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American Kestrel Hawk Portrait
Young male American Kestrel Hawk.
Fresh Seafood Dinner Delivery
Chesapeake Bay in North East, MD. I saw quite a few Osprey, Bald Eagles, Cormorant and Ducks here. ...
Demoiselle Crane at Zoo de Lyon
Demoiselle Crane at Zoo de Lyon.
Yellow Billed Stork
Yellow Billed Stork at the Phoenix Zoo.
Greater Flamingo
Young Cooper's Hawk
Young Cooper's Hawk in a mesquite tree in the desert.
Male American Wigeon
Male American Wigeon at Canoa Ranch, Green Valley, AZ.
Female American Wigeon
A very colorful female American Wigeon at Canoa Ranch, Green Valley, AZ.
Enjoying The Sun On An Arizona Mesquite Tree
Cardinal enjoying the sun on a Mesquite Tree.
Planning and Luck
I was correct in my selection of a location and I got this shot as he passed by. Planning and luck....
American Bittern
g the shore line with my 400mm lens to find it. Bitterns winter in Arizona. Photo: _7508295aas.jpg...
Red Head Duck Female
Female Red Head Duck at Sweetwater Wetlands. Photo: _7508290.jpg
Pine Siskin
Pine Siskin at Patagonia State Park, Patagonia, AZ. Photo: _7508459a.jpg.
House Finch Male
Male House Finch on fallen tree at Patagonia State Park, Patagonia, AZ. Photo: _7508546{1}.jpg.
Sparrow
I think it is a Chipping Sparrow at Canoa Ranch Photo: _7508661.aas.jpg
Juvenile Ring-billed Gull
Juvenile Ring-billed Gull at Harmon Cove, Secaucus, NJ Photo: Image_5595aa.jpg.
Red-winged Blackbird
Male Red-winged Blackbird.
Sandhill Cranes On Final Approach
g they take off to go feed in the neer by corn fields then back before noon. Photo: 750_7453a.jpg....
Red Tailed Hawk
was my last one at 75 feet before he flew away as I approached 5 feet closer. Photo 750_7856l.jpg...
Vermilion Flycatcher Arizona
Vermilion Flycatcher on the wire. Photo: _7509338aas.jpg
Greater Road Runner
f his next move. The fact that it was 103 degrees didn't seem to bother him. Photo: _7509398aas.jpg...
Red Head Duck Pair
le and female Red Head Duck Pair together at Canoa Ranch in Green Valley, AZ. Photo _9509275a.jpg...
Red Head Duck
in Green Valley, AZ. I think he was singing "We are the champions" by Queen. Photo _9509232as.jpg...
Spotted Sandpiper
tted Sandpiper at Canoa Ranch, Green Valley, AZ. Summer (breeding plumage). Photo _9509160as.jpg...
Broad-Billed Hummingbird
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American Wigeon Female
American Wigeon female at the pond at Canoa Ranch.
Lesser Scaup Female
Lesser Scaup female at the pond at Canoa Ranch.
Gambel's Quail exploring the desert.
A frequent visitor to our southwestern desert home in Arizona.
Ruddy Duck
Ruddy Duck at the pond at Canoa Ranch on 02/29/20.
Peregrine Falcon
dive, making it the fastest bird in the world, as well as the fastest member of the animal kingdom....
Lesser Scaup Male
Lesser Scaup male at the pond at Canoa Ranch, AZ on 02/28/20
Sandhill Cranes In Flight
Sandhill Cranes returning to Whitewater Draw.
Sandhill Cranes Landing
Sandhill Cranes cleared for landing at Whitewater Draw
Sandhill Cranes In Formation
Sandhill Cranes at Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area near McNeal, AZ
Least Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper at Canoa Ranch.
Arizona Cardinal
ave no idea where those berries came from. If he brought them there it must have been quite a task....
Pyrrhuloxia
Pyrrhuloxia at Patagonia State Park, AZ
Pied-billed Grebe
ed-billed Grebe at Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson, AZ. A wonderful place to find birds and wildlife....
Great Horned Owl
One step closer and I am out of here
close. He was nice enough to let me get close enough to get a decent shot with my 28 - 300 mm lens....
Harris' Hawk Takeoff
Harris' Hawk Takeoff at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ
Killdeer
he Killdeer is a common shore bird in the south west US. They can be seen year around in SE Arizona....
Grey Hawk
nora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ. A great opportunity to get action shots of raptors in free flight. ...
Ring-necked Duck Female
Female Ring-necked duck at Reid Park, Tucson, AZ
American Coot
biting wetlands and open water bodies in North America. Groups of coots are called covers or rafts. ...
Ring-necked Duck Male
Male Ring-necked duck at Reid Park, Tucson, AZ.
American Wigeon Male
be seen when the light hits is exactly at the correct angle. Almost as difficult as humming birds....
Anna's Hummingbird (Male)
I See You!
at they can adjust the pupils of each eye independently to the amount of light they are looking at. ...
Harris' Hawk Fly By
son, AZ. Just enough upward tilt to light up the underside colors of this beautiful bird in flight....
Clarks Nutcracker
ations of most of them. Seeds they don’t retrieve play a crucial role in growing new pine forests....
Neotropic Cormorant
Neotropic Cormorant at Reid Park, Tucson, AZ
Canvasback Duck
Male Canvasback Duck at Reid Park, Tucson, AZ
Red Head Duck
Male Red Head Duck at Reid Park, Tucson , AZ
Northern Shoveler Duck
Female Northern Shoveler Duck at Canoa Ranch, Green Valley, AZ
Immature Bald Eagle Landing in Alaska
Young Bald Eagle coming in for a landing in a tree near the Russian River in Alaska.
Harris' Hawk In Flight
y favorite flight capture shows the power seen in the wings down position of the in flight movement....
Black Crowned Night Heron
Checking the water at Reid Park, Tucson, AZ.
Fishing
Egret fishing in the rapids at the Zoo de Lyon.
Wild Hen Turkey on a Fence
Wild hen turkey on a fence at Madera Canyon in winter.
Perfect Landing
ing at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. The 1/2500 second shutter speed really stopped the action!...
Broad-billed Humming Bird
Beautiful local humming bird
Touch Down!
Great Horned Owl landing during Raptor Free Flight at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ.
Crested Caracara
or Free Flight Program. A great place to photograph local hawks, owls and falcons in free flight. ...
East African Crowned Crane
Reid Park Zoo, Tucson, AZ
Peacock
Peacock at Reid Park Zoo, Tucson, AZ
Up and Away
y moving and I thought the blur at the tips added to the look of the speed of the wings on take off....
Looking for Breakfast
ned Owl watching the desert for pray at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Raptor Free Flight program....
In Flight
light program in Tucson, AZ. He just cleared my head by about 6 inches as he flew directly over me....
Harris' Hawk at Arizona Sonora Desert Museum
ight program at Arizona Sonora Desert Museum near Tucson, AZ. A great show to watch and photograph....
Allen's Hummingbird in Tucson, AZ
nd some people suspect that high winds out of the west blew it off course and it ended up in Tucson....
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