Magpie Takeoff With An Assist
It wasn’t much of an assist but just the fact that the magpie could/would do it for so little gain amazed me.
Tag: utah
It Must Be Spring – Magpies Are Building Nests In Northern Utah
A Lesser Scaup and More Coot Chases From Yesterday
A Montana Merlin And Some News From HawkWatch International
Golden Eagle In Flight Against A Mountainside
Coot Chase
During a coot chase I can seldom see both birds in my photos. In this series I can. The following five images are presented in the order they were taken with no skips.
Male Sage Grouse Strutting Their Stuff On The Lek
I’ve seldom been this cold in my entire life but my time on the lek was absolutely worth the extreme discomfort.
A Truly Wild Chukar In The Snow
Photographing this Chukar gave me a sense of accomplishment that I seldom get when I photograph them on Antelope Island.
A Western Bluebird Pick-me-up
I don’t remember seeing a Western Bluebird since I was a kid in Montana 60+ years ago.
Redhead Wing Flap (a nine image series)
Wing flapping of aquatic species is a common behavior that I find difficult to photograph well.
A Serendipitous American Kestrel Yesterday Morning
Female Ring-necked Duck With Three Catch Lights
Black-billed Magpie Showing Off That Iridescence
In my view iridescence nearly always enhances a magpie photo but the angle of light has to be just right for it to show up at all.
Belted Kingfisher – Old Stubby-legs
A Rousing Peregrine Falcon
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It Must Be Spring – Magpies Are Building Nests In Northern Utah
A Lesser Scaup and More Coot Chases From Yesterday
A Montana Merlin And Some News From HawkWatch International
Golden Eagle In Flight Against A Mountainside
Coot Chase
During a coot chase I can seldom see both birds in my photos. In this series I can. The following five images are presented in the order they were taken with no skips.
Male Sage Grouse Strutting Their Stuff On The Lek
I’ve seldom been this cold in my entire life but my time on the lek was absolutely worth the extreme discomfort.
A Truly Wild Chukar In The Snow
Photographing this Chukar gave me a sense of accomplishment that I seldom get when I photograph them on Antelope Island.
A Western Bluebird Pick-me-up
I don’t remember seeing a Western Bluebird since I was a kid in Montana 60+ years ago.
Redhead Wing Flap (a nine image series)
Wing flapping of aquatic species is a common behavior that I find difficult to photograph well.
A Serendipitous American Kestrel Yesterday Morning
Female Ring-necked Duck With Three Catch Lights
Black-billed Magpie Showing Off That Iridescence
In my view iridescence nearly always enhances a magpie photo but the angle of light has to be just right for it to show up at all.
