{"id":162679,"date":"2024-08-03T06:13:40","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T12:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=162679"},"modified":"2024-08-03T08:19:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T14:19:28","slug":"some-recent-birds-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/03\/some-recent-birds-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Recent Birds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eight photos of five species.<\/p>\n

Each of the following photos was taken in the last two weeks in northern Utah.<\/p>\n

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An adult Red-tailed Hawk relaxing on a cliff in warm morning light. Red on red. I kept waiting for this guy to take off but ‘he’ was having none of it, so eventually I drove off and left him where he was.<\/p>\n

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An American Avocet in flight from one spot on a large pond to another.<\/p>\n

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Same avocet three frames later, as it began to turn and just prior to flaring and landing. The reflection of its right wingtip at bottom shows how very close it was to the water. I wish I’d been far enough away to get the entire reflection in the frame.<\/p>\n

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An avocet squabble, observed by a statuesque and thoroughly bored Snowy Egret.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>An immature Black-crowned Night heron in much shallower water than it looks like ‘he’s’ in.<\/p>\n

Extra points if you notice why.<\/p>\n

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He’d squatted way down to poop. In the previous photo you can see him pooping.<\/p>\n

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A Clark’s Grebe with the zoomies. I have no idea why this bird turned on its afterburners as there were no other nearby birds. I guess zoomies don’t require obvious motivation, as most any dog or cat owner knows.<\/p>\n

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An unusual perspective on the transfer of a fish from an adult Western Grebe to one of its youngsters. I like the intimacy of the photo. This is a shot where accurate placement of the active focus point really matters.<\/p>\n

I’ve been preparing for company for the last few days. With a bad back I’m kinda slow, so it’s been a while since I’ve been out shooting. I hope to get out again soon.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Eight photos of five species.<\/p>\n

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