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Adult Red-naped Sapsucker Feeding its Chick at the Nesting Cavity

By |2021-04-11T06:50:10-06:00July 14th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Red-naped Sapsuckers, Targhee National Forest|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Although photographing the Red-naped Sapsuckers at the nesting cavity has been frustrating at times it has also been very rewarding to observe all the action of the sapsucker family.

Without Science You Would Not See This Short-eared Owl Photo

By |2024-01-19T03:13:03-07:00January 25th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Without science you would not see this Short-eared Owl chick photo. You are here viewing it through a device using an internet connection to connect to a page housed on a server.

Killdeer Chicks at Red Rock Lakes NWR

By |2024-03-18T19:18:04-06:00July 20th, 2016|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Killdeer, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Killdeer chicks are precocial and active soon after hatching and will leave the nest as soon as their down dries.

Mallard Hen with Duckling at Bear River MBR

By |2022-12-20T04:15:32-07:00June 28th, 2016|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Mallards, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Because I was close I wasn't able to get a single image with all of the ducklings and the hen in the frame so I focused on the Mallard hen and with one duckling resting right behind her.

Portrait of a Great Horned Owl Chick in a Hay Barn

By |2024-03-05T04:57:46-07:00May 20th, 2016|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Great Horned Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This portrait of a Great Horned Owl chick in a hay barn might not have been taken in the most aesthetically pleasing location but I don't think the owlet gives a hoot about the rusty iron beams and corrugated metal walls.

Camouflaged Wilson’s Plover Chick

By |2022-08-04T03:50:28-06:00April 28th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Wilson's Plovers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I knew where this camouflaged Wilson's Plover chick was when I photographed it from a distance but realized that if I didn't point out that there was a chick in the image that other people might not even know it was there.

Great Horned Owl Chick on Honeymoon Island State Park

By |2024-03-04T16:41:39-07:00August 28th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Florida, Great Horned Owls, Honeymoon Island State Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I spent about three months in 2008 watching a Great Horned Owl nest on Honeymoon Island State Park in Florida from hatching until this young owl fledged.

Western Grebes And Their Young At Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By |2021-08-19T16:31:31-06:00August 24th, 2015|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Western Grebes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There were plenty of Western Grebes to be seen and photographed yesterday morning at Bear River National Wildlife Refuge and I took tons of images of them.

Great Horned Owl fledgling and an old granary

By |2024-03-04T16:56:13-07:00March 2nd, 2015|Categories: Birds, Glacier County, Great Horned Owls, Montana|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning winter is trying to creep back into northern Utah but I am thinking of warmer weather, Montana and Great Horned Owls.

Great Horned Owl and fledgling strongly backlit by the setting sun

By |2024-03-04T16:51:46-07:00March 16th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Florida, Great Horned Owls, Honeymoon Island State Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

What can I say about this image of an adult Great Horned Owl feeding its young that is strongly back lit by the setting sun on Honeymoon Island State Park in Florida?

Western Grebe with a chick riding piggyback

By |2021-08-19T16:49:57-06:00October 20th, 2013|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Western Grebes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Cute Alert! Whenever I see Western Grebe chicks riding piggyback on their parents I can't help thinking that there is a definite cute factor going on right in front of me.

Young Great Horned Owl is a Tiger of the Sky in the making

By |2024-03-05T09:21:06-07:00October 17th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Glacier County, Great Horned Owls, Montana|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I love the descriptive name "Tiger of the Sky" when referring to Great Horned Owls, they are fierce, fearless and ferocious and the young owl in the image above is a 'Tiger in the Sky" in the making.

Greater Sage-Grouse Of Beaverhead County, Montana

By |2021-03-26T08:41:08-06:00August 8th, 2013|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Greater Sage-Grouse, Montana|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I saw and photographed my first Greater Sage-Grouse this summer in Beaverhead County, Montana while traveling through the Centennial Valley. Yay! Lifer!

Owl See You at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

By |2021-04-04T04:22:31-06:00May 6th, 2013|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Short-eared Owls|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've said before that owls fascinate me; probably more times than I can count, and Short-eared Owls are always a delight.

Photograph but don’t touch – Wildlife Ethics

By |2024-03-13T15:16:18-06:00March 20th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Davis County, Long-billed Curlews, Red Foxes, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I do hope that non-photographers and the general public know that behavior like this is an exception and that ethical photographers would not have gone up and petted the Sandhill Cranes.

Great Horned Owlet on a Montana Farm

By |2024-03-05T05:20:31-07:00March 14th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Glacier County, Great Horned Owls, Montana|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

People are fascinated by owls, I know I am. It might be that owls have forward facing eyes like this Great Horned Owlet. Those eyes truly draw a person in.

Wilson’s Plover with chicks

By |2021-02-02T14:38:28-07:00March 3rd, 2013|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Nesting Birds, Pinellas County, Wilson's Plovers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I enjoyed my brief, long distance opportunity to photograph and observe these Wilson's Plovers and chicks, it was a small window into their life.

Resting Black Skimmer juvenile – My banner image

By |2016-12-07T12:13:03-07:00September 11th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Black Skimmers, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Wildlife Ethics & Etiquette|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Several people have remarked on how much they like the resting Black Skimmer juvenile image that was in my rotating banner at the top of this blog so I thought I would post it to show the whole bird.

Birds of Antelope Island – A Mix of Feathered Friends

By |2022-03-13T09:10:42-06:00June 28th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Brine Flies, Chukars, Davis County, Lark Sparrows, Northern Mockingbirds, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I photographed a mixture of the birds of Antelope Island State Park and had great fun while doing it.

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