{"id":165854,"date":"2024-12-16T06:21:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T13:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=165854"},"modified":"2024-12-16T06:41:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T13:41:24","slug":"some-recent-birds-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/16\/some-recent-birds-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Recent Birds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Occasionally I post a sampling of recent photos as examples of the kinds of birds I’ve been seeing and photographing lately. They’re photos that may not deserve standalone status on my blog but I think there’s something interesting about each one. All were taken in northern Utah in the last two weeks (15 days, actually).<\/p>\n

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A drake Hooded Merganser at the beginning of a wing-flapping session. I think his fully erected crest is a bonus.<\/p>\n

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An Eurasian Collared Dove that was very close to me when it jumped up onto this rock with a pond in the background and almost begged me to take its photo. I felt I had to oblige.<\/p>\n

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An adult Bald Eagle taking off from one of its favorite roosting perches. I often find Bald Eagles in these trees but they’re always back lit.<\/p>\n

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A drake Mallard at the moment his feet hit the water during landing. This is a perspective I’m seldom able to capture with a landing duck.<\/p>\n

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Canada Geese flying in unusually tight formation. This is a very small portion of the hundreds of geese that took off from a pond simultaneously, which spooked the drake Mallard into flight that I posted two days ago. I think the clouds at bottom add a nice touch.<\/p>\n

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A Double-crested Cormorant doing what cormorants (and Turkey Vultures) do. I found this lone cormorant two days in a row on the same rocky perch at the edge of a pond.<\/p>\n

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A Northern Harrier contemplating a feather. The harrier seemed fascinated by the feather near its right foot. I have no idea what bird the feather belonged to – it was already there when I pulled up on the harrier.<\/p>\n

So there you have it, a pretty typical cross section of the birds I’ve had opportunities with recently. As usual, I made better use of some of those opportunities than others.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Seven photos of seven species.<\/p>\n

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