I have enjoyed photographing Lazuli Buntings (Passerina amoena) near the San Rafael River at the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area. These images were taken in the spring when the males were high on perches singing to attract females.
It was the first time I have been able to photograph a California Gull with nesting material so I was quite pleased.
Last week I wrote about Long-billed Curlews having a Territorial Encounter but earlier that same morning I had another wonderful photographic encounter thanks to a scruffy looking, rain soaked Coyote waking up at the top of a ridge.
The behavior of the Chukars indicates that the males are already acting territorial and fighting for the right to mate.
This is the third consecutive year that I have photographed Black-billed Magpies working on their nest in this same location on Antelope Island.
Enough already, if there isn't going to be a winter then bring on the spring!
I photographed these male Marsh Wrens during breeding season when they were calling on their territories, while the male and female are alike in most aspects the exception is that only the males sing. And sing they do!
One of the habits I have developed after becoming a serious bird photographer is observing and learning about bird behavior and the habitats
There are days when I see a certain species of birds quite often, depending on location it might be an Eagle filled day, or a Shorebird day. Today was a Shrike kind of day on Antelope Island State Park.