Death Valley National Park-beautiful but stark.

Sage Sparrow

The Racetrack

Teakettle Junction

The Racetrack before a storm

Sunrise

Apparently these rocks move by themselves over the playa. No one has ever seen this happen.

Trying some new effects

Ferruginous Hawk

Prairie Falcon

I'm enjoying the opportunity to spend time in Salt Lake City with old friends Jerry & Sherry Liguori. We got out for a bit today looking for early wintering raptors. Although it naturally clouded up on us we did see some of the western species I was hoping for and got a few shots off. There was also a good number of waterfowl in a marsh in the valley. Riveting post, I know

Northern Shoveler

Black Rosy Finch




Arches National Park, Moab Utah

After working with the owls at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory this spring and summer and doing raptor counts in Nevada this fall we have some time to travel. Nova is currently back in NY, but will be coming back in a few days and we will be traveling to the CA coast.
Meanwhile I'm sitting in a coffee shop in Moab. Utah so I figured I'd through up a few shots from Arched National Park yesterday. While taking landscapes a flock of ~60 Black Rosy Finches came and fed within about 20 feet of me. Just amazing country. We hope to start updating the blog regularly again now that we're between jobs.

Male Blue Bunting

Laguna Atascosa NWR

Roadside Hawk

Falcon Dam

Roadside Hawk
Falcon Dam

Roadside Hawk
Falcon Dam

Blue Bunting

Obviously far from a good shot, but this Blue Bunting was found in the garden surrounding the Laguna Atascosa Visitor Center on the evening of Feb 12. That is a blurred out piece of vegetation causing the belly to appear pale.


Painted Bunting also found in the Laguna Atascosa VC garden on Feb 11.

The Laredo Amazon Kingfisher back on Jan 29.

Groove-billed Ani

Falcon Dam

We've found it impossible to keep up with photos from Texas this winter, but here are a few more.

Northern Wheatear, Beeville, TX. Second state record.


Brown-crested Flycatcher.
This bird has been hanging around the Visitor Center at
Laguna Atascosa for about a month now.

Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
This bird has been hanging around the Visitor Center at
Laguna Atascosa for about a two months now.

Crested Caracara.

Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge.

White-tailed Kite

Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge.

Here are some photos I've been meaning to post- taken out at the new World Birding Center on South Padre Island.

Roseate Spoonbill feeding

Northern Pintail preening

Bare-throated Tiger Heron-1st North American Record

Seen at Bentsen State Park in the Rio Grande Valley, TX.

The butterflies here have been amazing lately. This male metalmark was in beautiful shape!

Blue Metalmark (male)

female Blue Metalmark

Snowy Plover

Northern Waterthrush

It is nice to be back at Laguna Atascosa for the winter. Chris and I will be here through the end of February. There is a nice bobcat hanging around in the garden here, and I happened across him a couple of nights ago.

website!

Chris and I have just launched an actual website. Please visit us at www.nightflightimages.com. There are several different galleries to look at, and we have links to the blogs and other info. Thanks for your interest!

It has been quite a while since our last post. We have been on the road quite a bit, from TX to Philadelphia to Whitefish Point. We then took a quick jaunt to the Festival of Owls in Houston, MN to give a presentation. Finally we have settled in at the Point. The spring owl banding has begun here, and we are updating that blog every couple of days (http://www.wpboowls.blogspot.com/). We will try to stay on top of this one too!

Meadowlark

South Padre Island from Bayside Loop at Laguna Atascosa

Shorebirds on Horse Island at Laguna Atascosa

Spoonbill on Bayside Loop