Red-shouldered Hawk Snatches Fish from Lake
A description of witnessing and photographing the rare occurrence of a Red-shouldered Hawk catching a fish directly from a lake in Charleston, Arkansas.
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Great Blue Heron Stands its Ground Against Bald Eagle
A Great Blue Heron defends its fish catch against a Bald Eagle swooping in to steal it away in this dramatic wildlife face-off captured on a frozen lake.
The Varied Diet of Bonaparte’s Gulls
An account of observing Bonaparte’s Gulls catching fish along an Oklahoma river, and a discussion of their opportunistic and flexible feeding habits.
Great Blue Heron Winter Adaptations
Learn about the physical and behavioral adaptations that allow Great Blue Herons to withstand freezing temperatures and still thrive in harsh environments.
Cormorants: To Fly or Feast?
Cormorants have mastered the art of catching fish and taking brief flights while keeping their prey in perfect swallowing condition. Learn their secrets!
The Catch-and-Release Cormorant Mystery
Witnessing Double-crested Cormorants catching fish only to release them back into the water. Here I explore possible explanations behind this puzzling behavior.
Photographing a Fishing Great Blue Heron
A nature photography blog post describing encounters with a Great Blue Heron that has unique fishing techniques at Charleston Lake in Arkansas.
Ring-billed Gull With A Fish
A blog post about an agile Ring-billed Gull leaving the river with a fish it caught beneath the Robert S. Kerr Lock and Dam in Oklahoma.