Red-shouldered Hawk Fishing in Arkansas
Red-shouldered Hawk Fishing at Charleston Lake as I photograph a rare moment of the hawk lifting a fish directly from the water.
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Great Blue Heron Stands its Ground Against Bald Eagle
A Great Blue Heron defends its fish from a Bald Eagle on a frozen lake, standing its ground during a brief but tense encounter.
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
The physical and behavioral adaptations that allow Great Blue Herons to withstand freezing temperatures and still thrive.
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!
Why Double-crested Cormorants Catch and Release Fish
Why cormorants catch and release fish observed in the wild, with possible explanations based on behavior, prey size, and feeding efficiency.
Fishing Great Blue Heron at Charleston Lake
I photographed a fishing Great Blue Heron catching a small fish near the dam 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.