threat display – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Male Horned Lark

By Mia McPherson|April 3rd, 2021|Categories: Birds, Horned Larks|Tags: adult, attitude, Eremophila alpestris, ground, Horned Lark, human attribute, lark, larks, male, road, sandy, spring, threat display|

Two days ago while on Antelope Island I photographed a male Horned Lark that seemed to have a big attitude which was really about him defending his territory.

Focusing On Male Common Goldeneyes

By Mia McPherson|December 15th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Common Goldeneyes, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: behavior, Bucephala clangula, Common Goldeneye, diving, diving ducks, drakes, duck, ducks, fighting, male, shaking, tail, threat display, waterfowl, wing flapping|

I spent fifty-five minutes primarily focusing on male Common Goldeneyes yesterday afternoon and I am very happy with the images I took of these beautiful diving ducks.

Whimbrel Threat Display

By Mia McPherson|April 19th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Florida, Honeymoon Island State Park, Pinellas County, Whimbrels|Tags: behavior, Gulf of Mexico, Numenius phaeopus, seaweed, shorebird, shorebirds, threat display, Whimbrel, wintering grounds|

This Whimbrel wasn't reacting to my presence when it exhibited this threat display instead it was reacting to the presence of two other Whimbrels that are outside of the frame.