Throat

An adult in flight feeding one of its fledglings. And let’s just say it’s being done enthusiastically by both participants.

Juvenile Green-tailed Towhee

Yesterday morning in the Wasatch Mountains I photographed my first juvenile of this species.

Red-tailed Hawks Doing Battle

These are some of the most exciting raptor photos I’ve ever taken.

Goldfinches And Testing The Speed Of Your Reflexes – And Mine

Are you ready for a test of the speed of your reflexes? I’ve come up with what I hope my readers will find is a fun and interesting little experiment that will demonstrate how quick you have to be to photograph a small bird as it’s taking off. We’ll even see how I did with the same test.

My First Ever Say’s Phoebe Takeoff And Flight Shots

Yesterday morning we found a family of at least four Say’s Phoebes in the Wasatch Mountains. The adults were feeding their hungry fledglings.

A Few Minutes In The Lives Of 2 Sibling Red-tailed Hawk Fledglings

Fourteen minutes condensed into eight photos to be precise. These are behavioral images and none of them are great shots but I think most of us here on Feathered Photography appreciate interesting behaviors at least as much as we do “pretty bird photos”.

The Novel ‘Revenge’ Of The American Goldfinch

Folks who dislike Brown Cowbirds for their habit of nest parasitism will likely appreciate this unique “revenge” of the American Goldfinch. We’ll get into that soon but first some goldfinch photos I took yesterday morning.