Male American Goldfinch – A Flash Of Gold Leaving His Perch
A male goldfinch in fine breeding plumage made yesterday’s trip to the mountains worth it.
Tag: wasatch mountains
Male MacGillivray’s Warbler Turning On His Perch
I think this photo from yesterday morning resembles an Audubon painting more than any photo I’ve ever taken.
Kingfisher Heaven Yesterday Morning
I thought I’d NEVER have more than enough time with a kingfisher up close but yesterday morning that’s exactly what happened.
Male Green-tailed Towhee Posing And Singing
A bird notorious for its secretive nature becomes conspicuous while singing on territory during the breeding season.
A Sampling Of Birds In The Mountains Yesterday Morning
Cliff Swallow Taking Off With A Mud Load For The Nest
Belted Kingfisher – A Diving Takeoff
Yellow Warbler With Insect Prey
Yesterday morning in the Wasatch Mountains I triumphed over strong winds, impending dense clouds and an unnecessary road construction nightmare caused by UDOT and actually got a few (very few) keeper photos.
Cooper’s Hawk Stretching
And some thoughts about rotating our images to level during processing when we have conflicting leveling cues.
A Cheery Yellow Warbler
Bald Eagles – Sex On The Ice
With a voyeuristic magpie and evidence of additional drama on the ice thrown in for good measure.
“Stuff” Going On In The Mountains Yesterday Morning
Yellow-rumped Warbler Singing Amongst The Flowers
Red-tailed Hawk Takeoff And Flight Toward Me (10 image series)
I’m unusually fond of this bird because it saved both my morning and my bacon after a particularly stupid mistake in my part a few minutes earlier.
Dusky Flycatcher Killing and Eating A Yellowjacket
In my book any critter that beats the snot out of a yellowjacket deserves more than faint praise.