A magnet is defined as something that attracts. The Las Vegas is often a magnet to birds. The natural and human maintained vegetation, the 200 million gallons of treated water flowing in the Las Vegas Wash and the shrinking, but still massive, Lake Mead provides food and water for many species of birds. During migration …
Las Vegas has the 7th busiest airport in the country. Couple that fact with the flat city with very limited vegetation and you get a LOT of noise pollution. How does this affect bird songs? Researchers have found that birds in noisy cities are very adaptable. Not only do they sing louder, but they also …
What is this bird hiding in the reeds? This bird is one of the most widespread species in North America, but many people have trouble identifying it. Why? The difficult in identifying this bird is due to sexual dimorphism. Don’t worry this is still a “G” rated post. Sexual dimorphism is when the …
What you and your camera see are not the same. When taking photos, there have been many times, what I saw with my eyes did not exactly match what my camera recorded. Usually, the camera records details I never noticed, such as a bird blinking its eye or a distracting element in the background. If …
I captured this image at a local park as I was finishing up my morning birding/photography. It was 9:30am and the sun was high enough in the sky that the light was not ideal for bird photography. This particular pied-billed grebe was close to the edge of the pond and was unconcerned with my presence. …
The cycle of life; birth, growth, death and decay, is a natural process, or is it? These photos were captured at Lake Mead in the summer of 2021. As the result of the multi-decade drought, climate change and unsustainable human water use, many of the bays of the lake are becoming isolated ponds. With no …
I have a confession to make, I am responsible for driving this beautiful Long-eared Owl away from its roosting area. Actually, it wasn’t just me, but I was part of the problem. I took this photo with a 600mm lens. I was about 50 feet away, but the owl is staring at me, so I …
People sometimes ask me, how I get so close to the birds I photograph? If you have ever seen me out birding, you know I am usually dressed in camouflage from head to toe, sitting motionless on my fold-up stool or peering out of my camouflage photo blind. I have been known to bushwhack through …
