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.
Capturing a Great Blue Heron’s Catch
A wildlife photography blog post describing how I photographed a Great Blue Heron catching a fish at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.
Great Blue Herons Tossing Fish: A Photographer’s Delight
A wildlife photographer shares images of Great Blue Herons tossing and catching fish at an Oklahoma wildlife refuge, discussing this unique hunting adaptation.
Immature Bald Eagle With Fish In Its Talons
I photographed this Immature Bald Eagle With Fish In Its Talons while photographing from my pickup in the parking lot at the Charleston City Lake in Charleston.
Great Blue Heron With Wingtip Touching Water
I photographed this Great Blue Heron With Wingtip Touching Water while I was at the Charleston City Lake in Charleston, Arkansas.
Pied-billed Grebe With Fish
I photographed this Pied-billed Grebe with Fish in an area known as Miners Cove. This is at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. The Pied-billed Grebe was swimming around in the cove with the fish. Most of the time they will swallow what they catch as soon as they surface. Because the fish was … Read more
Raccoon With Tongue Out
An account of witnessing a raccoon enjoying a carp meal in the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, with details on raccoon behavior and diet.
Pied-billed Grebe Swallowing Fish
During my recent visit to the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, I had the opportunity to capture stunning shots of a Pied-billed Grebe in action.