Birds that I find in the field, photograph and share the stories behind the images.
Move A Little – Red-breasted Merganser
Moving; even just a little bit, can change the background of an image even when the subject is stationary.
Black Skimmers – Highly Gregarious And Unmistakable
Black Skimmers are beautiful and unmistakable, with their long orange/red black tipped bill, white underparts, blackish upper parts and distinctive barking call.
Calliope Hummingbird cleared for lift off
I never seem to get caught up processing all of my images but I picked this Calliope Hummingbird image to process and share this morning.
Adult Burrowing Owl At Sunrise
Burrowing Owls have become harder to find on Antelope Island State Park than they have been in the past so I was happy to spot this one three days ago.
Semipalmated Plover – Small In Frame With Layers Of Color
This photo of a Semipalmated Plover on the shore of the Gulf was purposely photographed so that the plover would be small in the frame
Foraging Savannah Sparrow
Earlier this month while I was in Montana I spent time photographing some Savannah Sparrows at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.
Help Stop the Utah Crow Hunt – Part II – UPDATE: The Utah Wildlife Board foolishly approved a Crow Hunt for Utah
This is a follow up on my post from yesterday titled "Help Stop the Utah Crow Hunt" and deals with the codes of the Division of Wildlife Resources and Wildlife Board.
Help Stop the Utah Crow Hunt – UPDATE: The Utah Wildlife Board foolishly approved a Crow Hunt for Utah
If the proposed crow hunt isn't stopped Common Ravens; fully protected under the MBTA, will almost certainly be killed this coming September because of mistaken identity.
Long-billed Curlews
On my trip last week to Montana I saw quite a few Long-billed Curlews.
Mountain Bluebird female – Hopping into Monday
Some times when I am photographing I capture my subjects in funny poses and I think I did exactly that with this Mountain Bluebird female.
Red-naped Sapsuckers of Clark County, Idaho
It was a Sapsuckery trip to Montana and Idaho last week, with Red-naped and Williamson's Sapsuckers at their nesting cavities
Dark morph Swainson’s Hawk In Flight
This dark morph Swainson's Hawk was on a hillside that we came upon while leaving the Centennial Valley to head back to Utah.
The Magical Sapsucker Tree in Clark County, Idaho
A month ago I photographed a pair of Williamson's Sapsuckers excavating a nesting cavity in Idaho and this past week I spent several days photographing them again.
Please Take Nothing But Pictures Leave Nothing But Footprints
The Fourth of July is just a day away and soon many campgrounds, parks and beaches will be filled with people celebrating and sadly leaving trash behind.
American White Pelican And A Cloudy Sky
If you ever get to Utah be sure to try to spend a morning or even a full day at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge because there is always something great going on there!
Western Meadowlark On The Wing
The smaller a bird is the harder it is to get flight shots of them and track them with a long lens so I was very happy to get this Western Meadowlark on the wing.
American Kestrel Male On Frosty Rabbitbrush
I know a lot of people are suffering because of the heat of summer so I though I would post an image of a male American Kestrel perched on a frosty Rabbitbrush.
One Serious Looking Red-tailed Hawk
I love the stare of raptors because they always appear so serious, intense and they have a no-nonsense look to their eyes like this Red-tailed Hawk has.
Six Years Ago Today – Pelicans, Godwits And Dowitchers
Six years ago today I was sand crawling on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico at Fort De Soto's north beach photographing pelicans, godwits and dowitchers plus other birds.
Adult Burrowing Owl and the Great Salt Lake
Burrowing Owls are one of my favorite subjects to photograph and to get one perched with the Great Salt Lake in the background was wonderful.
Head Angles In Bird Photography – Less Than Perfect Head Angles Can Be Compelling
I believe that even without what some may consider "the perfect head angle" that we can create interesting and compelling avian images.
San Rafael Swell – State Park or National Monument Designation In The Future?
I also felt trepidation about the San Rafael Swell area because nothing within this state that is filled with stones is written in stone except the ancient pictographs and petroglyphs.
Longing for Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
It is raining here in the valley this morning and snow is falling in the high country in the middle of June so I am sitting here dreaming of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.
Brown Pelican Double-decker
It's Monday and I didn't have any idea what to post this morning so I opted to present this image of two Brown Pelicans flying double-decker style over the Gulf of Mexico.
Reddish Egrets – Wading Birds That Delight
The Reddish Egret is one of my favorite wading birds. Standing still they are a delight to the eyes and while hunting they can perform amazing turns, twists, gallops and appear to be dancing.
Western Kingbird Up Close – Almost Too Close!
Three days ago I was caught off guard when this Western Kingbird flew in and hovered up close to me, almost too close actually.
American Oystercatcher In Sea Foam
Just a simple post of an American Oystercatcher about to be awash in sea foam at Fort De Soto's north beach taken back in September of 2008.
Portrait Of A Male Long-billed Curlew And A Western Kingbird Display
Yesterday morning I had Western Kingbirds and Long-billed Curlews in my viewfinder on Antelope Island State Park.
Six-pack of Birds
It was delightful to have light and a six-pack (plus) of birds out on Antelope Island yesterday to test my new Nikon D7100.
Something’s Fishy – Osprey With A Flounder
A simple but fishy post today of an Osprey that flew over my head at Fort De Soto County Park taken 5 years ago in Florida.