Category Archives: Bird Photography

Tending to the Youngsters

By Jim | Published April 19, 2022

Today’s post features some images I captured over the weekend. The Eastern Bluebird, Missouri’s state bird, is a beautiful bird to watch and photograph. During their nesting season (often up to 3 clutches per season) a lot of opportunities exist to photograph this gem. Here are a few of the images I’ve edited so far […]

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The “F” Bird

By Jim | Published February 14, 2022

Today’s post features some more images captured in Mexico’s Sea of Cortez … the Magnificent Frigatebird. With it’s normal northern range limited to the very southern U.S. and northern Mexico coasts and islands, this was a “lifer” for me. As we sailed the Sea of Cortez, we would occasionally see one or more of these […]

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Food Fight at the Dam

By Jim | Published February 1, 2022

Today’s post features some fresh images of wintering Bald Eagles that I captured last Friday, here at the Lake of the Ozarks. During the winter months, bald eagles from Canada and the northern United States often winter in our area, particularly around Bagnell Dam at the Lake. Last Friday the weather was frigid cold (single […]

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“Low Altitude Flight”

By Jim | Published January 20, 2022

Today’s post features a few more previously unpublished images of wintering Bald Eagles along the Mississippi River, near Davenport, Iowa. While photographing the eagles fishing in the river, the eagles sometimes fly low over the banks of the river, offering the great joy of capturing images of them low and close to where I was […]

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What Does Your Calendar Say?

By Jim | Published January 18, 2022

… Mine says it is the month of the Eagles! Well, hopefully I’m back on the computer for a while! Last week was a week I’d like to forget … lost my internet and tv for several days … my, how we forget how it is without our modern conveniences! Today’s post features one of […]

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Forecast: Bitter Cold!

By Jim | Published January 5, 2022

Today’s post features a previously unpublished image captured a few years ago along the Mississippi River near Iowa’s Quad Cities. With bitterly cold temperatures forecast, the early morning saw a lot of steam rising off the river … with an occasional Bald Eagle looking for a fish breakfast:   Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 7D Mark […]

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Montana High-Rise

By Jim | Published November 18, 2021

Today’s post comes from one of my many visits to the Lee Metcalf NWR in southwest Montana. Not far from Missoula, the refuge is nestled at the foot of the mountains. While driving around the refuge, this Great Blue Heron rookery was observed at the top of a tall pine (?) tree: Photographic Equipment Used: […]

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Fun Friday: Can U C Me Now?

By Jim | Published November 12, 2021

The image from today’s post comes from a visit I had a few years ago to the Venice bird rookery, in Venice, Florida. As you can see, many birds call this rookery home, overnight: Many different species in this single image … primarily, White Ibis are present, but you can also see Great Blue Herons, […]

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Returning Home

By Jim | Published November 8, 2021

Today’s post features another image I captured while visiting the Venice bird rookery (in 2014). While photographing the many birds at the rookery, this Great Blue Heron flew back to the nesting grounds and prepares to land : Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 1D Mark 3 body Canon 500mm f/4 IS lens Bogen 3221 with Wemberly […]

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Framed in Red

By Jim | Published November 5, 2021

Today’s post features a pair of nesting Great Egrets, in brilliant breeding plumage, that I captured a few years ago at the Venice Rookery, in Venice, Florida. The red-berried plant is a Brazilian Pepper. Although quite photogenic, it’s roots are many and can extend for long distances to drink up water, making it an unwanted, […]

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