utah – Page 98 – Feathered Photography

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.

A Peregrine Falcon And A Frozen Coot

Yesterday morning went from bust to boom at the very last minute possible and it was a Peregrine Falcon that saved my bacon.

A New Year’s Lesson From A Barn Owl

Before we can photograph owls we have to find them and this wise ol’ Barn Owl taught me a valuable lesson in that regard.

My Best Photo(s) Yet Of A Grebe Amputating A Crayfish Claw

I’ve photographed this feeding behavior before but those photos have never been this clear and detailed.

A Trio Of Common Mergansers In Flight

A six photo sequential series as three mergansers were about to land on the water.

A Christmas Morning Tradition

I guess Mia and I are just oddballs.

California Quail In Utah

It’s my tendency to appreciate native bird species more than I do those that have been introduced but right or wrong I tend to make an exception for the California Quail.