ethics

Beautiful Swallows and the Ugly Sack of Crap

By |2024-03-17T05:39:46-06:00June 21st, 2018|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Northern Rough-winged Swallows, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The sack of crap was open, it doesn't matter to me if they left it open or if a critter opened it but that sack of crap was what was attracting the Northern Rough-winged Swallows and photos of these birds with dog waste shouldn't exist, yet now they do.

Photographing a Male Northern Flicker Excavating a Nesting Cavity

By |2024-03-07T15:00:33-07:00March 23rd, 2018|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Nesting Birds, Northern Flickers, Targhee National Forest, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I dug into my archives and picked these Northern Flicker photos from May of 2015 to share today because I saw a Northern Flicker yesterday and thought of how they will soon start excavating their nesting cavities to rear their young in.

Before Dawn Breaks The Courtship Displays Begin On Greater Sage-Grouse Leks

By |2024-03-02T13:19:02-07:00March 18th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Greater Sage-Grouse, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Each year across the western states Greater Sage-Grouse begin to fly into leks on the sagebrush steppe during late winter and early spring to perform their fascinating courtship displays well before the first sign of dawn.

Approaching Chicks Too Close – When Something Should be Said or Done

By |2024-03-05T06:35:36-07:00June 20th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Glacier County, Great Horned Owls, Montana, Nesting Birds, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

I know that what this person did was not right and the 8 moderators of that group should have said something but in 15 days they haven't said a word about them being too close to the owl chick.

Spring Means Nesting Birds and Chicks – Please Give Them Space

By |2021-09-23T16:13:44-06:00March 24th, 2017|Categories: American Coots, American Oystercatchers, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Ferruginous Hawks, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Madison County, Montana, Nesting Birds, Pinellas County, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Why? Because the image is never as important as the well being and safety of my subject, especially when it comes to nests and chicks.

Wild versus Captive Birds in Photography – Keeping it Real, Keeping it Honest

By |2021-05-24T06:59:32-06:00January 18th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Peregrine Falcons, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've made it clear on my post about Galileo and in this post about Goose that they are education birds and in my photo galleries I have included this symbol (C) to indicate they are captive birds.

Barred Owl at Lettuce Lake Park and a Precautionary Tale

By |2023-07-27T03:38:51-06:00May 20th, 2015|Categories: Barred Owls, Birds, Florida, Hillsborough County, Lettuce Lake Regional Park|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

We could have spent more time with this Barred Owl and it may have eventually moved to a better location for us to get photos but because of one person ticking off the owl we didn't get that chance.

Young Burrowing Owls

By |2021-09-06T04:01:40-06:00April 2nd, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Burrowing Owls, Davis County, Nesting Birds, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The past few years I have missed seeing and photographing young Burrowing Owls on Antelope Island State Park for numerous reasons.

Please… give nests and chicks respect

By |2020-03-12T16:04:08-06:00May 30th, 2013|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Chukars, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Nesting Birds, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Fluffy little chicks are adorable, they make people "ohh" and "aww" and those that hit the ground running not long after hatching are especially appealing to some folks. But they need respect and they need space so we don't endanger them.

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.

Three and a half months with a young American Oystercatcher

By |2021-04-08T03:53:31-06:00July 4th, 2012|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Nesting Birds, Pinellas County, Wildlife Ethics & Etiquette|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In 2008 I had the great pleasure of observing and photographing a family of American Oystercatchers from the day after the chicks hatched until three and a half months later.

Harlequin Ducks Dead – Just because it is legal that doesn’t make it right!

By |2024-01-22T19:19:38-07:00December 10th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Harlequin Ducks, Utah, Wildlife Ethics & Etiquette|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

To those hunters who recognized and respected the rarity of those beautiful and very uncommon birds, you have my respect and I am personally very grateful that you preferred to give these ducks a pass even though you knew that hunting them was legal.

Nesting Black-billed Magpies

By |2021-09-07T14:05:44-06:00November 22nd, 2010|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-billed Magpies, Davis County, Nesting Birds, Utah, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

If I had not been paying attention to the first magpie's activity and behavior I would have missed the opportunity to photograph these birds and their nesting habits over the next several weeks.

Four Eyes For Bird Photography

By |2024-02-23T06:39:41-07:00October 4th, 2010|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-billed Magpies, Davis County, European Starlings, Loggerhead Shrikes, Utah, Wildlife Ethics & Etiquette|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One photographer might have better vision and be able to spot birds that the other person may not have seen. Four eyes are better than two.

Great Blue Herons

By |2024-03-14T06:40:15-06:00September 26th, 2010|Categories: Bird ID, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Great Blue Herons, Pinellas County, Roosevelt Wetlands, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Great Blue Herons are North America's largest heron and one of the three largest herons in the world.

Nesting American Oystercatchers

By |2023-03-03T13:10:23-07:00August 14th, 2010|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Nesting Birds, Pinellas County, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Nesting American Oystercatchers create simple scrapes on coastal beaches, dunes and salt marshes to lay their eggs in. They usually lay between 2-3 eggs around April to May.

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