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.
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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
A Winter Bittern And A New Observation Tower At Bear River MBR
A highly unusual winter bird and a new incarnation of a long-lost landmark made yesterday a good day at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.
American Coot – The Schoolyard Bully
The apparent intent of this thug was to intimidate and terrorize the other coot. It worked.
A Handsome Coot?
And I’ll be damned. I think I’d even call this coot handsome. Or at least stately and dignified and that doesn’t happen every day with this species.
Peregrine Falcon Coming At Me
This part of my encounter with the falcon gave me a feeling for how a doomed duck must feel an instant before it meets its violent demise.
Avian Potpourri – Three Species, Five Images
A duck, a hawk and a heron.
Typical of potpourri there’s not much of a unifying theme here except each of my subjects has feathers in common and all five images illustrate something of interest (for me at least).
Male Common Goldeneye In Flight And Flaring To Land
Goldeneyes in flight are a work in progress for me but I think I’m making some headway.
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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
A Winter Bittern And A New Observation Tower At Bear River MBR
A highly unusual winter bird and a new incarnation of a long-lost landmark made yesterday a good day at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.
American Coot – The Schoolyard Bully
The apparent intent of this thug was to intimidate and terrorize the other coot. It worked.
A Handsome Coot?
And I’ll be damned. I think I’d even call this coot handsome. Or at least stately and dignified and that doesn’t happen every day with this species.
Peregrine Falcon Coming At Me
This part of my encounter with the falcon gave me a feeling for how a doomed duck must feel an instant before it meets its violent demise.
Avian Potpourri – Three Species, Five Images
A duck, a hawk and a heron.
Typical of potpourri there’s not much of a unifying theme here except each of my subjects has feathers in common and all five images illustrate something of interest (for me at least).
Male Common Goldeneye In Flight And Flaring To Land
Goldeneyes in flight are a work in progress for me but I think I’m making some headway.