Common Nighthawk
Desi and I were birding around Mineral Wells state park and the nearby base when discovered a strange “bird” roosting. Nearly perfect camouflage! At first we thought it was a Chuck Will’s Widow. We...
View ArticleBird habitat additions
Our Mineral Wells yard has been adorned with new feeders, pond, stork and fountain. All the construction has drawn feathery attention. Hopefully we will draw in a few more species as well the summer....
View ArticleBABIES!!! – Northern Cardinal
This youngster split its time between hollering for mom and falling asleep. Never once moved. We kept a respectful distance. Mom was off catching food while daddy sit up above keeping a close watch....
View ArticleSwainson’s Hawk
Aperture: ƒ/9 Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T3i Taken: 2 September, 2013 Focal length: 300mm ISO: 200 Shutter speed: 1/250s
View ArticleBurrowing Owl
Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T3i Taken: 6 September, 2013 Focal length: 50mm ISO: 400 Shutter speed: 1/320s
View ArticleA Taste of Montana Birding
VIRTUAL BIRDING 15 – This gallery consist of 15 birds. Four are “gimme’s” consisting of commons in several states. Three sparrow photos are the same bird. The rest of the 15 may be tough if you are not...
View ArticleFinch Snow Feed
It is a snowy day at the Zabinsky household in Shelby, Montana. Desi and I were watching the House Finch empty yet another feeder. The females are always present, there to warmly greet the males as...
View ArticlePintails in Valier, Montana
Pintails were thick today. They darkened the skies at moments. These photos were shot at close to Lake Francis in Valier, Montana. Post by Eclectic Art of Nature.
View ArticleNoisy Birds
Sprinter is in the air here in Montana… Texas is already hot and we are missing it… still getting nipped with snow and heavy winds here in Shelby. That does not seem to bother the birds much. They are...
View ArticleBirding about Montana
Rough-legged Hawk, Dark-eyed Junco and Ring-billed gull… can you guess which is which? That is of course meant tongue in cheek. We finally got a shot of a Rough-legged Hawk without a fence barring my...
View ArticleNature Photography with Extension Tubes
I am an advocate of all things nature, but I am deathly allergic to bees. To capture a macro style shot of a bee can be quite a challenge when worried about being sent to the local ER. I decided to...
View ArticleSnow Geese on Lake Francis
A couple of weeks ago (03/29/14) Lake Francis had record numbers of Snow Geese. It can get tricky trying to photograph such large numbers with 600mm. I finally gave up on close-ups due to all the...
View ArticleValier, Montana bird finds
Always check your fence lines when moving down a dirt road. Never know what you might find. Took these today in Valier and Williamson Park just south of Shelby. Post by Eclectic Art of Nature....
View ArticleVesper Sparrow
Aperture: ƒ/8 Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T3i Taken: 11 September, 2013 Focal length: 300mm ISO: 400 Shutter speed: 1/1600s
View ArticleHouse Finch and House Sparrow
Worked last night and came home to a yard full of birds. I posted the newly arrived Dark-eyed Junco a day or two ago. The House Finch and Sparrow braved out most of the Montana winter here in Shelby....
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