Earlier this summer we were lucky enough to have a few little Bushtits visiting the trees nearby. I miss those little guys and sure hope we are lucky enough to have them visit again next summer.
Tag: bird photography
Loggerhead Shrike
Sitting on a fence post looking for his next victim is a Loggerhead Shrike. “These birds sit on low, exposed perches and scan for rodents, lizards, birds, and insects. They eat smaller prey (such as ground beetles) right away, but they are famous for impaling larger items on thorns or barbed wire to be eaten later. The species often hovers. When flying it uses bursts of very rapid wingbeats.”
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Loggerhead_Shrike/id
This time the victim was a large Grasshopper.
Which the Shrike Caught and them impailed on this barbed wire fence.
The Shrike let the Grasshopper be for a minute but quickly went to town on his meal.
Laramie, WY.
Flight
Raven taking flight in an old growth forest along the west coast of Vancouver Island.
A Little Tune
A tiny marsh wren belting out a little tune on an overcast day in the Arapahoe National Wildlife refuge near Walden, CO.
Searching the Sea Wrack
A White-Crowned sparrow searching the sea wrack for his next tasty meal. Little does he know one is lurking right over his head. Photographed on the Northern California Coast.
Sunday Brunch
With a garden of sunflowers on the menu a finch enjoys a leisurely weekend brunch.
Eastern Kingbird
Sitting proud and waiting patiently.
Eastern Kingbird near Browns Lake wildlife management area, MT.
