Oct 2018
Spotted Towhee
This little guy stopped by my deck outside my window...so I shot him...with my camera.
14-MAY-2015
Bandtails are back
Every year we have about a dozen Bandtail Pigeons that come round our feeders. They will hang around until the Elderberry tree fruit ripens. They are rarely this brave. I shot this through my sliding glass door window only about 10 feet from this one. We have a suet feeder hanging in the tree a couple feet from where this bird is. They see the flickers hanging on it and always come and land on the rain cover then sit there and wonder how they are going to get to the suet under them.
09-MAY-2015
Swallow on a limb.
The swallows around here rarely just sit on a limb long enough to get a shot off, but this little fellow seemed to be enjoying his little spot in the sun.
22-MAR-2014
Flicker on the suet feeder
14-JAN-2010
C'mon Ralphie...you're not supposed to pass on the right!
Near Cannon Beach, Oregon
27-JUL-2013
Osprey Overhead ! (Snapshot)
By the time I was able to find this fellow in my viewfinder he was almost directly overhead!
Blue Bunting?
I'm not a birder but we have a feeder and only rarely do we see these. If you can confirm what this bird is I'd appreciate it. The next picture is the same bird.
17-May-2011
Hello....
This little guy was a long way away, so instead of a picture of a bird we got a picture with a bird in it...
16-APR-2010
Wax eyed something or other near Wanaka, New Zealand
If you know...let me know. We are traveling right now and I can't put my hands on a bird book at the moment. Thanks!
16-APR-2010
Locals call this a Waxeye New Zealand
I'm not sure what kind of bird this is. It was taken through the window pane of a B&B near Wanaka NZ. The owner called it a Wax eyed something or other...If you know I will post it here
21-JUN-2009
Western Kingbird
Looking for dinner, this species is hated by beekeepers as they grab bees out of the air.
21-JUN-2009
Some kinda bird... (small crop)
I thought they were starlings but they are not. Found in the high desert 60 miles east of Burns, Oregon. The tree is a Russian Olive.
22-JAN-2009
IMG_2121_DxO_raw crop small.jpg
Could ever an artist paint or a weaver weave such amazing detail in so common a thing...
22-JAN-2009
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22-JAN-2009
Goose?
Some kinda goose...I think.
04-MAY-2008
Black-headed Grosbeak
I've not seen one of these around here before. This is a massive crop so please forgive the out of focus issue. I just snapped and he was gone.
16-FEB-2008
Nice birdie!
Not a fancy bird, not a fancy picture, I just like the overall effect.
02-JAN-2008
A young Northern Flicker?
Maybe some of you birders can identify this for me. No shield on it's chest...taken in southeast Wyoming.
15-FEB-2008
Caught under the feeder.jpg
We don't see many of these coming through the Oberland. I think it's a Mourning Dove, not sure though...
26-AUG-2007
Raven
I know it looks odd, but I was standing almost directly under this talkative fellow. I took maybe 20 pictures and he never gripped the branch he was standing on...curious.
13-OCT-2007
Maybe if I give him a profile he'll go away...
13-OCT-2007
The Bandtails are back!
If I can just hang in there and reach that little cluster...
13-OCT-2007
The Bandtails are back!
Normally these birds won't let us get very close, but those ripe Elderberry's are to strong a draw.
12-OCT-2007
Woodpecker in the Elderberry Tree
My wife knew that I had been waiting to get one of these and suprised me with this on our little Canon Powershot G6. Good job Sweetie!
13-OCT-2007
Bandtails are Back!
The Elderberry Trees bring in a lot of different types of birds now!
29-AUG-2007
Blue Heron Ketchikan Alaska
09-JUL-2007
Do you think I could really fly.JPG
19-JUL-2007
Morning Dove in dying maple.jpg
I could not get close to this bird. I've been trying for days so this is an extreme crop. Now if I could just get my hands on that 500mm 2.8....
18-AUG-2007
Some kind of bird in the Elder Berry tree.JPG
18-AUG-2007
Some kind of bird in the Elder Berry tree 2 .JPG
21-AUG-2007
Baby hawk on a wire above the road.JPG
Spotted this little bird on my way to the feed store. Took a quick shot out my window.