While out on Antelope Island State Park on Friday I spotted a male Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) on top of a bush, the light was just great for viewing and photographing the iridescent teals, blues, greens and purples that can show up on these “black” birds. I was even more tickled when the blackbird started […]
Coot Free-Fight
During a great part of the year coots can be very social and you can find them living together peacefully in larger flocks. In the breeding season however, they are very territorial and they are chasing away all other coots, and other waterbirds, out of their territory. This time I was at the right place/time […]
Too many Eared Grebes to Count
During spring and fall migration there can be so many Eared Grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) on the Great Salt Lake that they are impossible to count. The diet of Eared Grebes include brine shrimp and alkali flies that are found in hyper saline environments such as Mono Lake in California and the Great Salt Lake in […]
Piper Buddies
Spotted Sandpipers, not all the same one. You love them, yes? They may be lacking spots but a couple of them have a few coming in, but I don’t think you can see it in these photos. Jill Wussow Photography
Blue Cypress Lake 2012 Season
I took my third and final trip to Blue Cypress Lake in April, so I thought I would share a few of my favorites from this season. For those who do not know of Blue Cypress Lake a little background. Blue Cypress Lake is located 18 miles west of Vero Beach, Florida, in Indian River […]
Costa Rica Trip Report – Red-Legged Honeycreeper
Part 2/6 of my month long trip in Costa Rica leading a few photography workshops. We had some really nice opportunities throughout the tours and many wonderful images were made. Costa Rica is one of those countries that is just so pleasant to visit. During one of the days we took a short trip down […]
Wind and wings
A coalition of energy companies, conservations groups and government agencies has developed a set of wind energy recommendations aimed at increasing production while protecting New Mexico wildlife—primarily birds and bats—and habitat. The New Mexico Wind and Wildlife Collaborative’s (NMWWC) met for over two years to create a list of “best management practices” for designing and […]
Homeschooled Secrets
A mantis nymph maps traces of evaporated dew, homeschooled in the garden’s secrets as she ties up the last bits of morning. • Chinese Praying Mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis